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<blockquote data-quote="ClassyCo" data-source="post: 414164" data-attributes="member: 7">I watched this made-for-TV docudrama (if you want to call it that) this morning. I&#039;ve seen it before, just like I&#039;ve watched the ones about CHARLIE&#039;S ANGELS and MORK &amp; MINDY and many, many other shows. We&#039;ve talked about it constantly in this thread, but Suzanne Somers overstated her importance to THREE&#039;S COMPANY. She was the celebrity of the bunch, the magazine cover girl, but literally any and everyone is replaceable. Had she not let the &quot;next Farrah Fawcett&quot; tag go to her head, she might&#039;ve gotten a raise and rode the show its whole eight seasons. She wouldn&#039;t have been gray listed in Hollywood, either. The producers at ABC were willing to negotiate a higher salary with Somers, but she and her agent-hubby Alan Hamel asked for far too much of an increase in her per-episode pay. And then ABC decided to make an example out of her, or so the story goes, because Farrah, Loni Anderson, Penny Marshall, and Cindy Williams had all held out for more money at one time or another. THREE&#039;S COMPANY stayed a Top 10 show without Somers, even though it slipped from #2 to #8 (and lost 4% of its audience) between 1980 and 1981. How much was this due to Somers&#039; leaving? You tell me. Once Priscilla Barnes joined the cast for season six, the show finished at #4 in 1982 and placed #6 in 1983. Did this have anything to do with Priscilla? Again, you tell me. I know the chemistry between the &quot;three&#039;s company&quot; wasn&#039;t the same unless it was Ritter, DeWitt, and Somers, and Norman Fell was arguably the best foil to their zaniness. This made-for-TV movie focuses a good deal on how the events effected Joyce DeWitt, which isn&#039;t surprising since she co-produced it. I totally doubt the accuracy of events, but this was a fun watch. [MEDIA=youtube]2fWeMbqQ8Qo[/MEDIA]I know Somers&#039; syndicated sitcom SHE&#039;S THE SHERIFF is considered one of the worst TV shows ever, but I found it interesting today to learn that Jenilee Harrison (her replacement on THREE&#039;S COMPANY) guest starred on the show in 1988.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ClassyCo, post: 414164, member: 7"] I watched this made-for-TV docudrama (if you want to call it that) this morning. I've seen it before, just like I've watched the ones about CHARLIE'S ANGELS and MORK & MINDY and many, many other shows. We've talked about it constantly in this thread, but Suzanne Somers overstated her importance to THREE'S COMPANY. She was the celebrity of the bunch, the magazine cover girl, but literally any and everyone is replaceable. Had she not let the "next Farrah Fawcett" tag go to her head, she might've gotten a raise and rode the show its whole eight seasons. She wouldn't have been gray listed in Hollywood, either. The producers at ABC were willing to negotiate a higher salary with Somers, but she and her agent-hubby Alan Hamel asked for far too much of an increase in her per-episode pay. And then ABC decided to make an example out of her, or so the story goes, because Farrah, Loni Anderson, Penny Marshall, and Cindy Williams had all held out for more money at one time or another. THREE'S COMPANY stayed a Top 10 show without Somers, even though it slipped from #2 to #8 (and lost 4% of its audience) between 1980 and 1981. How much was this due to Somers' leaving? You tell me. Once Priscilla Barnes joined the cast for season six, the show finished at #4 in 1982 and placed #6 in 1983. Did this have anything to do with Priscilla? Again, you tell me. I know the chemistry between the "three's company" wasn't the same unless it was Ritter, DeWitt, and Somers, and Norman Fell was arguably the best foil to their zaniness. This made-for-TV movie focuses a good deal on how the events effected Joyce DeWitt, which isn't surprising since she co-produced it. I totally doubt the accuracy of events, but this was a fun watch. [MEDIA=youtube]2fWeMbqQ8Qo[/MEDIA] I know Somers' syndicated sitcom SHE'S THE SHERIFF is considered one of the worst TV shows ever, but I found it interesting today to learn that Jenilee Harrison (her replacement on THREE'S COMPANY) guest starred on the show in 1988. [/QUOTE]

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