Spin-offs aren't always a good idea. For every "Frasier" or "Young Sheldon," which originated from "Cheers" and "The Big Bang Theory" respectively, there's a "Joey," the follow-up to "Friends" that spectacularly crashed and burned. "The Office" didn't get a spin-off immediately after it ended in 2013, but it almost did — and one of the show's last episodes was a backdoor pilot for the spin-off that never was. It's a good thing it never came to fruition, frankly ... because it would have screwed up the happy ending between main characters Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson) and Angela Martin (Angela Kinsey).
The 17th episode of the ninth and final season of "The Office," simply titled "The Farm," was intended as a backdoor pilot — a seemingly bygone practice where showrunners would center an episode around characters and scenarios that they hope will result in a spin-off later. In the episode as it aired, Dwight goes...
The 17th episode of the ninth and final season of "The Office," simply titled "The Farm," was intended as a backdoor pilot — a seemingly bygone practice where showrunners would center an episode around characters and scenarios that they hope will result in a spin-off later. In the episode as it aired, Dwight goes...
- 2/19/2025
- by Nina Starner
- Slash Film
Poor Chuck Cunningham.
On Happy Days, producers thought enough of Richie’s older brother to cast two different actors (Gavan O’Herlihy and Randolph Roberts) to play the basketball-dribbling college student. Chuck showed up 11 times during the show’s first two seasons, only to mysteriously disappear without explanation.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, as described on TV Tropes, is when television characters aren’t killed off or written off — they simply vanish as if they never existed. Here are seven more sitcom characters who suffered a similar Chuck Cunningham-like fate…
1 Judy, ‘Family Matters’
Suffering a fate worse than Chuck, Judy, the third and youngest child in the Winslow clan, was around for a full three seasons. Come Season Four? Poof! No more Judy. You couldn’t even say she was off at an extended summer camp because, from that point forward, Carl and Harriette were pretty explicit about having only two children. You’re out of the will,...
On Happy Days, producers thought enough of Richie’s older brother to cast two different actors (Gavan O’Herlihy and Randolph Roberts) to play the basketball-dribbling college student. Chuck showed up 11 times during the show’s first two seasons, only to mysteriously disappear without explanation.
Chuck Cunningham Syndrome, as described on TV Tropes, is when television characters aren’t killed off or written off — they simply vanish as if they never existed. Here are seven more sitcom characters who suffered a similar Chuck Cunningham-like fate…
1 Judy, ‘Family Matters’
Suffering a fate worse than Chuck, Judy, the third and youngest child in the Winslow clan, was around for a full three seasons. Come Season Four? Poof! No more Judy. You couldn’t even say she was off at an extended summer camp because, from that point forward, Carl and Harriette were pretty explicit about having only two children. You’re out of the will,...
- 7/16/2024
- Cracked
The Office regularly focused on workplace romance which often involved intricate storylines, including why a DNA test said Dwight wasn't the father of Angela's child. Set among the paper company of Dunder Mifflin, Angela and Dwight were colleagues, working in different departments. From season 2, their odd personalities found a connection, which led to romantic involvement. Their narrative became an interesting part of the show, with ups, downs, and a lot of secrecy surrounding their time together. The drama that came with their on-off relationship is one of the reasons why the show lasted as long as it did.
While Dwight and Angela had an interesting relationship timeline, the writers created a rather intriguing mystery involving the two in season 8 when Angela discovered she was pregnant. It was assumed by other characters that the baby was Robert Lipton's, as that's who she was in a relationship with. Yet, viewers later...
While Dwight and Angela had an interesting relationship timeline, the writers created a rather intriguing mystery involving the two in season 8 when Angela discovered she was pregnant. It was assumed by other characters that the baby was Robert Lipton's, as that's who she was in a relationship with. Yet, viewers later...
- 2/19/2023
- by Ruby Brown
- ScreenRant
Hello! It’s been a little while since we’ve had a new Catalog From The Beyond, hasn’t it? To be honest, in a year when it felt like my brain cells were squeezing out of my head like a tube of toothpaste, I had to take a break from some of the workload. But with the dawning of the New Year, I’m ready to hit the reset button and dive back into the Catalog.
I think it only fair to ease into things, however, so the following take won’t be the spiciest one I’ve ever put forth: Ken Foree seems like a pretty cool dude. After winning our hearts as the stoic Peter in George A. Romero’s classic Dawn of the Dead, he’s stayed there pretty much ever since in movies like From Beyond, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Lords of Salem, and...
I think it only fair to ease into things, however, so the following take won’t be the spiciest one I’ve ever put forth: Ken Foree seems like a pretty cool dude. After winning our hearts as the stoic Peter in George A. Romero’s classic Dawn of the Dead, he’s stayed there pretty much ever since in movies like From Beyond, Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III, Lords of Salem, and...
- 1/28/2021
- by Bryan Christopher
- DailyDead
1978: Anthony Geary debuted as Luke Spencer on General Hospital.
1978: Rita Stapleton and Ed Bauer were married on Guiding Light.
1980: Donna Mills debuted as Abby Fairgate on Knots Landing.
2012: Edward Quartermaine passed away on General Hospital."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1929: Radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs premiered on the NBC Blue network.
1944: The Frank and Anne Hummert soap opera The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters premiered on CBS Radio.
1964: On General Hospital, Steve Hardy asked Audrey March to marry him.
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) at in...
1978: Rita Stapleton and Ed Bauer were married on Guiding Light.
1980: Donna Mills debuted as Abby Fairgate on Knots Landing.
2012: Edward Quartermaine passed away on General Hospital."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1929: Radio serial The Rise of the Goldbergs premiered on the NBC Blue network.
1944: The Frank and Anne Hummert soap opera The Strange Romance of Evelyn Winters premiered on CBS Radio.
1964: On General Hospital, Steve Hardy asked Audrey March to marry him.
1964: On Another World, Pat Matthews (Susan Trustman) at in...
- 11/20/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
1975: One Live to Live's Tony and Pat got reacquainted.
1984: Guiding Light's Lillian and Phillip mourned Beth.
1995: Y&R's Victor vowed to prove Nick didn't shoot Matt.
2003: "Death" came for Sheridan Crane on Passions."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1932: General Mills-sponsored Betty and Bob debuted on NBC Blue radio. It was the first daytime show to be produced by Frank Hummert and Anne Ashenhurst. Married in 1935, the Hummerts became known as the "King & Queen of Soaps". Betty and Bob was the first true network soap opera on the air, using melodrama at its core.
1984: Guiding Light's Lillian and Phillip mourned Beth.
1995: Y&R's Victor vowed to prove Nick didn't shoot Matt.
2003: "Death" came for Sheridan Crane on Passions."The best prophet of the future is the past."
― Lord Byron
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1932: General Mills-sponsored Betty and Bob debuted on NBC Blue radio. It was the first daytime show to be produced by Frank Hummert and Anne Ashenhurst. Married in 1935, the Hummerts became known as the "King & Queen of Soaps". Betty and Bob was the first true network soap opera on the air, using melodrama at its core.
- 10/11/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
“Jesus Loves You More Than You Will Know”
By Raymond Benson
Although it has been released before on Blu-ray, the “Criterion treatment” is always welcome for a classic, well-known film such as The Graduate. Quite simply, it’s one of the most beloved pictures of the 60s, one that hit a nerve in the public consciousness. It helped define those wildly changing years at the end of the decade, illustrating how the country’s youth rebelled against an established society that they were expected to join. The Graduate is a landmark of the New Hollywood movement that took over the studios in those years and held reign through the 70s.
Director Mike Nichols, fresh from his success as a debut helmsman for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), gave us a romantic comedy unlike anything we’d seen previously—mainly because of the radically daring casting of an unknown actor named Dustin Hoffman.
By Raymond Benson
Although it has been released before on Blu-ray, the “Criterion treatment” is always welcome for a classic, well-known film such as The Graduate. Quite simply, it’s one of the most beloved pictures of the 60s, one that hit a nerve in the public consciousness. It helped define those wildly changing years at the end of the decade, illustrating how the country’s youth rebelled against an established society that they were expected to join. The Graduate is a landmark of the New Hollywood movement that took over the studios in those years and held reign through the 70s.
Director Mike Nichols, fresh from his success as a debut helmsman for Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966), gave us a romantic comedy unlike anything we’d seen previously—mainly because of the radically daring casting of an unknown actor named Dustin Hoffman.
- 2/8/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
I have no hope for humanity. The world is comprised of assholes who are hellbent on ruining everything. But then something happen that helps me regain a little glimmer of hope and love. Death Spa hitting Blu-ray is one of those things.
Mpi Home Video will be releasing this gory little gem on May 27th in high definition. That's right, full 1080p.
This little-seen film from Michael Fischa was originally released in 1989 and stars William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Merritt Butrick, Robert Lipton, Alexa Hamilton, and Ken Foree. Yep, Ken motherfuckin' Foree, bitches!
Get those pre-orders in post-haste!
Synopsis
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. This one is shapely, beautiful, demonic - and dead. She's also insanely jealous. One by one the beautiful people of her husband's health club become victims possessed by her evil spirit, and each meets a grisly death. Starring Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead...
Mpi Home Video will be releasing this gory little gem on May 27th in high definition. That's right, full 1080p.
This little-seen film from Michael Fischa was originally released in 1989 and stars William Bumiller, Brenda Bakke, Merritt Butrick, Robert Lipton, Alexa Hamilton, and Ken Foree. Yep, Ken motherfuckin' Foree, bitches!
Get those pre-orders in post-haste!
Synopsis
Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. This one is shapely, beautiful, demonic - and dead. She's also insanely jealous. One by one the beautiful people of her husband's health club become victims possessed by her evil spirit, and each meets a grisly death. Starring Ken Foree (Dawn of the Dead...
- 3/28/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
I was very impressed with “The Boat” because it managed to take two ongoing plots that I’ve been less than an ardent fan of and made each of them successfully entertaining though for different reasons.
The episode’s opener found Oscar taking the initiative on acknowledging the elephant in the room of the documentary crew finally catching he and Angela’s husband, Robert Lipton, The [State] Senator, embraced in a passionate kiss (despite Oscar’s reptilian Halloween costume). In confessing to the camera and asking for the crew’s discretion, Kevin sheepishly appears from the alley eating ice-cream and having heard Oscar’s confession. Oscar’s sole response of, “Why?” before the scene cut to the opening credits was pretty funny, but this cold open was more about establishing one of the episode’s main conflicts, Oscar trying to keep a lid on his affair despite...
I was very impressed with “The Boat” because it managed to take two ongoing plots that I’ve been less than an ardent fan of and made each of them successfully entertaining though for different reasons.
The episode’s opener found Oscar taking the initiative on acknowledging the elephant in the room of the documentary crew finally catching he and Angela’s husband, Robert Lipton, The [State] Senator, embraced in a passionate kiss (despite Oscar’s reptilian Halloween costume). In confessing to the camera and asking for the crew’s discretion, Kevin sheepishly appears from the alley eating ice-cream and having heard Oscar’s confession. Oscar’s sole response of, “Why?” before the scene cut to the opening credits was pretty funny, but this cold open was more about establishing one of the episode’s main conflicts, Oscar trying to keep a lid on his affair despite...
- 11/11/2012
- by Joseph Kratzer
- Obsessed with Film
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
“Fundraiser” is another Office episode that follows the staff outside the actual branch to – you guessed it – a fundraiser held by Angela’s probably gay husband, Robert Lipton, better known as The (State) Senator. I hate to sound like a broken record, but this was another pretty lackluster episode as it offered little and delivered even less in terms of any character or story development as well as laughs. Even when the plots this season have been thin or redundant, at least there were usually some worthwhile punch lines, but not this time.
After over 160 episodes of a series I totally understand the writers wanting, even needing, to switch up the setting but even considering the large amount of episodes this series has, a setting switch should have more purpose than setting up one joke in which Dwight doesn’t understand how a silent auction works...
“Fundraiser” is another Office episode that follows the staff outside the actual branch to – you guessed it – a fundraiser held by Angela’s probably gay husband, Robert Lipton, better known as The (State) Senator. I hate to sound like a broken record, but this was another pretty lackluster episode as it offered little and delivered even less in terms of any character or story development as well as laughs. Even when the plots this season have been thin or redundant, at least there were usually some worthwhile punch lines, but not this time.
After over 160 episodes of a series I totally understand the writers wanting, even needing, to switch up the setting but even considering the large amount of episodes this series has, a setting switch should have more purpose than setting up one joke in which Dwight doesn’t understand how a silent auction works...
- 4/27/2012
- by Joseph Kratzer
- Obsessed with Film
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