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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 409106" data-attributes="member: 5079">My completely unsolicited advice: finish RHODA and then go back to MTM.&nbsp; You&#039;re clearly enjoying RHODA and possibly making yourself resentful every time you interrupt it for MTM.&nbsp; There&#039;s no continuity between the shows at this point to make switching back and forth desirable.&nbsp;&nbsp; You may even find the famous MTM finale more emotionally gratifying if you save it for the very end (possibly even after PHYLLIS).I feel like there will be structural similarities between MAUDE and PHYLLIS -- both centered on overly dramatic, domineering and not always likeable main characters.Georgia Engel said the actors of MTM were very similar to the characters they portrayed.&nbsp;&nbsp; The writers took the actors basic personalities and exaggerated them for comedic effect.&nbsp;&nbsp; She included herself in this assessment but said Betty White was the sole exception.From what I read, Cloris was indeed exacting on the set; probably moreso because she was the star.&nbsp; She was apparently big on reworking scenes to center them more on herself.&nbsp; How very Phyllis.But she was also said to be very warm to the cast,&nbsp; which suffered several tragedies in the short two season run.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 409106, member: 5079"] My completely unsolicited advice: finish RHODA and then go back to MTM. You're clearly enjoying RHODA and possibly making yourself resentful every time you interrupt it for MTM. There's no continuity between the shows at this point to make switching back and forth desirable. You may even find the famous MTM finale more emotionally gratifying if you save it for the very end (possibly even after PHYLLIS). I feel like there will be structural similarities between MAUDE and PHYLLIS -- both centered on overly dramatic, domineering and not always likeable main characters. Georgia Engel said the actors of MTM were very similar to the characters they portrayed. The writers took the actors basic personalities and exaggerated them for comedic effect. She included herself in this assessment but said Betty White was the sole exception. From what I read, Cloris was indeed exacting on the set; probably moreso because she was the star. She was apparently big on reworking scenes to center them more on herself. How very Phyllis. But she was also said to be very warm to the cast, which suffered several tragedies in the short two season run. [/QUOTE]

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