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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 411729" data-attributes="member: 5079">Ted Baxter was the broadest and most potentially cartoonish of MTM&#039;s characters. so it&#039;s impressive that Knight managed to keep him believable and likeable.&nbsp; Hard to imagine the other actors considered for the role -- Jack Cassidy, Lyle Waggoner -- bringing the same nuance to Ted Baxter.Cold might be harsh, but I find it the opposite of cozy.&nbsp; Apparently the new apartment bothered someone even more than me, since she wrote a whole article on <a href="https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-is-well/202310/why-mary-richardss-second-apartment-always-bugged-me">Psychology Today</a> about it.&quot;f Mary’s original apartment was a dress, the new one was a suit.&nbsp; The old one was soft, the new one hard.&quot;I don&#039;t have the best eye for such things, but I don&#039;t think they re-used any furniture from the original set in the new apartment (except, obviously, for the M on the wall).&nbsp; Keeping the same furniture may have helped warm up the new set.&nbsp; Plus, it&#039;s pretty implausible for someone to just buy all new furniture after they move.Just noticed you passed this episode, with two noteworthy aspects.&nbsp;&nbsp; Flo Meredith is the only character from MTM to appear on the drama LOU GRANT.&nbsp; I have no interest in watching that show, but one of these days I&#039;ll check out that particular episode.&nbsp; If nothing else, I&#039;m curious to see if there&#039;s any reference to MTM.&nbsp; The episode also starts some obvious revisionism of Mary&#039;s past, establishing that Mary had always wanted to be a journalist and was inspired by her aunt.&nbsp; Of course, there&#039;s no indication of this earlier in the series.&nbsp; Mary applied for a job as a secretary in the first episode, and there was no hint that she was specifically interested in TV journalism.&nbsp; When she later started taking journalism classes, it was with a &quot;Oh why not?&quot; kind of attitude.&nbsp;&nbsp; Subsequent episodes continue this revisionism. Well of course you enjoyed MAUDE and RHODA more than me, so there&#039;s always a chance you&#039;ll find more to enjoy in PHYLLIS too.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 411729, member: 5079"] Ted Baxter was the broadest and most potentially cartoonish of MTM's characters. so it's impressive that Knight managed to keep him believable and likeable. Hard to imagine the other actors considered for the role -- Jack Cassidy, Lyle Waggoner -- bringing the same nuance to Ted Baxter. Cold might be harsh, but I find it the opposite of cozy. Apparently the new apartment bothered someone even more than me, since she wrote a whole article on [URL='https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-is-well/202310/why-mary-richardss-second-apartment-always-bugged-me']Psychology Today[/URL] about it. "f Mary’s original apartment was a dress, the new one was a suit. The old one was soft, the new one hard." I don't have the best eye for such things, but I don't think they re-used any furniture from the original set in the new apartment (except, obviously, for the M on the wall). Keeping the same furniture may have helped warm up the new set. Plus, it's pretty implausible for someone to just buy all new furniture after they move. Just noticed you passed this episode, with two noteworthy aspects. Flo Meredith is the only character from MTM to appear on the drama LOU GRANT. I have no interest in watching that show, but one of these days I'll check out that particular episode. If nothing else, I'm curious to see if there's any reference to MTM. The episode also starts some obvious revisionism of Mary's past, establishing that Mary had always wanted to be a journalist and was inspired by her aunt. Of course, there's no indication of this earlier in the series. Mary applied for a job as a secretary in the first episode, and there was no hint that she was specifically interested in TV journalism. When she later started taking journalism classes, it was with a "Oh why not?" kind of attitude. Subsequent episodes continue this revisionism. Well of course you enjoyed MAUDE and RHODA more than me, so there's always a chance you'll find more to enjoy in PHYLLIS too. [/QUOTE]

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