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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 416985" data-attributes="member: 23">Oh yes. I forgot that Lou would need to be added onto the end to give the true total.And Lou Grant would really add a significant amount in terms of broadcast hours for the entire franchise, since the episodes are twice as long as all the other series.Oh, this is weird. I&#039;ve actually sought it out there a couple of times (including again after reading this) and can&#039;t find it.I know. It&#039;s a drop in the ocean, all things considered. Perhaps I&#039;ll give it a spin.While I&#039;ve heard the name, I&#039;m not familiar with Mama&#039;s Family. And I had no idea both Betty and Rue appeared. Rue&#039;s character is described as an &quot;uncomfortable, uptight spinster&quot;, so I suppose that contrast between them made the original plan for The Golden Girls&#039; casting even more logical.It seems Valerie&#039;s relationship with her weight has been fairly well-documented. As we&#039;ve mentioned previously, there was no real sign of her ever being overweight as far as MTM and Rhoda goes, despite the script sometimes suggesting otherwise. She had great bone structure, and I think was stunning in earlier seasons. It&#039;s a shame she didn&#039;t seem to believe that.Losing 15 or 20 kg in the space of a few months is never going to be good for the body, but it&#039;s especially punishing when one isn&#039;t overweight to begin with.Oh yes - that lyric change would have brought the series full circle perfectly. They knew this was the last outing, so they should have done it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 416985, member: 23"] Oh yes. I forgot that Lou would need to be added onto the end to give the true total. And [I]Lou Grant[/I] would really add a significant amount in terms of broadcast hours for the entire franchise, since the episodes are twice as long as all the other series. Oh, this is weird. I've actually sought it out there a couple of times (including again after reading this) and can't find it. I know. It's a drop in the ocean, all things considered. Perhaps I'll give it a spin. While I've heard the name, I'm not familiar with[I] Mama's Family.[/I] And I had no idea both Betty and Rue appeared. Rue's character is described as an "uncomfortable, uptight spinster", so I suppose that contrast between them made the original plan for [I]The Golden Girls' [/I]casting even more logical. It seems Valerie's relationship with her weight has been fairly well-documented. As we've mentioned previously, there was no real sign of her ever being overweight as far as [I]MTM[/I] and [I]Rhoda[/I] goes, despite the script sometimes suggesting otherwise. She had great bone structure, and I think was stunning in earlier seasons. It's a shame she didn't seem to believe that. Losing 15 or 20 kg in the space of a few months is never going to be good for the body, but it's especially punishing when one isn't overweight to begin with. Oh yes - that lyric change would have brought the series full circle perfectly. They knew this was the last outing, so they should have done it. [/QUOTE]

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