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Book Review: "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi
Three's a Clunker: Longtime fans of "Three's Company" are probably aware that there were a couple pilots shot with different women as the roommates and slightly different details. Recently I stumbled upon the first one in its entirety -- with Valerie Curtin in the "Janet" role and Suzanne Zenor in the "Chrissy" role -- and boy does it showcase just how much room for improvement there was. (Jack was David, an aspiring filmmaker who also happens to be able to whip up eggs benedict out of 100-year-old lunch meat!) Curiously, as I went down the Wiki Rabbit Hole including the page for "Man About the House," the British show on which it's based, I discovered that despite the fact the British show is a few years older, all three of the leading performers are still alive -- we only have Joyce DeWitt -- and its Mr. Roper only died last year! (Norman Fell died in 1998.) Have a watch before it gets taken down again and tell me what you think.
Before settling on the final cast and character names, "Three’s Company" would go through a few changes. The original pilot starred John Ritter as David Bell, Valerie Curtin (Jane's cousin) as Jenny and Suzanne Zenor as Samantha. The second pilot starred John Ritter as Jack Tripp (getting closer), Joyce DeWitt as Janet Wood and Susan Lanier as Chrissy Snow. The third pilot featured the actors and characters as we all know them with Suzanne Somers as Chrissy. At the last-minute producers thought about replacing John Ritter because his portrayal of Jack made his character seem -- irony alert -- somewhat effeminate. Barry Van Dyke (Dick’s son) and Michael Lembeck (Harvey’s son) were floated as possible replacements. Ultimately network head Fred Silverman had confidence in Ritter and advocated for him to stay on the show.
2 comments:
John Scalzi makes me laugh. I read this book then found out he had a number of books out. It’s always nice to find someone new I enjoy reading. I have now read everything he’s done. His newest book is out in March of 2025.
His first book was Agent to the Stars. When he finished it he gave it to his wife to read. She read it and handed back to him and said, thank god it’s good.
I read Starter Villain a few weeks ago and really liked it. Redshirts is even stranger (in a good way) - it does not go where you think it will based on the description.
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