'A Different World' Appreciation Thread Vol. Classic

The wiminz were beauties... I always liked this more than Cosby Show.


Dwyane Wayne was my childhood life coach
 
I wanted to be just like Dwayne Wayne growing up. :lol:

He made me want to major in engineering.

In fact, my first sn on here was DW related. :smh:
 
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Lisa, Freddie, Jada, Whitley, Kim, Dawn Lewis, chick from Malcolm and Eddie, and that other chick from the 92/93 seasons....maaaaaan :smokin
 
ServeChilled81 said:
 
Dwayne Wayne was our Zach Morris
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Loved this show even tho I was hella young when it was current...always used to watch reruns when I got a lil older.

Classic
 
8PM at MSG said:
Certified classic.


I'd wonder how a show like this would go over today.
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Unfortunately for black folks it seems all they care about is these stupid dramatic reality shows. All this love & hip hop and housewives ****. No more interest in black empowerment tv. I mean at the very basic of 'A Different World', outside of every theme, every subject of every show and every character, it was a simple television show about minorities in college. In today's world they want you to believe that black people don't even read.
 
Show is def appreciated. Really was mad when they stopped showing reruns on TV in the mornings.
 
They show them everyday on TV1 bro. I just dvr all of em. When I found them last week I set em to tape...don't you know the first two eps it taped were the series finales lmao. Had me tear up a bit just like back in the day. When they said 'On to a Different World'...I had those feels
 
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as a spinoff of the Cosbys it had no choice but to be great
 
Freeze said:
They show them everyday on TV1 bro. I just dvr all of em. When I found them last week I set em to tape...don't you know the first two eps it taped were the series finales lmao. Had me tear up a bit just like back in the day. When they said 'On to a Different World'...I had those feels
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I'ma check for it when I get home tomorrow, good looks. This and Sandford And Son are in my top shows of all time list.
 
I don't know if yall used to watch Hangin' With Mr. Cooper too, but they show those eps everyday on Nick. Clearly wasn't as deep as this show, but it was entertaining. I tape those and watch em everyday too. Feels like my childhood bros
 
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Freeze said:
This show was definitely ahead of its time man. The Rodney King riots and Dwayne and Whitley's honeymoon was a crazy intense episode. And the ep with the new class when Terrell and Charmaine got run off the round and Terrell showed up to school with the pistol, then they did the conversation assignment with Martin & Malcolm explaining the whole situation. Tough business.
Man that episode was crazy. Extremely realistic. I was like, 'Et Tu Superman
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I loved the growth of the characters. Whitley went from being an extremely bourgeoisie snobbish little country girl to a caring, loving, friendly bourgeoisie snobbish little country girl. I loved how connected to the Cosby show A different World was in the first season. All the carry over and cameos were clutch.
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Man you ain't never lied bro it was way ahead of it's time..I often wonder if lisa bonet wouldn't have gotten pregnant in real life and written outta the  how things would have turned out with her and kadeem hardison's love life..Would have been interesting...
 
Freeze said:
yes lawd...especially when she got in that law program...shorty got sooooo sexual on me






denise though...its wild, but back in the day, i always thought denise was wack sauce....but now...looking back.....mannnnnnnnnnn

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excuse the arms..





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Freeze said:
Unfortunately for black folks it seems all they care about is these stupid dramatic reality shows. All this love & hip hop and housewives ****. No more interest in black empowerment tv. I mean at the very basic of 'A Different World', outside of every theme, every subject of every show and every character, it was a simple television show about minorities in college. In today's world they want you to believe that black people don't even read.
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Very well said bro I say the exact same thing to my friends on a daily basis..This era only wants to watch dramatic ******** that makes black people look ignorant..They watch it and eat that **** up and for the life of me I can't understand why..I despise **** like that...Debbie allen actually wants to bring the show back, but only if she can have the same writers that she had back then, but that's where the conflict is, because they want to add writers into the mix and i'd be against that, because they'd probably sabotage the show's legacy..Look it up when you have the time..I was siked and still would be if it were done right...
 
I can't lie, as much as I don't want our youth to be so impressionable by entertainment, this show is a major reason why I wanted to go to college. (not an HBCU tho)
 
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Freeze said:
Unfortunately for black folks it seems all they care about is these stupid dramatic reality shows. All this love
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Very well said bro I say the exact same thing to my friends on a daily basis..This era only wants to watch dramatic ******** that makes black people look ignorant..They watch it and eat that **** up and for the life of me I can't understand why..I despise **** like that...Debbie allen actually wants to bring the show back, but only if she can have the same writers that she had back then, but that's where the conflict is, because they want to add writers into the mix and i'd be against that, because they'd probably sabotage the show's legacy..Look it up when you have the time..I was siked and still would be if it were done right...
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oh bro I had to look that up, that would be so dope if Debbie can get the green light to reboot it. I don't really rock with Oprah or her network too much, but that might be one of the only options. It definitely needs to go to a network that allows the show to be real and legitimate.


Found an interesting article on it

After more than three decades as a leading lady in Hollywood, legendary choreographer and producer Debbie Allen is busier the ever.

The Emmy winner, who serves as a guest judge and choreographer on So You Think You Can Dance, is currently championing her latest cause, T2 Dance crew, a new campaign to combat diabetes.

In 2012, Allen made headlines after taking to Twitter to express her desire to reboot the popular 80s/90s sitcom A Different World, a spin-off of The Cosby Show that aired for six seasons on NBC from 1987-1993.

In part 2 of her interview with theGrio, Allen opened up about journey to bring the classic sitcom back to TV.

“I have been trying with some very powerful people behind me [to reboot A Different World]. The difficulty is that it’s very convoluted when you’re mixing old writers and new writers,” Allen confessed. “I just wanted to have the name so that I could get started again. Bill Cosby wanted to see this happen. Right now we’re kinda at a stand still. I got really far up that ladder, and then I got stopped. So we’re going to re-investigate it again because it’s such a good idea.”

In a recent interview with theGrio, Allen’s sister, Phylicia Rashad, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, opened up about some of the backlash the series received from critics who believed the show’s portrayal of an upscale African-American family wasn’t realistic.

Allen opened up about some of the struggles she faced during the years A Different World was on the air.

“I don’t remember so much the critics as I remember the battles that I had with some of the networks, because I was put there. Bill Cosby hired me to come and take over the show and make it relevant,” Allen said. “I graduated from Howard University, and I knew what a black college in the South should look like and especially a historic college like Hillman.”

“There were a lot of challenges, and we kinda went off the air unceremoniously.”

According to The Hollywood Reporter, A Different World was transformed “from a bland Cosby spinoff into a lively, socially responsible, ensemble situation comedy” only after Debbie Allen took over as producer-director following the first season.

Allen, who currently stars on Grey’s Anatomy and recently directed an episode of season 4 of Scandal, weighed in on the current state of TV and said that reality TV shows have largely overtaken scripted TV comedies.

“[Reality shows are] cheaper, and networks are investing in cheaper production that doesn’t cost as much money, and it has put a dent in the scripted shows that would be on the air,” said Allen. “Anybody can have a reality show, it feels like.”
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They knew what was up. Both shows were lucky to ever even see the airwaves, much less be able to see the level of success they saw. Black people living good was 'unrealistic'..lol...smh come on man. It was even like this was the 50s-60...this was the 80s! Black people were well on their way up.
 
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