Tag: Family Matters
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Why the ‘Family Matters’ Cast Didn’t Like Steve Urkel
When Family Matters first debuted on ABC in 1989 as part of their Friday night Tgif lineup, it was a far different series from the show it would become. It started as a spinoff to another Tgif series, Perfect Strangers, giving viewers a wholesome look at the Winslow family. It was a cute and funny…
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Wait — ‘Family Matters’ Was a Spin-Off?
There are probably a few people who learned about Family Matters — which anchored ABC’s “Tgif” block of Friday night family sitcoms for nine seasons — from the sketch on Key & Peele that satirized it. You know the one. Jordan Peele, doing an impeccable impression of Reginald VelJohnson, rants about the ridiculous turn the…
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Ozark Changed Jason Bateman’s Perspective On His Role In The Filmmaking Process
As much as “Ozark” depends on all-star showings from Laura Linney and Julia Garner, it could never work without Jason Bateman’s performance. The desperation and coldness that he imbues in Marty Byrde are staples of the dark sense of humor that makes the show so compelling to watch. And as the Emmy-winning director of nine…
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Naya Rivera, Award-Winning Star of ‘Glee,’ Dead at 33
After a five-day search in and around Lake Piru, California, award-winning actor and musician Naya Rivera was found dead on July 13, 2020. She was 33 years old, and is survived by her four-year old son, whom she was boating and swimming with on the lake before she drowned. According to sheriff’s reports, Rivera herself…