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Post by fanofmoonlighting on Jul 21, 2021 20:48:55 GMT -5
Who's going to be at the Clubhouse Room tonight? As I already mentioned, I can't be there. However, I'm just dying to know what vision GGC had for David and Maddie when he first started writing (for) them. I'm sure you all want to know this as well, so please... can anyone ask and let me know the answer here tomorrow? *looking at you all with pleading eyes and praying hands*  Scott, if you're reading this before you get on the app tonight: Which part of Moonlighting captivated you so much that you wanted to write a book about it? Anyway, have fun tonight! I got the app but couldn't figure out how to find the discussion. Or maybe I missed it because I didn't get to check it out until around 9:30pm. |
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Post by julia980 on Jan 7, 2024 17:54:10 GMT -5
So over the weekend I read the excerpts from the Moonlighting book. To be honest I was left feeling kind of down. I always knew that there was tension on the set, but it's really upsetting when you learn what people did and how they felt on a more individual, personal level. For example, what was written about Bruce on the set of Lunar Eclipse has forever changed how I see that episode. I mean, I was always disappointed with the series finale, but I blamed it on the producers and writers. Now watching it...knowing that it was meant to be a sweet ending with Maddie & David talking about their real feelings for each other...and knowing that Bruce just wouldn't say those words...ugh. I think it was Boink who pointed out that Maddie does all the talking in that scene. You know what? I never noticed that before. Now that's all I notice. Maddie reaches out for David's hand, Maddie can't imagine not seeing him tomorrow. David says nothing. I agree with Sandra, that's NOT David. I think I relate very much with Allyce Beasley's sentiments. She is basically saying to Bruce and Cybill - you were so blessed to have this wonderful, once-in-a-lifetime opportunity being the stars of this super popular hit TV show - and you let your egos get in the way. You know the scene at the end of LE when Agnes is yelling at Maddie & David, yeah, that was probably such a huge release for Allyce to be able to scream at the two of them. I always try to look at things from another person's point-of-view. Bruce came into ML as a newcomer and he shot to super-stardom very quickly. Add in his success as a movie star with Die Hard, and I can only imagine how much his life changed in just 5 years. I believe he liked Glenn very much and he was probably very unhappy with Cybill when Glenn was forced to leave his own show. I think Bruce didn't care about ML after Glenn left and it shows in the final product. Cybill came into ML as a movie star, but one who had a lot of ups and downs in her long career. I wish she had appreciated ML more when she was filming it. I think looking back on it in hindsight, she probably wishes things had gone differently. When I listened to her DVD commentary for the episode MHGM, she seems to get emotional towards the end. ML was definitely the highpoint in her career. She obviously knows that now, and I think that's why she's willing to talk about it. It's strange, I am definitely aware that both Cybill and Bruce have those big movie star egos, but for some reason, it bothers me more with Bruce. Maybe it's because I'm a woman and I tend to think that strong, confident men can get away with things that strong, confident women get called a b---- for. I get the impression that Glenn was more willing to listen to Bruce's ideas than he was willing to listen to Cybill's. I would bet money on it that if it was Bruce who didn't want Maddie to marry Walter -- Maddie would not have married Walter. Just sayin'. Having my interest revived in the series I came across this book and can say I will happily skip it after reading some reviews and an interview with the author. It sounds like a rehash of things we already basically knew with some personal bitterness on the side that I’d rather not have taint my enjoyment in watching it again. |
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