Gonna Make a Change Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/gonna-make-a-change/ Brian Cronin takes a look at interesting pieces of pop culture history from the worlds of TV, film, music and more. Sun, 22 Oct 2023 01:20:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://popculturereferences.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/cropped-thumbnail-1-32x32.png Gonna Make a Change Archives - Pop Culture References https://popculturereferences.com/category/gonna-make-a-change/ 32 32 How a Family Sitcom About a Girls School Became a Spy Series https://popculturereferences.com/how-a-family-sitcom-about-a-girls-school-became-a-spy-series/ https://popculturereferences.com/how-a-family-sitcom-about-a-girls-school-became-a-spy-series/#comments Sun, 22 Oct 2023 00:30:51 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5836 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how a sitcom about an Air Force Major inheriting a school for girls suddenly became a James Bond-esque spy series

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/how-a-family-sitcom-about-a-girls-school-became-a-spy-series/feed/ 3 How a Supernatural Time-Traveling Matthew Perry Show Became Just a ‘Dudes Hanging Out’ Sitcom https://popculturereferences.com/how-a-supernatural-time-traveling-matthew-perry-show-became-just-a-dudes-hanging-out-sitcom/ https://popculturereferences.com/how-a-supernatural-time-traveling-matthew-perry-show-became-just-a-dudes-hanging-out-sitcom/#comments Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:14:01 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5729 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how Matthew Perry's sitcom involving supernatural time-traveling just became a sitcom about dudes hanging out together

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/how-a-supernatural-time-traveling-matthew-perry-show-became-just-a-dudes-hanging-out-sitcom/feed/ 2 Gimme A Break! Didn’t Know WHAT It Was Doing In Its Final Season https://popculturereferences.com/gimme-a-break-didnt-know-what-it-was-doing-in-its-final-season/ https://popculturereferences.com/gimme-a-break-didnt-know-what-it-was-doing-in-its-final-season/#comments Mon, 04 Sep 2023 03:40:35 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5488 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how Gimme a Break! didn't know what the heck it was doing in its sixth and final season

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/gimme-a-break-didnt-know-what-it-was-doing-in-its-final-season/feed/ 8 When ABC Forced The Jeff Foxworthy Show to be Less…Southern? https://popculturereferences.com/when-abc-forced-the-jeff-foxworthy-show-to-be-less-southern/ https://popculturereferences.com/when-abc-forced-the-jeff-foxworthy-show-to-be-less-southern/#comments Sun, 20 Aug 2023 03:28:18 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=5379 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how The Jeff Foxworthy Show was handled bizarrely by ABC, who chose to keep the show from being "too Southern," which led to a quick cancelation and then a revamp at NBC after it let Foxworthy do what he wanted with the show.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/when-abc-forced-the-jeff-foxworthy-show-to-be-less-southern/feed/ 1 What Happened When the Paul Lynde Show Was Merged With Temperatures Rising? https://popculturereferences.com/what-happened-when-the-paul-lynde-show-was-merged-with-temperatures-rising/ https://popculturereferences.com/what-happened-when-the-paul-lynde-show-was-merged-with-temperatures-rising/#comments Fri, 26 May 2023 22:02:32 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4982 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how the Paul Lynde Show was merged with the hospital sitcom, Temperatures Rising, to little success

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/what-happened-when-the-paul-lynde-show-was-merged-with-temperatures-rising/feed/ 3 Wonder Woman Managed a Dramatic Revamp While Still Keeping Its Leads https://popculturereferences.com/wonder-woman-managed-a-dramatic-revamp-while-still-keeping-its-leads/ https://popculturereferences.com/wonder-woman-managed-a-dramatic-revamp-while-still-keeping-its-leads/#comments Thu, 25 May 2023 15:58:31 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4964 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how Wonder Woman changed its setting from World War II to the present day, while still keeping Lyle Waggoner as the male lead through genealogy!

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/wonder-woman-managed-a-dramatic-revamp-while-still-keeping-its-leads/feed/ 5 A Dramatic Refocusing of The Facts of Life Saved the Series https://popculturereferences.com/a-dramatic-refocusing-of-the-facts-of-life-saved-the-series/ https://popculturereferences.com/a-dramatic-refocusing-of-the-facts-of-life-saved-the-series/#comments Thu, 18 May 2023 10:51:44 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4936 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how The Facts of Life was saved by a dramatic refocusing of the series after its first season.

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/kevin-can-waits-revamp-was-so-dark-it-inspired-a-bleak-satire-series/feed/ 1 ABC Tried to Keep Gabriel’s Fire On the Air By Genericizing It https://popculturereferences.com/abc-tried-to-keep-gabriels-fire-on-the-air-by-genericizing-it/ https://popculturereferences.com/abc-tried-to-keep-gabriels-fire-on-the-air-by-genericizing-it/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 23:59:56 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4901 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how ABC tried to save Gabriel's Fire by turning it into a generic private detective TV series

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]]> https://popculturereferences.com/abc-tried-to-keep-gabriels-fire-on-the-air-by-genericizing-it/feed/ 1 The Practice’s Final Season Totally Destroyed the Show…on Purpose https://popculturereferences.com/the-practices-final-season-totally-destroyed-the-show-on-purpose/ https://popculturereferences.com/the-practices-final-season-totally-destroyed-the-show-on-purpose/#comments Thu, 04 May 2023 03:58:49 +0000 https://popculturereferences.com/?p=4859 In a feature spotlighting TV show drastic revamps, Brian looks at how The Practice's final season basically destroyed the show...on purpose.

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