There are so many singing reality shows out there; American Idols, The Voice, and a really good show, Alter Ego, and there has been dancing shows like Dancing With The Stars (they are not really stars) and So You Think You Can Dance, the people on show yes, me not so much, so it's about dancers who dance, ok. Then, there were singing dramas like Glee, Smash, but there was one show that was ahead of its time! Do remember its name? Fame (1982 - 1987) was one of my favorites, based on the 1980 movie directed by Alan Parker, which won the Academy Awards for best score and best original song.
One of the best movie songs is the title song, “Fame”, by Irene Cara! Then, the 1982-1983 show brought back some the cast!; Debbie Allen, a veteran of the Fame franchise playing Lydia Grant, Leroy Johnson played by Gene Anthony Ray, Lee Curreri portrayed musician extraordinaire, Bruno Martelli, and veteran teacher, Benjamin Shorofsky played by Albert Hague. The teachers were influential to myself for my teaching career. The show was created by Christopher Gore who also wrote the movie, Fame (1980). There are so many film to tv adaptations, how do make it right?, look at Fame! I also liked Carlo Imperato as Danny Amatullo, Doris Schwartz played by Valerie Landsburg, Erica Gimpel (who recorded the show’s theme song for later seasons) was Coco Hernandez.
Plus, there was Carol Mayo Jenkins who played Elizabeth Sherwood, Nia Peeples as Nicole Chapman, and Cynthia Gibb played Holly Laird. In 1997-8, there was a Fame L.A., in 2002, there was a tv movie sequel and tv series. MTV in 2003, had a reality show, Debbie Allen was the co-host. In 2009, there was a movie kinda remake with Debbie Allen as Principal Angela Simms. Go back to the original, add or change some characters, spin it off into a tv series. I hope the original casts will return for a new movie and series. Do they go to any signings? Enough time is passed and others have tried to take the place of Fame, but it is the original movie and series casts that will live forever!
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