Wow - Update on Designing Women

[DURHAM D]

Designing Women' sequel lands at ABC

ABC is rolling out the red carpet — or at least hanging up the red drapes — for the Designing Women. A sequel of the Emmy Award-winning comedy, which ran from 1986 to 1993 on CBS, has received a script commitment from the Alphabet Network, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Original series creator Linda Bloodworth Thomason and executive producer Harry Thomason are behind the new multi-cam series, which will “follow the next generation of Sugarbakers with a crop of new, young, female designers at an Atlanta interior design firm.”

“I’m very excited to be working with ABC,” Bloodworth Thomason tells THR. “And Sony has always been a great partner for Designing Women. Normally, I’m not a fan of reboots, but Designing Women does seem to have the right fengshui for all that is going on right now. We could definitely have some fun.”

https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2018/09/14/designing-women-sequel-lands-at-abc/23527431/



If you missed post from earlier today about SERIAL SEXUAL ASSAULTER LES MOONVES see this thread -

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211134879

There is a God and it is a woman.

[MontanaMama]

1. I was a fan of DW back in the day.

Julia Sugarbaker was a hero of mine. RIP Dixie Carter! You were a kick ass terminator.

[DURHAM D]

4. A favorite -

[MontanaMama]

7. Love that one.

Remember this one?

[DURHAM D]

8. I don't.

Thanks for posting.

[Demovictory9]

11. Dixie Carter was a rightwinger playing a liberal character

[DURHAM D]

13. She was a Republican but

she campaigned for Al Gore.

[Demovictory9]

14. did not know that

[Laffy Kat]

2. Is Anthony going to return?

He was a great straight man for the ladies and my favorite character.

[dflprincess]

5. Sadly, Meshach Taylor, who played Anthony died a few years ago

and I can't quite imagine the show without Dixie Carter playing Julia.

[EffieBlack]

9. I agree

The show will probably be good and entertaining, but it won't REALLY be Designing Women without Julia Sugarbaker and Anthony Bouvier.

[unc70]

6. Meshach Taylor died in 2014

Jan Hooks and Alice Ghostley are also deceased.

[smirkymonkey]

12. Oh, how sad! They were all such great characters and individuals.

[UTUSN]

3. BloodworthThomason(so) hangs moonves out to dry

[Lisa0825]

10. I am so freaking excited about this!

Right after I read LBT's article about Moonves, I started reminiscing about DW, and went googling. I was SO thrilled to see a reboot is already in the works!

[Raine]

15. Terrific, I always loved DW

Thanks for this great news!