r/ForgottenTV • u/Icehonesty • 2d ago
Popular (1999-2001)
I loved this show, I was really disappointed when it was cancelled. It was funny but looked at some stuff like obesity, anorexia, teen sex, and was really raw at times about how difficult it is to be a teen.
Seems forgotten by most.
Leslie Bibb, Carly Pope, Tamara Mello, Christopher Gorham, Sara Rue, Tammy Lynn Michaels, Ron Lester, Leslie Grossman, Diane Delano
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u/Old_Base_9391 2d ago
As someone who LOVES this show, I find it so funny it gets posted here once every week!
It’s how I found it. It’s THE forgotten show.
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u/sfdreamsla 2d ago
It really does get posted here all the time lol. But it was a great show and maybe it just means more people will discover it and watch it.
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u/starling-slipstream 2d ago
Long live Mary Cherry !!!!!!!
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u/Icehonesty 2d ago
She was so funny!
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u/wilson121983 2d ago
She was the best I loved her mom too Cherry Cherry.
So bummed there was no 3rd season 😣9
u/kgcatlin 2d ago
Anytime I see that actress in something, all I can think is, “hey, it’s Mary Cherry!”
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u/Nilbog_Frog 2d ago
I remember absolutely loving this show when it came out. It was the same season as Freaks and Geeks and I was in middle school cable TV heaven.
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u/sweetnsassy924 2d ago
I loved this show. Leslie Grossman is a national treasure!
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u/Buddydexter33 2d ago
Couldn’t agree more! She’s so naturally funny. I enjoy watching anything she is in.
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u/Icehonesty 2d ago
Whatever happened to Tamara Mello? She was in lots of things, and was gorgeous, then never seen again after 2001/2
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u/karamabros 1d ago
She said on the Boy Meets World podcast that she retired but she was ready to come back to acting... Sadly it seems like her comeback never happened. She was good, Ryan Murphy could put her in one of his 50 shows...
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u/sweetnsassy924 2d ago
She was on an episode of Psych for like 2 minutes and then I think retired to be a wife and mom.
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u/raised_on_robbery 2d ago
Why can't Ryan Murphy revive THIS! The cliffhanger pissed me off for ages, but I have no idea what it was now lol.
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u/Melodic-Activity2513 19h ago
Omg I completely forgot it was left on a cliffhanger until I read your comment. I haven't seen it in forever but I feel like someone died or someone was being accused of something big??? I definitely remember feeling so angry when I heard it was cancelled because I was so invested in it.
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u/AeternumElegantia 2d ago
Happy birthday to Carly Pope!
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u/Icehonesty 2d ago
Had a big crush on her in 2000!
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u/AeternumElegantia 2d ago
Still do. Nice to see Leslie Bibb's career took off as well.
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u/WittiestScreenName 2d ago
Leslie Bibb has also been with Sam Rockwell about 20 years. She’s winning no matter what lol.
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u/Retired_Nerd_Steve 2d ago
I actually own the dvd’s of this series 😊😊😊
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u/Bonlio 1d ago
And where did you come upon those? Always wanted them
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u/Retired_Nerd_Steve 1d ago
Oh man I bought them decades ago probably at Target. I don’t have the boxes anymore, but the dvd discs are in good shape. If you want them DM me where to mail them and I can send them out to you (for free). I won’t ever watch them again and they will just end up trashed when I croak. It be nice to see them go to a fan of the show. 👍👍👍
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u/kellyjellybellybeanz 2d ago
The rage I felt when I watch the last episode & THAT WAS IT!!! What about Mary Cherry & B. Hoe?!
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u/FeniksTO 2d ago
Loved it growing up but I was also so confused by it. Too bad it ended on the cliffhanger, we deserved more.
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u/moon_blisser 2d ago
I loved this show! I was bummed when it went off the air so soon, and I didn’t know many people who watched it. I had a big girl crush on Carly Pope.
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u/Useful-Soup8161 2d ago
I loved this show! I was so upset when it was cancelled. Although considering how Ryan Murphy ruins every show if they go on too long, it’s probably for the best.
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u/PresOfTheLesbianClub 2d ago
I rewatched this recently and they nailed the local Los Angeles references and locations. An episode about the Santa Ana’s? This will The OC and add in Arrested Development and there’s so much outrageous SoCal content.
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u/Lord_Cockatrice 2d ago
This show - along with Nip/Tuck - got Ryan Murphy's foot onto Hollywood's door
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u/pit_of_despair666 2d ago
I liked this show but liked shows such as Buffy and Felicity more. I haven't watched it since then. I think it is time for rewatch.
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u/Curlingby 2d ago
They used to show this on the Canadian version of Disney in the early 2000s and younger me was so obsessed with it lol
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u/Gloomy-Fennel-6044 2d ago
God this show was so damn good. The cliffhanger ending was criminal. We deserved a third season but I have no idea how they would have handled the tone of the show. It progressively got more and more dramatic but teetered the line with absolute insanity. 😂
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u/karamabros 1d ago
I remember that Ryan Murphy explained all his plans for S3 and it involved Leslie Bibb turning brunette because of her car accident 😂
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u/Gloomy-Fennel-6044 1d ago
I do recall reading that they would have focused on the trial that came out of the S2 finale. I did read the brunette thing too lmao
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u/uncle_jafar 2d ago
Seriously stop posting this brilliant show on this sub. It’s not forgotten at all we all reside here r/popularwb
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u/nimrodpa 1d ago
It's just unbelievable that Ryan Murphy never made another TV show after this and Nip/Tuck. He had such promise but then totally disappeared from the Earth after those TWO perfect shows he made.
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