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  • Comedian Bob Saget Dies at 65

    Comedian Bob Saget preforms at The Laugh Factory.
    Comedian Bob Saget preforms at The Laugh Factory.

    Hollywood is mourning another loss today as it was announced that comedian, actor and director Bob Saget was found dead on Sunday, January 9th in his Orlando hotel room at the age of 65. Saget, who was on a stand-up comedy tour and had performed Saturday night in the Jacksonville area, was found unresponsive and while cause of death is not known at this time, authorities have ruled out foul play or drug use.

    After graduating from Temple University in 1978, Saget began his stand-up career in Los Angeles at the Comedy Store, and unlike the squeaky-clean image he would eventually achieve from his television work, his act was very dirty. Saget would go on to briefly co-host CBS’ ‘The Morning Program’ before leaving to star on the ABC comedy ‘Full House,’ which would make him a household name.

    For eight seasons from 1987-1995 Saget played widower Dan Tanner, who along with his best friend Joey (Dave Coulier) and brother-in-law Jesse (John Stamos), raised his three daughters (played by Candace Cameron, Jodie Sweetin and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). In 1989, at the height of the show’s success, Saget became the first host of the massively popular ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos,’ which he hosted until 1997.

    On the big screen, Saget appeared opposite comedy legend Richard Pryor in director Michael Apted’s ‘Critical Condition,’ as well as ‘Meet Wally Sparks’ with another comedy legend, Rodney Dangerfield. In 1998, Saget would have a hilarious uncredited cameo in Dave Chappelle’s ‘Half Baked,’ before appearing in the prequel ‘Dumb and Dumber: When Harry Met Lloyd,’ as well as the documentary ‘The Aristocrats.’

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    Saget studied film in college and received a student Academy Award for documentary merit for his film, ‘Through Adam’s Eyes,’ which was based on his nephew’s facial reconstructive surgery. In 1998, he made his feature length directorial debut with the cult classic comedy ‘Dirty Work,’ which starred Norm Macdonald, Artie Lange, Chris Farley, Don Rickles, John Goodman, Adam Sandler, and Chevy Chase. Saget would also go on to write and direct the spoof-documentary, ‘Farce of the Penguins.’

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    Back on television, Saget would appear as an exaggerated version of himself on four episodes of HBO’s ‘Entourage,’ before providing the adult voice of Ted Mosby in narration for nine seasons on CBS’ popular series, ‘How I Met Your Mother.’ The actor would eventually return to Netflix’s revival series, ‘Fuller House,’ reprising his role as Dan Tanner from 2016-2020. Most recently, Saget was featured on an episode of the Showtime series ‘Shameless,’ as well as competing on Fox’s ‘The Masked Singer’ as the Squiggly Monster but was eliminated after his second appearance.

    Both of Saget’s ‘Full House’ co-stars, John Stamos and Dave Coulier, tweeted about the passing of their friend. “I am broken. I am gutted. I am in complete and utter shock. I will never ever have another friend like him. I love you so much Bobby,” said Stamos. While Coulier tweeted, “My heart is broken. I love you, Bob.”

    Dozens of comedians have also shared their memories of Saget, including Jim Carrey. “Beautiful Bob Saget passed away today at 65. He had a big, big heart and a wonderfully warped comic mind. He gave the world a lot of joy,” Carrey tweeted. Tim Allen tweeted, “Terribly sad news great friend, great comedian and wonderful man Bob Saget passed. Hit me hard. Prayers and my open heart to his family.” Billy Crystal added on his Twitter account, “I’m shocked and saddened to learn that Bob Saget is gone. A great friend and one of the funniest and sweetest people I have ever known. My love to his beautiful family.”

    Director Judd Apatow also tweeted about Saget’s passing. “Bob Saget was so kind and when you spent time with him he made you laugh hard. He loved to be funny and he was hysterical. He was also there for everyone. A beautiful soul.” While legendary television producer Norman Lear tweeted, “Bob Saget was as lovely a human as he was funny. And to my mind, he was hilarious. We were close friends and I could not have loved him more.”

  • The ‘Full House’ House is For Sale… Again

    The ‘Full House’ House is For Sale… Again

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    The “Full House” house proved too much for the creator of the show. Jeff Franklin, who bought the San Francisco property back in 2016, is now selling it.

    “Jeff had no idea how iconic the property was unit he toured it for the first time,” said real estate agent Cindy Ambuehl, who is handling the sale.  “After purchasing it, he intended to turn the home into an homage to ‘Full House’ and replicate the set’s floor plan. He had incredible intentions of getting fans off the street and bringing them in. However, he received pushback from neighbors, who worried about the house attracting larger crowds, and instead decided to renovate the entire home, giving the house a modern feel tailored to current San Francisco buyers.”

    The Victorian home that was allegedly the TV home of the Tanner family in “Full House” and “Fuller House” has continued to be a tourist attraction. Annoyed neighbors passed a ban on tourist buses on the street last year.

    Most people take their selfies with the”Painted Ladies” (brightly colored Victorian homes) in San Francisco’s Alamo Square, but the TV house is actually at 1709 Broderick Street in San Francisco. (Note, the front door is no longer red.)

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    Of course, the show wasn’t filmed on site, but on a soundstage and the real house looks nothing like the Tanner abode inside.

    The 3,728 square foot, four bedroom, three-and-a-half bath home has been renovated and seismically retrofitted. It’s going for a modest $5,995,000.

    The listing is here, if you’ve got that kind of cash and don’t find hordes of fans camping out on your doorstep day and night.

    [Via Deadline]
  • ‘Fuller House’ Renewed for 5th and Final Season on Netflix

    ‘Fuller House’ Renewed for 5th and Final Season on Netflix

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    “Fuller House” is opening it doors one last time before boarding up for good.

    Netflix has renewed the family sitcom for a fifth and final season, per an announcement via the show’s official Twitter. Season 4 of the sequel/spinoff premiered just before the holidays in December.

    The cast bid farewell to fans in the announcement video:

    “Fuller House” was one of the first shows to capitalize on the nostalgia for ’90s classics. In its wake came “Will & Grace” on NBC, “Roseanne” on ABC, and “Murphy Brown” on CBS.

    Including the original ABC series (which ran from 1987 to 1995), the franchise will have run for eight total seasons.

    Netflix’s sequel followed the now-adult DJ Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure), sister Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), and best friend Kimmy (Andrea Barber) living together and raising their kids in the familiar Tanner family residence.

    Season 4  brought all the original “grown-ups” back to San Francisco: Danny (Bob Saget), Joey (Dave Coulier), Jesse (John Stamos) and Rebecca (Lori Loughlin). In the season finale, Kimmy gave birth to a baby girl, while Stephanie got engaged.

  • 10 Unforgettable ABC ‘TGIF’ TV Shows, Ranked From Worst to Best

    10 Unforgettable ABC ‘TGIF’ TV Shows, Ranked From Worst to Best

     

     

  • ‘Fuller House’ May End With Season 4

    ‘Fuller House’ May End With Season 4

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    “Fuller House” Season 4 is coming to Netflix later this year. And that may be the end for the “Full House” spinoff/sequel.

    Or it may not. When it comes to an official announcement … you don’t got it, dude. Not yet.

    All we have to go on so far is the word from TVLine, a reliable source when it comes to TV news.

    According to that scoop…

    “…TVLine has heard that Netflix is seriously considering ending ‘Fuller House’ with its upcoming fourth season. When reached for comment, a Netflix spokesperson told TVLine, ‘No decision has been made about the future of Fuller House; we’re looking forward to the premiere of Season 4 later this year.’”

    No reason for a (possible) cancellation was shared, but it’s worth noting that series creator Jeff Franklin was fired as showrunner between Season 3 and the upcoming Season 4. It’s possible that’s a factor, if the show does end after Season 4. Or maybe they’ve just told all the story they want to tell? Or the actors are ready to move on?

    If the series does end, it would be nice for the Olsen twins to show up for a cameo. They probably won’t, and they don’t owe anyone anything, but it would still be nice for them to return to the “home” that made them rich and famous.

    “Fuller House” Season 4 was filmed in September, TVLine reports, including guest stars Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner (aka The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman) as a pair of retired detectives; plus Leslie Grossman; Maria Canals-Barrera; and Josh Peck.

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  • 11 ’90s TV Characters You Still Look Up To, Even Though You’re All Grown Up

    11 ’90s TV Characters You Still Look Up To, Even Though You’re All Grown Up

     

  • Candace Cameron Bure Reacts to Firing of ‘Fuller House’ Creator

    “Fuller House” Season 4 is starting production “pretty soon,” “Full House” creator Jeff Franklin.

    After what Variety described as “numerous complaints about Franklin’s behavior,” Warner Bros. TV issued a statement saying they would not renew his production deal, and “he will no longer be working on ‘Fuller House.”

    Candace Cameron Bure talked to ET about heading back to work soon for Season 4, and they asked her for reaction to Franklin being dismissed from the show. Here’s what she said:

    “Jeff is a dear friend and he’s been a wonderful showrunner and he will be sorely missed from all of us. But the show must go on. We’ll do that and we hope that we will have a great season.”

    The show has gone on without him before. Franklin left “Full House” as showrunner after Season 5 to work on “Hangin’ With Mr. Cooper.” Last year, Franklin told CinemaBlend that the first episode of “Fuller House” was like his last episode of “Full House,” since he wasn’t happy with the way the original show ended:

    “I do regret that I didn’t stay involved with ‘Full House’ for its entire run. I was a little mystified at some of the creative decisions that got made in my absence. Some of the things that I’m doing on ‘Fuller House’ sort-of try to address some of the missteps that I think the show took in its last couple of years and get back to where I feel the show should be.”

    After the news of his departure was revealed, Jeff Franklin shared an Instagram post with his “Fuller House” stars:

    But the show must go on.

    Candace Cameron Bure told E! she wants even more heartwarming content in Season 4:

    “What’s most important to me is as much fun as we have on that show, it’s always about the heart and lessons that are learned as families. I really want to make sure we bring that in in Season 4, even more than we have in any other season.”

    Netflix hasn’t set a premiere date yet for Season 4.

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  • John Stamos Got Engaged With the Most Adorable Disney Animation Proposal  

    Uncle Jesse just proved he’s the real-life “Prince Charming,” and it’s OK to be a little jealous. It’s also OK to be a little weirded-out that he’s engaged to a woman the same age as the Olsen twins.

    John Stamos proposed to actress Caitlin McHugh, his girlfriend of over a year, Sunday afternoon in Disneyland. Since both John, 54, and Caitlin, 31, are big Disney fans, he made it a full Disney event.

    “He cut together a film of some of the most romantic moments in Disney and Pixar animation,” his rep told E! News. “The film concluded with Sebastian from ‘The Little Mermaid’ encouraging John to ‘Just ask the girl.’ Caitlin said yes, then John whisked her to 21 Royal where they shared the news and celebrated with their families.”

    It’s a good thing she said yes or all future trips to Disneyland would’ve been pretty awkward. But who would say no? It’s John Stamos.

    The newly-engaged couple shared the magical moment on Instagram:

    I asked…she said yes! …And we lived happily ever after????

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    It truly is The Happiest Place on Earth.

    Of course, some fans are sad for themselves. Many have loved John Stamos for ages, and hoped after he and first wife Rebecca Romijn broke up that they’d be next. Others want him to marry his “Full House” co-star Lori Loughlin, even though she’s already married to someone else.

    But the rest of us congratulate the happy couple!

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  • Hulu Is Bringing Back TGIF by Streaming ‘Full House,’ ‘Family Matters,’ and More

    Every generation should get to experience the joy of TGIF, and soon they can.

    Hulu announced Thursday that it is has locked down streaming rights to the late ’90s family favorites that made up the iconic TGIF lineup. That means that starting Sept. 29, subscribers will be able to stream “Full House,” “Perfect Strangers,” and “Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper” on the service. They won’t even have to wait until Fridays.

    The lineup was a staple for ’90s kids, and with all of the nostalgia going around, it’s no wonder the streamer wants to offer series that were a part of TGIF. The move should make for some very happy millennials.

    “These shows are more than just beloved hits, they were part of a cultural tradition to tune in every Friday night,” Craig Erwich, Hulu’s senior vice president of content, said in a statement. “Now, it can be Friday any day of the week on Hulu.”

    With the deal ironed out, the streaming service is currently trying to make the phrase “TGI-Hulu” happen, which may be an even bigger challenge; we don’t see TGIF going anywhere.

  • ‘Fuller House’ Cast Talks Family Reunions, Season 3’s ‘Big Trip’

    Fuller House CastA funny thing happened over the course of three decades: “Full House” became cool. And a cast of actors who’d become an extended clan off-screen got to have a family reunion.

    “When the show was on originally, it wasn’t hip, it wasn’t cool,” says Fuller House,” which is in the midst of shooting its third season for the streaming service Netflix.

    “We never got covers of magazines, never got awards, never got nominated for awards — nothing,” says Stamos. “All the hip shows, all the edgy, cool, shows — where are they now? And we’re back 30 years later.”

    In a certain sense, the series never went away. Modestly but consistently rated during its eight season run — which centered around a “Three Men and a Baby”-esque setup featuring widowed Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) recruiting his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (Stamos) and buddy Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) to help him raise his three young daughters — the sitcom’s family-friendly, heartwarming tone became a cornerstone of a generation’s childhood, and as it matured that generation found itself turning again and again to the show’s simple, familiar and nostalgic comforts as it re-aired in syndication with increasingly impressive ratings over the years.

    “It’s because of those values and the heart of it, I guess,” says Stamos of the show’s enduring popularity, as original viewers eventually introduced “Full House” to their own offspring. “People still crave it, no matter what the packaging is. Whether it’s more sophisticated, or better written, or whatever, or not. It’s like comfort food. Certainly for people that watched it back then, or put their kids on to it. I think at the heart of it, it’s the heart. It’s the chemistry of us.”

    Despite its warm-and-fuzzy appeal, Stamos admits that getting the reunion series “Fuller House,” which became one of Netflix’s most hotly anticipated original shows amid edgier fare like “Orange Is the New Black,” “House of Cards” and its Marvel superhero series, was no easy feat.

    “It’s been a trip,” chuckles Stamos. “I was involved with this reboot for six, seven years — we took it around town forever … Before Netflix, we went to 10 other places, maybe 15. Everywhere. Every single place turned it down, except for Netflix. Netflix was our last stop, and I said, ‘If ABC Family or Nickelodeon aren’t going to pick it up, Netflix sure the hell ain’t going to pick this show up.’ There was a guy there, Brian Wright, who got it. He just got it, and he knew. And here we are today.”

    As the series prepares to launch its third season on Sept. 22nd, members of the reunited cast agree that as thrilled as they are with the success of the revival — which centers around now-grown-up sisters D.J. (Candace Cameron Bure) and Stephanie Tanner (Jodie Sweetin) teaming with childhood bestie Kimmy Gibler (Andrea Barber) on single-parenting duties — the real reward has been re-connecting with the people who were a crucial component of their own formative years and with whom they’d remained close — indeed, closer than most casts after the end of series — over the intervening decades.

    “It’s probably the best gift I’ve been given in my life, really,” says Cameron Bure. “It’s been unbelievable to be back with all of them working. I get to work with my best friends every day. We have so much fun. Aside from the fun, I think we all strive to do good work, and just bring laughter and humor into people’s living rooms, or on their phones, wherever they’re watching the show on Netflix.”

    “We all are so appreciative of being there, and it’s a very different perspective than being a kid, which we all enjoyed at the time,” adds Cameron Bure. “But we are there because we choose to be there. Our goal is to enjoy our work and bring laughter to people. That’s a pretty amazing job that we have. So we’re grateful that we get to do what we love.”

    “Other than my parents, this family is the only one that I’ve known my entire life,” agrees Sweetin. “I was five years old when I started doing the show. They have been the people that I have laughed with and cried with, that we’ve been through life and death and loss and celebration and so many amazing, wonderful, painful moments together. Getting to work on ‘Fuller House’ now, I have these moments all the time where I’m just looking around and I’m so incredibly grateful that I get to be surrounded by people that I love, that I’ve known for 30 years. It’s pretty incredible.”

    “I’m 35,” Sweetin adds. “I really don’t have any memories — maybe two memories — of my life before them in it. Almost all of my big, important ones have my parents and my ‘Full House’ family in them, and that’s really it. So that just shows you what a huge impact they’ve had on my life. I always say that Bob is one of the people that has taught me how to laugh through anything, and really shaped my sense of humor and sort of my worldview, which is very dark, funny, and sarcastic, all those things. And I really do think in a large part they really shaped a lot of things about me.”

    “I always equate it to when you move out of your house when you’re a kid, and somebody buys your house, and everybody says, ‘Well, you can never go back home again,” says Coulier. “We got to go back home again.”

    “What’s really crazy, and somewhat surreal, is that we’re back at Warner Bros., on the same lot where we shot the original show,” notes Coulier, who in addition to recurring on the series also frequently directs episodes throughout each seasons. “But not only that, we’re on the same stage where we shot the original ‘Full House.’ After us it was ‘Friends,’ and then it was a show called ‘Joey,’ and then it was ‘Mike & Molly,’ and then now we’re back.

    “It’s very strange to stand on that stage and think, ‘Wow, a lot of crazy stuff happened here so many years ago, and we’re back,’” he chuckles.

    For some, when they rejoined on the soundstage, it seemed like the two decades between the two series didn’t really exist. “Yeah. It just felt like it never stopped, for some reason,” says Stamos. “To me, it was just natural. We just kind of fell right into it. I think the challenge – and I think what’s paid off — is bringing the new kids in, and trying to figure out what we did back then that we couldn’t connect to now.”

    The new formula has clicked with modern audiences as successfully as the original, prompting an increasingly adventurous third season. “It’s all about summer fun,” says Cameron Bure. “The Tanner/Fullers are taking a very big trip this season, so we’re doing an episode on the road — and it’s all the way over the ocean. I can’t tease yet where that’s at, but it’s going to be a very big trip. It’s not Disney World. It’s farther.”

    “It’s going to be a really good season,” promises Saget. “The girls are doing an amazing job. It’s my family. It’s my TV family that’s more than a family.”