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Old 08-21-15, 07:48 AM
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The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15



Lifetime's Unathorized film franchise continues this summer with the original movie The Unauthorized Full House Story (#UnauthorizedFullHouse). From its start as an unassuming family comedy in 1987 to its eventual wildly popular 192-episode run, the film centers on the rise of the cast of one of America's most beloved family sitcoms and the pressures they faced in balancing their television personas with their real lives.The Unauthorized Full House Story will premiere Saturday, August 22, at 8pm ET/PT on Lifetime.

PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Aislyn Watson as Andrea Barber (Younger)
· Blaise & Kinslea Todd as Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen (Toddler)
· Brittney Wilson as Candace Cameron (Older)
· Calla & Tyla Jones as Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen (Age 6)
· Dakota Guppy as Jodie Sweetin (Younger)
· Garrett Brawith as Bob Saget
· Jaime Schneider as Andrea Barber (Older)
· Jordyn Olson as Jodie Sweetin (Older)
· Justin Gaston as John Stamos
· Justin Mader as Dave Coulier
· Kylie and Jordan Armstrong as Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen (Age 9)
· Shelby Armstrong as Candace Cameron (Younger)
· Stephanie Bennett as Lori Loughlin

CREW INFORMATION:
· Brian K. Roberts as DIR
· Harvey Kahn as EP
· Ron McGee as TELE
· Stephen Bulka as EP
If it is as bad as the SBTB one, this should be hilarious! Also on the way... 90210 and Melrose Place.

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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Why does Lifetime keep doing this??? Ratings aren't even good...
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by jacob_b
Why does Lifetime keep doing this??? Ratings aren't even good...
Can't cost that much to produce them.....can it??
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by jacob_b
Why does Lifetime keep doing this??? Ratings aren't even good...
Probably better than shit they'd have on in place of it though.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by jacob_b
Why does Lifetime keep doing this??? Ratings aren't even good...
It's about drawing in certain demographics. The typical age for one-time Full House viewers interested in seeing a movie like this is very predictable.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

It may not cost much, but I doubt that ratings are better than just the usual crap they show. Saved by the Bell totally bombed, especially in the demographic that it was targeted to. I don't see this much being any better.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

With Netflix deciding to produce the upcoming sequel, Fuller House, in 2016, Lifetime may have been trying to capitalize on some of the buzz.

Can't say that I will make any effort to watch Lifetime's movie, but I'll probably watch a few episodes of the new series, considering I already pay for Netflix and used to have a little crush on Candace Cameron.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by jacob_b
It may not cost much, but I doubt that ratings are better than just the usual crap they show. Saved by the Bell totally bombed, especially in the demographic that it was targeted to. I don't see this much being any better.
Well, regardless of what you think, they are doing this, Melrose Place and 90210. Likely many more. This is bringing in money of some kind for Lifetime otherwise they wouldn't announce three others after Saved by the Bell.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

I will watch just to see how good the actor likeness is
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

That is one creepy ass photo.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

The Saved by the Bell one was pretty terrible, and yet I might still watch this.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Candace Cameron is so hot, yet the girl they got to play her is so not.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by Deftones
Candace Cameron is so hot, yet the girl they got to play her is so not.
I think she resembles how she looked on the show at that time not how she looks now. Also Bob Saget has always looked taller than John Stamos and Dave Coulier.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

I've seen every episode of Full House and a few dozen of Saved by the bell...but this was pretty bad. There was no behind the scenes drama for the show so it didn't really have much to actually say. The actress playing Becky and (older) Kimmy were atlesst attractive.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Oh man, I completely missed this. I think I'm ok with that.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Why was the house backwards?
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

I guess made-for-tv movies about tv shows is a more watchable factor to me than the standard TV-biopics about musicians or certain actors.

Originally Posted by fumanstan
The Saved by the Bell one was pretty terrible, and yet I might still watch this.
Even though the SBTB movie was a lot more eventful (The only "Plot-points" for this movie was Saget's behavior and the Olsens' paychecks) I still liked this more for some reason. Good likeness on the actress that played Andrea Barber. The guy that played Dave kept on reminding me of Paul Dano's dad or uncle. It got very distracting.

Originally Posted by Gizmo
The actress playing Becky and (older) Kimmy were atlesst attractive.
I thought Mama Olsen was the hottest!
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

I wish they would get people that looked like the originals at least a little.

Cuolier just looked fat and stubby.
Cameron was near ugly.
Stamos was laughable and Saget looked more like Richard lewis' stand in from 1987 than Saget.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

I watched a bit of this. It wasn't great but not terrible either really for a tv movie. I sort of knew what to expect of it so that's probably why I didn't completely hate it. It would have been better if the actors looked more like the people they were portraying though. The documentary after the film aired was a bit better. Basically just a fluff piece but entertaining enough.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

I DVR'd this and watched it this morning. It wasn't too bad, but the issues focused in the movie were well known for years.

Back in the early 2000s, broadcast networks made movies about tv shows from the 70s and 80s. There was an unauthorized movie about Three's Company, which of course was largely about Suzanne Sommers' salary demands and issues with her co-stars. There were movies about The Brady Bunch and Partridge Family.

Lifetime is now filling the role of making movies about the BTS of TV shows. Don't be surprised if there is some Facts of Life BTS movie in 2016.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet
Why was the house backwards?
Yeah, WTF?

Anybody have any idea why they would purposefully not copy the Full House set? I mean, it had to be a legal thing, but what?
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Olsens seem 3 years old in this movie when they audition/start the show. In reality they were still infants, about 9 months old or so.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by Gizmo
Well, regardless of what you think, they are doing this, Melrose Place and 90210. Likely many more. This is bringing in money of some kind for Lifetime otherwise they wouldn't announce three others after Saved by the Bell.
Because they are hoping one of those cashes in lol. It's sad to say, but I miss the old Lifetime movies of females getting revenge. There's nothing new in any of these movies.
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by Mondo Kane
I guess made-for-tv movies about tv shows is a more watchable factor to me than the standard TV-biopics about musicians or certain actors.



Even though the SBTB movie was a lot more eventful (The only "Plot-points" for this movie was Saget's behavior and the Olsens' paychecks) I still liked this more for some reason. Good likeness on the actress that played Andrea Barber. The guy that played Dave kept on reminding me of Paul Dano's dad or uncle. It got very distracting.



I thought Mama Olsen was the hottest!
I thought that was a heavier Paul Dano!
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Re: The Unauthorized Full House Story (Lifetime) - 8/22/15

Originally Posted by Count Dooku
Yeah, WTF?

Anybody have any idea why they would purposefully not copy the Full House set? I mean, it had to be a legal thing, but what?
Because they were promoting the movie as Unathorized, they didn't have the rights to make the set look like it originally did as that would fall under copyright.

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