biglyorbigleague t1_jd9zbhl wrote on March 22, 2023 at 10:02 PM Reply to TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone I hate the whole “The X Show starring X as Y” thing. The show should be named for its lead character, not its lead actor. Permalink 0
biglyorbigleague t1_jd9zbhl wrote
Reply to TIL The Dick Van Dyke Show was originally written entirely by Carl Reiner, about stories from Reiner's life, and starred Carl Reiner. The pilot was unsuccessful so it was reworked with Dick Van Dyke playing Robert Petrie. by jamescookenotthatone
I hate the whole “The X Show starring X as Y” thing. The show should be named for its lead character, not its lead actor.