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'Cougar Town' name change: For real this time! Would you watch 'Friends With Beverages'?
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"Cougar Town's" show title has long plagued its creators, cast, and fans. Simply put, the show isn't about cougars (neither the big cats nor the ladies who seek out younger men). Showrunners Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel considered changing the name before Season 2, but ultimately failed to come up with an alternative that was worth the potential damage to the branding.Instead, they spent the season mocking the name -- in every episode title card, they included a new joke poking fun at their misleading title, adding taglines like "100% Cougar Free" and "New Year's Resolution: Embrace our stupid title and lose six pounds!"
The time has come, though, to actually change the title. For real this time.
On Friday, Lawrence tweeted, "Screw it. I'm changing it (if Kevin's cool w it. Someone ask him for me). Seriously, we just decided. Will use fans to help w new title." He clarified that while he and Biegel did come up with the original title, which they thought would help sell the show to execs, the premise of the show changed as the season developed.
"We thought we'd do campy show about woman re-entering world," he continued. "Now Cougar Town is show about adult friendships and drinking. And it's called Cougar Town. I hate myself."
Despite the name change, Lawrence promises to continue with the fan favorite title cards that poke fun at their situation.
Thus far, his favorite fan suggestion seems to be "Friends with Beverages." What do you think, Zappers? Would you watch that show?
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Sure, why not?
It's a bit off-topic, but many of ABC's titles suck these days. I was really hoping that they'd stick to their guns, keep "Don't Trust The ***** In Apartment 23" and "Good Christian *******," promote them by pairing them with clips from the new seasons of "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy," and tie it together with the ABC colophon and new slogan: "America's Bitchin' Channel."
Oh, well. I guess that's why I won't be working for the Mouse.
i love the name of the show. i don't understand how some people won't even give the show a shot because of the name. get over it people.
I cant believe dont have the balls to go along with what they started. Jules HAD a younger BF in the beginning and we loved it... this thing with Grayson is great, HE IS younger HE want children... And instead of giving in she jules should have dropped him. She could have found another young guy and voila! interesting TV. Grayson stays in the picture has a kid with another women later in the 3rd season pouf back with jules!!!
Anyways. I guess they lost there balls somewhere after the first couple of ep's !
The best possible name: "Family Jules". Ain't no other!
Is that title a take off on the successful "Friends" sitcom..
Maybe "Friends with Drinks" would be better so there would be less syllables. And hopefully anti alchohol peeps won't miscontrue "drinks".
Horrible show. Horrible title. Horrible actors. Horrible writing. Horrible channel. Who seriously gives a crap?
Let me just add that I love that the name is getting changed. Men don't usually called names whether an animal name or another for being with a younger woman. Nobody says oh they're on the prowl for a younger person. So why should women be called a name other than a normal woman in love or out on a date? Let's be equal.
The title of the show is not the problem. Its just a very bad show that will die now that it is being moved away from Modern Family. :D
I won't watch it. I watched it for several early episodes and found it awful. Maybe it has changed, but it lost me forever.
How about "Two Alcoholic Old Ladies with WAAAAY to much Botox freezing their Faces and a Fat Chick"