Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

John T. Ryan AS HAS BEEN our custom, we've usually been turned off by television series which were developed from successful movies' story lines and premises. We can well recall such questionable Big Screen to Small Screen adaptations such as: MR SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (with Fess Parker as Jeff Smith), NO TIME FOR SERGEANTS (Sammy Jackson as Will Stockdale), STARMAN (Robert Hayes), BREAKING AWAY, DELTA HOUSE (spun from ANIMAL HOUSE) and MY BIG FAT Greek LIFE (being the ill-fated offspring of the highly successful MY BIG FAT Greek WEDDING).* THIS IS ONE series developed from a successful film, adapted from a highly successful Broadway play of Neil Simon's THE ODD COUPLE, that land somewhere in between the good and the not so good. It is stuck out there in the "no man's land" in the struggle to classify and grade all productions as to their fitness to live from one season to the next. On the one hand, it had a 5 year run on Friday nights; which held its own in the ratings wars for most of the run.YET, WE NEVER really thought that it was all that funny or worthy of the type of fandom that it maintained. Being the creature of its descent and family lineage of stage to movies to "the tube", it certainly couldn't be referred to as being "original!" THIS TELEVISION VERSION of the story brought with it many of the characters from the previous incarnations, including Felix Unger, Oscar Madison, Murray the Cop and some others whose names do escape us at this moment. (one character was portrayed by the same actor in both film and TV productions.) ONE SIGNIFICANT MODIFICATION that we must mention concerns the unceremoniously engineered career swapping for Felix Unger. In the ODD COUPLE movie, Felix (Jack Lemon) is employed as a TV news writer. With the coming of this TV series, Felix (Tony Randall) is employed as a photographer.COULD THIS CHANGE have been a concession to the network as well as to the entire television industry? Would there have been difficulty in lining up a deal and selling the series to ABC or anyone else? (Schultz believes that to be true and so do I!) WE DO Understand that a series, of necessity, must stray from the original storyline; yet, at the same time, the background information and circumstances must remain basically unspoiled. What we have in the final analysis is the two divorced guys' trials and tribulations of every other sitcom duos ever since time immemorial.IN THE FINAL analysis, what we seem to have here is Felix and Oscar going through what Ralph Kramden & Ed Norton did in THE HONEYMOONERS; although these latter day escapades were sans the wives.NOTE * There are, of course, some successes in this adaptation game. The best example that comes to our mind is THAT'S MY BOY (1954-59, CBS Television Network. It was spun-off of he 1951 Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis vehicle; in which Eddie Mayehoff reprised his role as "Jarring" Jack Jackson and Gil Stratton took the Jerry Lewis part as "Junior." (Do see our review of this TV series, please!)

voisybay I grew up at a time when the Odd Couple was on ABC 09:30 Friday nights--people have said the show was a "hit" but in reality it was almost cancelled every year it was on---when it was in repeats during the summer the ratings were much higher which led ABC to renew the show every year---Jack Klugman was frustrated by the ratings and believed that once the show was off the air and in syndication that it would then be a major hit---he ultimately convinced Tony Randall to forgo a salary and take a percentage of the syndication rights--Randall although sceptical agreed--as it turned out Klugman was absolutely right---the show was an absolute gold mine in syndication (at one point you could watch it on almost every channel in the 1980's)--the Odd Couple made both Randall and Klugman very rich men

ShadeGrenade I saw 'The Odd Couple' television series before the movie. I took to it straight away. Tony Randall played 'Felix Unger' a man so fussy about his personal habits ( he insists on washing playing cards before they're used in poker ) that one day his wife decides she can take no more, and throws him out. So he moves in with friend 'Oscar Madison', a slobbish sports commentator. Naturally, their personalities clash, but they remain friends despite their constant bickering. Randall and Klugman were perfectly cast, and thanks to some top-notch scripts ( some by Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson ) were able to successfully develop the characters. Monica Evans and Carole Shelley reprised their movie roles as the cuckoo 'Pigeon Sisters' - Cecily and Gwendolyn. My favourite episode was the one where Oscar tells the Pigeons the story of how he and Felix met for the first time - they were doing jury service, and after being trapped in an elevator with Felix for some hours the accused made a full confession!

Syl For some people, Felix and Oscar will always be Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau but not for me. To me, it will always be Tony Randall and Jack Klugman. They always seemed perfect together. The writing was always crisp and fresh. I never thought Tony Randall was gay. Just because you socialize or befriend Rock Hudson does not mean that Tony is gay. In fact, Tony was married to the same woman, Florence, for 54 years which is unbelievable nowadays. In fact, their marriage was stronger than most marriages today. When he lost Flo, he never thought that he would get married again much less become a father in his seventies. Tony Randall was the unsung hero of theater, television and film. He deserved America's highest honor to be inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors. He founded the National Theater Company with his own money. His love for theater was obvious. He loved to act also even on television. The Odd Couple was one of the best television shows of the seventies. It was a better adaptation from any comedic film and it's most successful series as well. Tony Randall hosted a weekend salute to this show on a local channel. I forgot how fresh and alive comedy could be. A great supporting cast like Al Molinaro, Elinor Donahue, and Penny Marshall. Even though they film in Los Angeles, it was very much a New York television show. I can't imagine a better odd couple and I will always regret not seeing them on stage in London in 1996. Rest in peace, TOny. We miss you.