'Different World' reunion on 'The View'
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In Wednesday's episode, scenery, another world The cast was reunited with series producer and director Debbie Allen. But while talking about the show's guest stars, the spotlight shifted to Whoopi Goldberg, who was co-hosting the conversation. scenery Co-stars Sunny Hostin and Sarah Haines.
When asked by Haynes about his memories of co-starring with Goldberg, Allen said the EGOT winner was on the show's “If You Should Die Before You Wake Up” production of the powerful Season 4 episode about the AIDS epidemic. “It was a secret weapon,” he said.
Goldberg just finished his Oscar-winning performance Ghost, he made a cameo appearance as a professor who instructs his students to write eulogies. Fellow guest star Tisha Campbell played Josie, a student who reveals during an assignment that she has AIDS.
“She was someone I knew. We were friends. We all knew she was going to win the Oscar that year,” said Allen of Goldberg. “When we became the first network television show to cover AIDS after Magic Johnson announced it, I had to do something.”
Mr. Allen continued:[Executive producer] Susan Fares and I put our heads together and said, “We've got to get big guns to make this happen,'' and Whoopi, I called her, and she said, “We've got to get big guns to make this happen.'' I said, “Yeah, I'll do it.'' she was depressed. ”
The producer and director subsequently stated that Goldberg's participation in this episode would allow them to “save millions of lives” by spreading awareness, and that it would become the sitcom's “highest-rated episode of the year.” ” he explained.
Goldberg said it was a “unique opportunity” to join the series, which focuses on an all-Black cast going to college, adding, “Whenever Debbie asked me to do something, I always said yes.” Stated.
another world It premiered in 1987 as a spin-off of cosby show. Allen, who, like the show's characters, attended a historically black college, was brought in to lend her creative input in season two to make the series more accurate. Ta.
