Let’s revisit the ill-fated 1993 ‘A League Of Their Own’ sitcom that nobody remembers
A League Of Their Own, a fictionalized account of the league’s first year.Related: 15… No, Um, 10… No, Seven Times Madonna Was A Really Great ActressThree decades on, A League Of Their Own is widely regarded as one of the best sports films ever made, one that holds a special place in the heart of LGBTQ audiences who were drawn to its eclectic ensemble of stars, lovable characters, and barely hidden queer subtext.
That’s why it’s no surprise that the nostalgic favorite is the latest to receive the reboot treatment, arriving to Amazon Prime Video next month as an hourlong dramedy series.Of course, this won’t the Peaches’ first television trip around the bases…Related: Rosie O’Donnell’s 6 most memorable film roles rankedRiding high off A League Of Their Own’s critical reception and strong box office performance in ’92, Sony was quick to greenlight a half-hour spin-off series on CBS for the following spring.
With television legend Marshall and the film’s writers Lowell Ganz and Babaloo Mandel on board as Executive Producers, the sitcom was meant to pick up where things left off, more or less, following the ongoing adventures of the team and its beloved players—albeit with (mostly) different actors.But it seems fans weren’t excited about the extra innings.
Reviews were poor (The Miami Herald called it “wretched”) and viewership continued to drop across its first three episodes that aired in April ’93—so much so that the network waited to dump the following pair of episodes during the dog days of August, and left a sixth unaired entirely.So where did CBS’s A League Of Their Own go wrong?
