Real Friends

Hello there, it's me: this is something new that's going to be appearing regularly throughout the year. It's called Real Friends, a TV show I created in 2015. Today we commemorate 20 years of the show's premiere, which was on May the 2nd, 1998. The show began production on July 28, 1997, and the first episode wrapped up production on August 1 of that year. The was pitched to AVB on July 29, for 36 episodes, the auditions were held the day after, the eight members were cast, however, one of them decided to work on another project, and one more audition was held on July 31. On the afternoon, the table reading took place, but without the main cast members, Joey Henderson, the creator, wanted the eight of them to meet on the day of filming, which was the following day. And so it happened, on that same day, the eight members became friends. The show premiered in May 1998 to 40.1 millions viewers in the USA, it broke the record of most viewers for an episode of an AVB show, which was matched on June 23, 2017. The show is highly regarded as one of the best shows of all time, and has been cited as: A comedy that should be taken seriously.
Basic information:
Genre: Sitcom
Created by: Joey Henderson
Starring:
Brian Ray
Mandy Morrison
John Raymond
Alison Stevens
Marvin Mendez
Rose Thompson
Brad Williams
Ann Lee
Theme music composer: The Strugglers
Opening theme: Real Friends Theme Song
Composers: The Strugglers
Country of origin: United States
Original language: English
Number of seasons: 6
Number of episodes: 218
Executive producer: Joey Henderson
Producers: Various
Editors:
Joey Henderson
Adam Weiss
Bryan Boyd
Camera setup: Single-camera
Production company: JWH Productions
Distributor: AVB Channel
Original network: AVB
Picture format:
480i
1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format:
Stereo
Dolby Digital 5.1
Original release: May 2, 1998-November 29, 2003
Characters:
The Bosses:
Luke (Brian Ray): A fun and easygoing man, who was the third to join the company, he's someone fun to be around with and will constantly be looking to help others.
Christie (Mandy Morrison): A nice woman, who was the co-founder alongside Ryan, he tends to be a little tougher than the other characters, but her nice persona makes up for it.
Ryan (John Raymond): An excellent person, who was the co-founder alongside Christie, Ryan is shown to be a smart, direct and well-meaning man, who will always be looking to do what's best.
Jessie (Alison Stevens): The fourth member to join the group and the youngest boss, Jessie is a pretty subtle person but when the time requires it, she can become someone hard, nonetheless, it is possible to almost always find her in a good mood and she'll always be willing to do good things.
The Employees:
Kevin (Marvin Mendez): The oldest member of the group and the first employee to be hired, he's a relaxed man who doesn't really think of every single aspect and can sometimes be a bit dubious, but he always has good intentions for people.
Jo (Rose Thompson): The youngest member of the group and the last to join it, Jo's arguably the most intense member of the group, but is always shown with a good, nice and amicable personality and will always look to do something good.
Charlie (Brad Williams): The youngest male member of the group and the second employee to join the group, he's perhaps the most easygoing and most dubious person in the group, he can show at times signs of not wanting to some some things but will always and very consistently show that he's a good man.
Kim (Ann Lee): The third employee to be hired, she is a lover of the art of cooking. She constantly shows her good personality but her tone can switched to a serious one, but the objective of what she's talking will remain the same. She's gladly help someone if the person needs it.
The show's message is to show what real friends are for, and throughout the situations that occur it is shown in the end. Throughout the first season the characters break the fourth wall, in the second seasons they make pop culture references, in the third season they quote famous movie lines, in the fourth season they imitate celebrities, with many appearing throughout the season, in season 5 they express their opinion on mostly serious topics and in the sixth season they do everything that had been done.
The show went through a different direction in the fourth season, with a noticeable increase of famous guest stars, something that has been received with mixed opinions, the cast members were not really fond on the constant appearances of guest stars. The show improved towards the end of the season, and the fifth season turned out to be good, but still had a lot of emphasis on guest stars. Season 6 was an improvement over the two and it concluded the series well.
The show, the actors and the people behind the show received numerous awards. Many claim that the first line of the show, spoken by John Raymond, is one of the best ever said on television.
"Hello there. I'm Ryan. Throughout this program, you will be able to see what's going to occur, a lot of crazy stuff, a lot of serious stuff, but whatever the situation is, there's always the same purpose: what real friends are for. We all need friends, we know why they're important, here, although some things will not seem consistent, just remember the message I just talked about. It's something that needs to be taken into account at all times, however crazy a situation can be. No matter how many doubts you have, the purpose will stay the same, I can assure you that, almost every doubt that you have there will be cleared as you watch the show, I hope you will enjoy almost everything that will come out on here. Thanks for making the decision of staying to watch, enjoy the show"
The show premiered at 21:30 Pacific Time Zone on the AVB Channel on May 2, 1998. It is the only AVB show ever to air every single episode in order, and to never change its running time.

The AVB Channel

Real Friends

Pilot

1

Created by: Joey Henderson

Distribution company: JWH Productions

Season: 1

Episode number: 1

Airdate: May 2, 1998

Airtime: 21:30 P.M. Pacific Time Zone

Production dates: July 28 to August 1, 1997

Filmed: August 1, 1997

Filming location: AVB Studios, Los Angeles, USA

Directed by: Joey Henderson

Written by: Joey Henderson

Produced by: Joey Henderson

Edited by: Joey Henderson, Adam Weiss and Bryan Boyd

Production code: 101

Length: 22:46

U.S. viewers: 40.1 million

Plot

We are introduced to the company Friendship, whose objective is to show what real friends are for, alongside that, many situations will occur but they all have the same purpose, to show others what real friends do, what they're made of and why they do what they do

Synopsis

The episode starts with Ryan (John Raymond) opening the window and explaining to the viewers what is going to happen throughout the show, afterwards the viewers are introduced to the other main characters: Luke (Brian Ray), Christie (Mandy Morrison), Jessie (Alison Stevens); who are the bosses alongside Ryan, Kevin (Marvin Mendez), Jo (Rose Thompson), Charlie (Brad Williams) and Kim (Ann Lee); the latter four are the employees. The scene then progresses to them talking about how long they've been working together, Jo then states that she can't believe how much time has passed and Charlie afterwards says that sometimes the lessons that they're taught do not always seem the way they are. Ryan points out that it will take time for some to understand them properly. Luke confirms that Ryan's statement is affirmative, to which the others agree, Kim proceeds with saying that they should more consistent, the others then stare at her and them she claims that she didn't say her statement correctly and leaves the room.

After the theme song is played, the bosses are shown eating at Rosso's where Ryan explains that it will be their main hangout place outside the house, the four are then seen talking about projects for university, after Luke talks about one he's in charge of. Christie states that her final project was similar but a bit more complicated with Jessie then saying that they'll have an ever bigger one the following year. Ryan affirms that they shouldn't stress out about their projects, the others then claim that Ryan's final project was too easy, Ryan states that it wasn't really that easy and points out that he was trying to give some advice, the other realize that fact after thinking about it and admit that Ryan was right, he [Ryan] afterwards states that being rights feels good.

At the house, Jo is shown talking on the phone with one of her professors, Professor Mitchell, about her latest project and the company, Kevin and Charlie come in and talk about the topics and Kim comes in and joins the talk, they all suggest she find a solution because they're unsure on what advice to give; the three leave and Jo feels desperate. The bosses then come in, and Ryan consoles Jo saying that every problem has a solution; Jo feels relieved and thanks Ryan, after Jo leaves the other bosses point out that Ryan is a good adviser and that he should make money out of giving advice, and Ryan states that he may do just that, after the bosses leave, Ryan tells the viewers some features about himself and that others frequently point out those features.

After the first break, the scene cuts to Ryan's room where he's playing a with a Gameboy and Luke talking to him while he's taking notes on his notebook. The two talk about what they've done lately and Luke expresses that he[Ryan]'s great at basically everything, Ryan states that he has flaws just like everyone and Luke responds with saying that real friends are there to state good things about others as well as others statements. He leaves and Ryan admits that he hadn't expected him to say something like that, because he's more about saying fun stuff, Luke then enters and suggests that they play video games and he stays that he's up for it and they leave the room, he then returns to the room stating that they'll see something good later on. 

The scenario cuts to Kim's room with Jo talking to Kim about what she's going to do with Kim commenting that what she plans to do is good, while she's filing her fingernails, Kevin and Charlie come into the room, then revealing that Professor Mitchell (Andrew McCormick) came, he then reveals that some things about the project are going to be changed and that he misunderstood what Jo was claiming with also pointing out that she's a good student and apologizes for not always noting her good intentions. Jo then apologizes, saying that she got out of control when she stated her claim. The other praise Jo for being strong on stating what she'd said, Ryan states that it is always good to be strong, no matter how hard a situation can be. Jo affirms that and thanks everyone for trusting and supporting her adding that they're great friends.

After the second break, Kevin, Charlie and Luke are shown in the living room, with Kevin and Charlie on how confident people can be when it comes to rough situations, Charlie states that a lot people have so many doubts, they don't really think of the good aspects, Kevin agrees on the fact and Luke joins in that everyone will have doubts on certain things, and that the bad moments are going to be there, Kevin thinks of what he said and agrees on it, and Charlie adds furthermore that you can't really get rid of bad things, no matter how hard you try, bad things will always appear at some point. The girls come in and start talking about how life can be tough, because Kim had just had an argument with a cousin on the phone, and they're unsure if Kim will be able to move forward from the problem, Ryan then appears and enters from the window, and proceed to give advice to Kim and the others. Once again, he's praised for giving out good advise, and Ryan thanks them for their statements.

After the others leave, Ryan proceed to state what Luke had told him earlier, that real friends are there support each other, through thick and thin, and that if people ever had doubts about it, they shouldn't ever be afraid of asking, every doubt that people have about other will be answered at some point. Ryan finishes his talk thanking the viewers for sticking around to what happened throughout the episodes and leaves.

The credits scene has the group on their basement hanging out saying good things about each other, after a little while they begin to express things that they want to do, and Ryan suggest that they play pool, to do something competivie, just to have fun, the other joins in and the episode ends.

Starring:

Brian Ray as Luke Wilson

Mandy Morrison as Christie Daniels

John Raymond as Ryan Johnson

Alison Stevens as Jessie Gomez

Marvin Mendez as Kevin Eriksson

Rose Thompson as Jo Carlson

Brad Williams as Charlie Carrey

Ann Lee and Kim Bush

Guest star:

Andrew McCormick as Professor James Mitchell

Trivia:

• The episode began production on July 28, 1997 and ended on August 1 of that year. Filming started at 14.00 and ended at 17:30, the episode was officially completed at 18:30.
• Rose Thompson stated that filming the episode was one of the best moments in her life, and that after finishing filming she cried for joy at her house, because she couldn't believe what had happened.
• Marvin Mendez stated that being cast as Kevin is perhaps the "bravest thing he's done in his acting career".
• Brad Williams was not originally supposed to be a cast member, African-American Zeke Dabney had been cast to play as Charlie, but on the day after the auditions he was offered a role on the show Family Life, which he accepted and kindly decline the role of Charlie. Later that day the auditions for said character were held again, with Brad Williams being the last main cast member to be chosen.
• It took approximately 3 months for Joey Henderson to write the episode.
• Filming generally lasted for about 3 hours. Editing normally took 1 hour or 2.
• Because 6 of the eight members were still attending university they were not able to attend every table reading and rehearsal, but they would always be present when the episode was going to be filmed. Marvin Mendez and John Raymond were the only members who had finished their education. 
• The show premiered worldwide in the Anglo-speaking world throughout May of 1998, the show premiered in Latin America on January 9, 1999. 
• The episode was ranked by Playboy as #1 First episode on May 2, 2008, on the show's 10th anniversary.
• A lot of support was shown worldwide to the actors and the other people involved on the show on May 2, 2018 during live streams, a lot of appreciation has been shown since the show's premiere.
• The LA times published an article on May 4, 1998 regarding on the episode's message.                                                                                                                                                                                                      I hope you enjoyed the episode, stick around next Wednesday for the next episode. Sincerely, Augusto

Skywriter: An interesting, but not so good album

The Jackson 5 were one of the most succesful musical acts of the 1970s, having well-known songs such as "I Want You Back" and "ABC", later, to increase the sales, Motown launched Michael Jackson's solo career, releasing his first solo single "Got to Be There" in late 1971.

Michael later got his first #1 solo single with "Ben", the song was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1973, losing to "The Morning After" by Maureen McGovern from " The Poseidon Adventure", Jackson performed the song at the ceremony. The song won a Golden Globe Award for Best Song.

Despite that success, the Jackson 5's own records were starting to decline, Michael was frustraded with the direction he and his brothers were going in; and they also began writing their own material, but Motown prevented them from recording their own compositions. 

On March 29, 1973; their eight studio album "Skywriter" was released. The brothers' frustation is noted on the front cover, where they're looking at the camera around an early-1900s-era aeroplane.

The album was their least successful because of only one top 20 single, a cover of "Corner of the Sky" from the musical "Pippin", and lack of promotion because the brothers were on tour. The album sold 2.8 million copies worldwide.

At this point Michael's vocal were showing signs of maturity, as were Jermaine's; notably, Michael's voiced is heard breaking in "Hallelujah Day" and in other songs such as "Uppermost" the maturity on his voice is very noticeable. The album contains a cover of The Supremes' "Touch", one of the most controversial songs Michael Jackson sang in his career. It is about satisfying someone in bed.

The album contains a total of 10 songs, 3 of which are covers; the aforementioned "Touch" and "Corner of the Sky" and a rendition of The Four Tops's "I Can't Quit Your Love", it also contains the last song written by The Corporation; the quarter that wrote many of their songs, including their 4 #1 singles, "You Made Me What I Am". This was the final album to contain the bubblegum pop sound for which the brothers were known.

The track listing is this:

1. Skywriter (Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino) 3.08

2. Hallelujah Day (Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian) 2.46

3. The Boogie Man (Deke Richards) 2.56

4. Touch (The Supremes Cover) (Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson) 3.00

5. Corner of the Sky (from the Musical Pippin) (Stephen Schwartz) 3.33

6. I Can't Quit Your Love (The Four Tops Cover) (Leonard Caston, Kathy Wakefield) 3.12

7. Uppermost (Clifton Davis) 2.26

8. World of Sunshine (Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino) 2.45

9. Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You (Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell) 2.49

10. You Made Me What I Am (The Corporation: Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards) 2.50

In my personal opinion:

I can see why the album wasn't so successful, the same genre and most songs being about love; however, this album is also different in a good way. The tune is a bit dark, unlike other albums. Michael's voice...can sound a bit annoying at times; let me remind you, he was going through vocal changes, but overall it's not terrible, but it could've been better. The brothers don't put a lot of emotion and once you read what was going on between them, you will understand the reason. Michael's voice really shows signs of not being interested most of the time. 

As for the songs, I feel they're good, but if Motown had focused a bit on promoting the album, then it could've been among their best material. "Corner of the Sky" was performed in late 1972 on television, "Hallelujah Day" has also been performed and "Skywriter" appeared on "Top of the Pops" in September 1973, the brothers themselves appeared on the show. 

This is what I think of the songs, I apologise if they don't seem so convincing to you, this is done just for entertainment purposes, try to understand that, or at least recognise that fact.

Skywriter: A good opener to the album, and the only song on the album that finishes properly (without fading out), it is a songs about getting the attention to someone you love. It has good instrumentation and good rhythm. Definitely one of the highlights of the album. 5/5

Hallelujah Day: Those who are religious will surely enjoy this little jam, it's one of the tracks from the album that must be checked out, it has really good rhythm and instrumentation, whoever played the piano deserves some credit. Good song to listen while you're on your way to the church. 4/5

The Boogie Man: A scary beat that, will perhaps be enjoyable if you like scary things or if you're not afraid of anything, not one of my personal favourites and not one I'm crazy about, but in all, it's alright. 3/5

Touch (cover): It has good arrangement and the backing vocals are a stand-out, one of the album's slower jams, it's weird to think that a 14-year old, who was the lead singer of the band sang this track. This is one of the tracks in which you can imagine the situation that's going on in the song. 4/5

Corner of the Sky (cover): Perhaps the best of all the tracks, this is a track where many people, if they listen to it and/or read the lyrics, will undoubtedly be able to relate to the song's meaning. Special credit to the musicians, who made really good effort when recording the track. 5/5

I Can't Quit Your Love (cover): A track that could be the main theme of a film, it is another one where you can imagine the situation as you listen to the song; it has really good instrumentation; a not-so-good thing is the fact that not a lot energy came from the brothers, and it is shown in this tracks, but nonetheless, it is fairly enjoyable. 3/5

Uppermost: This track has grown on me recently, it can't be considered one of the greatest tracks, but it has such a different feeling, it's yet another one where you can imagine the situation, what perhaps spoils the song, is Michael's vocals not totally sounding like a person really is feeling in a situation like that of the song. The strings heard are really good and the tune is one that causes mystery. 4/5

World of Sunshine: Another one of the highlights, this is one case of the brothers singing in unison, the instrumentation is a bit odd but fits in with the theme of enjoying your time. It is one that people should listen to while they are on a road trip. 4/5

Ooh, I'd Love to be With You: Also a slow track, a little similar to "Touch" in instrumentation, this one also has the potential of being the song of a film. 4/5

You Made Me What I Am: A good closer, good to be in a film, fairly similar to the "I Can't Quit Your Love" cover, one highlight of the entire album is the brothers singing "Testify, testify, come on, testify" to the rhythm of the percussion, which is really good. 4/5

Thoroughly speaking, I don't have much to complain about the album, I have nothing against it really, but when you listen to it, you know it's not an excellent album. The worst part of it is arguably the vocals, particularly those from Michael. If you read more information on him and his brothers, you will understand their personal perspective. Despite what you may think, I do recommend checking this album out, but not without recognising the fact that, it will not be great to you.

Total: 4/5

Recommended tracks:

Skywriter, Hallelujah Day, Corner of the Sky, Uppermost and World of Sunshine.

Skywriter: Un álbum interesante pero no tan bueno

Los Jackson 5 fueron uno de los actos musicales más exitosos de la década de 1970, con canciones conocidas como "I Want You Back" y "ABC". Más tarde, para aumentar las ventas, Motown lanzó la carrera en solitario de Michael Jackson, lanzando su primer álbum. solo "Got to Be There" a finales de 1971.

Michael obtuvo su primer sencillo en solitario # 1 con "Ben", la canción fue nominada para un Premio de la Academia a la Mejor Canción Original en 1973, perdiendo a "The Morning After" por Maureen McGovern de "The Poseidon Adventure", Jackson interpretó la canción en la ceremonia La canción ganó un Globo de Oro por Mejor Canción.

A pesar de ese éxito, los propios discos de Jackson 5 comenzaron a declinar, Michael se sintió frustrado con la dirección en la que él y sus hermanos estaban yendo; y también comenzaron a escribir su propio material, pero Motown les impidió grabar sus propias composiciones.

El 29 de marzo de 1973; se lanzó su octavo álbum de estudio "Skywriter". La frustación de los hermanos se observa en la portada, donde están mirando la cámara alrededor de un avión de la década de 1900.

El álbum fue el menos exitoso debido a un solo single top 20, una versión de "Corner of the Sky" del musical "Pippin", y la falta de promoción porque los hermanos estaban de gira. El álbum vendió 2,8 millones de copias en todo el mundo.

En este punto, las voces de Michael mostraban signos de madurez, como las de Jermaine; en particular, la voz de Michael se escucha rompiendo en "Hallelujah Day" y en otras canciones como "Uppermost" la madurez en su voz es muy notable. El álbum contiene una versión de "The Touch" de The Supremes, una de las canciones más controvertidas que Michael Jackson cantó en su carrera. Se trata de satisfacer a alguien en la cama.

El álbum contiene un total de 10 canciones, 3 de las cuales son covers; el ya mencionado "Touch" y "Corner of the Sky" y una versión del "I Can't Quit Your Love" de The Four Tops, también contiene la última canción escrita por The Corporation; el trimestre que escribió muchas de sus canciones, incluyendo sus 4 singles # 1, "You Made Me What I Am". Este fue el álbum final para contener el sonido pop bubblegum por el cual los hermanos eran conocidos.

La lista de canciones es esta:

1. Skywriter (Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino) 3.08
2. Hallelujah Day (Freddie Perren, Christine Yarian) 2.46
3. The Boogie Man (Deke Richards) 2.56
4. Touch (The Supremes Cover) (Pam Sawyer, Frank Wilson) 3.00
5. Corner of the Sky (from the Musical Pippin) (Stephen Schwartz) 3.33
6. I Can't Quit Your Love (The Four Tops Cover) (Leonard Caston, Kathy Wakefield) 3.12
7. Uppermost (Clifton Davis) 2.26
8. World of Sunshine (Mel Larson, Jerry Marcellino) 2.45
9. Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You (Fonce Mizell, Larry Mizell) 2.49
10. You Made Me What I Am (The Corporation: Berry Gordy, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards) 2.50

En mi opinión personal:

Puedo ver por qué el álbum no fue tan exitoso, el mismo género y la mayoría de las canciones trata sobre el amor; sin embargo, este álbum también es diferente en el buen sentido. La melodía es un poco oscura, a diferencia de otros álbumes. La voz de Michael ... a veces puede sonar un poco molesto; dejáme recordarte, él estaba pasando por cambios vocales, pero en general no es terrible, pero podría haber sido mejor. Los hermanos no ponen mucha emoción y una vez que lees lo que estaba pasando entre ellos, entenderás la razón. La voz de Michael realmente muestra que no está interesado la mayor parte del tiempo.

En cuanto a las canciones, creo que son buenas, pero si Motown se hubiera centrado un poco en promocionar el álbum, podría haber estado entre sus mejores materiales. "Corner of the Sky" se realizó a fines de 1972 en televisión, "Hallelujah Day" también se ha presentado y "Skywriter" apareció en "Top of the Pops" en septiembre de 1973, los hermanos mismos aparecieron en el programa.

 

Esto es lo que pienso de las canciones, me disculpo si no te parecen tan convincentes, esto se hace solo por entretenimiento, trata de entender eso, o al menos reconocer ese dato.

Skywriter: un buen comienzo para el álbum, y la única canción del álbum que termina correctamente (sin dejar poco a poco de oírse), es una canción sobre cómo llamar la atención de alguien que amas. Tiene buena instrumentación y buen ritmo. Definitivamente uno de los mejores momentos del álbum. 5/5

Hallelujah Day: Aquellos que son religiosos seguramente disfrutarán esta canción, es uno de los temas del álbum que debe ser revisado, tiene muy buen ritmo e instrumentación, quien toque el piano merece algo de crédito. Buena canción para escuchar mientras estás en camino a la iglesia. 4/5

The Boogie Man: Un ritmo aterrador que, tal vez será agradable si te gustan las cosas que te dan miedo o si no le temes a nada, ni a ninguno de mis favoritos personales ni a ninguno de los que estoy loco, pero en total, está bien. 3/5

Touch (cover): Tiene un buen arreglo y las voces de acompañamiento se destacan, una de las canciones más lentas del álbum, es extraño pensar que un cantante de 14 años de la banda cantara esta canción. Esta es una de las pistas en las que puedes imaginar la situación que está sucediendo en la canción. 4/5

Corner of the Sky (cover): Tal vez la mejor de todas las pistas, esta es una canción donde muchas personas, si la escuchan y/o leen la letra, sin dudas podrán relacionarse con el significado de la canción. Crédito especial para los músicos, que hicieron un gran esfuerzo al grabar la canción. 5/5

I Can't Quit Your Love (cover): Una canción que podría ser el tema principal de una película, es otra en la que puedes imaginar la situación mientras escuchas la canción; tiene una instrumentación realmente buena; algo no tan bueno es el hecho de que no mucha energía vino de los hermanos, y se muestra en esta pista, pero, sin embargo, es bastante agradable. 3/5

Uppermost: Esta pista ha crecido en mí recientemente, no se puede considerar una de las mejores canciones, pero tiene una sensación muy diferente, es otra en la que te puedes imaginar la situación, lo que quizás estropea la canción, es la voz de Michael no sonando totalmente como una persona realmente se siente en una situación como la de la canción. Las cuerdas escuchadas son realmente buenas y la melodía es una que causa misterio. 4/5

World of Sunshine: Otra de las más destacados, esta es una ocasión de hermanos cantando al unísono, la instrumentación es un poco extraña pero encaja con el tema de disfrutar de su tiempo. Es uno que la gente debería escuchar mientras están en un viaje por carretera. 4/5

Ooh, I'd Love to Be with You: También una pista lenta, un poco similar a "Touch" en instrumentación, esta también tiene el potencial de ser el tema de una película. 4/5

You Made Me What I Am: Un buen cerrador,  bueno para estar en una película, bastante similar al cover de "I Can't Quit Your Love", un punto destacante de todo el álbum son los hermanos que cantan "Testifique, testifique, venga, testifique" al ritmo de la percusión, que es realmente buena. 4/5

En términos generales, no tengo mucho de qué quejarme del álbum, no tengo nada en contra de él realmente, pero cuando lo escuchás, sabés que no es un álbum excelente. La peor parte es posiblemente la voz, particularmente las de Michael. Si lees más información sobre él y sus hermanos, entenderás su perspectiva personal. A pesar de lo que pienses, te recomiendo que revises este álbum, pero no sin reconocer que no será genial para ti.

Total: 4/5

Pistas recomendadas:

Skywriter, Hallelujah Day, Corner of the Sky, Uppermost y World of Sunshine.

Who is John Raymond? (Biography)

Jonathan Daniel Raymond Smith, better known by his stage name John Raymond, was born on Sunday, March 9, 1975 at the Southern California Hospital Hollywood in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States at 0:00. He is the only son of Phillip Smith; a retired computer engineer and Lisa Jones, a real estate agent. He celebrates his birthday on the same day as his uncle Todd, his father's older brother. He has English ancestry on his dad and paternal uncle's side. His grandparents Michael Vincent Smith (January 3, 1919 in Manchester, England-August 20, 1994 in Los Angeles, California), a businessman and Geena Louise Walker (June 2, 1923 in Chelsea, London, England-August 20 of 1994 in Los Angeles, California), an administrator, emigrated to the United States in January 1946. They were interesting in living in another place and always showed interest in the US, particularly Hollywood. They settled there on January 18 of that year, on Sunset Boulevard, the following year they had their first son, Todd, on March 9 and Phill came on August 26, 1950. Phill met Lisa on September 16, 1970 at the State University, where he studied. After having known each other for a while, in 1972, they fell in love. He proposed to her on December 15, 1973 and they were married on June 15, 1974. The following month, Lisa announced her pregnancy and 9 months later, John came. At the early age of 3 , John realized his interest in acting and started going to acting school on August 25, 1978. At the age of 4, John already knew he wanted to be an actor. In February of 1980, he got his big break in a children's series called The Rainbow  as a special guest. In the same month, he met his eventual agent Mark Lopez, Lopez officially became his agent on April 16, 1980 and would hold that job until October 3, 2016. John's early work between 1980 and 1985 was mainly child-aimed projects, in 1985 got moderate fame with his appearances in The Playground and began to give interviews on a regular basis, as well as meet a wide variety of famous people (he did get to know celebrities before but not frequently). The year 1986 was a year of not many highlights for him, since his parents wanted to focus more on their education. But the following year, it would be different. Something unforgettable would happen. On January 9, 1987, Mark Lopez, his agent learned that there were auditions for the Billy's Life program, Lopez claimed that Raymond would be perfect for the main role. He went to his house to tell him what happened, and after school he went to Entertainment Studios for the audition. A few hours later, he found out through a phone call that he had got the role. He could not believe it! It was something to be proud of, due to certain events, the production did not officially begin until February 2, the day on which the first episode was filmed, that day he met his co-stars and made friends with them, but is closer with Matt Smith, Julie Johnson and Stevie Lowe. The series premiered on September 5 of the same year and was an immediate success. On October 10 of that year, the series was renewed for a second season and another unexpected event occurred, having calculated all of John's earnings, Mark Lopez announced to his family that he had become the richest member of the family; fact that is still true until now. On December 8, 2000 it was confirmed that Raymond was the fifth most paid actor in the US and 17 years later he had become the highest earner, with a $ 100 billion fortune. The series continued to air until June 27, 1992, the third season was notable in that Raymond began to appear in public on a regular basis with his beard; The finale of the series broke the record in being the most watched finale in the history of television in the United States 106.9 million viewers. Three years later Raymond would get one of his best and most important roles in the movie titled The Big Dark Secret, Raymond received enormous critical acclaim and his performance in the film it took him to his first Oscar nomination. During production of the film, Raymond went through a period of anxiety, a period that would occur, thirteen years later. On July 30, 1997 he landed the role of Ryan Johnson in the most acclaimed AVB TV show "Real Friends", the first episode was filmed two days after the auditions, Raymond became close to his co-stars that same day. The series premiered on May 2, 1998 and culminated on November 29, 2003. The first episode broke the record of being the most watched episode of a series of AVB with 40.1 million viewers, then matched by an episode of the series International Job on June 23, 2017. On July 2, 2004, the movie Action!  where he played the main character. It was a worldwide success and his performance took him to his first Oscar (for Best Actor). On March 9, 2005, on his 30th birthday, for his honors, he was awarded with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, this star stands out in which the categories of Television and Movies are in it, and not separately. On July 7, 2005 the animated series Gordon was released, where he voiced the titular character, this was his first main role in an animated series, the series concluded on August 26, 2010. On October 3, 2016 he became in his own agent after the death of Mark Lopez, 7 months later, on May 9, 2017, John Raymond Productions opens, a company where he is responsible for several productions.
Raymond is considered one of the most influential actors in the history of acting, was voted as Person of the Year by Time and Most Influential Person magazine in the years 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016.
On October 28, 2016, he released his first book titled: How to Be Your Own Agent. It was written in just 10 days. It was a success, winning the Book of the Year Award. On December 1 of the same year, he released his second book entitled: The World of Voice Acting, it was also a great success. He plans to launch his autobiography in the future.

Personal life

Raymond has an IQ of 400 and is fluent in more than 40 languages, he also rarely has trouble understanding things. He considers himself a believer and is a Christian, although in his own way and not in a traditional way. He met Jenny Nagy on November 9, 2012, when he was buying clothes, they fell in love at first sight and started to leave the next day. At Christmas 2014, she moved to her home and proposed marriage on June 26, 2015, they were married on Christmas of the same year. Regarding to his way of being he has stated: I have always had an interest in being someone who inspires, and at the same time, helps people. I consider myself lucky and at the same time a worker, because I always have my eyes on the target.

Facts

John Raymond

Complete name: Jonathan Daniel Raymond Smith

Nickname: John (also stage name)

Occupations: Actor, producer, director

Date of birth: March 9, 1975

Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Zodiac sign: Pisces

Eye color: Dark brown

Hair color: Black

Net worth: $100.000 million

Father: Phillip Adrian Smith

Mother: Lisa Marie Jones

Siblings: N/A, considers his cousins Chris and Kelly his siblings as others do

Hobbies and interests: Music, movies, TV, sports, languages, meeting people, traveling, hanging out with friends

Favorite color: Blue

Favorite food: European

Favorite fast food restaurant: McDonald’s

Favorite drinks: Coffee, Coca-Cola, Orange Juice

Favorite ice cream flavor: Chocolate

Favorite music: N/A

Favorite music genre: N/A

Favorite movie: Citizen Kane

Favorite movie genre: Comedy

Favorite movie director: Steven Spielberg

Favorite TV show: Only

Favorite cars: Honda & Hyundai

Favorite actor: Johnny Depp

Favorite actress: Meryl Streep

Favorite city: Toronto

Favorite number: 9

Favorite pet: Dog

Favorite quote: “If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or objects” Albert Einstein

Favorite book: The Catcher in the Rye

Favorite author: J.D. Salinger

Favorite letter: S

Favorite clothes to wear: Fake leather jacket, red shirt,  blue jeans and white sneakers
Favorite animal: Leopard

Height: 1.90 m 

Weight: 70 kg 

Shoe size: 45

Religion: Christianity

Interesting facts:

·         He was born on his uncle Todd’s 28^th birthday

·         He was born rich

·         He has been the richest member of his family since October 10, 1987

·         He met Jenny Nagy on November 9, 2012, there were many occasions in which they were supposed to meet, but for various reasons never got to do so. They fell in love the day they met and began dating the following day, he moved to her house on Christmas 2014 and proposed to her on June 26, 2015 and wed on Christmas of that year

·         He says that if he weren’t an actor, he’d be a diplomat, working as the U.S. ambassador to various countries

·         He was born at midnight

·         He opened his company John Raymond Productions on May 9, 2017 as one of proposed things that his former agent Mark Lopez’s will

·         His app, produced by his company, came out of May 19, 2017, the others Real Friends main cast members, Joey Henderson, Jenny Nagy and his own company, had their apps released between May 20 and December 13 of that year

·         He became his own agent on October 3, 2016, following the death of  his long-time agent Mark Lopez

·         He’s multilingual; he can speak more than 50 languages!

·         He’s a multi-instrumentalist, he plays a wide variety of instruments, more so than Jenny Nagy
                 He does not wear real fur, his famous leather jacket is made of fake leather, he does this for convenient reasons
H           He has been to every recognised country in the world, save for Bhutan and North Korea 

·         He was going to be named John, but his mom insisted on naming him after one of his great-grandfathers, his father was unsure of it, but he eventually agreed on it, as long as he would be called John. It was settled. His dad, however, rarely calls him by his name, usually he calls him son

        With the help of my dad, we made a "representation of this character", this was the final result:

Well, actually, it's not exactly what I expected, its appearance is based on that of Jorge Ulloa, one of the founders of the Ecuadorian Youtube channel EnchufeTV.

   A problem I had: it is difficult for me to know exactly how his hair is, it is black, with certain parts raised

This character was created in my mind a few years ago, then I started to give him more focus and eventually, he became my favorite of my stories, my purpose is to continue expanding and that you enjoy what will be known about him. He is someone very interesting and someone who deserves recognition for what he has done. I hope you're interested in what's coming soon! Happy holidays and new year!

¿Quién es John Raymond? (Biografía)

Jonathan Daniel Raymond Smith, mejor conocido por su nombre artístico John Raymond, nació el domingo 9 de marzo de 1975 en el hospital Southern California Hospital Hollywood en Hollywood, Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos a las 0:00 horas. Es el único hijo de Phillip Smith; un ingeniero en informática retirado y Lisa Jones, una agente de bienes raíces. Cumple años el mismo día que su tío Todd, hermano mayor de su padre. Tiene ascendencia inglesa por parte de su padre y su hermano. Sus abuelos Michael Vincent Smith (3 de enero de 1919 en Manchester, Inglaterra-20 de agosto de 1994 en Los Ángeles, California), un empresario y Geena Louise Walker (2 de junio de 1923 en Chelsea, Londres, Inglaterra-20 de agosto de 1994 en Los Ángeles, California), una administradora, emigraron a los Estados Unidos en enero de 1946. Tenían el interés de vivir en otro lugar y siempre mostraron interés en EEUU, particularmente Hollywood. Se establecieron allí el 18 de enero de ese año, en la calle Sunset Boulevard, el año siguiente tuvieron su primer hijo Todd, el 9 de marzo y Phill vino el 26 de agosto de 1950. Phill conoció a Lisa el 16 de setiembre de 1970 en la Universidad Estatal, donde estudiaba. Luego de haberse conocido por un tiempo, en 1972 se enamoraron. Le propuso a esta el 15 de diciembre de 1973 y se casaron el 15 de junio de 1974. El mes siguiente, Lisa anunció su embarazo y 9 meses después, vino John. A la temprana edad de 3 años, John se dio cuenta de su interés en la actuación y comenzó a irse a clases el 25 de agosto de 1978. A la edad de 4, John ya sabía que quería ser actor. En febrero de 1980, consiguió su gran oportunidad en una serie infantil llamada The Rainbow (El Arcoiris en los países hispanohablantes) como invitado especial. En el mismo mes, conoció a su eventual agente Mark Lopez, Lopez oficialmente se convirtió su agente el 16 de abril de 1980 y mantendría ese trabajo hasta el 3 de octubre de 2016. Los primeros trabajos de John entre 1980 y 1985 eran principalmente trabajos infantiles, en 1985 consiguió fama moderada con sus apariciones en The Playground (El Patio de Juegos en España e Hispanoamérica) y comenzó a dar entrevistas de manera regular, así como conocer una gran variedad de personas famosas (sí llegó a conocer famosos antes pero no de frecuencia regular). El año 1986 fue un año de no muchos realces para él, ya que sus padres querían enfocarse más en su educación. Pero el año siguiente, sería diferente. Llegaría a algo inolvidable. El 9 de enero de 1987, Mark Lopez, su agente se enteró que se llevaban a cabo audiciones para el programa Billy's Life (La Vida de Billy en Hispanoamérica y Billy: Una vida interesante en España), Lopez aseguraba que Raymond sería perfecto para el papel principal. Se fue a su casa para contarle de lo ocurrido, y después del colegio se fue a Entertainment Studios para la audición. Unas horas más tarde, se enteró a través de una llamada telefónica, que había conseguido el rol. ¡No lo podía creer! Era algo para enorgullecerse, debido a ciertos eventos, la producción no empezó oficialmente hasta el 2 de febrero, día en el que se filmó el primer episodio, ese día conoció a sus co-estrellas e hizo amistades con ellas, pero es más cercano con Matt Smith, Julie Johnson y Stevie Lowe. La serie se estrenó el 5 de setiembre del mismo año y fue un éxito inmediato. El 10 de octubre de ese año, la serie fue renovada para una segunda temporada y otro suceso inesperado ocurrió, al haber calculado todas las ganancias de John, Mark Lopez anunció a su familia que este se había vuelto el miembro más rico de la familia; hecho que todavía es cierto hasta ahora. El 8 de diciembre de 2000 se confirmó que Raymond era el quinto actor más pagado de EEUU y 17 años después se había vuelto el que más ganaba, con una fortuna de 100.000 millones de $. La serie continuó al aire hasta el 27 de junio de 1992, la tercera temporada fue notable en que Raymond empezó a aparecer en público de manera regular con su barba; el final de la serie rompió el récord en ser el final más visto en la historia de la televisión en los Estados Unidos 106.9 millones de espectadores. Tres años después Raymond conseguiría unos de sus mejores y más importantes roles en la película titulada The Big Dark Secret (El Gran y Oscuro Secreto en Hispanoamérica y Un Enorme Secreto en España), Raymond recibió enorme reconocimiento de la crítica y su actuación en la película lo llevó a su primera nominación en los Premios Oscar. Durante la producción de la película, Raymond anduvo por un período de ansiedad, un período que volvería a pasar trece años después. El 30 de julio de 1997 consiguió el papel de Ryan Johnson en la serie más aclamada del canal AVB "Real Friends", el primer episodio se filmó dos días después de las audiciones, Raymond se volvió cercano a sus co-estrellas ese mismo día. La serie se estrenó el 2 de mayo de 1998 y culminó el 29 de noviembre de 2003. El primer episodio rompió el récord de ser el episodio más visto de una serie de AVB con 40.1 millones de espectadores, luego igualado por un episodio de la serie International Job el 23 de junio de 2017. El 2 de julio de 2004 se lanzó la película Action! (Acción) donde interpretó al personaje principal. Fue un éxito mundial y su actuación lo llevó a su primer Oscar (por Mejor Actor). El 9 de marzo del 2005, en su 30° cumpleaños, por sus honores, fue otorgado con una estrella en el Paseo de la Fama de Hollywood, esta estrella se destaca en la que las categorías de Televisión y Películas se encuentran en esta misma, y no por separado. El 7 de julio de 2005 se estrenó la serie animada Gordon, donde hizo la voz del personaje titular, este fue su primer rol principal en una serie animada, la serie concluyó el 26 de agosto del 2010. El 3 de octubre de 2016 se convirtió en su propio agente tras la muerte de Mark Lopez, 7 meses después, el 9 de mayo de 2017, inaugura John Raymond Productions, una empresa donde se encarga de varias producciones.

Raymond es considerado como uno de los actores más influyentes en la historia de la actuación, fue votado como Persona del Año y Persona Más Influyente por la revista Time en los año 1995, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016.
El 28 de octubre de 2016, lanzó su primer libro titulado: How to Be Your Own Agent (Cómo ser tu propio agente). Fue escrito en tan solo 10 días. Fue un éxito, ganando el premio de Libro del Año. El 1 de diciembre del mismo año, lanzó su segundo libro titulado: The World of Voice Acting (El mundo de la actuación de voz), este también fue de gran éxito. Planea lanzar en el futuro su autobiografía.

Vida personal

Raymond tiene un coeficiente intelectual de 400 y habla con fluidez más de 40 idiomas, además rara vez tiene problemas entiendiendo cosas. Se considera un creyente y se afilia a la religión cristiana, aunque en su propia manera y no de manera tradicional. Conoció a la cantante Jenny Nagy el 9 de noviembre de 2012, cuando estaba comprando ropa, estos se enamoraron a primera vista y empezaron a salir el día siguiente. En Navidad el 2014, se mudó a su casa y le propuso matrimonio el 26 de junio de 2015, se casaron en Navidad del mismo año. Con respecto a su manera de ser  ha declarado: Siempre he tenido interés en ser alguien que inspira, y al mismo tiempo ayudar a las personas. Me considero suertudo y al mismo tiempo trabajador, porque siempre tengo mis ojos en el objetivo.

Datos

Nombre completo: Jonathan Daniel Raymond Smith
Apodo: John (también nombre artístico)
Ocupaciones: Actor, productor, director
Fecha de nacimiento: 9 de marzo de 1975
Lugar de nacimiento: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, EE. UU.
Signo del zodiaco: Piscis
Color de ojos: Marrón oscuro
Color de cabello: Negro
Valor neto: $ 100,000 millones
Padre: Phillip Adrian Smith
Madre: Lisa Marie Jones
Hermanos: N / A, considera a sus primos Chris y Kelly como sus hermanos
Aficiones e intereses: Música, películas, televisión, deportes, idiomas, conocer gente, viajar, salir con amigos
Color favorito: Azul
Comida favorita: Europea
Deportes favoritos: Béisbol, básquetbol y fútbol
Restaurante de comida rápida favorito: McDonald's
Bebidas favoritas: Café, Coca-Cola, jugo de naranja
Sabor de helado favorito: Chocolate
Música favorita: N / A
Género de música favorito: N / A
Película favorita: El Ciudadano/El Ciudadano Kane/Ciudadano Kane
Género de película favorito: Comedia
Director de cine favorito: Steven Spielberg
Programa de televisión favorito: Only
Autos favoritos: Honda y Hyundai
Actor favorito: Johnny Depp
Actriz favorita: Meryl Streep
Ciudad favorita: Toronto
Número favorito: 9
Mascota favorita: Perro
Frase favorita: "Si quieres vivir una vida feliz, átala a un objetivo, no a personas u objetos" Albert Einstein
Libro favorito: El guardián entre el centeno
Autor favorito: J.D. Salinger
Letra favorita: S
Ropa favorita para usar: Campera de cuero falso, remera roja, vaqueros azules y championes blancos
Animal favorito: Leopardo
Altura: 1.90 m
Peso: 70 kg
Tamaño del zapato: 45
Religión: Cristianismo
Datos interesantes:
• Nació el cumpleaños número 28 de su tío Todd
• Nació rico
• Ha sido el miembro más rico de su familia desde el 10 de octubre de 1987
• Conoció a Jenny Nagy el 9 de noviembre de 2012, hubo muchas ocasiones en las que se suponía que se reunirían, pero por diversas razones nunca llegaron a hacerlo. Se enamoraron el día que se conocieron y comenzaron a salir al día siguiente. Se mudó a su casa en la Navidad de 2014 y le propuso matrimonio el 26 de junio de 2015 y se casó en la Navidad de ese año.
• Él dice que si él no fuera un actor, sería un diplomático, trabajando como embajador de los Estados Unidos en varios países
• Nació a medianoche
• Abrió su empresa John Raymond Productions el 9 de mayo de 2017 como una de las cosas propuestas por su ex agente Mark López.
• Su aplicación, producida por su compañía, salió el 19 de mayo de 2017, los otros miembros del reparto principal de Real Friends, Joey Henderson, Jenny Nagy y su propia compañía, tuvieron sus aplicaciones publicadas entre el 20 de mayo y el 13 de diciembre de ese año.
• Se convirtió en su propio agente el 3 de octubre de 2016, después de la muerte de su agente de larga data Mark Lopez
• Él es multilingüe; ¡él puede hablar más de 50 idiomas!
• Es un multiinstrumentista, toca una gran variedad de instrumentos, más que Jenny Nagy
• No usa pieles de animales de verdad, su famosa campera de cuero está hecha de cuero falso, lo hace por razones convenientes
• Ha estado en todos los países reconocidos del mundo, excepto Bhután y Corea del Norte.
• Se iba a llamar John, pero su madre insistió en nombrarlo por uno de sus bisabuelos, su padre no estaba seguro de ello, pero finalmente estuvo de acuerdo, siempre y cuando se lo llamaría John. Fue resuelto. Su padre, sin embargo, rara vez lo llama por su nombre, usualmente lo llama hijo

Este mismo día con la ayuda de mi papá, hicimos una "representación de este personaje", este fue el resultado final:

Bueno, en realidad, no es exactamente lo que esperaba, su apariencia está basada en la de Jorge Ulloa, uno de los fundadores del canal de Youtube ecuatoriano EnchufeTV.

Un problema en que tuve: me es difícil saber cómo exactamente es su cabello, es de color negro, con ciertas partes alzadas

Este personaje fue creado en mi mente hace unos años, luego le fui dando más enfoque y eventualmente, se convirtió en mi preferido de mis historias, mi propósito es seguir expandiendo y que ustedes disfruten de lo que se sabrá de él. Es alguien muy interesante y alguien que merece reconocimiento por lo que ha hecho. ¡Ojalá estés interesado en lo que se viene próximamente! ¡Felices fiestas y año nuevo!

La vida de Billy

El año es 1987. Películas como RoboCop, Detective en Hollywood II, Arma Mortal salieron. Programas de televisión como Star Trek: The Next Generation y Tres por Tres se estrenaron, y álbumes como Bad y The Joshua Tree fueron lanzados.
En este día en 1987, a las 20:30 PM Zona horaria del Pacífico, el programa de televisión La Vida de Billy se estrenó. La serie sigue la vida de Billy Robinson (John Raymond) como una escuela secundaria luego estudiante de secundaria junto a sus mejores amigos Al Travis (Matt Smith), Kelly Jefferson (Julie Johnson) y Cece Roberts (Stevie Lowe). También pasa por muchas situaciones con sus familiares, su hermana mayor Chelsea (Gwen Rush), su mamá Donna (Ellen Price) y su papá Jack (Jordan Black). Él es un 7 º grado en la primera temporada y la quinta y última temporada lo ve como un alumno de 11 º grado. Había planes para que la serie terminara el programa en su último año en la escuela, pero debido a muchas diferencias creativas y deseos, se decidió que la temporada 5 sería la última. La serie concluyó el 27 de junio de 1992.
La serie se considera para ser: El que hizo adolescentes Sitcoms populares. También engendró la carrera de John Raymond, que seguiría teniendo éxito en su carrera. La serie ganó un total de 18 premios y 36 nominaciones. La serie fue descrita como uno de los espectáculos mejor escritos de todos los tiempos por Rolling Stone en 2007.
El final de la serie: This Is The End, actualmente tiene el récord de tener el final de la serie más visto de cualquier programa de televisión en los EE.UU. Se estrenó a una audiencia de 128,9 millones de personas, un récord.
La serie fue notable por incluir algunos temas que no se notaron mucho en las comedias, como las dificultades de socialización, que se centró en el personaje del título. El creador Andrew Williamson, dijo que él basado parcialmente Billy en sí mismo y su sobrino Tim, y que él quería que él fuera diferente que otros personajes del título.
La serie desde entonces ha sido considerada como una de las comedias de comedia más importantes de todos los tiempos y una que realmente rompió terreno en la industria de la televisión.

Billy's Life

The year is 1987. Movies such as RoboCop, Beverly Hills Cop II, Lethal Weapon came out. TV shows such as Star Trek: The Next Generation and Full House premiered, and albums such as Bad and The Joshua Tree were released.








On this day in 1987, at 20:30 PM Pacific Time Zone, the TV show Billy's Life premiered. The series follows the life of Billy Robinson (John Raymond) as a middle school then high school student alongside his best friends Al Travis (Matt Smith), Kelly Jefferson (Julie Johnson) and Cece Roberts (Stevie Lowe). He also goes through many situations with his family members, his older sister Chelsea (Gwen Rush), his mom Donna (Ellen Price) and his dad Jack (Jordan Black). He is a 7th grader in the 1st season and the fifth and final season sees him as an 11th grader. There were plans for the series to end the show in their last year in school, but due to many creative differences and desires, it was decided that season 5 would be the last. The series concluded on June 27, 1992.
The series is considered to be: The One that Made Teen Sitcoms Popular. It also spawned the career of John Raymond, who would continue to have success in his career. The series won a total of 18 awards and 36 nominations. The series was described as being one the best-written shows of all time by Rolling Stone in 2007.
The series finale: This Is The End, currently holds the record for having the most watched series finale of any TV show in the US. It premiered to an audience of 128.9 million people, a record.
The series was noticeable for including some topics that were not noticed much on sitcoms, such as socialising difficulties, which was centered on the title character. The creator Andrew Williamson, said that he partially based Billy on himself and his nephew Tim, and that he wanted him to be different than other title characters.
The series has since been regarded as one of the most important sitcoms of all-time and one that truly broke ground in the TV industry.