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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The television series “A Different World” followed the learning experiences (in the classroom and elsewhere) of a handful of students at Hillman College from 1987 to 1993. The show was a spinoff of the massively popular “The Cosby Show” and featured “Cosby” daughter Den…
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TV Review: 'A Different World' evolves social issues, comedy
Thirty-nine years after the beloved NBC series premiered, Netflix is reopening the gates of the fictional, historically Black Hillman College with “A Different World.” Created by Felicia Pride and executive produced by Debbie Allen (who helmed the first version of the sitcom), the bold and brilliant…
Thirty-three years after the original's last show, the new series has a cast of characters that resemble the old one and a refreshingly relevant batch of contemporary problems.
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When “A Different World” premiered on September 24 back in 1987, the president was a lame- duck conservative Republican who was dealing with Middle East issues. Thirty-nine years later, a Netflix sequel to the hit NBC series set at the fictitious historically Blac…
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) -- The television series “A Different World” followed the learning experiences (in the classroom and elsewhere) of a handful of students at Hillman College from 1987 to 1993. The show was a spinoff of the massively popular “The Cosby Show” and featured “Cosby” daughter Den…
