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Fame

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8.1 Great
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Fame ranks 2,322 out of the 18,222 shows on TV.com.

The 152 users who count themselves as Fame fans have written a total of 7 reviews.

Status

Ended

Premiered

January 7, 1982

Ended

May 18, 1987

Genre

Drama

Theme

College

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8.5

Baby, Remember My Name

In the series finale, it's Alumni Week, and the kids have to interview a famous alumni and put up a video yearbook. Leroy has to work with Michael Taftner, a dancer who lost his passion for dancing. He questions his ability and his desire to make it on his own. And Christopher thinks he's famous, so he exaggerates, which brings him into a weird situation.

Aired: 05/18/87

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Based on the 1980 motion picture "Fame," this show tells the story of the students and faculty at the New York Art School. It was always their dream. To sing, to dance, to act and play music. They are young, ready to face life and new experiences. They are students who are going to give their best to finish Art... more »

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    9 Superb

    They were all good dancers and musicians! hide « show »

    I remember FAME very well, they were all good dancers and the others great musicians. I remember that when i saw FAME for the first time i tell to my mother that: "-I want to be dancer!"; but, of course, i was not good enough like them. My favorite personage was Leroy, not only because he was a great dancer but also because he lived alone and he always hide this from everyone but never give up his dream, to be a great dancer, so for me he was special, he as a fighter. That's for real a very good TV show and i never gonna forget the teenagers from the art school. I would like to see it again, and that is for sure!
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    8.1 Great

    I wanted to BE every dancer on this show! hide « show »

    This show was awesome. Looking back, I still think the themes that they presented throughout are still relevant today (ie teen pregnancy and drug use). Debbie Allen was my favorite character because she seems to care so deeply about all of her students-all of the teachers seemed to participate actively in their students’ lives. Graduating from an Arts school myself, I can confirm the idiosyncrasies and over-the-top melodramas that these teen performers acted out. This show was classic 80's, New York: gritty, street- funny with a lot of heart (and big hair).
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    8.4 Great

    The kids from Fame encouraged youngsters around the world to kick their legs high in the air as they jumped off the arm of the settee! hide « show »

    This film took an entertaining look at life in New York's High School for Performing Arts. The film centres on five of the most talented students - Coco the singer, Bruno Martelli the musician, Leeroy the dancer, and actors Montgomery and Raul (Ralph). The film suggested that the High School students were inclined to spontaneous singing and dancing in the street and the canteen. Many of the cast were carried over into the TV series which appeared the following year.
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    7.6 Good

    Life In The High School of the Performing Arts hide « show »

    Fame is a great example of a film crossing over and becoming a very good televison show. The film came out and a was a mild hit in 1980 and in 1982 the show was brought to NBC. Several of the film's cast made the transition. Debbie Allen's character Lydia Grant was a small role in the film, but she became the star and the center of the television series. The early years of the show dealt well with the struggles the students have to achieve their ultimate goal of fame in the entertainment world. The show lost some steam near the end of it's run, but all in all, it was a solid televison drama.
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    10 Perfect

    I love fame. hide « show »

    Fame was my favorite show and still is my favorite actress on the show was and is valerie landsurg she was the most talanted in my opinion and when she left the it wasn't the same.I enjoyed the wonderful songs and dance routines every week it was breathtaking.Fame will always be my favorite show and no other show will take its place.
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