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Oct 2, 2017 · Girlfriends Had A Spin Off?? One very curious twitter user set off a domino of reactions from faithful Girlfriends fans after Tracee Ellis Ross replied to their inquiry. Tracee says Tia’s character on The Game had actually started on Girlfriends as her cousin.
The Game is an American television series created by Mara Brock Akil. A spin-off of UPN's Girlfriends, the series premiered on its successor network The CW on October 1, 2006. The series was canceled in May 2009 after three seasons.
The Game: Created by Mara Brock Akil. With Hosea Chanchez, Wendy Raquel Robinson, Coby Bell, Pooch Hall. A spinoff of Girlfriends (2000) featuring a group of women who all have relationships with professional football players.
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- 2006-10-01
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
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- Broadcast History
- Cast and Characters
- Production
- Spin-Offs
The series debuted on UPN on Monday September 11, 2000. After airing for several years on the network at 9/8C on Mondays, The CW moved Girlfriends to Sundays at 8/7C. The ratings plummeted. On October 9, 2006, Girlfriends, along with The CW's other African-American programs, moved back to Mondays. At this point, Girlfriends returned to its original...
Main Cast
1. Tracee Ellis Ross as Joan Clayton 2. Golden Brooks as Maya Denise Wilkes 3. Persia White as Lynn Ann Searcy 4. Jill Marie Jones as Antoinette "Toni" Marie Childs-Garrett 5. Reggie Hayes as William Jerrowme Dent, Esq. 6. Keesha Sharp as Monica Charles Brooks-Dent 7. Flex Alexander (Season 1) and Khalil Kain (Season 2-8) as Darnell Leroy Wilkes
Recurring Cast
1. Tanner Scott Richards as Jabari Wilkes 2. Cee Cee Michaela as Yavonne
Jill Marie Jones Departure
Jill Marie Jones left the show at the end of Season 6. Akil stated, "I would love for her (Jones) to come back, but Jill doesn't want to return. I don't know 100% why she made this decision. She didn't tell me. All she said when we talked was that she felt it was time for her to move on. The door is not closed. We've asked her to come back and have offered different ways for her to return. But I completely wish her well. There's no drama involved." In a December 2007 interview with Wilson Mor...
A 2006 episode of Girlfriends entitled "The Game" featured guest star Tia Mowry as Joan's cousin Melanie Barnett, an aspiring medical student, who wants to give up her future to follow her professional athlete boyfriend to San Diego. That episode was the launching pad for The Game, a spin-off series, which was cancelled by The CW television network...
Apr 17, 2006 · The Game: Directed by Salim Akil. With Tracee Ellis Ross, Golden Brooks, Persia White, Jill Marie Jones. Joan and her cousin Melanie debate a top medical school in Baltimore vs a medical school in San Diego, where her boyfriend Derwin plays football professionally; Melanie is jealous of Derwin's ambitious, beautiful Image Consultant, Dionne.
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- Comedy
- Salim Akil
- 2006-04-17
Aug 20, 2020 · The Game began life as a spin-off of the popular UPN sitcom Girlfriends, and was introduced via a backdoor pilot in the latter show's sixth season. As recounted in The Washington Post, it...
"The Game", a 2006 episode of Girlfriends, features guest star Tia Mowry as Joan's cousin Melanie Barnett, an aspiring medical student who wants to give up her future to follow her professional athlete boyfriend to San Diego. That episode was the launching pad for The Game, a spin-off series
