The Game changed (in every way possible) as soon as BET got their hands on it. That's why I quit.

I just started rewatching the Game...I never realized there was so many seasons and wondered why I never finished. Now I remember it was because they left. They were the show!

@lolam161

2 жыл бұрын

Same

The game was NEVER the same after they started changing everything! ;(

@adrianmcqueen5795

3 жыл бұрын

FACTS!!!

@youknowwhatflav9916

3 жыл бұрын

The new actors are not good enough to carry a show 🤷🏾‍♀️

@TheCoolSpot

2 жыл бұрын

As SOON as it left CW and went to BET it went from sugar to sh*t....

I stopped watching after they left .. THE GAME was basically Melanie and Ding dong ..

@sharon21924

3 жыл бұрын

I stopped watching the reboot. Wasn’t the same as the OG to me.

@robertrogers074

3 жыл бұрын

@@sharon21924 you mean season 6 to 9 ?

@sharon21924

3 жыл бұрын

Robert Rogers not sure what you mean? I mean the first 3 seasons that were originally on The CW before it was canceled. Not the seasons that aired on BET which was rebooted from the sitcom.

@nolor8397

3 жыл бұрын

The Game is a love story

@uncoverthetruth8365

2 жыл бұрын

Yea since the reboot I gave the extra episodes a chance It wasn’t horrible but I’m still mad they left

The first three seasons were great. Everyone's character developed nicely and the acting was done well from all the actors. No one was really slacking. Once it was picked up by BET that's when it went downhill.

@speaktruthpeace1612

3 жыл бұрын

Yep. Awful writing and it went downhill

@Jared_thatdeep

3 жыл бұрын

When BET picked up The Game the only seasons that were good were season 4 and 5 cause Derwin and Melanie were still on it when they left that’s when the show went downhill The Game really wasn’t The Game anymore

@Jared_thatdeep

3 жыл бұрын

But I do agree that The Game was so much better when it was with The CW I think the reason why it went to BET cause after The CW canceled it the fans were begging for The Game to comeback so BET decided to picked up

@ML-zj3ph

2 жыл бұрын

@@speaktruthpeace1612 I agree! Once it went to BET the storylines and writing was awful! They have too much attention to Tasha Mack and her son. Now with the reboot , I doubt the Tasha Mack character and her son can’t carry the show strongly and the new actors.

@socialmediademigod1496

2 жыл бұрын

Ya momma went down hill

The game just sucks without the original cast...I've been stop watching that show

Sway is so real and respectful

Watching it again in 2020 and Netflix only has the first three seasons. I’m sure that was on purpose.

@Jennifer-iu9bd

3 жыл бұрын

Hulu has all 9 seasons

@nosillaxoc

3 жыл бұрын

Jennifer yesss! I just finished the series. I was happy to watch it but I still feel the same about it. The character development is limited. That being said, there are ppl who don’t grow in real life.🤷🏽‍♀️

@heavyroze176

3 жыл бұрын

They took it off for some reason all seasons were on there not anymore tho 🤔

@Jennifer-iu9bd

3 жыл бұрын

@@heavyroze176 not from Hulu. I'm currently watching it. On season 7.

@drtomecca

3 жыл бұрын

If you don’t have Hulu, download CW Seed app and its on there for free.

Tasha and Malik represented the mother son dynamic in urban america... Jason and Kelly made you understand the interracial plight from the inside out... BUT DINGDONG AND MED SCHOOL STRAIGHT UP REPRESENTED US!!!!!

Its crazy because it really DID collapse after they left lol

I love Tia, because she is real and inclusive. Miss her!

Tia, let's recognize Mel and Darwin were the reason why we watched the show, I love Wendy, Cory and so many others, but let's recognize, it's a hole in the heart of The Game. Tia, you do express yourself really clearly and carefully, smart girl always!

Here it is 2021 and I still watch Melanie and Darwin first three seasons over and over. They were a great on screen couple.

@uncoverthetruth8365

2 жыл бұрын

Amazing

The whole show was Melaine and Derwin point blank

@terrihyppolite5596

3 жыл бұрын

You're 100% correct when those two left I left two and I quit the show

They needs to bring girl Melanie back🙄

@cbcbrown88

3 жыл бұрын

Med School

@robertrogers074

3 жыл бұрын

Her and derwin returned for the series finale.

@Asian.1ee

3 жыл бұрын

Mel

@TheChallenger1000

3 жыл бұрын

Why are people speaking like the show is still on, lol. It's been off for like 5, 6 years at least.

Pooch hall was married at the time he was filming The Game. Pooch and Tia never hooked up . I heard Tia and Pooch didn’t like the money offered to keep filming. I tried to watch the show after Pooch and Tia left but it wasn’t as good. I love all the actors on the show but something about Derwin and Mel just had me hooked

@TheChallenger1000

3 жыл бұрын

They tried to recapture it with Blue and Lauren London. It was okay but it wasn't the same.

@uncoverthetruth8365

2 жыл бұрын

Omg money ? Girl u gettin residuals from sister sister stop bein greedy

@uncoverthetruth8365

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheChallenger1000 that was horrible The dude was trash and Laura speak without movin her top lip It’s weird Derwin acts with his eyes He’s passionate When he’s sad u see it When he’s in love u feel it When he’s angry u know he’s about to throw a punch Blue had none of that He was dull asf and I hated them together The show coulda went without them as replacements

@madisonrembert2024

2 жыл бұрын

@@uncoverthetruth8365 true Derwin aka Pooch showed emotion his acting was definitely phenomenal and irreplaceable

The show lost its magic once it went onto BET and you add in its originals actor leaving and replacing them with newbies? Yeah no. Melanie, Derwin, Tasha, Malique, Jason and Kelly were the show

Tia WAS the reason why I watched. The show was much more entertaining and real when it was on the CW. WHen BET picked it up...well, lol it just look "cheap", there was no laugh track, and it was just kinda wack. I struggled to watch. I didn't really care for Pooch (lame/corny), but when he and Tia left the show just didn't do it for me. I have no desire to keep up with it. I don't like Brandy or Lauren London and that lame Blue dude either. #BringbackTIA

@robertrogers074

3 жыл бұрын

Lame blue dude LOL. I think your the first heard somebody like it more on the cw than bet.

@bricevanderwoodsan2433

3 жыл бұрын

@@robertrogers074 ok then. Five year old comment. BET shows suck

@robertrogers074

3 жыл бұрын

@@bricevanderwoodsan2433 it's crazy to believe it was a music channel also.

@jay_bee7681

3 жыл бұрын

@@bricevanderwoodsan2433 lol I wanted to reply too but the comment was so old. The show was definitely better on The CW as a comedy. BET is hasn't had a show I've wanted to watch since College Hill

@sadcatsam

3 жыл бұрын

Factssssss

I do agree what he is saying about tia and pooch on the game it has not been the same since they left the show they did to bring them back on.

I love the Game...just rewatched the first 5 seasons. Melanie and Derwin were so good together! They WERE the show. It was good to see them come back in the end. That was the perfect way to end it.

@smartzfilms

2 жыл бұрын

Watch all 9 seasons & then the paramount plus version. It’s still 🔥

From what I recall on the twins show, tia said they called her & told her they had decidd to make her role a reocurring role & she had a choice to stay or walk away.I recall the episode when her agent called her.she cried abt making the choice 2 leave. They screwed her when she was a founding memeber of that show! She prob has a gag clause in her contract so she won't say they fired her or let her go.if u helped make a show a sucess & they want 2 downplay ur character to bring in new faces? Id walk away too! Screw being treated like a step child when tias name helped carry the show til they developed a following. All the originals cast members were great. Now its pure ratchet! Bet screwed it up. Its like the NFL version of Single Ladies! Just nasty&ratchet! Brandy is good but they were wrong to screw tia out of her leading role.ymelanie was kinda boring but they could've given her character a makeover & some better storylines.instead they just wrote her off the show!

@uncoverthetruth8365

2 жыл бұрын

Reoccurring?! Bruh if it’s not broke don’t fix it !!!! They always messin up something

After Tia and Derwin left I left, 🤦🏽‍♀️ I stopped watching

I agree w sway. Tia and pooch pretty much made the show, and now that they're gone no really wants watch it lol. I tried to give it a chance but it's just not the same, and has become a little corny. Maybe one day in the future (if it's still on) they'll make a brief appearance and liven it back up a little but for now, the show is wackkkk!

@1379lovely

9 жыл бұрын

Le' Be they're coming back for the season 9 finale which is the very last season of the show!

@CleverAOYM

9 жыл бұрын

I heard! I'm definitely going to watch 😊ajlas

@amandanixon7276

8 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@amandanixon7276

8 жыл бұрын

Jania Demease what's wrong ?

@CleverAOYM

8 жыл бұрын

+Amanda Nixon maybe she has her cycle 😕

Just finished The Game 2022 and Pooch Hall definitely made a cameo appearance. Really enjoyed the entire season episodes 1-10 hit all the right spots for me. Not that I wouldn’t enjoy seeing Melanie and Ding Dong cameo, but I’m loving what the Game is doing without the Tia and Pooch characters. Jason Pitts cameo was amazing(Pitts and Dip)… I wish them both well in their careers but The Game Can Must & Should Go On, with or without Tia and Pooch. It was never just Tia & Pooch that made the show for me, it was the entire cast. No one person was more important than the other, which is why it’s important to have good supporting storylines for all characters. Honestly there were times Melanie & Derwin’s characters and storyline was just too much drama, and in those times the other storylines kept me watching. I’m happy the Game has a revitalized life, I’m looking forward to more seasons.

@Onyx765

2 жыл бұрын

We still need a Girlfriends reboot tho. Idk it just never sat right with me that the spinoff gets to keep going, but the original show still hasn't had a proper conclusion :/

She didn't just decide to leave. The show told her that they were going to be moving in a new direction and that she would only have a recurring role.

She is such a happy person at heart

I miss the old CW The Game. I absolutely hated the BET version of The Game.

@Jared_thatdeep

3 жыл бұрын

Ya The Game was so much better when it was with the CW well the only BET version seasons of The Game that were good is Season 4 and 5 cause Derwin and Melanie were still on it when they left The Game really wasn’t the The Game anymore Derwin and Melanie were my favorite characters

@uncoverthetruth8365

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jared_thatdeep I ain’t even know they put the laugh track back on seasons 4 and 5 …that’s y I couldn’t watch it …seemed weird they makin jokes and it’s dead silence and that serious ass camera ..just started watchin again couple weeks ago …amazing

If they were smart they would bring back tia and pooch worst decision for the Game.

The game is wack now

Let’s be honest... the game was a spin-off of Girlfriends and Melanie was Joans cousin or niece... so the show was based around Tia’s character

@anthonytful

3 жыл бұрын

Is this true?

@CurlyHair-km5vs

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony Craig yep

@justynh1655

3 жыл бұрын

Anthony Craig yes. An episode of girlfriends was the introduction to the show. It was like a cross over episode, characters from both shows was in it. I believe med school is joans cousin

@anthonytful

3 жыл бұрын

@@justynh1655 thanks. I will have to see if I can find the eposide

@sullivancountydays

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought Tia was Tam Tam, they sound alike.

There's a ton of comments on here referring to Darwin and Melanie positions on the show and how people stop watching the show when they were written off. In my opinion the reason we were so much more interested was because we got a chance to see Melanie and Darwin grow up from young couple to adulthood and how they managed to get through so many obstacles and actually land on the other side still together that's a good story in itself and once that was taken away it checkmate the show!

I thought they had a relationship outside the show as well. They had amazing chemistry.

I mean they were the FIRST couple you see when the show ever started. So for them to leave was like yeah.. nah

No way,my eyes are tearing up learning just now about this news!!You have idea me and my girls watch this show faithfully! This show is my telenovela.It's real it made sense and it hit home.The chemistry between Tia and Pooch was so Belivable! We feel in love with them. The things they went through as a couple was true it happens!! When the show was picked up by bet I was so happy.Then it started with just showing 30 min only instead of an hour!We needed an hour! I hope this is news is not true.

Tia was the whole reason I started watching this show.. I don’t even like football.. but when she left it wasn’t the same I was like wheres med school?

Preach Sway! tell it the way it really happened. Thanks!!!

It is true they we’re both the reason I watched the show.

I appreciated it when the show got picked up again after CW dropped it, but I swear I didn't want it to be BET because I KNEW they were gonna fuck it up

I literally watch The Game every day,the old episodes

The Game is nothing now. Come back Tia and Derwin.

They didn't fire her, they just degraded her character to a recurring one so she wouldn't be in all the episodes, so she decided to quit.

The first 3 seasons were unmatched

Annnnd it’s 2021 and I still have no idea but I don’t even see to watch the show without Melanie and derwin and Jason and Kelly. Period😏

I loved the game on cw as soon as i found out BET had it i knew it was over, they destroy everything.

Watched the Tia & Tamera Show, the truth comes out in which Tia was being "dropped" 2 a recurring role instead of remaining as a main cast member. Britney Daniel also was dropped 2 a recurring role on Season 4. Basically, BET screwed up the "magic" of The Game & it hasn't been the same since it was aired on the CW. I think all the cast made the show!!! If it wasn't broke....there's no need 2 fix it!!!!

Can't imagine the show without tia and pooch. It was derwin and melanie that got me hooked in the first place and now that they are gone i honestly can't see where the show is goin

I’m on season 8 now And at the time I felt the same way that the show wasn’t the same without Derwin and Mel, and it wasn’t but rewatching and finally finishing the series I have to say it’s a great show and Malik character and Brandy really kept the show interesting for me. It did what it set out to accomplish in spite of their departure.

@lakeisham041

5 жыл бұрын

Hey, I would like to watch all the seasons. Did you buy them or is there a way to stream them?

@smoothview2617

5 жыл бұрын

Hulu

aaawww med school girl...

I dont like the show anymore cuz in my opinion I think Brandy ruined it, now if Melanie and derwin come back ill watch it again adding new people to it just made me not interested anymore, just hope they bring them back next season

@tashawndaprice8746

9 жыл бұрын

don't forget lauren london

@tashawndaprice8746

8 жыл бұрын

Jania Demease Take your ignorant ass and enroll it in a remedial English course.

I love tia and Tamara!! SISTER Sister!!!

YOU AIN'T GOT THE ANSWERS SWAY!!!!!

@ayeweballing2102

5 жыл бұрын

Lakrisha Davis 🤣🤣🤣

I loved pooch and tia together but Wendy was hilarious! Wendy did it for me . However The story lines weren’t good in the final days.

the game was actually centered around derwin and melanie because if anybody watched girlfriends melanie and derwin was on there talking about the game so they are the main characters all those other characters are sideline characters the show was already slipping when they moved from cw to bet and now its just going to collaspe without derwin and melanie

I started watching because Tia was on it and quit watching when she left

I was glad Melanie's character ended because they were changing her character making her pathetic with no friends and Janae treating her so badly.

@jacquettediggs4633

3 жыл бұрын

They should’ve never let her (Janay) have a baby with Derwin the show went downhill after that.

Melanie and Derwin needs they OWN show

I agree. Everytime a show loses main stars, it only last one more season after.

first off, Chardonnay was a breathe of fresh air on that show, she is the only funny person on the show. I'm sorry Melanie and Derwin in season 5 sucked the life out of the show! i was so tired of the character of Melanie! Malik has the same storyline every year. Blue and Kiera need to flesh them out. THeir story goes to fast you dont even have time to understand their relationship! one minute they are together and next they break up. season 7 was rushed, i love who Jason has become with Chardonnay, i love Kelly Pitts, but why was she back. there was no story! If they gonna bring Melanie and Derwin, it need to be Fresh and New, enough of the unhappy housewife, aint nobody got time for that

@ethanjones467

9 жыл бұрын

Amen to that! Truth

@hamrto1

9 жыл бұрын

Preach.

@blackmarvel8132

5 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Chardonnay was the best character on the show!

@jeannemulholland3186

4 жыл бұрын

It was dirty how Jason did Chardonnay.

@Pretty30715

Жыл бұрын

True that's why I'm glad she finally went back to John Hopkins to finish what she started. There was no more drama and she had twins

It’s always about the money. They should have paid them whatever they asked for.

Im re watching the game but now that Melinie and derwin are no longer on the show it’s weak. This why I never finished in when it first came out. They should have never left. I think the show would have still been on.

lmao I thought they were together off the show as well! haha Sway is hilarious.

Why does everybody compare tia and tamera? They ar 2 dif people just bc they are twins doesn't mean we have to always conpare them with each other they are bot great actresses and beautiful in their own ways and amazing singers

The show is good overall. Granted it got more serious during season 4/5 and on but it's still a good show. I didn't mind the blue and Keira relationship.

She left because Pooch left. They wouldn’t let him be in two shows and since pooch wasn’t there anymore they were gonna give Tia much much less screen time so she said nah brah. Pooch made the right choice, Ray Donavan is a very successful show and has been on for 7 seasons so far. I love that Tia never puts anyone’s business on blast and respects their privacy until they’re ready to speak about it. She also didn’t tell anyone about why Brittany left. No one knew she had cancer until she spoke about it years later.

I feel the same way. Melonie and Derwin made The Game! It won't be the same, and I don't think it's going to be as successful as it was. We didn't bring the show back to have it changed and to get rid of our favorite characters!!!

First it was Kelly (which we all know now why she left and now she's back) and now its Melanie and Derwin. BET has juggled the show so much it has almost ruined it. Kelly coming back has been the only saving grace that the show has had recently. I quit watching when she left and the show got all dark. Now Im back to watching cuz of Kelly but if Melanie and Derwin dont come back soon I dont know how much longer the show can survive.

@jayLanette90

10 жыл бұрын

why did kelly leave?

@charnelleok1864

10 жыл бұрын

Kelly left cuz she had cancer in real life, she returned when she was clear of it.. That wasnt the networks fault. They deffo ruined it without melanie and derwin tho, the last season they were on was pretty wack too cuz they were hardly in it.

@locksley11

10 жыл бұрын

Why did Kelly leave in the first place?

@babycakes3247

8 жыл бұрын

I did love all of the characters in the game

the game was first ruined when they changed the main cast and got rid of Brittany daniels. I think I gave up on the show after that which wsa like season 4? and now without tia and pooch, the show is OVER in my eyes. and its so depressing that its over but I'm seriously ready to say goodbye.

Why are people constantly putting Tia down? Tia has so many haters. I guess its because she has a steady acting career.

clearly it was the money. Season 1-3 was amazing!!!! The Paramount reboot with Tasha Mac as the lead also is REALLY great. I would advise anyone who hasn't seen it to watch its 2 seasons. Its a great little ending to Tasha's story. Always always wanted the original 3 ladies to return. BET def mishandled the ball. Brandy was probably the best addition to the later seasons as well as Wendy having more story developing moments.

Melanie and Derwin was the show. It’s not the same without them.

Med School ❤️❤️❤️❤️

I loved watching the game. No offense but watching the first season with the whole cast that first started was rewarding. It seems like it was starting off a must tune in. When Kelly didn't return, it was watchable, but to have Med School and Ding dong gone is crazy. Wish the show the best with the newbies.

we gonna miss med school

I so agree I love blue, keira, and chardonnay(brandy) lol I like the new one more for some reason

team tia mowry-hardrict i love you and your twin team tamera mowry-housely i am such a loyal supportive fan forever...

I stopped watching The Game last year (2012) once I saw a marathon of old episodes on BET and I tried to follow the storyline but couldn't because it didn't make much sense, so I wasn't aware that Derwin/Pooch wasn't on the show anymore; but I kinda' figured SOME kind of shake-up happened on that show once I saw Pooch surface on the new Showtime series Ray Donovan... He seems like a really good fit for that show; maybe from there he can graduate to something on HBO, eventually...

No, they gave her and Pooch a choice to either make guess appearances or leave the show. We now Tia choice to leave the show. But i don't know about Pooch. I know he in on a new show but he was in the first couple of episodes in season 6 so i don't know if he will make anymore. I hope he does so we can see what happen to Derwin and hear from him (since tia isn't coming back) who him and Melody's marriage is going and how she's doing. Because i don't how they we lefted without an ending for them.

hooooollllldddd up. what? Tha game without melanie and derwin??!!! i'm sorry but i thought that the show was melanie and derwin. i was already bad since season 4. but to actually make a show without the 2 main characters it's just wrong.

Yeah it is not the same.. No matter how good it will never be the same

I think they're saying Lauren London cannot act (she's one of the new characters that will be on the Game). Honestly, that entire show (Single Ladies) feels like it needs a ton of direction, so I wouldn't judge her too harshly based on that. Once they got rid of Stacey Dash, it got even worse.

im not a hater or anything, Lauren London is pretty but she can't act, she acts the same in every role she has, tiara brought her character to life, watching that show when her and pooch were on there, it made me feel like they were really dating and I was watching a reality show

damn this was a fun interview...sway kept it super 100

She made the show great.

OMG THEY MADE THE DANG SHOW!

Actually Lauren London is playing Melanie and she is pretty but i do agree with you about the new Derwin he is not nearly as good looking as the original Derwin.

@jeannemulholland3186

4 жыл бұрын

Lauren London played Kiera and Jay Ellis played Blue.

You can tell BET made her sign a nondisclosure agreement by the way she answers her questions. Hopefully the truth comes to the light soon. The Game def won't be the same w/o Melanie & Derwin.

when she left and Brittany Daniel left the show was over it is lame now

Wow, I'm so shocked it's ending! Well basically ending, she's leaving. Urg. And I'm one of those fans watching the show for Tia and who fell in love with her chemistry with Pooch's character. The other characters on the show are so freaking hilarious but it's not the same show without Tia and Pooch, they are the main characters.

I first stopped on that show back when it was on CW because I saw Tia and I'm a huge Sister Sister fan so .... but that show is pure trash to me since it went to BET so shrugs.

@kevinmodernfamily20

9 жыл бұрын

Melissa Jackson I've been a fan of Tia and Tamera since the movies Twitches 1&2, and Seventeen Again kevinmodernfamily20

@mackenzierose1292

8 жыл бұрын

Because Tia made the show

They needed that show real shit

How you gonna do The Game without I refuse to watch it. They better get them both back or that's a wrap.

i liked the game when it was on cw network.

HE said it! The show is not the same. How disappointing

I know this old but the show was built around Tia. Tia is the cousin of Joan from Girlfriends so she should’ve owned that but I love her humbleness.

@huggybunny14

3 жыл бұрын

I was surprised Traci never made a guest appearance on The Game.

"The Game" was a spinoff of the TV show "Girlfriends" due to Tia's character being the cousin of Tracee Ellis Ross' character on "Girlfriends". Tia's character wanted to follow her boyfriend to San Diego to support his football career. Tia looks like she's hesitant to tell the whole truth. And I hear that Pooch's character is returning as a part of the new season. IMO BET messed up the show when they took it over, but I already knew it would happen because they are not good with scripted shows.

The Game was about Melanie and Derwin, without them there was no show

That's Heather B from the very first original Real World on MTV back in the 90's.

Basically Pooch left to do Ray Donovan and BET had no use for Tia once Pooch left so the mutually decided to part ways...I have no idea why she couldn't just say that instead of beating around the bush

They didn't sell out. End of story

Sway is right...hes not lying...and to my understanding the show was suppose to be a spin-off from Girlfriends Mel (Tia) being Joan cousin....