In a way, that's laying the improvisation into the script, but don't get me wrong; there is improvisation in there, but tiny flourishes, bits and pieces, line here, line there, but 10 percent probably compared to the rest of the script.
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At its core, the franchise's central family has always been known to be the recipient of bad luck, responsible for poor choices, and held some of the most awkward holiday gatherings of all time, so you could definitely say that the franchise has delivered, (no matter how uncomfortable things can get along the way.)
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The members were Emilio Estevez, Anthony Michael Hall, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Demi Moore, Judd Nelson, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy.
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So with the film franchise available when HBO Max goes live, a spinoff series like The Griswolds was more a matter of "when" then "if."
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