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Farrah Fawcett was overcome with emotion several times when she watched "Farrah's Story," the documentary about her battle with cancer, Friday night. But she also enjoyed it and was revived by it, her longtime companion Ryan O'Neal and best friend and collaborator Alana Stewart agreed Monday.

And the story isn't over. Confirming a revelation first reported by msnbc.com's Courtney Hazlett, O'Neal told TODAY's Meredith Vieira Monday via telephone from his home: "We haven't stopped filming, and we're going to make a second installment on her life," he said.

The 62-year-old actress was too ill to attend the Hollywood premiere of the movie, which pulled strong ratings on NBC. But she watched it with O'Neal and Stewart at her home.

"When we began watching it Friday night, she had [a] very low pulse," O'Neal told Vieira. But as the film progressed, Fawcett's pulse got stronger until it was fully normal. "It kept going up and up and up," O'Neal said. "It was wonderful … We're going to have to show her one of her films every night."

'Did you like it?'

Stewart, who did much of the filming, said she didn't know how her friend would react to the film.

"I was a little nervous. She cried a few times. It was quite emotional for her," Stewart said. When it was over, she asked Fawcett, "OK, so did you like it?"

"I liked it very, very, very, very, very much," Fawcett replied.

"That was a relief," O'Neal told Vieira.

The next day, O'Neal checked the overnight ratings and told Fawcett, "We did real good last night."

Ever the actress concerned with how her work is received, Fawcett employed standard entertainment jargon: "What were the numbers?"

O'Neal assured her that "Farrah's Story" led the ratings for the evening. "It made me laugh that she still had those terms in her head," the actor said. ...