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New properties are also very expensive, and are more likely to fail than something with a built-in fan base. This also means that without that fan base, a show that was once cancelled will not be revived. (No one is clamoring for a Diagnosis Murder or Grace Under Fire reunion.)
After the election results came in optimists pointed to one fact that they thought would soothe liberal psyches: “At least comedy shows are going to be so hilarious. They must be glad for all this new material.” No they’re not. Shut up. You are the worst.
Since the premiere of The Mary Tyler Moore Show women in the workplace sitcoms have become a renowned genre. Before Mary moved to Minneapolis and began working in the newsroom under Lou Grant, she was a domesticated mother and straight man to Dick Van Dyke on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Why do networks make these mistakes? Well, it’s a mix of different aims, the first being to tap into the vortex of pop culture at the moment. “Selfie” is a ubiquitous term that has its ruminations in internet culture, which is a market that begs to be tapped.
To many people the golden age of television has come and gone multiple times. For NBC the golden age was the nineties, and the must-see event was their Thursday night block. Starting back in the eighties NBC prepared a comedy lineup every Thursday to draw in a youth market. Shows included “Cheers,” “Fame,” and “Taxi.”
Why wait until October to get into the Halloween spirit? There are tons of shows on Netflix and other platforms that you can watch all year long to get seriously spooked. Some of the best television shows have been creepy, scary, or downright disturbing. Here is a list of shows to get you in the Halloween spirit, or maybe just to binge watch at your leisure.
During my childhood The Muppets were still everywhere. The TV show “Muppet Babies” ran from 1984-1991, and reruns played on Nickelodeon every day. Three Muppet movies were made in the nineties, the last of which, “Muppets from Space,” was a box office bust and led to a long drought for the franchise.
Black-ish” has gotten most of the attention from critics and audiences alike because it has had a full season, and is headed by the well-known actor Anthony Anderson. The praise has been great enough that Anderson has even been nominated for an Emmy for his performance,
