Television Shows That DO and DON'T "Stand The Test Of Time"? (cartoons, theme)
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Just because the show was from the 70s doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't hold up today. The show was well written, the cast was stellar and it can be watched today and still be laughed at.
Laughed at? Absolutely. And the characters are fun. But I remember when the show first aired that it was seen as ground-breaking because the central character was a professional, successful, single working woman. MTM was seen as the ultimate Feminist heroine on TV, which for the 1970s was still fairly progressive. Nowadays? Not so much.
You can still enjoy the show for the characters and the great humor. But the societal and political commentary seems rather quaint by today's standards.
Laughed at? Absolutely. And the characters are fun. But I remember when the show first aired that it was seen as ground-breaking because the central character was a professional, successful, single working woman. MTM was seen as the ultimate Feminist heroine on TV, which for the 1970s was still fairly progressive. Nowadays? Not so much.
You can still enjoy the show for the characters and the great humor. But the societal and political commentary seems rather quaint by today's standards.
I read it, and by your logic, because the lines in Casablanca are NOW cliche, the movie is no longer a timeless classic.
You must not be very logical, and no one was talking about Casablanca; it's not a TV show. Apples and oranges, darlin' ... apples and oranges.
Apparently you missed the part where I acknowledged I Love Lucy's unmistakable role in forming the basis for every situation comedy that's come after it. Reading is fundamental!
And I'm sorry I hurt your widdle feelings by not liking your favorite TV show.
One show that is now increasingly forgotten with the passing of the WW2 generation is the show Combat! which aired on ABC for 5 seasons in the 1960's and was all about the trials of an infantry squad on the western front in 1944-1945. Still a great show and just as watchable as when I first saw it as a kid in the 1980's.
Interesting note on that: living here in Japan, it never fails to astound me how popular Combat! was with the generation born in Japan in the 1960s -- and how well it`s stood the test of time.
If you ever make it to Japan, just say Combat! loudly. If it`s a friendly group, or some folks having a few beers, someone is bound to go
BA-BA-BA-BA BA-BUM!
Now,as to why this is the case.....well, that`s a question for the sociologists...
Married with Children was a reaction to the Cosby show and other "sweet" family sitcoms that were popular at that time. I'd guess it doesn't stand the test of time when it's viewed on its own, half of the humor was because it was so different and opposite to the other shows out there.
I always think of a friend of mine when I hear someone calling The Cosby Show "sweet." This friend hated the show because he felt that Cliff Huxtable was overly sarcastic and mean to his children. It just goes to show different perspectives people have on things.
As for me, I didn't watch the show very often. It just didn't "grab" me.
I've seen some old episodes of Little House On The Prairie and they still seem pretty fresh. The characters were just awesome even if some of the stories were a little hokey.
They said that certain shows set in a specific time period will never seem dated. Happy Days, The Waltons, LHOTP, Bonanza( which has been rerun so much it is stale to me).
I've noticed that The Cosby Show has disappeared.
Still there are some shows I would like to see again. The Love Boat, Mr Belvedere, Newhart, My Three Sons, Magnum PI, Dennis The Menace, Alf, and of course, What A Dummy.
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Read the quoted post thoroughly and get back to me.
