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There is one show I think of every once in a while (unless it was an episode only). It was probably mid late 1970 and was about a woman who can read (i.e. hear) others thoughts. Does this ring anyone else's memory? Or was it perhaps just an episode of another show? Or a very short lived half season of a failed show.
I have a vague memory of the woman looking somewhat like Pam Dawber / Suzanne Pleshette.
No. But I remember an episode or two from "Beverly Hills, 90210" set on a cruise ship, where the kids sailed as part of their school's study program. What can I say: rich high school kids literally go places. (Or maybe it was "Sweet Valley High", one of its more serious episodes?) There was a guy offering a girl vodka from a flask he carried. He probably smuggled it onboard similar to how real-life cruise passengers do it.
Must have been SVH. There was only one episode of BH90210 on a cruise ... Steve's 21st birthday.
I sometimes do, too. I was a teenaged girl during the period when those shows were originally on the air (and watched a lot of the 'seventies shows in syndication from late childhood on), so there's a huge nostalgia factor at play there as well as some of those shows like "Life Goes On" were just darn good.
My partner mildly makes fun of me for "comfort watching" certain shows like "Highway to Heaven" when he sees them on my Netflix queue, but I find watching shows like that to be oddly soothing.
I'm the same way!
This world is just too cold for me, I need my heart warmed on a regular basis
I noticed a trajectory of family sitcoms. They almost completely dominated early TV, because American families were strong & preeminent. Then as TV moved in to the 80s & 90s.. TV started reflecting the Baby Boomers' cynicism about marriage/family (Married with Children & Roseanne, etc). A lot people/media critics were praising the realistic depiction of family.. and the depictions became more cynical and dysfunctional until we've arrived at families like Shameless & Modern Family. Optimistic depictions of traditional families have almost completely vanished from TV.
I noticed a trajectory of family sitcoms. They almost completely dominated early TV, because American families were strong & preeminent. Then as TV moved in to the 80s & 90s.. TV started reflecting the Baby Boomers' cynicism about marriage/family (Married with Children & Roseanne, etc). A lot people/media critics were praising the realistic depiction of family.. and the depictions became more cynical and dysfunctional until we've arrived at families like Shameless & Modern Family. Optimistic depictions of traditional families have almost completely vanished from TV.
To be fair, I really liked Modern Family, The Middle, and by extension, Schitt's Creek. I wasn't a fan of Rosanne, but I do remember there being a close bond between the titular character and her husband (I also love John Goodman as an actor). There's *is* a functionality to all of the families in those shows and a fair amount of love and affection shown even if it's not in the vein of Father Knows Best, etc.
I think what I was referring to were family dramas that were of the type that the whole family would watch. More than anything else, I have a feeling that the proliferation of multiple screens in the average household (beginning with T.V.s in rooms other than the single one that once dominated the living rooms and dens of American households) kind of led the way to family shows no longer quite the thing that they once were.
Cynicism aside, what I have noticed is that while the big three networks have seemingly abandoned the notion of a family show, there are still a few new ones being aired on other networks. There's a Canadian show called Heartland that my partner's daughter loves and likes to watch with her mom. She's gotten me into it, too.
Back on topic... one of the shows that I miss and have never seen in syndication is Just the Ten of Us. It was only on for a couple of seasons. I remember it as being part of the old TGIF lineup.
I'm not exactly sure what your criteria for obscurity are, but there have been many television series that were on a long time ago and lasted for a short time that might meet your definition of obscurity. A few that always arise in my mind are Hank, which was about a guy who supported himself and his sister by operating a lunch truck on a college campus while using various disguises to sit in on classes to get the college education he wants;Oh Those Bells; andRoom for One More. Even if you're as old as I am it's pretty unlikely you'll remember these series, or any number of others, that might have aired for a couple of months about sixty years ago.
This was completely wiped from my brain until this very moment, lol Thank you!!!
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