So weird how networks thought they could develop a prime-time series based on an R-rated comedy
because... M*A*S*H?
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 July 2018 15:01 (five years ago) link
oh, haha, right
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 30 July 2018 15:08 (five years ago) link
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore worked out OK...
― ... (Eazy), Monday, 30 July 2018 15:17 (five years ago) link
what was that Fox show that was basically a rip-off of Ferris Bueller?
― mh, Monday, 30 July 2018 15:27 (five years ago) link
it was a PG, tho (and pretty different in tone nonetheless) xp
Parker Lewis Can't Lose
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 July 2018 15:29 (five years ago) link
there was also a Ferris sitcom (featuring Jennifer Aniston!)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferris_Bueller_(TV_series)
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 July 2018 15:31 (five years ago) link
Also "Fame" ?
― Mark G, Monday, 30 July 2018 15:38 (five years ago) link
I have really fond memories of this show but am sorta scared to re-watch. it was pretty po-mo iirc
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 July 2018 15:41 (five years ago) link
Fame was a solid 5-year hit on TV, but MASH became a juggernaut.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 July 2018 15:43 (five years ago) link
I have really fond memories of this show but am sorta scared to re-watch
Me too. I remember it being much funnier, and much weirder, than the Ferris Bueller movie (and, obviously, the Ferris Bueller TV show).
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 30 July 2018 15:48 (five years ago) link
xpost also Hogan's Heroes
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 30 July 2018 16:32 (five years ago) link
the 70s was a fucked up time. once i caught an episode of The Love Boat on tv and pure exploitation just two women in nighties w bits blurred out for modern broadcast.
― Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 30 July 2018 16:34 (five years ago) link
well that was a loose (dumb) variation on Stalag 17. You might as well call the original Battlestar Galactica a Star Wars series.
xp
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Monday, 30 July 2018 16:35 (five years ago) link
The Love Boat was based on the last scene of Some Like It Hot, iirc.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 30 July 2018 16:42 (five years ago) link
Well, nobody's perfect.
― Mark G, Monday, 30 July 2018 16:46 (five years ago) link
That or "Ship of Fools".
― Father Ted in Forkhandles (Tom D.), Monday, 30 July 2018 16:48 (five years ago) link
have we lol'd about VICE of all places publishing this nonsense yet
― Οὖτις, Monday, 30 July 2018 17:11 (five years ago) link
Eh, the absurdity of their "We're moral voices now - stop laughing!" schtick is just taken for granted at this point.
― grawlix (unperson), Monday, 30 July 2018 17:13 (five years ago) link