Aired: 2007 - 2012 (five seasons)
Vague Description: A computer geek inadvertently becomes involved in espionage.
Starred: Zachary Levi, Yvonne Strahovski.
Why Watch: Its odd mix of espionage and silliness. Strahovski.
Honorable Mention: Jordana Brewster's guest appearances.
Aired: 1982 - 1993 (eleven seasons)
Vague Description: The staff and patrons of a Boston bar.
Starred: Ted Danson, George Wendt.
Why Watch: I'm trying to avoid the obvious with these shows, but it really was about the writing and the acting. The casting was spot-on.
Aired: 1984 - 1992 (eight seasons)
Vague Description: A black family in New York City.
Starred: Bill Cosby, Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner.
Why Watch: It was a show about black people that recognized the importance of the noun.
Dissenting Opinion: In light of recent news, the fun might be gone.
The first show sounds like fun although I never saw it. I love Cheers which is brilliant and i watched some of the Cosby Show but once it became big, I felt so did Cosby's head and I felt that the whole show became smarmy. I never bought his humble me act and i always thought his treatment of Lisa Bonet was cutthroat.
ReplyDeleteThe Cosby show was on fire for the first few seasons. It probably hung around a couple seasons too long though.
DeleteI remember watching both Cheers and The Cosby Show as a kid. I've seen a few reruns of each in recent years (before the Cosby fallout). I do miss the simplicity of shows like these.
ReplyDeleteYeah. I guess I was a lot younger when I watched these shows. (sigh)
DeleteLOL! Weren't we all (younger)? ;)
DeleteYou're right, Cheers writers were right on. I watched the show religiously. I liked the Cosby Show, too. Vanessa was my favorite character. I doubt I'd watch it again, if given the choice.
ReplyDeleteI remember Vanessa as the even keel, common sense child. But yeah - the show's legacy has been tarnished.
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