Before The Dick Van Dyke Show, suburbia was never portrayed on television as a haven of sophistication. We never followed Ozzie Nelson to work. And we never, ever fantasized what Ward and June Cleaver did behind closed doors. But Your Show of Shows veteran Carl Reiner’s groundbreaking series broke the staid, sitcom mold.Just consider Mary […]
Green Acres: The Series
Eddie Albert spent six seasons appealing to the whacked out citizens of Hooterville to behave in a rational and orderly manner. Naturally, he got just what he deserved–the gradual erosion of his own mental stability. Aficionados of this show like to call it surreal. All one can add to that, to paraphrase the classic title […]
The Larry Sanders Show: The Series
The Larry Sanders Show is perhaps the most realistic and funniest television series ever written about show business. In this case, the “business” is producing a late night talk show hosted by the amiable, humorous Larry Sanders, a Johnny Carson-like character deftly portrayed by Garry Shandling. Shandling is also the creator and frequent writer of […]
NYPD Blue: The Series
Within the first few minutes of the pilot episode, it’s clear what made NYPD Blue stand out from the rest of the cop show pack, as the characters express themselves in startlingly colorful language. This, combined with glimpses of nudity, earned NYPD Blue the reputation as R-rated television–but just about every episode demonstrates the propulsive […]
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