barwars
05-23-2004, 11:53 AM
is it??
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View Full Version : 2003/2004 = saddest TV year ever?? barwars 05-23-2004, 11:53 AM is it?? barwars 05-23-2004, 11:55 AM John Ritter died Bob Hope died Earl Hindman died Rod Roddy died Tony Randall died Frasier ended Friends ended Sex and the City ended can it get any worse?! 3 of the 4 biggest comedies ended. and 5 great TV icons passed away. James 05-23-2004, 12:48 PM Originally posted by barwars88 John Ritter died Bob Hope died Earl Hindman died Rod Roddy died Tony Randall died Also, Helen Kleeb, known for her role of Miss Mamie Baldwin on The Waltons, passed away December 28, 2003. barwars 05-23-2004, 12:51 PM Originally posted by James Also, Helen Kleeb, known for her role of Miss Mamie Baldwin on The Waltons, passed away December 28, 2003. Im not familiar with the show, so I didnt even know that. But thanks for the input Chain Gang Member 05-23-2004, 01:20 PM Those are some sad things JT 05-23-2004, 01:56 PM Hope Lange (The New Dick Van Dyke Show) died. Anna Lee (General Hospital) died (on 5/14/04). Lynne Thigpen (Carmen Sandiego, The District, All My Children) died. Dean Winchester 05-23-2004, 03:16 PM the main problem is that, with the passion of so many smash series... there's no real show to pick up the torch of Friends, Frasier and Sex. Raymond gets great ratings, but it's coming to an end too. Will & Grace could pick it up, but it's ending too! For example, when Mash ended in 1983, there were shows like Cheers and Family Ties more than willing to carry it's torch, when Cheers ended, there was Seinfeld, when Seinfeld ended, there was Friends and Frasier... there's no clear "marquee sitcom" on the horizon for now. dawsongirl 05-24-2004, 02:09 AM It was sad for all those reasons, but also because there were a lot of really crappy shows on the schedules. And it does look like it's getting any better. Oh, Larry Hovis (Hogan's Heroes, Laugh-In) died last Sept. Mr. Television 05-24-2004, 02:13 AM Originally posted by BuffySlayer79 the main problem is that, with the passion of so many smash series... there's no real show to pick up the torch of Friends, Frasier and Sex. Raymond gets great ratings, but it's coming to an end too. Will & Grace could pick it up, but it's ending too! For example, when Mash ended in 1983, there were shows like Cheers and Family Ties more than willing to carry it's torch, when Cheers ended, there was Seinfeld, when Seinfeld ended, there was Friends and Frasier... there's no clear "marquee sitcom" on the horizon for now. thats true but nobody then knew that Cheers and Family Ties would be such big hits. They didn't become popular until 1984. |