1. Not taking care of the shows from the 1940s and 50s, thus resulting in us not being able to watch those certain shows today.

2. "Two and a Half Men" being the highest rated current sitcom.

3. "Firefly" getting cancelled after just 14 episodes.

4. "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" getting cancelled after just 19 episodes.

5. Jay Leno

6. "Married with Children" ending after 11 seasons without a proper series finale.

7. Cutting shows down to 22 minutes or less for syndication. Just air the whole episode in reruns!!!

8. NBC's shabby treatment of "NewsRadio", preventing it from having a large mainstream audience and staying on the air a couple years more. Or at least have more episodes in a season. Ooh, that reminds me...

9. TV seasons going from 39 eps a season to 22 or less.

Please add to the list.

7. Cutting shows down to 22 minutes or less for syndication. Just air the whole episode in reruns!!!.
That's just shows through the 80s. It's even worse now. I have Seinfeld on DVD, which averages just 22 mins in its network version and is cut even more in syndication, and I've seen Two and a Half Men on DVD, which averages about 20 1/2 mins uncut!
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9. TV seasons going from 39 eps a season to 22 or less.
Actually that's been getting slightly better in most cases since the 70s, maybe due to cable competition. As an example, Cheers produced more than 270 episodes in 11 seasons, where M*A*S*H only produced 249 episodes in the same number of seasons. I saw recently where My Name is Earl, as advertised on DVD, had 27 episodes in its last season, which actually are so many that they can't all be rerun in a year.

I'd add the following shows ending on agonizing cliffhangers that will never be resolved: Twin Peaks, V, Stroker and Hoop, The Others.

Another injustice; the sacrifice of the theme song to the altar of more ads.

Yet another; the decimation of cable TV networks who have lost their identities in order to showcase homemade "reality" travesties, Law and Order reruns and infomercials.

the downfall of NICK AT NITE, TV LAND, and THE DISNEY CHANNEL.

new knight rider being cancelled without a second season

The Government,Soccer Moms and Cable TV for contributing to complete demise of Sat. AM TV and the lack of quality children's programing during the weekdays.

"THE NEW BIONIC WOMAN"-'nuff said!!

Here are ten:

1. the sudden cancellation of The Wonder Years before Kevin and Co. got a chance to graduate

2. the cancellation of State of Grace after just 38 episodes

3. FOX's refusal to pull the plug on The Simpsons

4. CBS' refusal to air a reunion of The Waltons that Earl Hamner wrote in 1998

5. FOX stubbornly refusing to cave into the demands of viewers and cancel Married ... with Children

6. PAX's disappearance

7. the broadcast networks thumbing their collective noses at the Parents Television Council (and other such organizations) and continuing to push the envelope instead of sitting back, relaxing, and letting the envelope push itself back to 1940s standards

8. FOX resurrecting Family Guy--twice!

9. The Nashville Network's disappearance (do the folks at Viacom actually care about the flooding of the Music City???)

10. left-wing bias at CBS, NBC, and ABC News

7. the broadcast networks thumbing their collective noses at the Parents Television Council (and other such organizations) and continuing to push the envelope instead of sitting back, relaxing, and letting the envelope push itself back to 1940s standards

I didn't know you supported the Parents Television Council

the canncelation of "QUANTUM LEAP" without a proper finale.

"AFTER MASH"

Soap not getting a final episode to tie up all the loose ends left with a cliffhanger.
Medium possibly getting cancelled for being too expensive in its freshman year on CBS??

new knight rider being cancelled without a second season

In my opinion that was a good thing- one season of a car turning into a pick up truck was enough for me.

I'd add the following shows ending on agonizing cliffhangers that will never be resolved: VV was renewed for a 2nd season, you'll get to see the conclusion.

V was renewed for a 2nd season, you'll get to see the conclusion.

I think Retro might be referring to the original V series.

I think Retro might be referring to the original V series.Oh that's right. V hasn't even aired its season finale yet.

Archie Bunker and The Jeffersons never getting a proper send off.

The death of ABC's family lineup TGIF.

Fox's shoddy treatment of "Sliders", airing the episodes out of order, firing John Rhys-Davies in favor of Kari Wuhrer then the new production staff's treatment of the show. Two of the people that tick me off the most about the later years of "Sliders" are now both deceased: David Peckinpah and Bill Dial. It was Dial's idea to end the show on a cliffhanger, rather than the planned finale. Peckinpah was the guy who really ruined the show, though.

Double Post, so I'll think of something else to add...

The disrespect "Wings" has gotten by the critics and to a lesser extent NBC. Can't blame NBC too much, they did keep it on for seven and a half seasons.

11. the XFL

12. Norman Lear and his shows the liberal media called "groundbreaking"

13. CBS' refusal to pay the paltry fine (even suing to get it overturned!) for the Janet Jackson incident in the 2004 Super Bowl

14. the fact that the 2007-08 writers' strike only lasted three measly little months--and that it never occurred to the sides to throw in the towel

15. WWE programming

16. CBS' stubborn refusal to terminate the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show"

17. David Schwimmer getting a starring role in that lame comedy "Friends", causing the public to forget his role as Karen's boyfriend on "The Wonder Years".

18. "Friends" lasting twice as long as "The Wonder Years"

19. NBC giving "Friends" the chance to be #1 in the Nielsens, while ABC failed to give "The Wonder Years" that opportunity

20. "Boy Meets World" failing to be a spinoff of "The Wonder Years" (this was something I thought would happen since the main characters are brothers in real life) and taking place in a decade in which everyone was unhappy instead of the 1970s

Daisy and Enos never getting married on Dukes of Hazzard!! :mad:

The disappearance of Saturday morning cartoons

Split screen closing credits

Logos and advertisements for upcoming shows on the bottom of the TV screen during a show

The disappearance of Saturday morning cartoons

Split screen closing credits

Logos and advertisements for upcoming shows on the bottom of the TV screen during a show
Amen to all three of those!!!! I totally agree.

In the earlier days of television, real life deaths weren't acknowledged on- screen.
The best example is Bea Benaredet of Petticoat Junction. After BB died, the show went on like she never existed. A few years later, I'm not sure if Dan Blocker's death was acknowledged on Bonanza.

Amen to all three of those!!!! I totally agree.



Me too

11. the XFL

12. Norman Lear and his shows the liberal media called "groundbreaking"

13. CBS' refusal to pay the paltry fine (even suing to get it overturned!) for the Janet Jackson incident in the 2004 Super Bowl

14. the fact that the 2007-08 writers' strike only lasted three measly little months--and that it never occurred to the sides to throw in the towel

15. WWE programming

16. CBS' stubborn refusal to terminate the "Victoria's Secret Fashion Show"

17. David Schwimmer getting a starring role in that lame comedy "Friends", causing the public to forget his role as Karen's boyfriend on "The Wonder Years".

18. "Friends" lasting twice as long as "The Wonder Years"

19. NBC giving "Friends" the chance to be #1 in the Nielsens, while ABC failed to give "The Wonder Years" that opportunity

20. "Boy Meets World" failing to be a spinoff of "The Wonder Years" (this was something I thought would happen since the main characters are brothers in real life) and taking place in a decade in which everyone was unhappy instead of the 1970s

Wonder Years is, in my opinion, one of the best shows of all time. But saying that NBC "let" Friends be # 1 in the ratings and ABC didn't - it's not like ABC said I don't want Wonder Years to be number one, it's just that they didn't get high enough ratings for it to be number one.

Just because Wonder Years didn't last as long as most other hit TV shows, doesn't mean you can just go and say Friends is lame and Boy Meets World should be a spinoff of Wonder Years just because Ben Savage was in it. I get that this is your opinion and I feel you completely because, like I said, Wonde Years is one of my favorites.

You should say this is your opinion because, clearly, Friends was the more popular show. David Schwimmer's role on Wonder Years wasn't so outstanding either. Anybody could have been plugged into that role for the 5 episodes? (max) he was in. He is most known for Friends. I just don't agree with you discrediting one of the greatest sitcoms of all-time (Friends) in order to promote Wonder Years. They weren't even on the same network! Also, Wonder Years ended in 93 and Friends only started in 94 so it's not as if they were even competing for ratings. Why compare those two?

Sorry if this came off as rude or anything, Wonder Years is my favorite show but I just thought your argument with Friends wasn't really applicable.

Nick at Nite, TVLand, American Movie Classics, Sci Fi Channel and The Disney Channel selling out.( I have a bad feeling Turner Classic Movies is next).


Also Soapnet for not showing soap anymore.


Also for TV never having a channel that focused on music from the 50's and 60's.

Daisy and Enos never getting married on Dukes of Hazzard!! :mad:
I was sure that they were going to marry them off in that first reunion movie but they didn't. I never saw the second one so I don't know if they ever did.

In the earlier days of television, real life deaths weren't acknowledged on- screen.
The best example is Bea Benaredet of Petticoat Junction. After BB died, the show went on like she never existed. A few years later, I'm not sure if Dan Blocker's death was acknowledged on Bonanza.
I don't believe he was. I know they wrote the Grandfather's death into Lassie back in the 1950's. That was one of the few instances where they acknowledged an actor died in the early days.

I was sure that they were going to marry them off in that first reunion movie but they didn't. I never saw the second one so I don't know if they ever did.
They never did. :mad:

The great Darrin switch on "Bewitched".Although some may disagree with me,Dick York was much better as the character Darrin Stephens. Dick Sargent gave it a valiant effort,but his Darrin couldn't hold a candle to Dick York's Darrin.And I absolutely agree about the split-screen squishing of closing credits.(TVLand is the worst offender here)

Wonder Years is, in my opinion, one of the best shows of all time. But saying that NBC "let" Friends be # 1 in the ratings and ABC didn't - it's not like ABC said I don't want Wonder Years to be number one, it's just that they didn't get high enough ratings for it to be number one.

Just because Wonder Years didn't last as long as most other hit TV shows, doesn't mean you can just go and say Friends is lame and Boy Meets World should be a spinoff of Wonder Years just because Ben Savage was in it. I get that this is your opinion and I feel you completely because, like I said, Wonde Years is one of my favorites.

You should say this is your opinion because, clearly, Friends was the more popular show. David Schwimmer's role on Wonder Years wasn't so outstanding either. Anybody could have been plugged into that role for the 5 episodes? (max) he was in. He is most known for Friends. I just don't agree with you discrediting one of the greatest sitcoms of all-time (Friends) in order to promote Wonder Years. They weren't even on the same network! Also, Wonder Years ended in 93 and Friends only started in 94 so it's not as if they were even competing for ratings. Why compare those two?

Sorry if this came off as rude or anything, Wonder Years is my favorite show but I just thought your argument with Friends wasn't really applicable.

Truth be told, I seem to recall a lot of Friends-bashing on these boards in the past (probably culminating in the mid-2000s), not just from myself, mind you. The Wonder Years never really had any detractors here.

Split screen closing credits

Logos and advertisements for upcoming shows on the bottom of the TV screen during a show

Thank you!!! I despise the split screen thing and those stupid logos are a major distraction!

I miss the days of old when one could actually read the closing credits to see the name(s) of the actors/actresses. :(

Thank you!!! I despise the split screen thing and those stupid logos are a major distraction!

I miss the days of old when one could actually read the closing credits to see the name(s) of the actors/actresses. :(
So do I...those were the days!!!!

Ironic someone posted about SoapNet.
I just read that SoapNet is going off the air in January 2012.

Daytime TV-UGGGGH! Except for game shows,and variety-shows("Ellen","Live With Regis and Kelly "),public affairs-news shows("Inside Edition")medical shows("Dr.Oz","The Doctors"),Daytime TV leaves a lot-and I mean a LOT-to be desired.I mean,who cares about sleazy talk shows,and boring(yes,I know some people like them-)courtroom shows. I'd rather work (or do anything else)than to watch Daytime TV.

When written well and avoiding cliches, daytime drama can be very worthwhile. The now defunct Ryan's Hope focused on an Irish-Catholic family who had real problems and the cast weren't Ken and Barbie look-alikes. Plus, a lot of huge names came up from the ranks of soaps (Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan, Julianne Moore, Kate Mulgrew, to name but a few). Any actor will tell you that soaps are the hardest work you can do on TV. You don't get a 3 or 4 month break like the primetime shows. You have to keep going YEAR-ROUND and work up to 12-14 hours every day you're on the set. You have reams of dialogue to learn every day.

That's why you NEVER hear actors put soaps down. Even stars who have never worked in the genre (like Harrison Ford) have said soaps are the most challenging work an actor can do.

I second what Monika said about soaps. Its a damn shame the networks are giving up on them (especially those imbeciles who run CBS, as soon as Y&R and B&B lose ratings, they will find some excuse to cancel them).

Sorry,guys.I did NOT mean soap operas.They ,like game shows,were once a staple of Daytime TV.I meant those sleazy talk shows ("The Jerry Springer Show","Maury",et al,)and the never ending glut of boring courtroom shows with VERY crabby judges.(And I guess,if ratings are good,there will be MORE...and MORE.....and MORE..of them)

Sorry,guys.I did NOT mean soap operas.They ,like game shows,were once a staple of Daytime TV.I meant those sleazy talk shows ("The Jerry Springer Show","Maury",et al,)and the never ending glut of boring courtroom shows with VERY crabby judges.(And I guess,if ratings are good,there will be MORE...and MORE.....and MORE..of them)
Oh, OK. In that case, then I totally agree. Jerry and Maury (just like Geraldo and Jenny Jones before them) are a total disgrace. :mad:

Thank you!!! I despise the split screen thing and those stupid logos are a major distraction!

I miss the days of old when one could actually read the closing credits to see the name(s) of the actors/actresses. :(
That's what DVD's are for. You can even pause the credits to make sure you don't miss anything!!

That's what DVD's are for. You can even pause the credits to make sure you don't miss anything!!
:yeahthat

When they reboot old TV shows(NO,I Don't mean game show reboots).I mean show reboots like the updated versions of "The Defenders"(I doubt if the CBS young bigwigs remember that there WAS a series called "The Defenders"in the 1960's on CBS)or "Hawaii Five-0"(Yes,I'm sure they remember that),which CBS is going to carry(both series).Thank god they at NBC scrapped plans for a reboot(remake)of "The Rockford Files".

4. "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" getting cancelled after just 19 episodes.


Oh please spare me! This show sucked horribly!! The fact you keep mentioning it over and over again is an injustice in itself.

4. "Andy Richter Controls the Universe" getting cancelled after just 19 episodes.


Oh please spare me! This show sucked horribly!! The fact you keep mentioning it over and over again is an injustice in itself.

As soon as I saw you had responded to this thread I figured, "Oh he's gonna bitch about my mentioning Andy Richter!" And darned if I wasn't right. :)

"Andy Richter Controls the Universe" is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. I loved it. I was devastated when it ended (both times). It deserved (from a quality standpoint) to be on for at least five more years.

At least the show got a DVD release, so I'm able to watch all 19 episodes. FOX only aired 14, so there were five new episodes for me to watch when I bought the DVD.

This is one of those cult shows that was just too cool for mainstream audiences.

And the fact that I keep mentioning it is a testament to how great a 19 episode series can be. I even include it in my top 10 best sitcoms list.

As soon as I saw you had responded to this thread I figured, "Oh he's gonna bitch about my mentioning Andy Richter!" And darned if I wasn't right. :)

"Andy Richter Controls the Universe" is one of the funniest shows I have ever seen. I loved it. I was devastated when it ended (both times). It deserved (from a quality standpoint) to be on for at least five more years.

At least the show got a DVD release, so I'm able to watch all 19 episodes. FOX only aired 14, so there were five new episodes for me to watch when I bought the DVD.

This is one of those cult shows that was just too cool for mainstream audiences.

And the fact that I keep mentioning it is a testament to how great a 19 episode series can be. I even include it in my top 10 best sitcoms list.

On my list, I have it as one of the 10 worst sitcoms ever, right behind "Cavemen", and ahead of "Whoopi" and "Emeril". So it's in good company!

On my list, I have it as one of the 10 worst sitcoms ever, right behind "Cavemen", and ahead of "Whoopi" and "Emeril". So it's in good company!

I've never seen "Cavemen" or "Whoopi" but I agree with you on "Emeril." That was bad.

While I don't have a prepared list of the 10 worst sitcoms, I would have to include: Two and a Half Men, The Nanny and George Lopez.

I tend not to bother mentioning shows that were so short-lived as being "worst shows." Simply because they were so short, who cares about them? But on the contrary, putting a short-lived show in a positive light (like a top 10 best sitcoms list) is a huge feat for such a show.

Wonder Years is, in my opinion, one of the best shows of all time. But saying that NBC "let" Friends be # 1 in the ratings and ABC didn't - it's not like ABC said I don't want Wonder Years to be number one, it's just that they didn't get high enough ratings for it to be number one.

Just because Wonder Years didn't last as long as most other hit TV shows, doesn't mean you can just go and say Friends is lame and Boy Meets World should be a spinoff of Wonder Years just because Ben Savage was in it. I get that this is your opinion and I feel you completely because, like I said, Wonde Years is one of my favorites.

You should say this is your opinion because, clearly, Friends was the more popular show. David Schwimmer's role on Wonder Years wasn't so outstanding either. Anybody could have been plugged into that role for the 5 episodes? (max) he was in. He is most known for Friends. I just don't agree with you discrediting one of the greatest sitcoms of all-time (Friends) in order to promote Wonder Years. They weren't even on the same network! Also, Wonder Years ended in 93 and Friends only started in 94 so it's not as if they were even competing for ratings. Why compare those two?

Sorry if this came off as rude or anything, Wonder Years is my favorite show but I just thought your argument with Friends wasn't really applicable.

In between The Wonder Years & Friends, David Schwimmer played the older son of Henry Winkler's title character in the Fox sitcom Monty, best summarized (IMO) as "The Fonz as Rush Limbaugh?". David Krumholtz of the just-cancelled Numb3rs played the younger son. I watched that show twice before I got sick of it.

In the earlier days of television, real life deaths weren't acknowledged on- screen.
The best example is Bea Benaredet of Petticoat Junction. After BB died, the show went on like she never existed. A few years later, I'm not sure if Dan Blocker's death was acknowledged on Bonanza.

Also I have not seen the episode, this Bonanza episode guide does state that the 14th Season Premiere mentioned Hoss' death but didn't focus on it:

http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/files/episode/season14.html

It looks like a real tear-jerker of an episode.

the downfall of NICK AT NITE, TV LAND, and THE DISNEY CHANNEL.

And the news of Disney/ABC dumping SoapNet in 2012. That really sucks...big time, IMO. :mad:

And the news of Disney/ABC dumping SoapNet in 2012. That really sucks...big time, IMO. :mad:
It does - but the channel itself began to suck when classics like Knots Landing, Dallas, Dynasty and Falcon Crest were dumped for crap like 90210, One Tree Hill, etc. Plus they moved the reruns of the classic Ryan's Hope to the ungodly hour of 4/5 AM. BOOOOO...

When they reboot old TV shows(NO,I Don't mean game show reboots).I mean show reboots like the updated versions of "The Defenders"(I doubt if the CBS young bigwigs remember that there WAS a series called "The Defenders"in the 1960's on CBS)or "Hawaii Five-0"(Yes,I'm sure they remember that),which CBS is going to carry(both series).Thank god they at NBC scrapped plans for a reboot(remake)of "The Rockford Files".

See, this goes to show ow most of these Hollywood big-wigs seems to have a lack of original ideas and decide to crnk out inferior remakes of these shows. We've seen:

Dragnet - came and died, especially after Ed O'Neill asked to have a lessened workload, and they decided to horribly re-tool it as L.A. Dragnet in its 2nd season and made it a west coast version of Law and Order.

Nightstalker - lasted much less longer than its original 1970s counterpart cult show.

The Twilight Zone - BUST

Kojak - BUST

Bionic Woman - BIG TIME BUST!

Knight Rider - all the hype leading to another remake that was another BIG BOMB BUST!

The disappearance of Saturday morning cartoons

Split screen closing credits

Logos and advertisements for upcoming shows on the bottom of the TV screen during a show

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMMMMMMMMMEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNNNN!!!!

NBC started all of this mess, if not 2/3 of this mess with stupifying TV in the middle of the 1st place.

Thank you, NBC for runing TV and doing stuff that you had no business doing in the 1st place.

I have to say the greatest injustice in tv history would be the overall lack of concern for the mental health and well-being for child actors/stars since even before tv. Judy Garland, the Little Rascals, Patty Duke, Dennis the Menace (Jay North), the Father knows Best girl, Anissa Jones, Danny Bonaduce, the Diff'rent Strokes kids, the Eight is Enough kids, Mary-Kate Olsen, Brian Bonsall... ...the drugs, the eating disorders, the depression, the suicides, the untimely deathes, I could go on and on.....now its going on in reality shows, the John & Kate plus 8 kids, those Toddlers in Tiaras kids (this one is just wrong!!!) When does it all stop??? How many more Gary Coleman or Cory Haim demises do we have to witness?????

Maybe this isn't the direction intended for this thread, but its the biggest injustice the comes to mind to me!!!

I think the greatest injustices in the TV industry are really a lot of the unfair nominations that happen at the Emmys. There are at 20-30 people that never deserved or had the merit to be nominated.

I think Retro might be referring to the original V series.

Yes, the "real" one. ;)

I think the greatest injustices in the TV industry are really a lot of the unfair nominations that happen at the Emmys. There are at 20-30 people that never deserved or had the merit to be nominated.

I agree. I found out that Scott Bakula never won an EMMY for the role of Sam Beckett on "Quantum Leap." If anybody deserved one, he did.

Jackie Gleason also never won an EMMY for "The Honeymooners."

I agree. I found out that Scott Bakula never won an EMMY for the role of Sam Beckett on "Quantum Leap." If anybody deserved one, he did.

Jackie Gleason also never won an EMMY for "The Honeymooners."


Neither did Elizabeth Montgomery for Bewitched. That's another one that I find hard to believe.

I agree. I found out that Scott Bakula never won an EMMY for the role of Sam Beckett on "Quantum Leap." If anybody deserved one, he did.

Jackie Gleason also never won an EMMY for "The Honeymooners."
Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell BOTH deserved emmys for that show.

Neither did Elizabeth Montgomery for Bewitched. That's another one that I find hard to believe.


Likewise for Andy Griffith although Don Knotts won for best supporting actor 5 years in a row.

The Twilight Zone - BUST

The 1985 version did ok but the 2002 series was pathetic.

Likewise for Andy Griffith although Don Knotts won for best supporting actor 5 years in a row.i find it remarkable that considering steve allens place in tv history he never won an emmy ether

I agree with those past Emmy injustices with the sitcom stars. In a recent years actors/actresses who are mediocre and appear on procedurals and medical shows get nominations they don't deserve.

The disappearance of Saturday morning cartoons

Split screen closing credits

Logos and advertisements for upcoming shows on the bottom of the TV screen during a show
I fully agree!--And it's not only Saturday morning cartoons taken off the air,but all the great older cartoons like, "Looney Tunes" (being one example of many)that ALWAYS used to be shown.--Nowadays they are rarely on the air anymore.Not to mention, all the classic tv shows that are no longer being aired. It all really comes down to this:television in America used to be a great,simple form of entertainment for many years.You just turned on the tv set and most of the time there was something good to watch. --Modern televison for the most part, has turned into nothing more than a medium to show advertisements.

And ANOTHER injustice is the networks (NBC,CBS,ABC)erasing(!) all of their classic(especially NBC in the 1960's and 1970's)game shows just so they could reuse the tapes.

I agree. I found out that Scott Bakula never won an EMMY for the role of Sam Beckett on "Quantum Leap." If anybody deserved one, he did.

Jackie Gleason also never won an EMMY for "The Honeymooners."

Neither has Bob Newhart, I believe.

And ANOTHER injustice is the networks (NBC,CBS,ABC)erasing(!) all of their classic(especially NBC in the 1960's and 1970's)game shows just so they could reuse the tapes.
I agree.Plus alot of tv shows made in the late 1940s-mid 50s were not saved properly on film(as the OP of this thread mentioned).Surely there must have been some excellent shows that many of us never had the opportunity to view.--A sidenote:I would not mind in the least if all the tv shows they make now were erased,so they could re-use the tapes.:lol:

A sidenote:I would not mind in the least if all the tv shows they make now were erased,so they could re-use the tapes.:lol:

:clap

I have another idea.They should also just stop making new tv shows period since they are no longer capable of making anything even remotely good.--That way they would not even have to erase the tapes.:lol: :)

I have another idea.They should also just stop making new tv shows period since they are no longer capable of making anything even remotely good.--That way they would not even have to erase the tapes.:lol: :)

How true!

And ANOTHER injustice is the networks (NBC,CBS,ABC)erasing(!) all of their classic(especially NBC in the 1960's and 1970's)game shows just so they could reuse the tapes.

Or ABC recording over all those episodes of their late 1960s and early-mid 1970s game shows to be reused for Family Feud.

The following shows not given full seasons
When Things Were Rotten
Firefly
Police Squad
The Last Precinct
Never finding out who Earl Jr's real father was
Baywatch, Friends, Mork And Mindy, Happy Days, Cheers, Seinfeld and The Cosby Show being on the air for so long
Sledgehammer, Andy Barker PI, The Misadventures Of Sheriff Lobo and the Rockford Files being canceled
The dumbing down of Lost In Space, The Dukes Of Hazard, Happy Days, Wonder Woman, Gilligan's Island and Married With Children
Gilligan's Island and the Beverly Hillbillies not getting a finale
The rual purge by CBS in the Early 70s that got rid of such good shows as Hee Haw Green Acres Peticoat Junction and THB
Political correctness TV hasn't been the same since

And who was the lame-brained person who ruined ABC's "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire"by having all of those stupid celebrity tournaments?(Thank goodness they don't have any of those on the successful daytime version of "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?")