I read in one of the posts that this up coming September, Barney Miller will be placed on hiatus from Tv Land and will be replaced by Mr. Ed:(

I cannot believe the news shows that are coming to Tv Land,, Bonzana:mad: :mad:
Guve us the sitcom fans a break..please!

that really sucks

Originally posted by Crimson and Clover
that really sucks
Mr. Ed that show really SUCKED, it was boring and dumb and I just going to miss seeing Barney and the boys, especially Harris:mad: :( :angryfire :censored: :mooner:

Once you get past Ed talking Mr. Ed was a surprisingly depthful show, they had many adult elements. I'm serious. Sometimes BM was way too serious for a situation comedy. I'm serious here too.

Originally posted by ficlopri
Once you get past Ed talking Mr. Ed was a surprisingly depthful show, they had many adult elements. I'm serious. Sometimes BM was way too serious for a situation comedy. I'm serious here too. LOL
That what made the show special, because it was a unique combination of being both serious and funny in a dry sense of humor kinda way.
:)

aaaahhhhh

Originally posted by Strider31
aaaahhhhh
I thought that was a brillant analogy:) :lol:

Originally posted by foxyhonky1975
I thought that was a brillant analogy:) :lol:

yeah. thats what i said when i saw this thread.

aaaaahhhhhhhh. and then what i posted before that really sucks

Originally posted by Crimson and Clover
yeah. thats what i said when i saw this thread.

aaaaahhhhhhhh. and then what i posted before that really sucks
What really sucks that Barney Miller is being replaced by Mr. Ed. a phenomenonal, well-written, well-acted, brillant show...:eek: :spit:

starts to bang his head as hard as he can on a wall.

Foxy, I hate comedies that suddenly get too depressing. BM sometimes did!

Originally posted by ficlopri
Foxy, I hate comedies that suddenly get too depressing. BM sometimes did!

True, but it was still a great show

Originally posted by foxyhonky1975
True, but it was still a great show

definitely

Originally posted by Crimson and Clover
definitely
Barney Miller was an unique blend of a show that was a combination of a comedy and drama theme to their episodes

I remember one ep Liz (Barney's wife) was crying in a really sad way. This is weird and wrong for a situation comedy. I new someoe who was a big fan of this show and even that individual changed the channel on it when it got too depressing (and Jesus as my witness I don't mean myself). The show might have been better as a drama. Reminds me of the 1980 film comedy Stir Crazy, another show about law enforcement that should have been better as a drama than a comedy. I'll tell you something some tv producer once said. He said kids don't expect inane sitcoms anymore (like say Get Smart or Mr. Ed). Kids have been totally ruined by sitcoms that try to mirror reality and fail miserably. He was right! Mash, All In THe Family, Barney Miller and a few others have been largely responsible for this mirror-reality-failed-sitcom trend. Taking a tv too show too seriously and trying to have it mirror reality is foolish. Its just a tv show. Barney Miller is just a tv show. Its a whole fiction and nothing more. At least we aren't as stuck with BM as we are with the last eight years of MASH. Thank God.

Originally posted by ficlopri
I remember one ep Liz (Barney's wife) was crying in a really sad way. This is weird and wrong for a situation comedy. I new someoe who was a big fan of this show and even that individual changed the channel on it when it got too depressing (and Jesus as my witness I don't mean myself). The show might have been better as a drama. Reminds me of the 1980 film comedy Stir Crazy, another show about law enforcement that should have been better as a drama than a comedy. I'll tell you something some tv producer once said. He said kids don't expect inane sitcoms anymore (like say Get Smart or Mr. Ed). Kids have been totally ruined by sitcoms that try to mirror reality and fail miserably. He was right! Mash, All In THe Family, Barney Miller and a few others have been largely responsible for this mirror-reality-failed-sitcom trend. Taking a tv too show too seriously and trying to have it mirror reality is foolish. Its just a tv show. Barney Miller is just a tv show. Its a whole fiction and nothing more. At least we aren't as stuck with BM as we are with the last eight years of MASH. Thank God. Yeah Barney and his wife decided to separate. There are other episodes that upset me as well and I am a big fan, one episode was called The Harris Incident, when Det. HArris was shot at by two white police officer and Harris treated the other detectives like scum, especially Wojo, who was trying to cheer him up and Harris ignored him, then Wojo broke down and told him off, which I thought was awesome for Wojo, because Harris was being kinda of a jerk in my eyes

Originally posted by ficlopri
kids don't expect inane sitcoms anymore...Kids have been totally ruined by sitcoms that try to mirror reality and fail miserably...Mash, All In THe Family, Barney Miller and a few others have been largely responsible for this mirror-reality-failed-sitcom trend.

This kind of blanket statement is kind of ridiculous. Those shows definitely set a trend for the "dramady," but there's plenty of inane stuff still out there. And Barney Miller didn't really try to mirror reality too hard. I mean, it's a sitcom about cops. How close to reality can it possibly be?

I really think almost everything on BM would have been better suited to Hill Street Blues (or some more dramatic show like that). Our dramas could have turned realistic looking our comedies didn't have to. There is usually not much humor in real life. Often comedies trying to imitate real life forget they are comedies after a while. Remember on AIF when Edith got nearly raped.

And Egregious Girl, BM most certainly was trying to imitate real life. I like the inconsistent elements on BM, they're reminders that its just a sitcom. BTW I was practically quoting a real life tv producer who said that about inane sitcoms.

Originally posted by foxyhonky1975
Yeah Barney and his wife decided to separate. There are other episodes that upset me as well and I am a big fan, one episode was called The Harris Incident, when Det. HArris was shot at by two white police officer and Harris treated the other detectives like scum, especially Wojo, who was trying to cheer him up and Harris ignored him, then Wojo broke down and told him off, which I thought was awesome for Wojo, because Harris was being kinda of a jerk in my eyes and I absolutley adore Harris, he is my favorite, but this episode touched a nerve:)

Originally posted by ficlopri
And Egregious Girl, BM most certainly was trying to imitate real life. I like the inconsistent elements on BM, they're reminders that its just a sitcom. BTW I was practically quoting a real life tv producer who said that about inane sitcoms.

I guess my point was just--it's just a sitcom. I don't take any of them too seriously, Barney Miller included. Some serious things happened on the show sometimes, but mostly it was just a squadroom full of very silly people.

All in The Family started a trend with bringing reality into comedy shows. During the 70s-80s, it was all the rage. Trouble with that is that most of us watch TV to get away from reality, for the most part (exceptions being documentaries, biographies & educational shows). When I tuned into Barney Miller, I wanted to laugh. There was one BM show: "Homicide", that left me depressed; a recurring character had been murdered, among other things. Yeah, it makes you think, but I don't really want to "think", I want to be entertained. It's true that we pay our entertainers (including sports heroes) more than our firefighters, physicians, teachers, and others. I think that is because we value what relieves us from day-to-day reality. Sorta like drugs and alcohol, etc. But as far as sitcoms go, Barney Miller was still one of the best written and the cast ensemble superb.

I dont believe they will replace it. If you check the tvland schedule it lists Mr.Ed at different times but it is not sceduled for when BM is on.

Originally posted by Strider31
I dont believe they will replace it. If you check the tvland schedule it lists Mr.Ed at different times but it is not sceduled for when BM is on. Actually I believe Mr. Ed will be on twice on Tv Land starting in September, including the 3am slot replacing Barney Miller

Originally posted by Strider31
I dont believe they will replace it. If you check the tvland schedule it lists Mr.Ed at different times but it is not sceduled for when BM is on. I wish TV Land would keep Barney Miller, that would be Awesome:D

I don't see why they can't air Barney Miller and Mr. Ed. I like both.

Originally posted by mr roper
I don't see why they can't air Barney Miller and Mr. Ed. I like both.

I remember when Mr. Ed was on N@N back in the late 80's, Barney Miller is just on hold for a while to bring in new shows, it will be back ;)

Is ANY station in the country airing the reruns? They haven't shown Barney Miller in the Cleveland, OH market since the mid-1990s. :(

Is ANY station in the country airing the reruns? They haven't shown Barney Miller in the Cleveland, OH market since the mid-1990s. :(
I haven't seen it since TV Land dropped it. :ohno:

I haven't seen it since TV Land dropped it. :ohno:
That's a crime worse than Yemana's coffee. :mad: :lol:

That's a crime worse than Yemana's coffee. :mad: :lol:
:lol: You got that right.

Is ANY station in the country airing the reruns? They haven't shown Barney Miller in the Cleveland, OH market since the mid-1990s. :(
You fly out to San Diego and watch every episode with me. I have the entire collection in my closet. Just pick a season and we are good to go!!!:lol:

You fly out to San Diego and watch every episode with me. I have the entire collection in my closet. Just pick a season and we are good to go!!!:lol:
I'm there!! :D

:lol: You got that right.
Too bad no one has the recipe to Yemana's coffee. We can threaten Sony execs with it until they get on the stick and release the remaining seasons on DVD!! Who's with me?? :lol:

You fly out to San Diego and watch every episode with me. I have the entire collection in my closet. Just pick a season and we are good to go!!!:lol:
can I come too?

can I come too?
It's a party - a Barney bash!! :dance: party:

can I come too?
Of course you can.

Of course you can.
Let's find out where Gregory Sierra is and invite him, too. :eyes: ;) :lol: