[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

Very interesting first episode, of how TV evolved from the silly shows of the 1960's to more adult themed and even serious shows, like Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, MASH, All in the Family, etc. Norman Lear was a real force on TV in the 1970's, he was all over the place, with many more successes than flops.

Interestingly, in the late 1970's, the 1950's nostalgia was in style which how Happy Days came into being, then Laverne and Shirley, and then Charlie's Angels, the Love Boat, etc. I am sorry, but the ABC shows were garbage outside of Barney Miller and Mork from Ork. ABC was FOX in the 1970's.

Loved how they taught a history lesson that there were only three channels and PBS back in the day, and it was cool how they did touch on PBS with Monty Python, Masterpiece Theater and the incredible I. Claudius. Or the advent of the miniseries. Actually, they could about do a miniseries of 1970s TV itself.

Yes so many Fantasy shows in the 60's which made the 70's a breathe of fresh air