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treky · 07-20-2013, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by DroopyVids

In many of the "Playhouse" type shows, they were used to feel out the public. Some of those presentations became series. It was a good idea when Mystery Theater presented Columbo, Murder She wrote, McCloud, and others that went on to be successful series. They Honeymooners was first presented on another program, Cavalcade of Stars by Dumont in 1951.

Another way was for a farsighted person that is already successful to make a pilot inside their own program. Danny Thomas did exactly that with that little sleepy town of Mayberry and Andy Griffith. Look how popular that was. It wasn't a spinoff, it was designed to feel the public out and listen to the public much like Dumont did with the honeymooners.

Spinoffs from an already tired programming rarely has worked. It just makes a tired programming. Unfortunately, when the other programming is even more lame, what do we watch?

DroopyVids

when an episode of a sucseful series is a pilot, it's called a "back door pilot".
And sometimes a pilot won't air, but another pilot will air instead-like with THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES and STAR TREK.

Ohio8 · 10-31-2013, 07:16 PM

Walter (the one with Radar as a St. Louis cop).

treky · 10-31-2013, 08:58 PM

and if you've ever seen WALTER (it's on you tube) it's pretty obvious why. It's terrible, Gary Burghoff looks and sounds like he can't wait for it to be over.

70s show watcher · 11-01-2013, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

and if you've ever seen WALTER (it's on you tube) it's pretty obvious why. It's terrible, Gary Burghoff looks and sounds like he can't wait for it to be over.

thats for sure he has a why am i doing this look for the whole 30 minutes

treky · 11-01-2013, 01:19 AM

h sounds like that also in his final 2 MASH episodes (the 2-part GOODBYE RADAR)

visaman666 · 11-01-2013, 02:54 AM

I went to a panel focus group, and the plan was to watch a pilot, and a few commercials. The pilot was for a new series for VALERIE HARPER . It wasn't bad, but they mostly asked us about the commercials. A few years later I was invited to be part of the panel again. The pilot was a new series for VALERIE HARPER . Actually it was the same pilot! They did add another pilot for a show called BLIND MEN, staring Patrick Warburton (Puddy, from Seinfeld) I thought it was funny, but then anything after that VALERIE HARPER pilot would be hilarious.

king of comedy · 11-01-2013, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

h sounds like that also in his final 2 MASH episodes (the 2-part GOODBYE RADAR)

He looked it too.

10-31-2013, 07:16 PM	#17
Ohio8 Member Forum Star Join Date: Jul 29, 2003 Location: Wherever you aren't. Posts: 18,886	Walter (the one with Radar as a St. Louis cop).
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10-31-2013, 08:58 PM	#18
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	and if you've ever seen WALTER (it's on you tube) it's pretty obvious why. It's terrible, Gary Burghoff looks and sounds like he can't wait for it to be over.

11-01-2013, 01:19 AM	#20
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	h sounds like that also in his final 2 MASH episodes (the 2-part GOODBYE RADAR)

11-01-2013, 02:54 AM	#21
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	I went to a panel focus group, and the plan was to watch a pilot, and a few commercials. The pilot was for a new series for VALERIE HARPER . It wasn't bad, but they mostly asked us about the commercials. A few years later I was invited to be part of the panel again. The pilot was a new series for VALERIE HARPER . Actually it was the same pilot! They did add another pilot for a show called BLIND MEN, staring Patrick Warburton (Puddy, from Seinfeld) I thought it was funny, but then anything after that VALERIE HARPER pilot would be hilarious.