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Mr. Television · 11-16-2013, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

How much notice did the viewers get about a show being switched to a new night back then?

I didn't subscribe to tv guide back then so unless it was listed in my local tv listings or advertised on TV ( which they did quite a lot), I wouldn't have known.

treky · 11-16-2013, 10:11 PM

yea, as I recall the only way was through the listings in the newspaper or advertisements inTV guide or on-air promos. (or maybe on the radio)

Yong Fang · 12-12-2013, 01:44 AM

The original show never did. WKRP was a classic, and it went off too soon. For whatever reason, the CBS brass never liked the show (this has been discussed here) and killed it by moving it all over the schedule.

The show was actually fairly realistic, mind was actually written by a man who was actually in the radio business. Not only that, Gordon Jump and Howard Hessman were actually in the radio business. Herb Tarlek was based on a real salesman, down to the clothes and the buffoonish behavior.

The only unrealistic thing about the show was probably the music, since the station played all kinds of stuff from Jerry Lee Lewis to early 1980's (then modern) rock. Venus at night played urban contemporary. The music was all over the map. Also, Andy more or less let the DJs play what they wanted while in reality, the playlist is very tight. It was more ran like a college station than a professional operation.

missy's pop pop · 12-20-2013, 11:17 PM

'WKRP in Cincinnati" is one show that should NEVER, EVER had been remade. As a radio station program director during the original (1977-82) run, I could relate with every character on the show, because I worked with people who were almost exactly like every one of the main characters. (Okay, I wasn't as cool as Gary Sandy as Andy Travis, but you get the picture--and my newscasts weren't quite as weird as Nessman's!)

The remake had the big guy, Herb Tarlek, Les Nessman, and later, Dr. Johnny Fever, but the other characters were more caricatures than characters. You couldn't relate to them--at least I couldn't--as you did with the early series.

The later version not only jumped the shark, it swallowed it hook, line and sinker all the way up to the rod and reel!

treky · 12-21-2013, 12:48 AM

the 2nd series-THE NEW WKRP IN CINCINATTI-wasn't a remake; it was a REVIVAL, there's a difference.

AMackII · 02-09-2019, 10:54 AM

Surprisingly, WKRP was never boned

OH Nuts! · 02-09-2019, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by AMackII

Surprisingly, WKRP was never boned

Precisely! If anything, it just got better and better.

um · 02-10-2019, 10:04 PM

I did not understand that show.

oldschool59 · 03-19-2019, 01:47 PM

It never boned the fish. However CBS did. I remember because it was my favorite show back then and I was constantly looking for it every week. CBS moved it like it was ExLax back then. I didn't know it was cancelled until month afterwards. I wrote a letter to them. I remember many people were mad at the time. There were a couple new stories about it getting cancelled and the angry viewers. Then it was too late as the cast had moved on. That show had long legs and could have gone on awhile. So much material could have been covered. Shame it ended the way it did. At least The Shout Factory was able to get most of the original songs back into the new dvd's. Thats a good thing.

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Never Boned	11	78.57%
A very special...The Who stampede	0	0%
DVD Release - All of the music was edited out and replaced!	2	14.29%
Day 1	1	7.14%
Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide - Dr. Fever goes disco.	0	0%
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11-16-2013, 10:11 PM	#17
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	yea, as I recall the only way was through the listings in the newspaper or advertisements inTV guide or on-air promos. (or maybe on the radio)
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12-20-2013, 11:17 PM	#19
missy's pop pop Hooray for "Hazel!" Frequent Poster Join Date: Nov 19, 2013 Location: St. Louis Posts: 396	The Second Series of 'KRP not only jumped the shark--it swallowed it! 'WKRP in Cincinnati" is one show that should NEVER, EVER had been remade. As a radio station program director during the original (1977-82) run, I could relate with every character on the show, because I worked with people who were almost exactly like every one of the main characters. (Okay, I wasn't as cool as Gary Sandy as Andy Travis, but you get the picture--and my newscasts weren't quite as weird as Nessman's!) The remake had the big guy, Herb Tarlek, Les Nessman, and later, Dr. Johnny Fever, but the other characters were more caricatures than characters. You couldn't relate to them--at least I couldn't--as you did with the early series. The later version not only jumped the shark, it swallowed it hook, line and sinker all the way up to the rod and reel!

03-19-2019, 01:47 PM	#24
oldschool59 Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 23, 2011 Location: Rolesville, NC Posts: 66	It never boned the fish. However CBS did. I remember because it was my favorite show back then and I was constantly looking for it every week. CBS moved it like it was ExLax back then. I didn't know it was cancelled until month afterwards. I wrote a letter to them. I remember many people were mad at the time. There were a couple new stories about it getting cancelled and the angry viewers. Then it was too late as the cast had moved on. That show had long legs and could have gone on awhile. So much material could have been covered. Shame it ended the way it did. At least The Shout Factory was able to get most of the original songs back into the new dvd's. Thats a good thing.
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12-12-2013, 01:44 AM	#18
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,072	The original show never did. WKRP was a classic, and it went off too soon. For whatever reason, the CBS brass never liked the show (this has been discussed here) and killed it by moving it all over the schedule. The show was actually fairly realistic, mind was actually written by a man who was actually in the radio business. Not only that, Gordon Jump and Howard Hessman were actually in the radio business. Herb Tarlek was based on a real salesman, down to the clothes and the buffoonish behavior. The only unrealistic thing about the show was probably the music, since the station played all kinds of stuff from Jerry Lee Lewis to early 1980's (then modern) rock. Venus at night played urban contemporary. The music was all over the map. Also, Andy more or less let the DJs play what they wanted while in reality, the playlist is very tight. It was more ran like a college station than a professional operation.

12-21-2013, 12:48 AM	#20
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	the 2nd series-THE NEW WKRP IN CINCINATTI-wasn't a remake; it was a REVIVAL, there's a difference.

02-09-2019, 10:54 AM	#21
AMackII Member Forum Star Join Date: Oct 23, 2015 Location: St. Louis Posts: 17,208	Surprisingly, WKRP was never boned

02-10-2019, 10:04 PM	#23
um Member Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 26, 2015 Posts: 906	I did not understand that show.