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TMC · 10-11-2019, 04:16 AM

What TV shows of any kind, do you feel like they're always just "there" and don't really have a presence on TV or social media?

Steve_uk · 10-11-2019, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by TMC

What TV shows of any kind, do you feel like they're always just "there" and don't really have a presence on TV or social media?

Funny I was just thinking the same about a few colleagues I know. To answer the question directly they are usually shows that have run for far too long as money-spinners for the shareholders and have lost any artistic integrity they may once have possessed.

stevea · 10-11-2019, 01:09 PM

NCIS and the CSI shows.

TSMIV · 10-11-2019, 04:46 PM

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CSI shows

Cops and lawyers would beg to differ. They often blame the "CSI effect" when they don't get convictions.

Yong Fang · 10-18-2019, 09:04 AM

I think that there are TV shows and especially sitcoms which really aren’t that noteworthy but have stayed on the air for many years because they garner enough of an audience in their time period to be profitable.

An old example is the show Alice. Alice was on for Nine Seasons. That’s pretty amazing. The show itself to me was not that great but we liked the characters and enough people watched it so it just kept getting renewed.

Maybe a current example is The Goldbergs. That show is what, in their 7th season? The show was sort of cute when it started and I loved the guy playing the dad until I discovered Curb Your Enthusiam. But the show again is so-so but does well enough to keep getting renewed.

That Jim Belushi sitcom I never watched. Lasted Nine Seasons. Another good example.

bmasters9 · 10-18-2019, 09:23 AM

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That Jim Belushi sitcom I never watched. Lasted Nine Seasons. Another good example.

Couldn't be According to Jim, could it?

icecream · 10-18-2019, 12:33 PM

According to Jim was 8 seasons, not 9.

bmasters9 · 10-18-2019, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by catsrule

According to Jim was 8 seasons, not 9.

Rats! Thought I had it.

icecream · 10-18-2019, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by bmasters9

Rats! Thought I had it.

He was referring to According to Jim, just had the number of seasons wrong.

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10-11-2019, 01:09 PM	#3
stevea 22 Years On Sitcoms Moderator Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 13, 2003 Location: Indy Posts: 44,698	NCIS and the CSI shows.

10-18-2019, 09:04 AM	#5
Yong Fang Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 04, 2009 Location: Memphis Tennessee Posts: 3,073	I think that there are TV shows and especially sitcoms which really aren’t that noteworthy but have stayed on the air for many years because they garner enough of an audience in their time period to be profitable. An old example is the show Alice. Alice was on for Nine Seasons. That’s pretty amazing. The show itself to me was not that great but we liked the characters and enough people watched it so it just kept getting renewed. Maybe a current example is The Goldbergs. That show is what, in their 7th season? The show was sort of cute when it started and I loved the guy playing the dad until I discovered Curb Your Enthusiam. But the show again is so-so but does well enough to keep getting renewed. That Jim Belushi sitcom I never watched. Lasted Nine Seasons. Another good example.