The fundamental problems w/ Brenda Hampton's shows

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Does anybody else agree about this:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358950/b...5652#158175652

Really, it's not the conservative values of her shows that are the major turn off, it's the incredibly unsophisticated production values. I had the misfortune of getting hooked on the next to last season of 7th Heaven. What caught my attention was the worst acting I had ever seen on a major network show. It was like a train wreck with all the mugging and overemphasized unnatural delivery (Ashlee Simpson and Haley Duff are not going raise the bar). I know Stephen Collins is actually an excellent actor, but even he was dragged down into a caricature of bad acting by the horrible, obvious, unnuanced, labored and heavy handed dialog. It was written like a soap opera but without the tawdry material that makes that low quality craftsmanship sufferable.

Now I've seen the first 2 eps of Teenager, and I can't believe it has the exact same moronic canned music that cursed 7th Heaven. It screams made for Lifetime, not a hip, knowing show about teens. Amy aside, all the acting and dialog is just as wretched and labored as Hampton's previous show, so complete and utter ineptitude really does seem to be her signature.

You could make a conservative show about teens work if the writing, direction and acting is skilled. Hampton likely would have butchered anything regardless of theme. She's not even good enough to qualify as a hack.

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I think another problem w/ Brenda Hampton is that her shows more than often come off as a weird hybrid of old-fashioned TV family entertainment (a la for example, The Waltons or Little House on the Prairie) and a tawdry soap opera. It also isn't so surprising to learn that Brenda Hampton had previously written for Blossom, which like 7th Heaven, was (in)famous for its very special episodes.

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http://screenrant.com/bad-tv-shows-w...ng-past-prime/

7th Heaven’s reputation has been marred by the news of Stephen Collins’ sexual abuse against underage girls. While the revelation makes it impossible to look at the show’s patriarch in a flattering light, it’s not the show’s only problem. Long before Collins’ reprehensible behavior become public knowledge, 7th Heaven was a hot mess.

The series lasted 11 seasons (seriously…how??) but it never rose above the quality of an after-school special. 7th Heaven was rather unique for how greatly it emphasized religion and traditional family values, but a strong point of view doesn’t (always) make for great art.

7th Heaven wanted to be a family soap opera with all the twists and turns, but still needed to hit its religious message. The result was that it became a rote checklist of morality more than a TV show.

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7th Heaven went for 11 seasons. If that is a problem in certain people's opinion, what do they consider a success to be?

God bless you always!!!

Holly

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One observation that I stumbled across elsewhere recently is that Brenda Hampton is to put things kindly, the white female version of Tyler Perry. She's only missing the drag. Basically, they showcase tons of hot guys in their shows while all the women get STDs, pregnant and are slut-shamed. They both make campy messes and are conservative Christians who lack self-awareness.

For what it's worth though, Brenda Hampton straight up admits she based 7th Heaven on 1950s wholesome sitcoms, so it's supposed to be antiquated.