Will MTM EVER be on TV Again?

[TVFactFan]

Originally Posted by OH Nuts!

Thanks for the heads up!

Would love if it came on at 12am. That show and BobNewhart are the perfect shows to end the night with

[Wiseguy2]

Originally Posted by Benno123

I'm so glad I'm not alone on this, Larry! As I've been watching these shows I've been thinking, "This looks unedited!" Either the shows are unedited, or the edits are so clean that one hardly notices it! But how I do wish more than one episode a week would air!

My one gripe with American Life is how every few weeks it seems they backtrack and air an episode like "Love Is All Around" or "Today I Am A Ma'am" out of nowhere when the show should be in the second season (close to the third by now). Of course, I've noticed that this happens with Newhart, too, so it's not just an isolated case with our Mary!!!

Another possibility is that the episodes are speeded up so they can show more commercials without editing. But without seeing the broadcasts, I would say it's most likely edited. Time the episodes (without commercials); if it's close to 25 minutes, it's probably not edited; if it's closer to 22 minutes it is either edited or sped up.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by TMC

Was MTM an example of a great show that never did that well in syndicated reruns or on home video/DVD because it was perhaps, too cerebral for most audiences? What I mean is that most people don't want to think too much when they watch a sitcom. They more than likely want some warmth and familiarity with some laughs thrown in. This could explain why shows like I Love Lucy, The Golden Girls, Three’s Company, and now Friends have been better at living on from generation to generation.

Somebody on YouTube made a comment that said that shows like MTM as well as All in the Family and Maude were made expressly for urban educated adults. These shows also didn't have a hook for children when compared to say, I Love Lucy.