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TVFactFan · 11-03-2004, 07:47 PM

the overrated tv show to me was LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY!!!!!!!!!!!

Lady T · 11-03-2004, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by TVShow Analyzer
the overrated tv show to me was LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY!!!!!!!!!!!

Barney Miller I am actually starting to dislike this show. It was boring!!!

AtlantaBravesFan29 · 11-03-2004, 08:23 PM

M*A*S*H

TVFactFan · 11-03-2004, 08:39 PM

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Originally posted by BravesFan2004
M*A*S*H

How could i forget ASH-lol

jamesanthony · 11-03-2004, 08:47 PM

I think Mary Tyler Moore is very overrated. It's not a bad show, but too many people say its the best sitcom which I don't think is true at all. I found it boring as a child and a teen. I watched some episodes recently and to me it is nothing all that special. Dick Van Dyke's show was more entertaining. I think the reason this show is so ballyhooed is because a lot of people who work in TV relate to the characters.

Barney Miller is pretty good to me, I think it's a show that appeals to a certain type of viewer. Same thing with MASH, I'm surprised MASH is/was as popular as it is, I find it a dreary show to have to sit through, it is very depressing to me. It may be very intelligent etc but it is very depressing.

JT · 11-03-2004, 09:25 PM

Happy Days. I hate that show.

AKA · 11-03-2004, 10:43 PM

Three's Company, easily.

TVFactFan · 11-04-2004, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by Riff
Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers. I bought a 16mm print at a flea market and watched it once... which was one more time than I laughed.

M*A*S*H was another show that had zero laughs after the second season. By the end of the '70s, it wasn't even (excuse the pun) operating under the pretense that it was a comedy anymore.

The 1974 TV show Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers was actually HYPE UP?????????????????????

snl75 · 11-05-2004, 11:45 PM

ive always wanted to see friends and lovers i was only 3 when it aired on cbs and ive always herd how great it was i guess im not missing anything after all

Lady T · 11-05-2004, 11:48 PM

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Originally posted by jamesanthony
I think Mary Tyler Moore is very overrated. It's not a bad show, but too many people say its the best sitcom which I don't think is true at all. I found it boring as a child and a teen. I watched some episodes recently and to me it is nothing all that special. Dick Van Dyke's show was more entertaining. I think the reason this show is so ballyhooed is because a lot of people who work in TV relate to the characters.

Barney Miller is pretty good to me, I think it's a show that appeals to a certain type of viewer. Same thing with MASH, I'm surprised MASH is/was as popular as it is, I find it a dreary show to have to sit through, it is very depressing to me. It may be very intelligent etc but it is very depressing.

I think Barney Miller is a type of show that you either love it or you hate it; I loved the shows for years, because I was such a fan of Ron Glass (Sgt. Harris) now, that I am not that interested in him anymore, I am less fond of the show, but I do admit that I was impressed with Hal Linden's acting, I truly thought he did an excellent job playing Captain Barney Miller.

snl75 · 11-05-2004, 11:50 PM

and to anwser your post the most overrated show for me was the bob newhart show . dont get me wrong hes one of my all time fave. standups and i love the newhart show from the 80s but for whatever reason ive never really liked the bob newhart show

TVFactFan · 11-06-2004, 12:41 AM

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Originally posted by snl75
ive always wanted to see friends and lovers i was only 3 when it aired on cbs and ive always herd how great it was i guess im not missing anything after all

Friends and Lovers did finish at #25 in the Neilsen Ratings but that was way too low following a #1 rated show.

snl75 · 11-06-2004, 04:45 PM

yeah thats a big drop esp on what you would now call must see tv

mstewart · 11-07-2004, 11:05 AM

Barney Miller
Happy Days
Laverne & Shirley
Paul Sands in Friends and Lovers - It was #25 in ratings when the plug was pulled. Bridget Loves Bernie was #5 in the ratings when it got cancelled and it was because of religious groups was putting pressure on CBS about the show. The show had potential of being a great show.

James · 11-07-2004, 04:17 PM

To me the most overrated 1970s TV show was All in the Family. I watch TV to be entertained, and shows should follow the same formula as Leave It To Beaver, Family Matters, Laverne and Shirley and The Andy Griffith Show.

11-03-2004, 07:47 PM	#1
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,135	Now pick your OVERRATED TV show from the 1970's? the overrated tv show to me was LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY!!!!!!!!!!!

11-03-2004, 08:23 PM	#3
AtlantaBravesFan29 Atlanta Braves Fan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 13, 2002 Location: Pleasanton,TX--40 Miles South Of San Antonio Posts: 1,859	MAS*H

11-03-2004, 08:47 PM	#5
jamesanthony Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 30, 2004 Posts: 2,180	I think Mary Tyler Moore is very overrated. It's not a bad show, but too many people say its the best sitcom which I don't think is true at all. I found it boring as a child and a teen. I watched some episodes recently and to me it is nothing all that special. Dick Van Dyke's show was more entertaining. I think the reason this show is so ballyhooed is because a lot of people who work in TV relate to the characters. Barney Miller is pretty good to me, I think it's a show that appeals to a certain type of viewer. Same thing with MASH, I'm surprised MASH is/was as popular as it is, I find it a dreary show to have to sit through, it is very depressing to me. It may be very intelligent etc but it is very depressing.

11-03-2004, 09:25 PM	#6
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	Happy Days. I hate that show.

11-03-2004, 10:43 PM	#7
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	Three's Company, easily.

11-05-2004, 11:45 PM	#9
snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	ive always wanted to see friends and lovers i was only 3 when it aired on cbs and ive always herd how great it was i guess im not missing anything after all

11-05-2004, 11:50 PM	#11
snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	and to anwser your post the most overrated show for me was the bob newhart show . dont get me wrong hes one of my all time fave. standups and i love the newhart show from the 80s but for whatever reason ive never really liked the bob newhart show

11-06-2004, 04:45 PM	#13
snl75 Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2004 Location: in the formen basement watching snl Posts: 1,377	yeah thats a big drop esp on what you would now call must see tv

11-07-2004, 11:05 AM	#14
mstewart mstewart Senior Member Join Date: Jan 25, 2002 Location: California Posts: 1,780	Barney Miller Happy Days Laverne & Shirley Paul Sands in Friends and Lovers - It was #25 in ratings when the plug was pulled. Bridget Loves Bernie was #5 in the ratings when it got cancelled and it was because of religious groups was putting pressure on CBS about the show. The show had potential of being a great show.

11-07-2004, 04:17 PM	#15
James Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 07, 2001 Location: Dayton, Ohio, USA Posts: 6,370	To me the most overrated 1970s TV show was All in the Family. I watch TV to be entertained, and shows should follow the same formula as Leave It To Beaver, Family Matters, Laverne and Shirley and The Andy Griffith Show.