Did TBS really create a show called "Sullivan and Son" with a father and son... - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TVFactFan · 07-08-2012, 04:37 PM

working in the same business together? Haven't we seen this type of show before??

howilu · 07-09-2012, 12:55 AM

Though I don't have any idea on what the show's about, I hope it isn't like the show where the father keeps calling his son a dummy.

TVFactFan · 07-09-2012, 12:56 AM

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Though I don't have any idea on what the show's about, I hope it isn't like the show where the father keeps calling his son a dummy.

From the promos, it's a father who is old running a bar and has a son in his 30's.

even though they are not black or working in a junkyard, it's still too similar to Sanford and Son

Brian Damage · 07-09-2012, 12:59 AM

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From the promos, it's a father who is old running a bar and has a son in his 30's.

even though they are not black or working in a junkyard, it's still too similar to Sanford and Son

Agreed, even the title sounds waaaay too familiar.

TVFactFan · 07-09-2012, 01:04 AM

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Agreed, even the title sounds waaaay too familiar.

I didn't think any network can be this stupid

Brian Damage · 07-09-2012, 01:06 AM

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I didn't think any network can be this stupid

TBS is ready to give it a 90 episode renewal already. lol

AKA · 07-09-2012, 11:21 PM

To be fair, there are several family business--past and present--called "So-and-so and Son(s)." Sanford and Son didn't originate the tradition. You could just as easily say Sullivan and Son is ripping off the 1966 Cat Stevens song, "Matthew and Son."

TVFactFan · 07-09-2012, 11:30 PM

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To be fair, there are several family business--past and present--called "So-and-so and Son(s)." Sanford and Son didn't originate the tradition. You could just as easily say Sullivan and Son is ripping off the 1966 Cat Stevens song, "Matthew and Son."

Brad for U.S. TV Sitcoms when someone mentions a show about a father and son in business together they will always think of Sanford and Son

ThomasE · 07-14-2012, 11:35 AM

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Brad for U.S. TV Sitcoms when someone mentions a show about a father and son in business together they will always think of Sanford and Son

Are you speaking for everyone here in the US, Solomon?

TVFactFan · 07-14-2012, 02:49 PM

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Are you speaking for everyone here in the US, Solomon?

So when you see a promo for a new show called "Sullivan and Son" that wouldn't sound familiar????=lol

yankeesrj12 · 07-14-2012, 11:02 PM

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Brad for U.S. TV Sitcoms when someone mentions a show about a father and son in business together they will always think of Sanford and Son

I'm sure the younger audience the show is targeting have never even heard of Sanford and Son. Hell, I've never seen an episode! I never thought of Sanford and Son a single time they showed a promo.

TVFactFan · 07-14-2012, 11:48 PM

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I'm sure the younger audience the show is targeting have never even heard of Sanford and Son. Hell, I've never seen an episode! I never thought of Sanford and Son a single time they showed a promo.

I would find that hard to believe since S&S has had a uninterrupted syndication run for 9 straight years and has aired on two major cable networks....TV Land and TV One

yankeesrj12 · 07-15-2012, 02:26 AM

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I would find that hard to believe since S&S has had a uninterrupted syndication run for 9 straight years and has aired on two major cable networks....TV Land and TV One

Young people tend not to watch TV Land. As a person who is targeted by advertisers, I can tell you none of my friends watch either channel (or much of television anyways). Sanford and Son is basically nothing to someone between the ages of 18 and 26.

TVFactFan · 07-15-2012, 02:30 AM

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Young people tend not to watch TV Land. As a person who is targeted by advertisers, I can tell you none of my friends watch either channel (or much of television anyways). Sanford and Son is basically nothing to someone between the ages of 18 and 26.

What about Antenna TV? It's on that channel too

Pavan · 07-15-2012, 12:51 PM

It hasn't even premiered yet. Why not watch it before you complain about something just based on the title? It's more Cheers than Sanford & Son, if anything. Friends and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper were kind of like Three's Company, weren't they?

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07-09-2012, 11:21 PM	#7
AKA Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 17, 2001 Posts: 15,746	To be fair, there are several family business--past and present--called "So-and-so and Son(s)." Sanford and Son didn't originate the tradition. You could just as easily say Sullivan and Son is ripping off the 1966 Cat Stevens song, "Matthew and Son."