What shows have been on their "sell by" dates? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

cpmaz · 02-25-2023, 11:20 PM

I'm not talking about short-lived shows, or shows that never should have been on (Manimal, I'm looking at you

), or popular shows that you never liked.

Nope, this is about shows that were good at one point, but faded.

I would normally say that this is a sitcom phenomenon, but there have been a few dramas that qualify.

My sitcom nominees are Night Court, That 70s Show, and The Big Bang Theory. Happy Days and M*A*S*H qualify, too.

In all of them, the shows lasted so long that the characters were softened and less funny.

My drama nominees are NCIS and NCIS; Los Angeles.

Both have reached the part of their creative life cycles known as "Take the money and run".

TJ · 02-27-2023, 01:12 AM

Night Court got screwed with the ninth season.

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=417288

The final season of Diff'rent Strokes when they moved to ABC wasn't too good.

02-25-2023, 11:20 PM	#1
cpmaz Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 22, 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 364	What shows have been on their "sell by" dates? I'm not talking about short-lived shows, or shows that never should have been on (Manimal, I'm looking at you ), or popular shows that you never liked. Nope, this is about shows that were good at one point, but faded. I would normally say that this is a sitcom phenomenon, but there have been a few dramas that qualify. My sitcom nominees are Night Court, That 70s Show, and The Big Bang Theory. Happy Days and MAS*H qualify, too. In all of them, the shows lasted so long that the characters were softened and less funny. My drama nominees are NCIS and NCIS; Los Angeles. Both have reached the part of their creative life cycles known as "Take the money and run".

02-27-2023, 01:12 AM	#2
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,683	Night Court got screwed with the ninth season. https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=417288 The final season of Diff'rent Strokes when they moved to ABC wasn't too good.
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