And I show my Gen Z relatives and friends the Norman Lear shows and they roll their eyes at how cringe it is. I have to admit that the shows was a lot of preaching and a lot of yelling so I kind of understand why they found his shows a chore to get through. At least MTM & Rhoda were headlined by funny female performers, though I much prefer the married era on Rhoda over the divorced era.
Oddly, they get a kick out of Dallas especially how they always had breakfast, dinner, and after dinner family time in the living room where they argued and bickered over business matters saying it reminded them of their families.
Speaking of short-lived primetime soap operas, I will forever be intrigued with NBC and their inability to ever showcase a successful one going all the way back to the 80s, including their 2013 attempt that was promising, but the concept made it sound like it would have made a good mini series instead of a long running primetime soap.
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