Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtgzz!seb From: seb@mtgzz.UUCP (s.e.badian) Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: Re: Two-month summary of reactions to Fall '85 TV lineup Message-ID: <1379@mtgzz.UUCP> Date: Tue, 5-Nov-85 13:44:07 EST Article-I.D.: mtgzz.1379 Posted: Tue Nov 5 13:44:07 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Nov-85 04:30:56 EST References: <2860@vax4.fluke.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Middletown NJ Lines: 63 Well, if Jeff can say what his favorite TV shows are, so can I. I have to say that I agree with most of his choices, though maybe not in degree. Not to be missed(mainly because if you miss one, you lose track of the plot): St. Elsewhere - I like it even better than Hill St. Blues, and in the long haul, I think it has better staying power. Rumor has it that many of the old favorites from HSB will be leaving next year when their contracts are up. It will be very, very difficult to hold the show together without Hill, Renko, Firiollo, Bates, and Coffee. St. Elsewhere has managed to weather cast changes extremely well, and has actually used them to its advantage. The cast it great, the stories are about real people. I love it. HSB - I still love it, but I don't think it's as good as years past. It seems that the plots have become less complex. Very few of the plots run longer than one show. Some people may like the less complicated plots, but I think they've gotten a bit too predictable. The acting is still great. The stories still grab you and hold you to the tv for an hour. Shows I hate to miss: Kate and Allie - Not in Jeff's list. You should check it out. One of the funniest shows on TV. I like it better than Cosby because it's not just one person's show. Jane Curtin and Susan St. James are perfect together. Jane Curtin has shown that you can go from Saturday Nite Live and do something other than the silliness that SNL thrives on. Susan St. James shows that she isn't just McMillan's wife, but a very funny lady. It's nice to see two single mothers coping with middle age and raising the kids. Though not entirely realistic (how many divorcees can afford to share a very large duplex in a nice neighborhood of Manhattan?), I think it certainly is not the typical TV family show. Bob Newhart - This show has gotten better this year. Bob is, well, Bob. Understated, but very funny. Most of the rest of the cast is very good. Larry, Darryl, and Darryl have been fleshed out. They are just hilarious. Stephanie is a pip, and Michael is perfect for her. The only let-down is Johanna, who is not a particularly interesting character. Along with Kate and Allie, this show has been getting some very good ratings. Almost gives me hope in the tv watching public. Cagney and Lacey - Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly are so good together. Their characters are very different, but they work so well together. Tyne Daly keeps on garnering Emmy's but I think Sharon Gless deserves one as well. They are tough, gritty cops. But the show manages to minimize violence compared to other cop shows. I like that. From what I've read this show is extremely popular among successful women. I think we like to see other successful women handling life and all its problems. That's all of my favorites. I didn't repeat the other shows I really like that Jeff mentioned. I just wanted to put my plugs in for my favorites. Particularly Kate and Allie. My dad owns stock in the company that produces it. No kidding! Everyone write CBS and tell them how much you like it! Sharon Badian ihnp4!mtgzz!seb