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I Just Heard That The Following Two Shows Were Cancelled By CBS..... (Original Post) global1 Oct 2022 OP
Guess I'm out of touch... dchill Oct 2022 #1
Because crapola shows are more appealing to the masses? sprinkleeninow Oct 2022 #2
Sorry, I didn't like either Bread and Circuses Oct 2022 #3
This is a rather harsh take True Dough Oct 2022 #5
I Made The Mistake Of Watching "The Real Love Boat" SoCalDavidS Oct 2022 #4
That is unfortunate. I was not a viewer of either, but I am aware they were different from hlthe2b Oct 2022 #6
I actually watched True Blue American Oct 2022 #7
What??? Brianna off??? Damn, I really liked her. 😡 a kennedy Oct 2022 #9
I am angry True Blue American Oct 2022 #10
I agree with all comments here about TV comedy shows Diamond_Dog Oct 2022 #8

Bread and Circuses

(135 posts)
3. Sorry, I didn't like either
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 12:59 AM
Oct 2022

I thought B Positive was silly and manufactured emotions

The US of Al really was a hot mess. It was a McDonald's attempt at showing cultural traditions.

Just my opinion, since you asked.🌾

I'm not a big fan of network TV comedy series. They seem simplistic and repetitive laugh skits. I guess it's for mass audiences.

True Dough

(20,005 posts)
5. This is a rather harsh take
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 03:14 AM
Oct 2022

and I most definitely share it.

Contemporary TV comedy is unfunny, IMO. We used to stop by my wife's parent's place and they'd sometimes be watching Big Bang Theory with the volume up because they enjoyed it. I just wanted out of the room, badly!!

To be amused by television comedy, I have to find reruns of All in the Family or MASH.

hlthe2b

(105,929 posts)
6. That is unfortunate. I was not a viewer of either, but I am aware they were different from
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 05:49 AM
Oct 2022

the intense formulaic take-over of the networks' airwaves. If it isn't a medical and a police/crime and a fire drama set in Chicago, then it is a court, police/crime, and more police/crime drama by the same creator in NYC. Just to mention one constantly repeated genre. And don't get me started on "reality tv" (which to me is just poorly scripted soap opera with far more disgusting characters.

True Blue American

(18,134 posts)
7. I actually watched
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 05:49 AM
Oct 2022

2 BET shows yesterday about a family trying to deal with the young father of 2 with the aftermath of being shot, anger, frustrations and 2 generations trying to cope. Most honest show I have seen in a long time.

Now, I hear CNN is taking Brianna and John Berman off, replacing them with Don Lemon, lowest rated show on night time. Do not know where they are going.

Diamond_Dog

(34,451 posts)
8. I agree with all comments here about TV comedy shows
Fri Oct 21, 2022, 05:53 AM
Oct 2022

Trite …. silly … crude … dumbed down.

But give Abbott Elementary a try sometime. It’s very different. If you are a teacher or know any teachers you will like it. No laugh track either.

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