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Post by Nr1Humanoid on May 9, 2020 10:36:01 GMT -5
What television shows would you say were damn good at changing to go along with cultural (and social) changes of the time?
On the other side of the coin, what shows stayed forever a constant in times of change, stubbornly sticking to the program's status quo?
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Post by Cranjis McBasketball on May 9, 2020 11:48:35 GMT -5
Simpsons did pretty well. Lisa is now born 2 years after her wedding to Hugh was supposed to happen.
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Post by KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! on May 9, 2020 12:24:20 GMT -5
Not damn good, but Happy Days went from actively trying to look like a 1950’s period piece to just paying lip service to that idea and otherwise being a contemporary sitcom.
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Post by James Fabiano on May 9, 2020 12:49:49 GMT -5
Your mileage may vary, but Sesame Street. Well at least they give their intended audience what they want.
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Post by thechase on May 9, 2020 13:04:01 GMT -5
Doctor Who, for better and for worse
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on May 9, 2020 15:23:06 GMT -5
I've never been a fan, but South Park is constantly changing with the times.
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Post by camphor #BLM on May 9, 2020 15:46:28 GMT -5
Not damn good, but Happy Days went from actively trying to look like a 1950’s period piece to just paying lip service to that idea and otherwise being a contemporary sitcom. I'm gonna copy-paste-adapt this cuz: That '70s Show went from actively trying to look like a 1970’s period piece to just paying lip service to that idea and otherwise being a contemporary sitcom.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on May 9, 2020 16:11:27 GMT -5
Your mileage may vary, but Sesame Street. Well at least they give their intended audience what they want. The thing about Sesame Street is, they have always been based on social science research, both generally and in-house. So if new studies come up and suggest something new has to happen, they'll change.
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Post by Joe Neglia on May 10, 2020 3:00:24 GMT -5
Your mileage may vary, but Sesame Street. Well at least they give their intended audience what they want. That's the one I was going to post.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 3:12:38 GMT -5
Your mileage may vary, but Sesame Street. Well at least they give their intended audience what they want. GOT TO GIVE THE PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT!
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Post by Malibu Stacy on May 10, 2020 4:07:40 GMT -5
I think King of the Hill did all right. I was a bit bummed they stopped having the kids age, but I thought stuff like the MySpace episode and the one about Enrique's daughter's quinceanera featuring the horrors of gentrification among many others kept the show pretty in sync with the outside world.
ETA: Oh, and the Farm to Market Co-opt episode!
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Post by crowley1986 on May 10, 2020 5:22:26 GMT -5
I think King of the Hill did all right. I was a bit bummed they stopped having the kids age, but I thought stuff like the MySpace episode and the one about Enrique's daughter's quinceanera featuring the horrors of gentrification among many others kept the show pretty in sync with the outside world. ETA: Oh, and the Farm to Market Co-opt episode! i hope the rumored reboot with the characters being older plays off...be interesting to see Bobby and Hank's relationship with Bobby being an adult now
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Post by dav on May 10, 2020 7:14:52 GMT -5
Dad's Army seemed to be stuck in 1942, although that was intentional to capture the feeling of the times.
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Post by Rumble McSkirmish on May 10, 2020 10:38:31 GMT -5
Blackadder literally did change with the times with every series taking place in a different era of British history. (I know, that's not what the thread is really about just trying to be cute is all.)
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Post by James Fabiano on May 10, 2020 11:00:20 GMT -5
Your mileage may vary, but Sesame Street. Well at least they give their intended audience what they want. The thing about Sesame Street is, they have always been based on social science research, both generally and in-house. So if new studies come up and suggest something new has to happen, they'll change. Exactly. People will complain that it isn't "their" SS (esp. 70s and 80s children), but that's TRUE. It's NOT their show! It was and always is meant for the kids of the time! (Now I'm curious, is the half hour runtime an HBO edict or another part of the aforementioned studies?)
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Post by theironyuppie on May 10, 2020 11:05:19 GMT -5
Blackadder literally did change with the times with every series taking place in a different era of British history. (I know, that's not what the thread is really about just trying to be cute is all.) My sincerest contrafibularities.
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Post by thechase on May 10, 2020 11:21:40 GMT -5
The Thick Of It has a few dated references to things that were relevant at the time, mentioning The Daily Politics by name when that show no longer airs.
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Post by greyfmdan on May 10, 2020 11:50:22 GMT -5
Probably more because of the aging of the leads than cultural shift (though I’d argue there’s some overlap), but I’d add Boy Meets World. It gradually took on a more dramatic tone as the kids grew up & dealt with more mature issues. But I thought the show dealt with these issues in a more realistic way (to the extent they could in a family sitcom) than some of the other family sitcoms of the era. Yet it always stayed true to being a show that the whole family could enjoy.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 12:27:45 GMT -5
On the other side of the coin, what shows stayed forever a constant in times of change, stubbornly sticking to the program's status quo? The. Simpsons.
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2020 12:33:47 GMT -5
I think King of the Hill did all right. I was a bit bummed they stopped having the kids age, but I thought stuff like the MySpace episode and the one about Enrique's daughter's quinceanera featuring the horrors of gentrification among many others kept the show pretty in sync with the outside world. ETA: Oh, and the Farm to Market Co-opt episode! One of my main problems with King of the Hill was always that people who had alternate lifestyles were depicted as antagonists. For example, while gentrification was highlighted as pointing out that bringing in people with different backgrounds and higher tax brackets would make life more difficult for those living there due to realtors deciding they can now charge whatever the hell they want, the people that did move in were presented as effeminate, almost Eurotrash, which is ironic given that they supposedly were from more urban parts of Texas, especially Austin. Hank and company almost never met someone from outside their bubble and left on friendly terms. And I guess that was the point, but they were supposed to be the good guys.
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