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Post by Lizuka #BLM on May 13, 2023 19:37:14 GMT -5
Drawn Together, 3 seasons and a movie; and I don't think there is a mention of it. In the same vein, Duckman. I feel like Drawn Together really destroyed its own prospects with how after the first season the show mostly became about how mad the creators were that they weren't as popular as South Park and continually trying to up the shock value to chase it.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on May 13, 2023 21:06:47 GMT -5
People only seem to bring up In Living Color when they want to discuss the early years of Jim Carrey. Now granted, Values Dissonance has pretty much affected other stuff like the Bolt 45 commercial, Handi-Man, and Men On Film (though "hated it!" has become a minor meme), but you'd think that it would have had more influence. Speaking of forgotten sketch comedy, Mad TV. I cant believe it lasted into 2009, but you dont see many people talking about it now, except, once again, to discuss the early days of Artie Lange (The other most well-known cast member, Phil LaMarr, is more known as a voice actor now). I think it's telling that Key and Peele were the biggest breakout stars in the history of the show and people forget they were even on it.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 13, 2023 21:08:57 GMT -5
Drawn Together, 3 seasons and a movie; and I don't think there is a mention of it. In the same vein, Duckman. Man, Drawn Together was a show that seemed like it was specifically designed to have as little staying power as possible. I can't imagine it appealing to anybody but 14 year old edgelords, and even in that regard it aged poorly. How they managed to get three seasons out of it is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on May 13, 2023 21:16:54 GMT -5
Drawn Together, 3 seasons and a movie; and I don't think there is a mention of it. In the same vein, Duckman. Man, Drawn Together was a show that seemed like it was specifically designed to have as little staying power as possible. I can't imagine it appealing to anybody but 14 year old edgelords, and even in that regard it aged poorly. How they managed to get three seasons out of it is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. I actually liked the premise, but it just seemed like it just wanted to out offensive South Park, and it really is unwatchable. It's such a damn shame because the voice cast was fantastic.
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Post by pinja on May 14, 2023 7:34:31 GMT -5
It wasn't a big hit on its premiere, but had a solid 6.91 million viewers: "Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23". It lasted for just two very entertaining seasons and dropped as low as 1.76 million viewers. I expected it to get four, maybe five seasons with "2 Broke Girls" premiering roughly at the same time and being inexplicably successful. I put on my James Van Der Beek sad face for how wrong I was.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on May 14, 2023 7:43:50 GMT -5
Drawn Together, 3 seasons and a movie; and I don't think there is a mention of it. In the same vein, Duckman. Man, Drawn Together was a show that seemed like it was specifically designed to have as little staying power as possible. I can't imagine it appealing to anybody but 14 year old edgelords, and even in that regard it aged poorly. How they managed to get three seasons out of it is one of the greatest mysteries of the universe. The Drawn Together movie felt like they were simply throwing in the towel so far as any form of nuanced humor and were probably thinking “eh, let’s just be tasteless as possible”.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2023 8:15:10 GMT -5
This thread has been a wild ride of shows I haven’t even thought of nor heard mentioned since they were still airing new episodes.
Personally, I have never seen anything go from a HUGE cultural phenomenon to “hey, remember that thing?” as fast as Game of Thrones.
Is the Walking Dead still on? I NEVER hear anyone mention that show anymore, which is wild, given how huge it got.
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Post by wildojinx on May 14, 2023 8:46:56 GMT -5
Xena: Warrior Princess. Was incredibly huge back in the day and was seen as one of the best fantasy shows on tv, but now it's almost forgotten. Speaking of syndicated tv that was once huge, Baywatch. Now we all know the reason that show was popular but it lasted an EXTREMELY long time, to the point where you even had parodies of the show (ie, Son of the Beach). But now, the show has lost any significance it once had, and the movie bombed (didnt help that both shows were in syndication, so every station who aired them showed them at different time slots).
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on May 14, 2023 8:48:35 GMT -5
Mind you some of this is the way syndication has changed.
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Post by karl100589 on May 14, 2023 9:29:06 GMT -5
Xena: Warrior Princess. Was incredibly huge back in the day and was seen as one of the best fantasy shows on tv, but now it's almost forgotten. Speaking of syndicated tv that was once huge, Baywatch. Now we all know the reason that show was popular but it lasted an EXTREMELY long time, to the point where you even had parodies of the show (ie, Son of the Beach). But now, the show has lost any significance it once had, and the movie bombed (didnt help that both shows were in syndication, so every station who aired them showed them at different time slots).
I'd say Xena has staying power. It often gets referenced as an example of third wave feminism (along with Charmed, Buffy, the Spice Girls and even to a lesser extent Chyna). Lucy Lawless still finds work off the back of the show and her look is usually the go-to when it comes to warrior women in modern media. Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman costume is practically a star-spangled Xena cosplay.
I don't think you can count Baywatch either. Even people who never watched the show will tell you what it's about and at least one of the actors who appeared in it.
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Post by Paul on May 14, 2023 9:46:38 GMT -5
Lucille Ball's third series "Here's Lucy" is almost never seen in syndication despite running for six seasons and being very popular. You'll of course still see "I Love Lucy" and even "The Lucy Show" in syndication today, but not "Here's Lucy". Fortunately it is available on DVD.
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on May 14, 2023 10:06:20 GMT -5
Please tell me nothing bad has happened to Stephen Root. To my knowledge a beloved character actor who no one has a bad word to.say about. And, he's on Barry. Though, that show is on its last season. But still...
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Post by Hulkshi Tanahashi on May 14, 2023 10:08:30 GMT -5
Gonna do this a little differently 1. The shows where a star went on to a more iconic show: Car 54, Where Are You? & The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis are example of this. Maybe 1/100 would primarily identify Fred Gwynne & Bob Denver with those shows. 2. The other genre show: Lost in Space had a healthy run in the 60s, Chicago Hope was an Emmy winning show in the 90s. Neither was the one that eventually captured the culture. 3. The forgotten genre shows: Columbo came up in the other thead but how often do you see the other 70s detective shows that were so popular? Kojak? Mannix? Barnaby Jones? It's a genre thet was popular for 15 years or so and then went away almost completely. 4. The groundbreakers: The Man from U.N.C.L.E - I Spy were ground breaking in their pairings. The Man.. with an American & a Soviet working together, I Spy with a white man working with & for a black man. In addition to both being dated The cold war made the first trite & the later also suffers from the Cosby problem. 5. The shows they were just there: Home Improvement did beat Seinfeld. But many other sitcoms it was always just kind of there. It had a formula that worked and it made them money. But it wasn't genre busting the way Seinfeld was. It wasn't a water cooler show. And there were so many more of those shows on the 90s. Wings, Just Shoot Me, Caroline in the City. All just kinda there. To add to this: 6. The Dated Show: Murphy Brown is THE prime example of this, a show that made so many topical references to then-current pop culture or politics that you have to look up all the references online to follow any episode.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 14, 2023 11:20:30 GMT -5
Xena: Warrior Princess. Was incredibly huge back in the day and was seen as one of the best fantasy shows on tv, but now it's almost forgotten. Speaking of syndicated tv that was once huge, Baywatch. Now we all know the reason that show was popular but it lasted an EXTREMELY long time, to the point where you even had parodies of the show (ie, Son of the Beach). But now, the show has lost any significance it once had, and the movie bombed (didnt help that both shows were in syndication, so every station who aired them showed them at different time slots). Honestly, I think Xena is another example of people confusing "difficult to find now" with "no staying power". It has a very strong cult following among fantasy fans and the LGBTQ community, it's easily available on streaming and for years after it ended it was a staple on cable channels like Oxygen, Logo and Syfy. Heck, while not a regular part of its line-up, marathons of Xena still show up on Syfy. I never really followed Baywatch and can't say for sure the same about it, but I would be very surprised if it also still didn't have a strong cult following and was pretty easy to find on streaming and even novelty cable channels if you knew where to look. Both have left a noticeable pop cultural footprint.
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Post by CMWaters on May 14, 2023 11:24:31 GMT -5
Xena: Warrior Princess. Was incredibly huge back in the day and was seen as one of the best fantasy shows on tv, but now it's almost forgotten. Speaking of syndicated tv that was once huge, Baywatch. Now we all know the reason that show was popular but it lasted an EXTREMELY long time, to the point where you even had parodies of the show (ie, Son of the Beach). But now, the show has lost any significance it once had, and the movie bombed (didnt help that both shows were in syndication, so every station who aired them showed them at different time slots). Honestly, I think Xena is another example of people confusing "difficult to find now" with "no staying power". It has a very strong cult following among fantasy fans and the LGBTQ community, it's easily available on streaming and for years after it ended it was a staple on cable channels like Oxygen, Logo and Syfy. Heck, while not a regular part of its line-up, marathons of Xena still show up on Syfy. I never really followed Baywatch and can't say for sure the same about it, I would be surprised if it also still didn't have a strong cult following and was pretty easy to find on streaming and even novelty cable channels if you knew where to look. Both have left a noticeable pop cultural footprint. If anything, the Hercules series that Xena spun-off from leaves less of a cultural footprint save for one meme.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on May 14, 2023 11:34:19 GMT -5
Honestly, I think Xena is another example of people confusing "difficult to find now" with "no staying power". It has a very strong cult following among fantasy fans and the LGBTQ community, it's easily available on streaming and for years after it ended it was a staple on cable channels like Oxygen, Logo and Syfy. Heck, while not a regular part of its line-up, marathons of Xena still show up on Syfy. I never really followed Baywatch and can't say for sure the same about it, I would be surprised if it also still didn't have a strong cult following and was pretty easy to find on streaming and even novelty cable channels if you knew where to look. Both have left a noticeable pop cultural footprint. If anything, the Hercules series that Xena spun-off from leaves less of a cultural footprint save for one meme. Yes, and that leaves me terribly Sorry, couldn't resist.
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Post by Feyrhausen on May 14, 2023 12:10:14 GMT -5
Xena: Warrior Princess. Was incredibly huge back in the day and was seen as one of the best fantasy shows on tv, but now it's almost forgotten. Speaking of syndicated tv that was once huge, Baywatch. Now we all know the reason that show was popular but it lasted an EXTREMELY long time, to the point where you even had parodies of the show (ie, Son of the Beach). But now, the show has lost any significance it once had, and the movie bombed (didnt help that both shows were in syndication, so every station who aired them showed them at different time slots). Honestly, I think Xena is another example of people confusing "difficult to find now" with "no staying power". It has a very strong cult following among fantasy fans and the LGBTQ community, it's easily available on streaming and for years after it ended it was a staple on cable channels like Oxygen, Logo and Syfy. Heck, while not a regular part of its line-up, marathons of Xena still show up on Syfy. I never really followed Baywatch and can't say for sure the same about it, but I would be very surprised if it also still didn't have a strong cult following and was pretty easy to find on streaming and even novelty cable channels if you knew where to look. Both have left a noticeable pop cultural footprint. Pretty sure there is an all Baywatch channel on Freevee. And I think one on Pluto TV as well.
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Post by Malcolm on May 14, 2023 13:27:18 GMT -5
Honestly, I think Xena is another example of people confusing "difficult to find now" with "no staying power". It has a very strong cult following among fantasy fans and the LGBTQ community, it's easily available on streaming and for years after it ended it was a staple on cable channels like Oxygen, Logo and Syfy. Heck, while not a regular part of its line-up, marathons of Xena still show up on Syfy. I never really followed Baywatch and can't say for sure the same about it, I would be surprised if it also still didn't have a strong cult following and was pretty easy to find on streaming and even novelty cable channels if you knew where to look. Both have left a noticeable pop cultural footprint. If anything, the Hercules series that Xena spun-off from leaves less of a cultural footprint save for one meme. Doesn't help that the main actor tarnished his own legacy. Well, what little of it there was.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on May 14, 2023 20:49:09 GMT -5
In 1991, 3 Nicktoons debuted. Another Ren & Stimpy reboot is in the works, and it's legacy would be stronger except for John K being a disgusting creep. Rugrats, another reboot, I believe is still on the air, and this is after a bunch of movies and sequel series. And then there is Doug, which never gets talked about, never is in reruns, and in terms of the legacy of Nicktoons, is rarely discussed.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on May 14, 2023 21:05:27 GMT -5
Xena: Warrior Princess. Was incredibly huge back in the day and was seen as one of the best fantasy shows on tv, but now it's almost forgotten. Speaking of syndicated tv that was once huge, Baywatch. Now we all know the reason that show was popular but it lasted an EXTREMELY long time, to the point where you even had parodies of the show (ie, Son of the Beach). But now, the show has lost any significance it once had, and the movie bombed (didnt help that both shows were in syndication, so every station who aired them showed them at different time slots). I'd say Xena has staying power. It often gets referenced as an example of third wave feminism (along with Charmed, Buffy, the Spice Girls and even to a lesser extent Chyna). Lucy Lawless still finds work off the back of the show and her look is usually the go-to when it comes to warrior women in modern media. Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman costume is practically a star-spangled Xena cosplay. I don't think you can count Baywatch either. Even people who never watched the show will tell you what it's about and at least one of the actors who appeared in it.
Yeah, Xena has a lot of staying power. You mentioned Lucy Lawless, she's still big with the sci fi/fantasy/superhero fandoms. Mention Xena and Gabrielle, and people know exactly who you're talking about. As mentioned Hercules on the other hand. Even while both were on the air, Xena left it in the dust. Seems like it was a bitter pill for Sorbo to swallow.
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