Where Have the Family Shows Gone?
September 10, 2007 by Bald Man
Filed under Relationships
What happened to the good ol’ days of family comedies? I’m not taking about that bygone era of black-and-white, Ricky & Lucy, Ward & June. I’m talking about the 80’s. You know… Cliff & Claire. Steven & Elyse. Tim & Jill.
Heck, what happened to Al & Peg or Dan & Rosanne?
There just don’t seem to be many shows about mom, dad and the kids any more. OK… there aren’t many sitcoms – family life’s preferred habitat – period!
I’m skimming through the prime time Fall TV lineup, and I see maybe a half-dozen… and most of those are part of the Sunday Night Fox animation block: Simpsons, King of the Hill, etc. Where are the simple stories about Dad forgetting his anniversary while the boys fight over who takes which twin to the junior high dance? I miss those days.
That’s a question I ask all of the time. I guess people would rather have raunch than quality shows. And then with people being so desensitized to everything…it’s only going downhill.