OT: If you want to feel old...
misterorange
Kamala, you're FIRED!
Today is the 40 YEAR anniversary of "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen" the final episode of M*A*S*H. A 30-second commercial was $450,000. By comparison, the same 30 seconds during that year's Super Bowl (Dolphins/Redskins) was only $400,000.
And a few weeks from now, March 21, will mark 43 YEARS since an unknown assailant launched one of the greatest cliffhangers in TV history, with everyone asking "Who Shot JR Ewing?" I remember being at the beach that summer and about 1 in 5 people wore a shirt that said "I shot JR". Lol
And a few weeks from now, March 21, will mark 43 YEARS since an unknown assailant launched one of the greatest cliffhangers in TV history, with everyone asking "Who Shot JR Ewing?" I remember being at the beach that summer and about 1 in 5 people wore a shirt that said "I shot JR". Lol
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I do recall the Dolphins/Redskins SB (I had recently turned 13) - that SB was for the strike-shortened '82 season.
I remember the "Who Shot JR" thing - I used to watch the show Dallas since it aired on Friday nights.
When the VCR gained popularity in the 1980’s, Friday nights became “Blockbuster and Pizza Night”
Dallas, Falcon Crest, Sanford & Son, The Odd Couple, The Brady Bunch, The Partridge Family, and Love, American Style were all hits in the 70’s and early 80’s. Miami Vice may have been one of the last. And the X-Files first gained a following on Friday nights.
Yup, I guess I am old
I say “probably 1st Super Bowl” because I remember the Chiefs, and not much else.
TV by appointment is so true. Think about it. Things were so different back then. You had to BE THERE to watch that show. No DVR, rerun. Networks like HBO just ran movies, no original programming.
I think people had a lot less to do back then. I remember going out to eat was an “event” there also were probably less than 20% of the restaurants that exist today, at least it feels that way.