Things Change, and This is a Bad Thing

[bludfeast]

Ever since Lee Majors grew a chintzy John Waters mustache for the fourth season of The Six Million Dollar Man, I have developed a keen sense on spotting signs that some egregious change is coming about in the shows I love. Sometimes, it is something major, like the lead characters falling in love and/or getting married (ie; Moonlighting, I Dream of

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Well i'm glad yer alive

[disgruntledgrrl]

http://www.azcentral.com/community/phoenix/articles/2011/04/18/20110418phoenix-interstate-10-closed-overpass-threat-abrk.html

And I agree on all accounts. Briscoe County JR never had a decent run. Sadly most of my favorite shows I can't watch because SOMEHOW the signal is always borked.
Seriously, all my memories of Briscoe are tainted with a lot of static.

Platypus Man and Pig Sty were 2 great shows that didn't even get to jump a shark - they were shoved aside for StarTrek "Of course they're lost, there's a woman driving" Voyager. I, raised by a Trekkie, actually boycotted the series until 7 of 9 showed up.
I was hoping PlatypusMan might make a comeback, but the lead committed suicide. Because Richard Jeni did that, I'll probably not get a chance to get the episodes that were made now.
Fucking UPN

Roddenberry also had trouble with merchandising

[arivalscientist]

In the beginning of season 3, he tried to push some weird trinket thing on the show, with disastrous results. I remember several cast members bitching about it.

Re: Roddenberry also had trouble with merchandising

[bludfeast]

Yeah, that would be the IDIC charm... I think it was probably designed by some friend who needed cash, so the great bird tried to make it this big deal. Nimoy was especially insulted.

Re: Roddenberry also had trouble with merchandising

[arivalscientist]

Ahead of his time.....LoL!!

http://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Original-Vulcan-Medium/dp/B00282TNXS

R.I.P. Sarah Jane