tonight, television takes a look at itself. what s on the idiot box? it s only an idiot box if an idiot is watching. at this period of time will be looked upon as the platinum age. our obligation is to entertain. if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere in the media. excuse me! we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire televisi
our obligation is to entertain. if we ve left something to think about, so much the better. gunta kinte! television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at the commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere in the media. excuse me! we have the responsibility to give the audience what it tuned in to see. the years of the 60s which end in a few hours have a bad reputation that is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously. but tv and other news coverage is better, not worse. we simply developed more demanding standards. when i think of tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. more was allowed that hadn t been before. it was the last decade where it was a campfire television, where there was one in the living room. i want to watch an all-black show for a change. oh, where are you going to find one? here s one the los angeles
television diet. that there was an attempt to explore deeper into the psyche of what makes us tick. but there was also, you know, a need to escape. i m going to a beach barbecue. uh-huh. i can see what s going to heat up the coals. if there s any single phenomenon that has tilted the ratings books in abc s direction, it s t & a. kirk jacobs, at the cbs affiliates meeting he explained to us how these t & a shows are concocted. they take the clothes off three times. they get idea. and then they have to run three times. so they jiggle. they re all well-endowed. of course. and then they say, now, let s get three undressed scenes. and three jiggles. and write a script around it. there are some who will tell you t & a has peaked and is on its way out. abc has shows like the love boat and three s company. jiggle tv referred to the fact that these were women who were, you know who were, you know good morning, angels. good morning, charlie. charlie s angels became a
that s right, fonzi never lost a hall attacker yet. we got the home planet advantage. then we ve got him on his own show. and mork & mindy was the hip show of the 70s. the audience, talk about a willing suspension of disbelief, is willing to buy the premise. mind if i do? just so they can watch robin williams. nanu-nanu. well, excuse me! that was an interesting part of the balance, i think, of the television diet. that there was an attempt to explore deeper into the psyche of what makes us tick. but there was also, you know, a need to escape. i m going to a beach barbecue. uh-huh. i can see what s going to heat up the coals. if there s any single phenomenon that has tilted the ratings books in abc s direction, it s t & a. kirk jacobs, at the cbs affiliates meeting he explained to us how these t & a shows are concocted. they take the clothes off three times.
i had to make up a story. fonzi is running out of adversaries. that s right, fonzi never lost a hall attacker yet. we got the home planet advantage. then we ve got him on his own show. and mork & mindy was the hit show of the 70s. the audience, talk about a willing suspension of disbelief, is willing to buy the premise. mind if i do? just so they can watch robin williams. nanu-nanu. well, excuse me! that was an interesting part of the balance, i think, of the television diet. that there was an attempt to explore deeper into the psyche of what makes us tick. but there was also, you know, a need to escape. i m going to a beach barbecue. uh-huh. i can see what s going to heat up the coals. if there s any single phenomenon that has tilted the ratings books in abc s direction, it s t & a.