As occasionally happens during a show's run, one of the actors died. At the actor's (pre-mortem!) request, his character was said to have died during sex.
NBC executives supported the series in its infancy despite a lack of viewers; in 1981 it became the lowest-rated series ever renewed for a second season. IT also wasn't renewed for the entire season, just for ten episodes. It was only picked up for the full season after ratings improved.
First weekly television series to receive $1,000,000 from the network to film a single episode.
Regarded as a hallmark in American dramatic television. First dramatic series to incorporate long shots and handheld shots and continuous storylines. Nominated for 21 Emmys for its first season - a record despite having low ratings.
There's a common word for the title characters of this series. That word has not been uttered a single time in the six seasons the show has been on the air. Other words are used, the most common of which is used in another tense in the title. We could ask the title characters how they would like to be referred to, but they don't speak, so that doesn't really do us any good.
Well, Shields and Yarnell didn't speak, and "Mime" is not in the title of their show; but then, neither is any other verb, and the show only went one season, so...
There's a common word for the title characters of this series. [Zombies]That word has not been uttered a single time in the six seasons the show has been on the air. Other words are used [Walkers], the most common of which is used in another tense [Walking]in the title. We could ask the title characters how they would like to be referred to, but they don't speak, so that doesn't really do us any good.
Based on the real-life adventures of a WWII ace and his men, the show was cancelled by NBC after its first season, only to be brought back (with a slightly different title) midway through the next season, as most of NBC's show were tanking, then.
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hiway29
I'm not clear what your point is then. I don't think I'm much older than anyone here. I thought the whole point of this game was to stir memories ,and realize-'oh yeah-I do remember that show !' I'm
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In the "Jump the Shark" episode of Batman B&B, they go through all of the ways to JTS listed on that website, including having Ted McGinley on! :lol: George
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C) The DC/Fawcett character must be Captain Marvel, now known as Shazam. I think the show is Beat Shazam George
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Not Twin Peaks.
As occasionally happens during a show's run, one of the actors died. At the actor's (pre-mortem!) request, his character was said to have died during sex.
NBC executives supported the series in its infancy despite a lack of viewers; in 1981 it became the lowest-rated series ever renewed for a second season. IT also wasn't renewed for the entire season, just for ten episodes. It was only picked up for the full season after ratings improved.
First weekly television series to receive $1,000,000 from the network to film a single episode.
Regarded as a hallmark in American dramatic television. First dramatic series to incorporate long shots and handheld shots and continuous storylines. Nominated for 21 Emmys for its first season - a record despite having low ratings.
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Hill Street Blues
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GeorgeStGeorge
Correct.
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Raf
It was the "died during sex" that did it.
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GeorgeStGeorge
I figured that that might give it away. :)
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Human without the bean
A little late now but, that was my first thought.
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Raf
Good enough for me. Take it Hw/oB!
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Fine, I'll do it.
There's a common word for the title characters of this series. That word has not been uttered a single time in the six seasons the show has been on the air. Other words are used, the most common of which is used in another tense in the title. We could ask the title characters how they would like to be referred to, but they don't speak, so that doesn't really do us any good.
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Well, Shields and Yarnell didn't speak, and "Mime" is not in the title of their show; but then, neither is any other verb, and the show only went one season, so...
Never mind.
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Raf
No proper names.
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The show is currently on the air. Its title characters do not speak.
I thought those two fact alone would have done it.
I'll add: It's fiction. So far. (And we ALL hope it stays that way).
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hiway29
seems like 'the Walking Dead', fits the criteria of this riddle.
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Raf
The Walking Dead is correct.
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GeorgeStGeorge
I'm glad Hiway popped in. I've never seen the Walking Dead. I know it's about zombies, but I didn't know that they didn't speak.
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hiway29
ok new one
Peggy Bundy leaves home and turns to the dark side.
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GeorgeStGeorge
I could make a good "Before and After" with that clue, but I'm guessing you mean
Sons of Anarchy
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WordWolf
I was confident Raf wasn't referring to anything animated,
but that last one kept reminding me of some animated shows
where the main characters don't speak-I know of a few.
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GeorgeStGeorge
Confirmation, Hiway?
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yes Sons of Anarchy
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Based on the real-life adventures of a WWII ace and his men, the show was cancelled by NBC after its first season, only to be brought back (with a slightly different title) midway through the next season, as most of NBC's show were tanking, then.
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hiway29
I never watched it, but it sounds like Black Sheep Squadron which somehow became Baa Baa Black Sheep
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Actually, Baa Baa Black Sheep became Black Sheep Squadron, :)
You're up again!
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Scott,Virgil,Alan,Gordon,John
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They're brothers
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