Showing posts with label 80s tv sitcoms. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 80s tv sitcoms. Show all posts

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Who Has The Best Unlimited Free Black Sitcom Downloads

The History Of Black Sitcoms

So, what are black sitcoms? A television situation comedy with a cast that is comprised of mainly black actors and/or comedians best describes what a black TV sitcom is. As a matter of fact, many of the most successful sitcoms on TV were the black sitcoms that aired during the 70's and 80's. Popular black sitcoms like Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons received rave reviews continued to be successful for many years after their pilots were aired on television. In 1972, during Sanford and Son's premier, ads were taken out stating that Red Foxx, the star of Sanford and Son, was NBC's answer to All in the Family's, Archie Bunker.

Speaking of All in the Family, one of televisions most successful sitcoms of all time had one of TV's most successful spin-offs of all time, a black television sitcom called The Jeffersons. The Jefferson's would end up being the longest running black sitcom in television history, lasting for 11 years. Norman Lear who adapted Sanford and Son as well as All in the Family from BBC TV shows also created the characters of George and Louise Jefferson to be Archie Bunker's neighbours in All in the Family. But when George Jefferson's dry cleaning business became more successful they moved to a posh Manhattan apartment which is how The Jefferson's began. This black sitcom revolved around the home life and their relationships with the Jefferson's live-in housekeeper and neighbors.

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

How Have TV Sitcoms Changed Society?

New If TV sitcoms had never been created, I wonder where we would all be today? What, with all of today's economic and social issues, life is taken much too seriously. In fact, taking some time out to see the lighter side of life would do all of us some good. Television sitcoms provide us with just that. The sarcasm and humor that many of us often see when we watch many of today’s TV sitcoms help in bringing us a much need break from the seriousness that the vast majority of us face in our daily humdrum lives. Had some comedic genius not come up with the idea of TV sitcoms, our lives would probably be far more bleak than they are today. God! do I sound morbid. I think I need to watch a TV sitcom right now!

Over the years, there have been many kinds of TV sitcoms for us to watch. Some dealt with relationship issues, others dealt with the war in Vietnam, and others dared to tackle controversial issues like racism, drugs and alcohol, under age sex, same sex relationships and political issues. All of these issues and a great deal more have been humorously addressed by the many talented writers of TV sitcoms in various ways over the years, and with tremendous success. Download Unlimited Free TV Shows

Saturday, March 7, 2009

Download Free 80's Sitcoms

New As times were changing everywhere else in the country, so were sitcoms. During the 1950's and the 1960's TV sitcoms were pretty much based on normal life with a great deal of comedy tossed into the mix. Then, as the 1970's rolled in, television sitcoms began to change noticeably as they began to touch on far more controversial subjects, such as homelessness and homosexuality as well as other similar topics. But when the 80's sitcoms came into our homes, they were touching on territory that had never before been seen on TV. Television producers and sitcom writers were both stretching both racial and sexual boundaries far more than has ever been seen by a viewing audience.

Cheers, Married with Children, Diff'rent Strokes, and Alf are just a few of the more popular 80's sitcoms that come to mind. They all tackled issues in a totally unique way as opposed to the way things were in previous decades.