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![]() What are some of your most beloved TV shows that hit the social taboos hard?
Some of mine include: All In The Family Roseanne To a lesser extent, Murphy Brown I have never seen Nip/Tuck. I've seen a few episodes of Sex And The City & didn't really care for it. The brunette was the only one I liked (though I liked SJP in LA Story). I know Maude will be a popular choice on this board, but I've seen only a couple of episodes. - Jake
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![]() I'll add that I recently rented all 7 episodes of Fat Actress. I liked all the episodes except for #s 5 and 6, which were terrible.
It's way too soon for me to say it's a favorite. - Jake
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![]() The Jeffersons I love!
Three's Company (for it's time it was risque, right?) Queer As Folk is pretty cool Sex and the City is great! Desperate Housewives I Love Lucy (my favorite show of all time. I can include it in this list because Lucy was pregnant and that was considered pushing the envelope back then)
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Christopher We were frail... Save us... |
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If I remember, Carol Brady was the first character to say the word pregnant on the air, & she & Mike were the first to share a bed. Lucy & Ricky had two beds pushed together for awhile, I know. - Jake
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![]() Carol and Mike's inuendo was really pushing the envelope back then, now that you mention it.
And back in the 50's, did couples really sleep in seperate beds? That seems crazy!
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Christopher We were frail... Save us... |
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I heard these Brady first in an interview with Florence Henderson years ago, so who knows how reliable her claims are. - Jake
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![]() The L-Word!
Grace Under Fire, would that one count? and there's others, on the tip of my tongue, so I'll have to add them later when the caffeine kicks in. |
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![]() Seinfeld! And of course Curb Your Enthusiasm. They expose the taboos and unwritten etiquette of our daily lives and make a mockery of it all!
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![]() Most definitely 'Roseanne', that show really aimed to test the limits of network television. And 'Will and Grace', that should count right? Back in the early 90s, I think NBC would have preferred to die then show a sitcom with openly gay characters.
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Cat "We're rock stars. We are not nice." Stevie Nicks, the sage mother goddess fierce gypsy bitch we adore. |
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![]() Northern Exposure (at the time, it was pretty ground breaking and envelope pushing)
Six Feet Undahhhhh Curb Your Enthusiasm (everything Larry does pushes the envelope) Home Movies (an alcoholic soccer coach? come on now! hilarious!) Strangers With Candy (a 46 year old highshool drop out and former prostitute and junkie returns to high school to start over again!) South Park (don't even need to comment) Chapelle's Show (the African American KKK leader!) Queer as Folk (British Series - WAY better writing and far superior characters) Arrested Development (everything about this show pushes the envelope!)
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~Daniel~ Where on your palm is my little line when you're written in mine as an old memory? KATE BUSH |
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![]() The Milton Berle Show
The Tonight Show I Love Lucy The Prisoner All In The Family ER (the "live" episode) Saturday Night Live Twin Peaks The Simpsons South Park Reno 911
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Among God's creations, two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes in order not to be separated from the man.---Andres Segovia |
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![]() OMG - Strangers with Candy was F***ing hilarious!!!
Roseanne I Love Lucy Maude L Word My So-Called Life |
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![]() I can't think of many more other than what was already mentioned. However, I'll add Married With Children and The Sopranos to the list.
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