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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 258397" data-attributes="member: 5079">That gave me imagery I could have done without <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops!&nbsp; &nbsp; :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" />Not to derail your specific topic about general observations about older TV dramas -- especially since I haven&#039;t seen the BW/SMDM since I was probably 5.&nbsp; When I think of pre-2000 dramas I think of them mostly as what a former poster here used to call grind-it-out television: endlessly repetitive plotlines and characters/relationships that remain static.&nbsp; Plus dialogue that usually seems like daytime soap stalling tactics:&nbsp; something happened!&nbsp; let&#039;s talk about it endlessly.&nbsp; &nbsp; I&#039;m sure it&#039;s an unfair assessment to paint all older TV dramas with that same brush, and that overall style of TV remains prominent with network procedurals.&nbsp; I think &quot;comforting&quot; is key when people enjoy that style of TV: a cozy familiarity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 258397, member: 5079"] That gave me imagery I could have done without :oops: Not to derail your specific topic about general observations about older TV dramas -- especially since I haven't seen the BW/SMDM since I was probably 5. When I think of pre-2000 dramas I think of them mostly as what a former poster here used to call [I]grind-it-out[/I] television: endlessly repetitive plotlines and characters/relationships that remain static. Plus dialogue that usually seems like daytime soap stalling tactics: something happened! let's talk about it endlessly. I'm sure it's an unfair assessment to paint all older TV dramas with that same brush, and that overall style of TV remains prominent with network procedurals. I think "comforting" is key when people enjoy that style of TV: a cozy familiarity. [/QUOTE]

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