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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 409098" data-attributes="member: 23">Not in this way, no. The norm for me is to devote myself pretty much entirely to one show (beyond the one series that&#039;s incorporated into my viewing schedule longer-term). After I tested the water with the spinoff between seasons, I decided to continue but knew I wanted to watch the crossover episodes for the wedding close to one another, which required watching the beginning of the MTM season then switching to Rhoda. I&#039;m not sure how I&#039;ll do it after S5 of MTM - especially with Phyllis potentially coming into the mix, but I&#039;ll probably still alternate to a lesser degree. I&#039;m sure you&#039;re right to suspect that it would have been a different reaction from me had I watched all of MTM before Rhoda. Thanks. I have a feeling I will find something to enjoy all the way along, even as I simultaneously feel the series may not satisfy quite as much as it did in the first three or four years. Oh... that&#039;s exciting. That&#039;s great. And perfect timing considering the discussion of the last few days.When you said that, I thought of Maude. I was curious about the traits of some of the actors and the dynamics behind the camera so it&#039;s good to get this background. Now I find myself wondering if the series was as difficult to put together as the producers feared ahead of time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 409098, member: 23"] Not in this way, no. The norm for me is to devote myself pretty much entirely to one show (beyond the one series that's incorporated into my viewing schedule longer-term). After I tested the water with the spinoff between seasons, I decided to continue but knew I wanted to watch the crossover episodes for the wedding close to one another, which required watching the beginning of the [I]MTM[/I] season then switching to [I]Rhoda[/I]. I'm not sure how I'll do it after S5 of [I]MTM[/I] - especially with [I]Phyllis[/I] potentially coming into the mix, but I'll probably still alternate to a lesser degree. I'm sure you're right to suspect that it would have been a different reaction from me had I watched all of [I]MTM[/I] before [I]Rhoda[/I]. Thanks. I have a feeling I will find something to enjoy all the way along, even as I simultaneously feel the series may not satisfy quite as much as it did in the first three or four years. Oh... that's exciting. That's great. And perfect timing considering the discussion of the last few days. When you said that, I thought of [I]Maude[/I]. I was curious about the traits of some of the actors and the dynamics behind the camera so it's good to get this background. Now I find myself wondering if the series was as difficult to put together as the producers feared ahead of time. [/QUOTE]

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