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<blockquote data-quote="Snarky Oracle!" data-source="post: 439175" data-attributes="member: 57984">I guess that makes some sense for a younger generation who grew up with dramatic and comedic characters who were as pathological as could possibly be. When I was growing up, all the regulars on TV had to be &quot;nice&quot; with all the sins &amp; evils committed by guest characters you&#039;d never see again. At the worst, sitcom costars could be scampy or pesky or a bit adorably racist (e.g., Eddie Haskell, Ted Baxter, Archie Bunker) but that was about it.So it was rather refreshing when the J.R.s and Alexises came in as the &#039;80s set sail and we could see a (mild) version of how nasty folks could be on television, too... But then, things went overboard, and every show of every genre required an overt villain, such that series eventually adopted literal serial killers as the main characters.Today, a sweet, pleasant character who has no satanic agenda probably comes off as a breath of fresh air for younger viewers.Funny how perspectives change. After all, I LOVE LUCY is now three-quarters of a century old.<img src="https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/I-Love-Lucy-Lucille-Ball-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 823px" />&nbsp;And VitaMeataVegamin is now made from the flesh and bile of toddlers.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Snarky Oracle!, post: 439175, member: 57984"] I guess that makes some sense for a younger generation who grew up with dramatic and comedic characters who were as pathological as could possibly be. When I was growing up, all the regulars on TV had to be "nice" with all the sins & evils committed by guest characters you'd never see again. At the worst, sitcom costars could be scampy or pesky or a bit adorably racist (e.g., Eddie Haskell, Ted Baxter, Archie Bunker) but that was about it. So it was rather refreshing when the J.R.s and Alexises came in as the '80s set sail and we could see a (mild) version of how nasty folks could be on television, too... But then, things went overboard, and every show of every genre required an overt villain, such that series eventually adopted literal serial killers as the main characters. Today, a sweet, pleasant character who has no satanic agenda probably comes off as a breath of fresh air for younger viewers. Funny how perspectives change. After all, I LOVE LUCY is now three-quarters of a century old. [IMG width="823px"]https://static1.srcdn.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/I-Love-Lucy-Lucille-Ball-1.jpg[/IMG] And VitaMeataVegamin is now made from the flesh and bile of toddlers. [/QUOTE]

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Who played JR Ewing?