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9 Hours!

posted 19 years ago by admiral_manos
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I just watched 9 hours of the Benson marathon without a break. I figured posting that here is the only way anyone might be impressed.

I remember watching this as a very young child (born 1979) and hadn't seen it since. Twenty-some-odd years later, it was fantastic to rediscover. Sitcoms don't have writing like that anymore. I can't recall the last time a sitcom actually made me laugh out loud.

Can anyone even imagine current network fare including a joke about Hessians? I miss the days when television didn't insult my intelligence.

Speaking of the 80s being better than now... why aren't tight three-piece suits still in fashion? Screw the trends, I think I'll go buy one this week.

[–] Slinksterfeline 19 years ago

I couldn't agree more, I've been watching the Benson Marathon since the middle of yesterday and have completely enjoyed it. I wasn't even born when this show began and I'm completely entranced by it... Fell asleep to it, woke up to it... Still going strong...

And why is that, because it's hilarious in a way that the vast majority of "SitComs" are not these days...

*shakes fist at new SitComs*

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[–] TheSolarSailor 19 years ago

I have been watching some it of this weekend as well. I have fond memories of the show and it has been enjoyable to revsisit it again. Still, I wonder why TVLand just showed part 1 of Benson running for Lt. Governor and then didn't follow through with part 2.

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OK, so what's the speed of dark?

[–] Anthony223 19 years ago

I went to the TV Land web site and checked out their FAQ section and came up with this answer. While it is possible, I can't see them having problems with the number of times an episode runs when it is the first time you are running the strip of shows.

http://www.tvland.com/switchboard/

Q: Why are episodes of some shows being skipped or shown out of order?

A: Sometimes a license agreement for a show has restrictions regarding the number of times we are allowed to air certain episodes. These restrictions often apply to first episodes, last episodes and multi-part episodes.

Another possibility is that sometimes we have to hold back holiday episodes or episodes related to a special event in order to show these episodes at the appropriate time of year.

A final possibility is that an episode may not have been released by the distributor; although this is rare, it does occasionally happen.