Hello everyone! Welcome to the official beginning of Fall 2024! It's our favorite time of year around here, as longtime readers know. One of the signs of the new fall season is the slate of new and returning TV series appearing on our flatscreens. This year, they will trickle in more so than pour, as the writer and actor strikes of last year are still being felt at this time.
But there was no such stumbling block in 1978!
Here is a preview reel of CBS's fall slate for the year 1978. This was likely shown to advertisers to whet their whistle for what programs they would buy airtime on. You'll see such shows as Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk, Lou Grant, and more--even the notorious Star Wars Holiday Special, which would air in November of that year.
Enjoy! And save the date--the Countdown to Halloween starts a day early this year (for my blog, at least): Monday, September 30th! See you then!
3 comments:
The WKRP segment does something I would have thought an impossibility--It makes the series look square and unhip ("boss jocks"?). It's also clear they had no clue of the show's underlying concept with the "conservatives vs. liberals" take they keep hammering. Maybe they only had the pilot to go on, but it all comes across like something Johnny Fever would have blisteringly made fun of.
The "Charlie Brown Thirtieth Anniversary Special" would air the following January as Happy Birthday, Charlie Brown. CBS really jumped the gun, though, as the strip's big three-oh wouldn't occur until October 2, 1980.
Thanks TC! It does appear the "suits" are the ones who put this together. :)
Should have let the 'dungarees' handle it.
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