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Donny & Marie: A Little Bit Country, A Little Bit Rock N Roll

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Remember the 70s?  I was born in 1972, and to me, the 1970s was a magical period where everything on TV seemed wonderful.  Yes, my family watched Donny & Marie.  In retrospect, I'm not sure why.  I guess it's because our television channels were limited to three networks, PBS, and two independent stations, and VCR's weren't even a thing yet.  So Donny & Marie was the best thing on among those six channels.   1972--THE OSMONDS--Animated Series.  November 1972--HERE'S LUCY--"Lucy and Donny Osmond"-- Lucy and Kim attend a Donny Osmond concert with cousin Patricia (Eve Plumb), who is crazy for the 14 year old singer. Donny, spots Kim in the audience, and he falls in love at first sight. Kim believes the flowers and letters are for Patricia, but soon discovers the mix-up. Realizing Donny volunteered to perform at Kim's Charity function because of the mix-up, Kim feels obligated to set the record straight. 1976 to 1979--The era of the Don...

Friends: A TVCU Quickie

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What's a quickie?   See this blog. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Friends  is an American  sitcom  created by  David Crane  and  Marta Kauffman , which originally aired for ten seasons on  NBC  from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. It revolves around a circle of friends living in  Manhattan , a borough of  New York City . The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions , in association with  Warner Bros. Television . The original executive producers were  Kevin S. Bright ,  Marta Kauffman , and  David Crane , with numerous others being promoted in later seasons. Kauffman and Crane began developing  Friends  under the title  Insomnia Cafe  between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, with whom they had previously worked, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the series to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, incl...