I’m currently working my way through both “WKRP in Cincinnati” (on DVD) and “Dead Like Me” (on Amazon Prime), and was struck by the fact that, coincidentally, they both did clip shows earlier in their runs than one might expect.
The 9th episode of the first season of “WKRP” was a clip show, and aired as the first episode when the show returned in a new time slot after having been off the schedule for a couple months. The 12th episode of the first season of “Dead Like Me” was a clip show -- I don’t know why. > On Apr 19, 2020, at 8:51 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > > Seinfeld of course had a clip show, years before The Office. I bring it up > because it seems even in the current environment there could be another clip > show at the end of the run of a much loved show (unlike the previously fairly > common practice of doing a clip show to give the production team and cast a > break). I hope not though, I always hate them (though I did like Seinfeld’s). > > Also, dude, what are you doing with your lockdown time? Binge The Office > already. > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2020 at 8:08 PM Joe Hass <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > I'm lying in bed tonight watching old Simpsons episodes when a thought > crossed my mind. > > In 2002, the show aired Gump Roast, which is considered the last clip show > the series aired. > > After some light perusal of Wikipedia, I was directed to "The Banker" from > the sixth season of The Office, which calls the episode a clip show. That > aired in 2010. I'll take its word for it, since I've never seen the series. > > I can't imagine, in an on-demand/streaming environment, that any show could > get away with trying to pull an old-school clip show as a traditional > episode. Can the panel think of any moderately known US series done a clip > show since then? Or was The Banker fundamentally the last clip show? > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdWgvOvS%3DvSce3VnpVKxA-EjXzuYZtSMD2FeOsL7k0JMQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CABru7%2BdWgvOvS%3DvSce3VnpVKxA-EjXzuYZtSMD2FeOsL7k0JMQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > -- > Sent from Gmail Mobile > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BXtd48T74uFP6B535Wae_pFv0fJbDx-nPSXQjrGFSKDg%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2BXtd48T74uFP6B535Wae_pFv0fJbDx-nPSXQjrGFSKDg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/32D73222-05D5-4BFA-8720-5C0A6810B55A%40ellwanger.tv.
