Here's a terrific piece with interviews with the creative people involved in that final episode, and much of the series. I'll never forget the impact it had on me while watching it. Robert Thompson's book, Television's Second Golden Age, tells the story a bit differently. Elsewhere stayed on the air because of an innovative strategy of citing demographics to sell the show to advertisers, and it was kept around because of its appeal to the 18-to-49 demographic. I still have the VHS tape my sister made for me the night it aired, since I had to miss it for my after-school job at Wendy's. First of all, the author goes on about how St. The show fittingly has one of the absolute best series finales in history. Up to then I liked half-hour comedies, and goofy 1-hour shows like "The A-Team" or "Dukes of Hazzard." I can't recall why I started watching, but even then I knew this show was something very unique and special. I was around 15 when I started watching about midway through the show's run. It was dramatic, emotional, quirky and often funny.įor me, it was the first "serious" TV series I ever fell in love with. It had a specific cinematic look and design, weaved together dozens of complicated plot lines that challenged the viewer to pay attention week to week, and had one of the best ensemble casts in TV history. This show was unlike anything on network TV before. Elsewhere" the road to peak television would look different, IMHO. Aside from fabulous ensemble work, elevation to stardom for many cast members and being a gritty realistic representation of a teaching hospital in the inner city, it also had one of the best series closer for any TV series. Now we're in "peak television" with the overwhelming amount of quality programming being produced across so many platforms, but without "St. David Grusin's theme for the 80's medical drama produced by MTM Enterprises and ran on NBC from 1982 to 1988. I've seen NBC's 80s and 90s lineup called a second golden age for TV. Elsewhere" ran six seasons from 1982 to 1988.
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