tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post4951812409115145352..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: Sitcoms with a messageMitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-6680591921900092302015-07-31T11:46:22.361-04:002015-07-31T11:46:22.361-04:00I do. Besides the eternal country mouse vs city m... I do. Besides the eternal country mouse vs city mouse issue, the city slickers, especially Eddie Albert's character bales hay while dressed in a three piece business suit. The sympathetic viewer can chuckle at the urban couple whose ignorance of country ways are paramount. As I said in my book, despite good ratings CBS (the Tiffany network) dropped these shows thinking they had gone too Hee Haw to attract so-called more sophisticated audiences and the sponsors that would appeal to them.<br />Ray Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09486571078958629017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-85993193864572290972015-07-30T20:04:00.040-04:002015-07-30T20:04:00.040-04:00It certainly sounds like an interesting read. IOf...It certainly sounds like an interesting read. IOf course, I always thought LEAVE IT TO BEAVER was a smart, well-written show (the relationship among the kids and between them and the adults was very natural). Does Starman address the urban/country conflict at the root of GREEN ACRES? It was always treated in a warped, funny way (and expanded from THE BEVERLY HILLBILLIES)--but it was there for all to see.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/00240396644130014121noreply@blogger.com