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<blockquote data-quote="Crimson" data-source="post: 410976" data-attributes="member: 5079">I imagine there was intention with that casting choice.&nbsp; Vivian had been the sitcom princess of the 50s and 60s, supporting Lucy; Valerie took over in that role in the 70s, supporting that decade&#039;s new sitcom queen.&nbsp; Unlike Valerie, though, Vivian never found her own solo stardom.&nbsp; I think it was a combination of wanting to avoid Norman Lear territory -- and just dodge even the slightest question of race -- and, after Sue Ann, the producers never committed to a new ongoing character. [ATTACH=full]54525[/ATTACH]The writers were also hampered by evolving mores of TV by the mid-70s.&nbsp; There had been a strong pushback among social conservatives against the bold topics of the early 70s TV;&nbsp; the RHODA writers felt they were limited in honestly addressing matters of marriage and sex.&nbsp; They just didn&#039;t seem to know how to write the marriage from any perspective.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Crimson, post: 410976, member: 5079"] I imagine there was intention with that casting choice. Vivian had been the sitcom princess of the 50s and 60s, supporting Lucy; Valerie took over in that role in the 70s, supporting that decade's new sitcom queen. Unlike Valerie, though, Vivian never found her own solo stardom. I think it was a combination of wanting to avoid Norman Lear territory -- and just dodge even the slightest question of race -- and, after Sue Ann, the producers never committed to a new ongoing character. [ATTACH type="full" width="100px"]54525[/ATTACH] The writers were also hampered by evolving mores of TV by the mid-70s. There had been a strong pushback among social conservatives against the bold topics of the early 70s TV; the RHODA writers felt they were limited in honestly addressing matters of marriage and sex. They just didn't seem to know how to write the marriage from any perspective. [/QUOTE]

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