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Mary Tyler Moore Show and Its Spin-Offs
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<blockquote data-quote="Marley Drama" data-source="post: 411010" data-attributes="member: 23"><p>It's good to get this context.</p><p></p><p>I was aware that censorship became stricter around this time when it came to violence (as reflected in the <em>Wonder Woman</em> series, which began with her throwing punches and blowing up manned ships, and ended with her her opponents either falling into empty cardboard boxes or hypnotised by her gymnastic skills), so I suppose it's natural this would extend to sex as well.</p><p></p><p>Certainly at the point I've reached, I've appreciated that signs point to Rhoda and Joe enjoying a healthy sex life. One of the last episodes of Season Two had them both taking time off work to spend a few days' quality time in their apartment. Other episodes have shown them to be visibly frustrated when Brenda staying has interfered with their spontaneous sex life.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've enjoyed all these elements being present throughout Season Two. To me it feels like a sitcom that's working, and with potential for further gold to be mined, so the changes ahead aren't thrilling me at this point.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's a shame. Watching recently, it's felt a little like <em>Knots Landing </em>to MTM's <em>Dallas</em>, and I was looking forward to seeing it continue to carve its own identity.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Aha! </p><p></p><p>I see that episode is one of only two from the entire series that has its own hyperlink on Wikipedia's list of episodes. I won't click through until after watching, but it's a little exciting to know that the two episodes that seem to be viewed as among the most important are still to come.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marley Drama, post: 411010, member: 23"] It's good to get this context. I was aware that censorship became stricter around this time when it came to violence (as reflected in the [I]Wonder Woman[/I] series, which began with her throwing punches and blowing up manned ships, and ended with her her opponents either falling into empty cardboard boxes or hypnotised by her gymnastic skills), so I suppose it's natural this would extend to sex as well. Certainly at the point I've reached, I've appreciated that signs point to Rhoda and Joe enjoying a healthy sex life. One of the last episodes of Season Two had them both taking time off work to spend a few days' quality time in their apartment. Other episodes have shown them to be visibly frustrated when Brenda staying has interfered with their spontaneous sex life. I've enjoyed all these elements being present throughout Season Two. To me it feels like a sitcom that's working, and with potential for further gold to be mined, so the changes ahead aren't thrilling me at this point. That's a shame. Watching recently, it's felt a little like [I]Knots Landing [/I]to MTM's [I]Dallas[/I], and I was looking forward to seeing it continue to carve its own identity. Aha! I see that episode is one of only two from the entire series that has its own hyperlink on Wikipedia's list of episodes. I won't click through until after watching, but it's a little exciting to know that the two episodes that seem to be viewed as among the most important are still to come. [/QUOTE]
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