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Dave Starsky

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83. People didn't care about stuff like that back then.

Tue Jul 4, 2017, 01:06 PM

Jul 2017

There wasn't such a huge drive for "continuity", where EVERYTHING had to be explained or wrapped up in order for the viewers not to lose their minds.

Shows that were canceled or ran their course just stopped. Actors that died or were fired either had their characters written out of the show entirely or they were just replaced by another actor. The audience never batted an eye.

I think, for the most part, people took TV less seriously then. Maybe because they actually had lives.

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