How ‘The Rural Purge’ 50 years ago created modern television
Dave Plier
English - August 07, 2021 03:07 - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsTV & Film News wgn radio chicago dave plier Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Walter Podrazik, author of ‘Watching TV’ joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the fascinating story of ‘The Rural Purge’, how cancellations of popular rural-themed television shows in the early 1970s such as Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Lassie, Hee-Haw, and The Beverly Hillbillies would reshape television, and bring a higher level of quality to the […]
Walter Podrazik, author of ‘Watching TV’ joins WGN Radio’s Dave Plier to talk about the fascinating story of ‘The Rural Purge’, how cancellations of popular rural-themed television shows in the early 1970s such as Green Acres, Petticoat Junction, Lassie, Hee-Haw, and The Beverly Hillbillies would reshape television, and bring a higher level of quality to the small screen with shows like All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, M*A*S*H and more.
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