Death in the Family

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  1. shootER

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  2. Raoul the Red Shirt

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    Kids these days probably do not appreciate how much of a stranglehold he had on TV in the 70s...All In The Family, The Jeffersons, Good Times and a whole bunch more. Back when there were really 3 main viewing options.
     
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  3. shootER

    shootER Insubordinate...and churlish Administrator

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    To quote David Simon, "He saw what was possible in that vacuous glowing box and, almost singularly, he made it so."
     
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