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Bonus! Why were there so many gay marriages in the 1970s?
Why was there a surge in TV episodes with gay couples in the 1970s, after decades of queer people basically being invisible on television? And especially at a time when gay marriage was barely a gleam in anybody's eye, why did so many queer characters start describing themselves as "married"? We're
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Bonus video! Why Norman Lear once snuck rival TV executives into CBS headquarters
Oh hello! In this week's bonus video, I've got a ton of great stories about Norman Lear's many many shows: How he had to sneak NBC executives into a CBS office in order to get Sanford and Son picked up; how the star of Mary Hartman Mary Hartman wrote a 12-page essay arguing for why she should have a
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Bonus video! Beverly LaSalle, A Weird Space Saloon, and a 40-Year-Old Murder Mystery Clue
UPDATE: I've changed some settings on the video so hopefully it'll work better now. If not, try clicking this link: https://youtu.be/cd61Jstb8-c Oh hello! Here's some fun stories I dug up while researching my new video about Barney Miller: We'll start with some fun tidbits about the first recurring
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Forbidden Kisses, Lost Sitcoms, and ABC vs Roseanne: October Video Update
Hello Patreon members! Thanks thanks thanks for all your lovely support here on Patreon -- as a backer, you get a little sneak peek at the stuff I'm working on in patron-exclusive videos, and I'm so excited to show you what's coming in the next Culture Cruise. (And if you can't see the above video,
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