TV isn't the same as it was in the 80's & 90's. In the 80's and 90's, you had shows like A-Team, Magnum PI, Cosby Show, 227, Martin, Fresh Prince and the list goes on. Nowadays, TV has gone downhill. Everybody and their mama has their own reality show. You can't watch any station without some reality show being on the line-up. I like reality shows just as much as the next person but some shows are just corny. Recently, there was a show that came on WeTV at 9pm Tuesday nights called Downsized. Downsized grew on me quickly because it was REAL. It was about a blended family called the Bruces: Todd was a contractor and Laura was a teacher, they had 7 or 8 children between them. Before the economy crashed, they were living large. As soon as the economy tanked, the Bruce family had to cut back and at one point, the wife considered selling her wedding ring in order to get extra money. The Bruce family suffered one setback after another and I felt for them because no matter what they did, life dealt them one blow after another. Arguments ensued and it looked like they were going to get a divorce but they stuck it out. That show painted a realistic picture of what most couples go through in their relationship when the economy tanks. WeTV didn't renew the show which was stupid because Downsized got very high ratings. Many of my favorite shows came on in the 80's and 90's and after those shows went off the air, I've been hardpressed to find good, quality programming. At least I can watch re-runs on channels 173-174. Another one of my shows was Good Times. I loved that show for the simple fact that it painted the black family in a positive light. No matter what hard times the Evans family faced (believe me, they've had more than their share of hard times), they stuck together. James Evans was that strong black father who kept the family together. He did whatever it took to provide for his family. At times he would get frustrated because for every step forward he took, life would knock him back 2 steps. Most families living in the inner-city could relate to the Evans family. There are very few contemporary shows that I watch; most of the time I watch throwback programming on channels 173-174.
