Tonight's CBS tribute brought tears.

[maddogesq]

I shouldn’t be, but I am. I watched the CBS 75th thing, and it was wonderful. I never really realized just how many shows they had that I watched as a kid growing up.

What shocked me is that they did not touch on “Good Times” at all. I cannot understand why the producers of this special did that, but I think it is a critical omission. I can, however, say that there were so many sitcoms that made this network a progressive leader for so many years. That made tonight a really cool reminiscence of what TV was, and could still be.

The best part:

My main man, one Walter Cronkite, making this statement at the very end of the program:

“And that’s the way it is, Sunday, November 2nd.”

Goddamit, I miss him.

[young_at_heart]

1. I miss him too!

He's a REAL human being......an honorable and excellent journalist....one of a kind. He's been critical of Bush too!

[madfloridian]

2. I want Tommy and Dick Smothers back.

Right now.

[tsipple]

3. The Tiffany Network

Anyone remember the short-lived CBS Cable? I still miss that channel.

[no_hypocrisy]

4. All In The Family. I liked watching Mike Stivic shout over Archie singing

"God Bless America".

[economic justice]

5. I agree, that was a GREAT special. One of the better TV tributes [eom]

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[blm]

6. Me, too, maddog.

I agree with you on Good Times, as well. I thought it had a very important message for its time.