| When a television writer or producer is
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| | not fall into the category of having zero
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| thinking up a new show, they are rightly
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| | after-life, but instead of having limited
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| concentrating on the potential to grab a
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| | after-life. These are those shows that
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| decent size of audience the first time it
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| | are set in contemporary times, especially
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| is shown. If you are undecided whether a
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| | where the culture of the day is
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| new television show idea will bring in
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| | represented. Pop music shows fit this
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| the returns who need - or even pay for
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| | category as do fashion shows. Dramas,
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| itself - the deciding
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| | such as soap
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| factor may be its after-life.Some
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| | operas have limited repeat appeal when
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| television shows have no after-life at
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| | the characters are of the moment. These
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| all. These fall into three categories:
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| | shows often look out of context if they
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| (i) poor quality, (ii) black and white
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| | are repeated in their entirety, say 15
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| and (iii) topical.I'll take these
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| | years later. Some of these shows can make
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| categories one by one:Poor QualityIf a
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| | us cringe as they expose the fashions
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| television show is not up to standard
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| | that were so cool at the time. Another
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| then it is unlikely to get its first
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| | group of shows that come into the limited
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| showing let alone any future airings. The
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| | shelf life category are futuristic shows.
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| poor quality may be due to a poor script
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| | These may be dramas or documentaries that
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| or poor production or may be a more
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| | attempt to forecast what life will be
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| technical problem such as inferior sound
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| | like in the future. The problem is that
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| quality. There are many old tv shows from
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| | they are usually made with contemporary
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| way back in the 50's, 60's and even some
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| | values and attitudes and can only use
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| in the 70's that were recorded for
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| | contemporary culture as their backdrop.
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| television but where the sound quality
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| | No matter what future date one of these
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| was deemed to be of insufficient
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| | shows is set in, you can usually pin down
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| broadcast quality. However, we may now
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| | their production date to within a few
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| see some of these shows aired after all,
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| | years. As real time catches up with them,
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| as modern techniques of improving sound
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| | their predictions are exposed with either
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| quality are applied. Perhaps it is time
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| | hopelessly ambitious and unrealistic
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| to dust off some of those old tapes and
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| | technology or gadgets that look hideous
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| films. I supposed that if the acting,
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| | compared to the real thing that had been
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| scripting or general production values
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| | invented a few years after the show had
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| were extremely poor then this in itself
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| | been produced. There are notable
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| may turn out to have some perverted merit
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| | exceptions such as Star Trek which has
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| as, sometimes, very badly made television
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| | achieved a phenomenal after-life and is
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| from long ago can be quite funny to
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| | increasingly respected as many of its
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| watch. Sad for those that made it, unless
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| | ideas about technology are seen as
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| they are the living rights owners, in
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| | feasible and achievable.And finally there
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| which case they could cry all the way to
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| | are shows that have the longest and most
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| the bank!Black and WhiteThere are some in
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| | valuable after-life. In this group can be
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| their younger years who don't even know
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| | included historical dramas and
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| what the term black and white means.
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| | documentaries, and wild life
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| Nowadays, film and video shot in black
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| | documentaries. History never changes (in
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| and white is sometimes used to bring some
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| | theory) nor does wildlife. In fact,
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| styling to a sequence. In times gone by,
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| | wildlife documentaries may win out above
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| all tv was in black and white. The
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| | all others when it comes to after-life
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| trouble is that modern audiences are not
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| | value. This is because wildlife is
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| used to it and it can seriously detract
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| | increasingly under threat and there is
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| from the pleasure of watching a tv show.
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| | less of it as time goes on. This fact
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| Black and white shows can be digitally
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| | will make the wildlife documentaries of
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| colored but this is an expensive business
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| | today very valuable in 100 years, if
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| if it is done right. Watch this space,
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| | current trends continue.My arguments
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| though, as digital colorization of old tv
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| | above are based on today's tastes in
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| shows becomes easier to do, some old
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| | television shows. I have made the point
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| relics will come out of the woodwork and
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| | that old tv shows have varying degrees of
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| be aired over the coming
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| | success in today's schedules. This
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| years.TopicalWhereas (technical) quality
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| | however is only one way of looking at it.
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| problems and black and white will not be
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| | If we free old tv shows from the shackles
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| a problem for tv shows that are made
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| | of having to fit alongside their modern
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| nowadays, topicality still virtually
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| | counterparts and
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| prohibits a tv show from ever being seen
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| | instead treat them as curios or
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| again, save for a once only repeat
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| | antiques, then why shouldn't we re-run a
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| perhaps a few hours or days after the
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| | futuristic drama, made in 1962 and based
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| original airing. Whether it is a comedy
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| | in 2006? No matter how bad the
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| show based around topical events, a
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| | predictions were, wouldn't it be fun to
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| documentary or a chat show, unless the
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| | see what they had in mind back in those
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| subjects being covered are still relevant
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| | days? And wouldn't it be a unique and
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| many years later, these types of show
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| | refreshing experience to see a pop music
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| will have no meaning to most viewers
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| | show from, say, 1958, complete with
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| apart from those interested in the
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| | commercials of the day? And why not have
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| history of events. There will be
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| | a few old black and white comedy shows
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| exceptions such as shows that are simply
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| | from the 60's, some of which were
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| too good not to be seen again, but even
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| | classics.There will be increasing demand
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| the best made documentaries - some of
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| | for old tv shows over the next few years,
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| which may be landmarks in current affairs
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| | not as cheap fillers for modern
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| - will not be seen again, no matter how
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| | schedules, but as part of a new genre:
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| good they are. Program makers should take
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| | the antique television show. Perhaps
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| into account the full potential of a tv
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| | there is life after the after-life after
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| show, including worth in years to come,
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| | all.Vernon Stent is the content writer
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| and unfortunately topical shows will have
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| | for bygonetv.com, which is all about old
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| one or two day after-life.Some shows do
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| | tv shows of the 40's, 50's and 60's.
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