Gengi cohan's show represents the new paradime in prestige t v. In the late 19 nineties television was dominated by the old line broadcast networks, a, b, c, c, b, s, an, fox. Max and david first had to sell their show idea to warren littlefield, the head of the entertainment division at nbc. They hedged their beds when asked if they would be able to put that on vision. Now compare gengie’s experience with what her brother David went through back in the 19 nineties when the show that would become will and grace was still in development. It could only be made by streamers like net
You thought the antics of Will, Grace, Jack and Karen were just harmless fun. Oh please. Revisionist History dives deep into a television sitcom that you may not have realized even had a deep end.
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