ABC Afterschool Specials
By Lori Ferraro My must see TV back in the 80s occurred around 4:30 in the afternoon, immediately following a hard day of junior high school. Once the bell rang few things could tear me away from my gang of girlfriends, but when there was an Afterschool Special on, that trip to the mall/beach/frozen yogurt joint were just going to have to wait. ABC Afterschool Specials started airing way back in 1972 but I remember them from their...
Dynasty
In the 80s the hottest hit show, Dallas, belonged to ABC’s competitor, CBS. With more than 300,000-million fans worldwide, it’s no wonder Dallas was a thorn in the side of ABC. Of course, the only thing ABC could do was find some way to compete. Their ace in the hole turned out to be CBS’s own hit show, Dynasty. If you were familiar with both of the shows, it didn’t take too long to figure out that CBS decided not to reinvent the...
