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From: "Steve Oostrom" 
Reply-To: trekcreative{at}yahoogroups.com

>JM - Hmm... Led Zeppelin... Billy Joel... All in the Family... M*A*S*H...
Maude... Masterpiece Theatre... Paul McCartney & Wings... Roberta
Flack... Eagles... Firefall... Linda Ronstadt... Laugh In... and, yes,
syndicated Star Trek (when it truly became popular), etc.

But is this the majority?  For every Led Zepplein, there is a Tony Orlando
and Dawn.  For every M*A*S*H, there is the Partridge Family.  For every All
in the Family, a Gilligan's Island.  For every Paul McCartney and Wings, a
Kiss.  For every Roberta Flack... well, yawn, Roberta Flack.  As for
Firefall, is that the band I think it is?  The Eagles were borderline, with
Fleetwood Mac definitely better, but I've got a bunch of radio charts from
the seventies.  Three-quarters of the songs on those charts are forgotten
now.  Don't forget disco and the beginnings of punk rock.  Perhaps there
was some good stuff, but all the examples given here are not really
"great" staff in my opinion (okay, M*A*S*H was not bad, but I
have not watched a single episode since the finale in 1983, so my memory is
fading).  A lot of these examples are American-centric as well, which
significantly reduces their impact outside of the United States. 
Syndicated Star Trek was popular, since it was in the 70's when I first
started to watch (and write fan fiction), and of course, we have to think
highly of it.  We wouldn't be here if we didn't.

Steve
The Universe Unbounded.

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