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In response to "Except that The Cosby show was huge right from the start." by Inigo

I think you're fixating too much on not being an exact model.

Posted by David (aka David) Feb 10 '11, 11:49

They'll both be wildly popular shows where America watches the children grow up. That was my intent in describing it as the Cosby Show of this generation. You're missing the forest for the minutiae in the trees.

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The difference in ratings is just too great to ignore. - Inigo Feb 10, 11:56 1
- If that's the way you see it, that's fine, but I absolutely believe Modern Family winds up being that show. -- nm - David Feb 10, 11:57
I love the show, but right now it'd be about on par with Everyone Loves Raymond as far as cultural impact. - Reagen Feb 10, 11:52 6
- That's a comfort show to me rather than one with lingering impact. - David Feb 10, 11:56 4
  - I'm not knocking either show there, really - Reagen Feb 10, 11:58
  - just like Scott Pilgrim! -- nm - cupixie Feb 10, 11:57 1
    - Scott Pilgrim is a series of wildly popular books and a movie, Pixie. It has not been made into a television series...yet. -- nm - David Feb 10, 12:02
  - Has a chance...but so far...it's just settling for being damn great - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:57
- This. To really have an impact, it's got to reach more people. -- nm - Jim Feb 10, 11:53
Modern Family is as important for showing different kinds of families as Cosby was. -- nm - Amy Feb 10, 11:51 14
- That's exactly why it popped in my mind. I also think the discomfort with a gay couple being treated as normal people... - David Feb 10, 11:53 1
  - I agree with you about cultural impact not always being defined by ratings. Even a small niche of viewers can start trends. -- nm - Amy Feb 10, 11:58
- Cosby was watched by 3 times as many people though -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:53 11
  - That had less than 10% of the options we currently enjoy. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 11:54 10
    - Right. Television consumption has fundamentally changed. -- nm - David Feb 10, 12:00 2
      - But there's still a #1. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 12:00 1
        
        Did Two and a Half Men, the current #1, start at #1? Of course not. - David Feb 10, 12:03
    - Cosby was #1 within it's show type and then all of television - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:55 5
      - My point is, how many shows were running against it back then? - Spawn Feb 10, 11:57 4
        
        As far as big players, there was NBC, CBS and ABC then. Now, Fox has been added. - Inigo Feb 10, 11:59 2
        
        You miss the point. Just because Nielsen does not count does not mean people are not watching the other 200 shows on then. -- nm - Spawn Feb 10, 12:01 1
        
        Like Will and I have said, #1 is still #1 regardless of other shows. -- nm - Inigo Feb 10, 12:06
        
        If the audience splinters, you'll still have a #1. Which is 2.5 Men, then BBT, then Modern Family. - Will Hunting Feb 10, 11:58
    - true -- nm - Beaker Feb 10, 11:54

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