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Actually, The Rockford Files came out in 1974. *

Posted by doubledown

on August 19, 2026, 10:14:41, in reply to "1979-1981 has to be the most influential period of time in TV history"

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Bill Rasmussen’s passing got me thinking

1979 - ESPN launches

1980 - CNN launches

1981 - MTV launches

What a glorious time if you were a high school teen or college student. Time-wasting was turned up to 11

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1979-1981 has to be the most influential period of time in TV history - bbonb August 19, 2026, 09:25:17

May 1982 - The Weather Channel is launched* - timmer August 19, 2026, 14:07:37
- 1756, Salzburg, January 27th - Wolfgang Amadeus is born* - Sammich August 19, 2026, 14:09:50
Grad HS in '79 so I was in the midst of it in early UofI years - RSMBob August 19, 2026, 13:57:42
- I was 5* - Sammich August 19, 2026, 14:10:23
Assumed J.R. Ewing content within -------->> - complainant August 19, 2026, 11:30:40
Actually, The Rockford Files came out in 1974. * - doubledown August 19, 2026, 10:14:41

Now we're just trying to get smush back. - tvillini August 19, 2026, 13:12:13
and yet, shows still bothered to make theme songs for nearly thirty more years* - Sammich August 19, 2026, 10:28:34
- until some bean counter asked, “ why are we wasting time on a 5 minute theme song - bbonb August 19, 2026, 10:39:19

aka the dawn of cable* - memyselfandillini August 19, 2026, 10:02:07

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