which Show Do You Prefer The Mary Tyler Moore Show Or Murphy Brown?

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Which Show Do You Prefer The Mary Tyler Moore Show Or Murphy Brown?

[catsrule]

Murphy Brown

[friendsfan77]

Both shows ruled, but I'll say MTM.

[catlover79]

Mary Tyler Moore - hands down!!

[JulieSomoski]

Oh why'd you have to do this to me? Both shows are excellent - it took me 5 minutes just to think of which one I liked a little more. I went with Murphy Brown.

(When I saw this thread, I was going to avoid it, but I just couldn't resist-LOL)

[AB]

Tough choice for sure, I went with Mary Tyler Moore.

[Mikado]

MTM.....while both shows were similar in concept, MTM was FAR superior in execution. (I liked MB [Until she went and had the baby], but, i LOVED MTM)

[*Happy Face*]

Murphy Brown

[Will and Grace Fanatic]

back in the day i enjoyed both of them. But watching them both recently I have come to realize I don't really like Murphy Brown. I still adore Mary Tyler Moore. love it....

[snl 70s show fan]

i voted for mary tyler moore

[dakert]

MTM --I wish all the choices were this easy

[Lee G]

Well, I've only seen a handful of Murphy Brown episodes. I generally avoid watching TV shows made after 1979. I didn't care for the episodes I've seen, I think the show sucks.

Regarding Mary Tyler Moore, when this show hit the air she had already lost her good looks and was no longer attractive. And in my humble opinion, the show was dull and poorly written. The supporting characters were dumb, and the whole thing added up to one wretched TV show. Other 70's shows equally as bad are Odd Couple, Bob Newhart, MASH, Happy Days, Barney Miller, TAXI, the list goes on. Amazing these shows were on as long as they were, there's no accounting for taste. My signature line says 50's 60's & 70's TV, but when I think back, 95 percent of 70's shows were bad, that includes all the comedys, dramas, and cop shows. The commercials aired those days were usually more entertaining than the shows themselves. From the 80's thru today, TV has just gotten worse. A few good shows from the 70's are All In The Family, Brady Bunch, and Emergency!. Welcome Back Kotter was alright until it went bad in the last season. I used to enjoy Love American Style and The Love Boat. When I try to watch those shows now, they are so bad I can't believe I used to like em. The 50's & 60's were really TV's golden age, many shows from the 50's are dated now but most 60's shows still hold up pretty well today.

Happy New Year to one and all, party hearty! :cool: :wave:

[Mikado]

You obviously never actually watched any of these shows, have you Lee?

[Stuck In The '70's]

You obviously never actually watched any of these shows, have you Lee?
My thoughts exactly.

The 1970's rock and so does MTM. :D

[Lee G]

You obviously never actually watched any of these shows, have you Lee?

Of course I have watched all of these shows. Have you?? I doubt it. I've seen em all, from the obscure forgotten ones that lasted a few episodes to the ones still remembered today. When watching some of these 70's shows back in the day, I recall shaking my head and saying "What are these people thinking?" :lol: For the most part, incredibly cheezy stuff. But this was the 70's, the decade of shag carpets, lava lites, smiley faces and have a nice day. A couple good things about the 70's, music was good (top 40 radio was king) and in general it was a happier time. The 60's had some bad TV shows too, but bad TV in general didn't rear it's ugly head until the 70's. The best thing about 70's TV were the local syndicated stations that aired old shows from the 50's & 60's during the day, and old movies at night. In my area, there used to be a station like that. You could tune in any time of the day or night, and something good was always on. Nowadays, the major networks all air terrible shows, cable and satellite TV is loaded with hundreds of channels and there is never anything good on. Thank goodness for VHS and DVD, and recent DVD releases of some worthwhile old shows.

[JulieSomoski]

Lee, what's your problem? These both were great shows. Mary Tyler Moore was one of the most classic shows of the 70's . . . the writing was excellent, the stories were new, and the acting was brilliant by everyone. You obviously have never given either show a fair chance.

[mstewart]

Mary Tyler Moore hands down.

Murphy Brown was an updated version of MTM with more of an edge.

[Lee G]

Lee, what's your problem? These both were great shows. Mary Tyler Moore was one of the most classic shows of the 70's . . . the writing was excellent, the stories were new, and the acting was brilliant by everyone. You obviously have never given either show a fair chance.

Just my opinion, I'm difficult to please when it comes to TV shows. Admittedly, there are more shows I don't like than ones I like. Most of the shows I enjoy are from the 60's, others are from the 50's, I could probably come up with about a half dozen shows from the 70's that go on my "thumbs up" list.

[Classicshowsgurl15]

I haven't really seen that many episodes of Murphy Brown and what i've seen of it I don't really care for, so I go with Mary Tyler Moore because I think its a good show and it was classic for its time.

[JulieSomoski]

Looks like Mary Tyler Moore's winning this one.

[Scoobiedoo30]

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

[gotsmart]

If you think about it Ann Marie (That Girl) led the way for MTM, and MTM led the way for Murphy Brown

Anyway, my choice is MTM