tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post5360359901464202130..comments2024-03-25T18:01:05.147-05:00Comments on A Shroud of Thoughts: The 50th Anniversary of He & SheTerence Towles Canotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18397088843628331615noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-32176034050237007602017-09-24T17:37:52.371-05:002017-09-24T17:37:52.371-05:00The failure of this show likely caused Jack Cassid...The failure of this show likely caused Jack Cassidy to pass on another role, one written with him in mind...Ted Baxter. With his wife and son succeeding in THE PARTRIDGE FAMILY, I believe the issues with his career being more adrift helped to destroy his marriage to Shirley Jones, and compounded issues with alcohol that indirectly led to his tragic death.tomservo56954https://www.blogger.com/profile/16574973421722288825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7210602.post-74335401689088704362017-09-09T23:28:53.936-05:002017-09-09T23:28:53.936-05:00First, this was a funny and sophisticated show at ...First, this was a funny and sophisticated show at a time when shows were not made for "grown ups" but for families. This meant that children had to like it. And censorship was very tough. It would take unti All in the Family opened the doors to adult comedy. But that would take a few years.<br /><br />The show followed Green Acres, which had an exremely different, non urban following. In other words those people wouldn't get this show. So they scheduled it badly. This would have fit in wonderfully in a few years when Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart, mash were all on the same night.Lefischttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05675980883715246616noreply@blogger.com