Remembering James Earl Jones As 'Paris' (1979) & Louis Gossett, Jr. In 'The Lazarus Syndrome' (1978)

From Shadow and Act Thu Apr 24 2014, 20:22:11

Not too long ago, Sergio reminded us of the 1973 NBC Mystery Movie series Tenafly, which featured a black actor, James McEachin, as its lead. In his post on the experimental-for-its-time monthly program, Sergio remarked, "Maybe it's my imagination [but], compared to what we have today, there seemed to be a lot more black TV series back in the day." Sergio went on to say, "And there was a diversity in them too, from sitcoms to dramas. Not all of them were great (not even remotely) or were hits, but at least they were there." That got me wondering about what other forgotten TV shows there are out there that many of us have forgotten, or never saw, and may never have a chance...

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