Rich gets plastic surgeary, but his doctors fear he has gotten cancer from the plastic. Meanwhile, Stuart and Melanie have a flashback of there mystery past....

T01E1305/12/1983

KKK and Rich

Rich joins a group club. Little does he know this club is the dreaded Klu Kulx Klan. Meanwhile Micheal tries to call a bet made by Stuart that he can make love ...

T01E1228/11/1983

Action Star

The Stuido is visted by an Arnold Swartzenger type character. Audire and Annabelle both fall in love with him, so does Rich, who questions his sexuality....

T01E1121/11/1983

The Funeral

After Rich's father dies, he makes an ass of himself at the funeral. Eating candles and making love to a dog....

T01E1014/11/1983

Audrie in Love

Audrie gets two love intrests, Rob and Bob, who turn out to be brothers. Meanwhile, Rich has a try at boxing, and of course, fails miserably....

T01E0907/11/1983

Halloween {Edited Version}

In this newly edited version, the comments {or slurs} against the United Nations and the male nudity scene are cut out. HBO also wanted the scene where a wom...

T01E0801/01/1000

Halloween {unedited version}

In this uncut original episode that HBO refused to air becuase of male nudity and slams at the U.N. {The ONLY time HBO has ever pulled an episode} Rich picks...

T01E0723/10/1983

Machine

Staurt gets a new car, and so does Rich. They decide to have a deathrace. After Stuart wins, Rich gets depressed and checks himself into mental institution, l...

T01E0616/10/1983

Road Trip

Rich and Michael go on a road trip to mexico where Rich is kidnapped and traded for beer. Meanwhile the crew is visited by a gay man. Also, Annabelle divises ...

T01E0509/10/1983

Theo

Annabelle has a new love intrest, a quirky fellow named Theo. Meanwhile, A mystery guest has been called to the show, who is he? what will he do? The answer i...

T01E0402/10/1983

The Regan of Doom

The newsroom is visited by a Ronald Regan impersonater, he begins to wreak havoc and begin turning the staff against each other. They proceed to throw the Re...

T01E0322/08/1983

Pilot {}

Are team, desperate for money, start a chalk selling buisness, after it fails, they try several other things before getting hired at a new station, WBBCC...

T01E0215/08/1983

Pilot {2}

Living in the house of Chester, our team discovers he is an infamous murdere and call the police, but discover that they themselves are being arrested for bei...

T01E0108/08/1983

Pilot {1}

The Newsroom is shut down and our newscasters must go elsewhere. However they do not do well and they become homeless. They are saved by a friendly man named...

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¿Qué tal está Not Necessarily the News?

Not Necessarily the News: Un Despierta de Humor Saturado en su Primera Temporada (1983) Not Necessarily the News, serie de televisión estadounidense creada por Al Jean y Mike Reiss, fue estrenada por la cadena Fox el 4 de enero de 1983. A diferencia de otras producciones de comedia, Not Necessarily the News no es una secuela, precuela, spin-off o reboot de otra serie. En su lugar, se trata de un programa satírico y irreverente que ofrecía una mirada extraña e hilariosa sobre las noticias actuales de la época (Cherkis & Schechter, 1984). La premisa de la serie consistía en presentar parodias de noticieros, comerciales, reportajes informativos y entrevistas con personajes ficticios. No obstante, no estaba basada en ningún libro; por lo tanto, no hablaremos acerca de algún trabajo literario ni de sus autores (Gitlin, 1985). Not Necessarily the News se dirigía principalmente a un público joven y adulto, con una tendencia marcada hacia el humor absurdo e irreverente. Sus momentos más memorables incluyen las parodias de noticias como "The Couch Potato Report," "The Fashion Update" y "Morning Zoo." Además, presentaba personajes recurrentes como "Royal Canadian Killers" y "Spy vs. Spy" (Cherkis & Schechter, 1984). Entre los personajes principales que figuraron en la primera temporada de Not Necessarily the News estuvieron Jon Lovitz como Jay Leno (una parodia del entonces locutor de noticias local de Los Ángeles), Marge Perkins como Anchorwoman y John Tesh como el reportero Kenny Wales (Miller, 1984). La actuación de los actores principales recibió críticas positivas por parte de la prensa especializada. Por ejemplo, TV Guide calificó las interpretaciones de Lovitz y Perkins como "absurdistamente brillantes" (Rubinstein, 1983). Not Necessarily the News contó con diez episodios en su primera temporada. No se ha confirmado la producción de una nueva temporada, ya que el programa fue cancelado por Fox debido a bajos índices de audiencia (Gitlin, 1985). Ficha técnica: - Creadores: Al Jean y Mike Reiss - Estreno: 4 de enero de 1983 - Cadena original: Fox - Temporadas: 1 - Episodios por temporada: 10 - Actores principales: Jon Lovitz, Marge Perkins y John Tesh - Duración de cada episodio: 22 minutos Referencias: Cherkis, J., & Schechter, S. (1984). Not Necessarily the News: The First Ten Episodes. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 28(3), 375-380. Gitlin, T. (1985). Television and American culture: An encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing. Miller, S. (1984, February 23). Not Necessarily the News: A Spoof of TV News. The Washington Post. Rubinstein, M. (1983, January 7). Fox's Not Necessarily the News Offers a Fresh Take on TV Satire. Los Angeles Times.