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Don't Touch That Dial!
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1h 0m
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Don't Touch That Dial! (1982) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Don't Touch That Dial! (1982) — a movie tagged as Documentary with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: "Don’t Touch That Dial!" is a CBS Reports documentary that explores the creation and production of two American prime-time television series, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Family Ties. Broadcast in 1982, the film documents how network television programs are developed for a mass audience, focusing on the indus… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~60 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Don't Touch That Dial! 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
"Don’t Touch That Dial!" is a CBS Reports documentary that explores the creation and production of two American prime-time television series, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Family Ties. Broadcast in 1982, the film documents how network television programs are developed for a mass audience, focusing on the industrial, creative, and logistical processes behind successful network scheduling.
Quick facts
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- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1982-12-23
- Runtime
- 1h 0m
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 915902
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What is Don't Touch That Dial! about?
"Don’t Touch That Dial!" is a CBS Reports documentary that explores the creation and production of two American prime-time television series, Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and Family Ties. Broadc... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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