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The Big Show
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The Big Show (1980) — AI TV series analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Big Show (1980) — a TV series tagged as Comedy with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to revitalize the moribund variety television genre, which had been in a downward spiral since the cancellations of The Ed Sullivan Show and The Carol Burnett Show a few ye… Our models also surface themes such as ai and war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling across 1 season.
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Big Show 90% (1 votes) — strong audience scores for this TV series.
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Synopsis
The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to revitalize the moribund variety television genre, which had been in a downward spiral since the cancellations of The Ed Sullivan Show and The Carol Burnett Show a few years earlier. The Big Show took its title seriously, using a huge stage set and filling a 90-minute time-slot, with at least one two-hour installment broadcast. Although the first broadcast received high ratings, poor reviews and low ratings of succeeding episodes resulted in the program being cancelled after only a few months. The series nonetheless was nominated for six Emmy Awards, winning for Outstanding Costume Design. Regular performers included Joe Baker, Graham Chapman, Mimi Kennedy, Shabba-Doo and Pamela Myers. Guest hosts included Steve Allen, Nell Carter, David Copperfield, Geoffrey Holder, Gary Coleman, and Sid Caesar. Skaters who performed in the show included Peggy Fleming, Dorothy Hamill, John Curry, and Toller Cranston.
Quick facts
- Type
- Series
- Status
- Ended
- Release date
- 1980-03-04
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- TMDB rating
- 9.0
- TMDB ID
- 12303
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The Big Show is an American comedy-variety-musical television series produced and broadcast by NBC for several months in 1980. The series aimed to revitalize the moribund variety television genre,... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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