Murphy Brown

I've always loved Murphy Brown--I never missed it. Having come from a Roseanne upbringing, Murphy was what I wanted to see on TV.

And I think it's funny that Faith Ford really was a bimbo:

"It was also dense with jokes English called "10 percenters" — designed to appeal to a rarefied demographic (in the pilot, Murphy quips that Corky "thinks Camus is a soap.")

Says Ford: "A lot of it was way over my head. I had to do research. We didn't have Google then, so I'd be calling my mother. 'Do you know who this is?'""

It is a prime example of a sitcom that aged horribly. A lot of the jokes were very much reflective of the politics of its time and you needed a broom and a dustpan to sweep all the names that were dropped during them. And, for something that was largely soundtracked by Motown hits, it was as blandly white as it was humanly possible. In retrospect, with the exception of Bergen, most of the cast were very grating. I used to love and watch this show in its original run but when I see it in syndication these days, 10 minutes are just about as much as I can take.

Where is it syndicated? I haven't seen it since it was on primetime.

It was syndicated on TVtropolis here, in Canada, a couple of years ago.

Candice Bergen always seemed so wooden to me, kinda like the brunette girl on Two Broke Girls.

Can't believe she kept winning Emmys year after year.

I think Miles was cute and had lovely skin. Pity he was such a shit in real life.

Was he R6? Do tell!

Over the years, I've read several comments here about how horribly this show aged, but it never struck me that way.

Maybe some people (like me?) get locked into an era, and can instantly go back there. When Season 1 was released on DVD, it was like visiting a better time. So, failing the DVD release of the complete series, I'll probably transfer my VHS tapes to DVD.

Favorite episode: Murphy guest starred on a show like Sesame Street (Mulberry Lane, they called it) and got in a fight with the puppets.

Favorite secretary: the former soldier -- "Yes MA'AM! Gay MA'AM! They asked I told MA'AM!"

It's a bit dated, but funny.

What was the deal with Grant Shaud?

Why did he leave the series? What did he do to create such ill will that they didn't even invited him back as Miles for the finale?

The actor that played Miles was petite but was an example of how many short men are disproportionately represented in the ranks of the exceptionally hung. His endowment was gossiped about by the crew partly because of it's contrast to his body size. Wardrobe dressed him in triple pleat trousers and kept his jacket buttoned in most scenes to minimize his distracting bulge. I have heard in the final season he ended up offending everyone by bringing a series of teenaged/under aged boyfriends to the set. People were fine with him being gay, but not with having his borderline pedophilia rubbed in their face.

I wanted to fuck Miles too OP.

I loved the pun of Corky Sherwood Forest

Grant Shaud got married and then divorced. Is he gay? And where do the stories of him being a shit come from?

That show was a hot potatoe.

R14- From anyone who ever had to work with him.

Like Me.

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miles and corky shoulda stayed together.

The character of Miles certainly came across as gay. Have no idea if Grant is, but it wouldn't surprise me.

An alcoholic? Booze for breakfast? If that's true, he must have had a serious drinking problem. I've rarely heard of someone that young going the booze for breakfast route; usually don't hear about that until someone's in the late 30s or 40s. He was only 27 when he was cast on the show. Maybe he was using all that booze to suppress his homosexual tendencies.

Grant Shaud is HUNG?

Oh, MY. Get me my smelling salts!

Grant Shaud is not gay. A sweet guy but not gay.

the show was too preachy and polarizing and lived 6 years after its expiration date.

wasn't the the actor who played Eldin suspected of killing his girlfriend.

I had no idea he was gay. He dated Jane Leeves, who also played his girlfriend on the show, and Christa Miller from the Drew Carey Show.

Corky= Elisabeth Hasselback

Grant Shaud is not gay.

Grant Shaud was not and is not an alcoholic.

Grant Shaud is not hung (particularly).

[quote]When Season 1 was released on DVD, it was like visiting a better time.

I agree. It's wonderfully dated and takes us back to fascinating people who never heard of a Kardashian and never saw a Z-list singing tramp twerk on TV. The mentions of various celebs and newsmakers from those days are even more fun to hear today than when it was first run. It's one of my favorite shows for returning to the golden days of yesteryear!

R16, spill!

[quote]Grant Shaud is not gay.

Where did all the twink boyfriend stories originate? They were around before being mentioned at DL.

Why do you think he was forced of for Lezzy Tomlin?

Grant was straight and Candy wanted some of Tomlin's sweet stuff.

Colleen Dewhurst was terrific.

This show is VERY dated when you watch it now.

I agree R31. She was perfect in that role.

In the first season, there was a lot of outstanding interplay between Murphy and Eldon, the painter. They were a great comedic team.

R33 - Eldon walking in when Murphy is singing Natural Woman is one of the highlights of the pilot.

Funniest episode was when Murphy and Frank went to a woman's house (Murphy's childhood home in another city)in order to dig up some childhood memento. The bitchy woman refused, so Murphy concocted a way that they could sneak into the backward to get the item. There was a shovel there, but it was guarded by the woman's angry mutt.

Frank (nervous): There's a dog back there!

Murphy (pissed off): Is he using the shovel?

I'd like to see Murphy's take on the Mozilla Foxfire CEO stepping down.

[quote] Mozilla Foxfire

Oh dear