That's the whole point of it.

It wouldn't last two weeks pre-blogosphere, hyper
self-aware hipsters.

'The Cosby Show' wouldn't last as long in today's
environment, where a piece of entertainment is an
opportunity for the AUDIENCE to feed their narcissism
by creating "original" take on show X or Y.

I'm not judging anything:

If people think television's purpose is to create fodder for
blog or message-board banter, than fine*.

Television used to be created so that the audience can
sit, laugh, think, cry, or be engaged by the character
and stories.

Its still the case with many shows, but its definitely not
the case with 'Girls'.

You close the message boards, 'Modern Family' still exists.

Close the message boards, nobody watches 'Girls' anymore.



*We used to call those "Soap Operas" and they did their job
quite well

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