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Playhouse 90

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TV Series

The Resume

    (October 4, 1956-May 18, 1960)
    Originally aired on CBS
    One of the last drama anthology programs
    Staged 'The Miracle Worker,' 'Requiem for a Heavyweight,' 'Forbidden Area,' 'The Comedian,' 'The Helen Morgan Story,' and 'Judgement at Nuremberg'

Why Playhouse 90 might be annoying:

    Its first production was met with lukewarm reviews.
    It switched to being recorded on video tape to keep costs low after the first season.
    It is argued that it contributed to the death of live television drama by making it too costly to produce.
    It could not compete against the filmed series.
    It could not survive in the changing television climate, despite it being critically acclaimed.
    Rod Serling's scripts were tampered with by the network to avoid offending southerners.

Why Playhouse 90 might not be annoying:

    It was broadcast live in New York for its first year when most television shows were moving west to be pre-recorded in Los Angeles.
    It posed a serious threat to the box office by making quality movie-length programming available for free on television.
    'Requiem for a Heavyweight' swept the 1956 Emmy Awards in the six categories it was nominated.
    Rod Serling received his big break writing for this series.
    It was the last of its genre to be shown on television.

Credit: Captain Howdy


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 88 Votes: 42.05% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 12 Votes: 41.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 14 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 47.37% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 70 Votes: 48.57% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 104 Votes: 43.27% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 152 Votes: 44.08% Annoying