We were talking about '80s TV shows during lunch at work the other day and I brought up the show Out of This World. If you're not familiar with the concept, it was a sitcom about a teenage girl who is not only half-alien, but inherited powers from her alien father. She lives with her human mother in Carmel and can do cool shit like freeze time. Oh, and she also talks her alien Dad via a glowing diamond in her bedroom.
In this modern age, I can't even imagine a show like this making it to the pitch room.
"Hey, Marcus, whattaya got?"
"Well see, this alien crash landed on earth and fathered a daughter who goes on to..."
"Um, Marcus?"
"Yes?"
"You are aware there are super high quality shows on television these days like Game of Thrones and Breaking Bad, and you're proposing a sitcom about a half alien teenager. Get out."
I just can't imagine shows like ALF, Small Wonder or My Two Dads getting made these days. Ah, the '80s.
Trivia side note! The voice of the father was provided by Burt Reynolds.
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We loved that show! We used to talk about what we would do if we had Evie's cool power.
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