Development of love relations on tv

             III: Television and the American Culture
             The Development of Love Relationships Within the Standard TV Sitcom and the
             For 25 years now, gay and lesbian characters have been appearing here and there on prime-time television. It all started when Billy Crystal debuted as Jodie Dallas on the ABC sitcom Soap in 1977, playing a gay member of a troubled family. The history of gay characters on television has gone through several phases. They range from the 1950s when there really weren't any to the recent "Ellen" era. Still till this day there has not been a successful show that depicts a long-term love relationship between same sex partners.
             Love relationships, as shown on the standard TV sitcom, have become more realistic over the decades since television's inception. But perhaps love relationships have been glossed over since television began. From its beginnings in the late forties and early fifties to present day, television has offered us a mirror of everyday life that, presumably, represented the typical American family. In recent years, it has developed into a more realistic representation to appeal to a broader spectrum then in its past.
             In the early 1950s, the quintessential TV family was, of course, the Ricardo's on I Love Lucy. This shows format established a pattern that is still being used today. One member of the couple, usually the star of the show, is always scheming or plotting how to get out of a certain situation, while the other plays "straight man"' to make a foil for the star's Antics and word play. The antics of "Lucy Ricardo"' were so absurd as to take on a cartoonist quality. Any arguments with Ricky, her husband, centered on Lucy trying to get him to let her into his nightclub act or her budget. While entertaining, this is certainly not the sort of problem most couples would have. As to their love life, except for a modest kiss or embrace now and then an...

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