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What is typography? Looking at the 2018—19 TV schedule is like flipping the dials on a time machine. The season includes “Magnum P.I.” (whose Looking at the 2018-19 TV schedule is like flipping the dials predecessor debuted in 1980),“Murphy on a time machine. The season includes “Magnum P.I.” (whose predecessor debuted in 1980),“Murphy Brown” (1988), “Charmed” (1998), “Roswell, Brown” (1988), “Charmed” (1998), “Roswell, New New Mexico” (from “Roswell,” 1999) and Mexico” (from “Roswell,” 1999) and “The Conners,” spun “The Conners,” spun off after Roseanne off after Roseanne Barr’s self-immolation by Twitter, from Barr’s self-immolation by Twitter, from the the revival of “Roseanne” (1988). revival of “Roseanne” (1988). And this is just the new old stuff. These remakes join, to And this is just the new old stuff. These name a scant few, Netflix’s “Lost in Space” (1965); CW’s remakes join, to name a scant few, Netflix’s “Dynasty” (1981); and CBS’s “Hawaii Five-0” (1968), “Lost in Space” (1965); CW’s “S.W.A.T.” (1975) and “MacGyver” (1985). We’ve “Dynasty” (1981); and CBS’s “Hawaii gotten more of “The X-Files” (1993) and “Prison Break” (2005). Still to come, new versions of Five-0” (1968), “S.W.A.T.” (1975) and “Rugrats” (1991) and “Daria” (1997) and a wrap-up “MacGyver” (1985). We’ve gotten more of movie for “Deadwood” (2004). “The X-Files” (1993) and “Prison Break” (2005). Still to come, new versions of It’s enough temporal hopscotching to fill an entire new series “Rugrats” (1991) and “Daria” (1997) and a of “Quantum Leap.” (Which somehow has not been wrap-up movie for “Deadwood” (2004). greenlighted yet, but give it a month or two.)
It’s enough temporal hopscotching to fill an entire new series of “Quantum Leap.” (Which somehow has not been greenlighted yet, but give it a month or two.)
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