The Love Boat was great, it was the only way to keep up with these has been celebs!
Great Formula. "We'll get a bunch of out-of-work actors with well-established fan bases on the cheap, get some cheesecake to frolic around half naked in the sun, and put it all in an exotic location that 3/4 of our core audience can never find on a map."
It worked. Then TV took a great leap forward with 'Fear Factor' and 'The Real World'. Shows that make the static on the UHF stations look appealing......