[Dinsdale]

Excuse me but is'nt this a conservative sight?

Every day we complain about the plastic materialistic crud that hollywood puts on the air, rotting American childrens brains (e.g. everything Spelling productions ever made).

Untill one of them kicks the bucket. Then it's 'He was one of the good ones, rich too!'

[RightWingAtheist]

Untill one of them kicks the bucket. Then it's 'He was one of the good ones, rich too!'

It's a simple matter of paying proper respect to a fellow human being. Even if Spelling didn't always produce high art, he was still a good man who did well.

[Not A Snowbird]

Every day we complain about the plastic materialistic crud that hollywood puts on the air, rotting American childrens brains (e.g. everything Spelling productions ever made).

Would you count 7th Heaven in that category? He put out some stuff that I would never watch, but that show was a good one.

[EveningStar]

He produced both good stuff and schlock but he always entertained people.

[LibertarianInExile]

"Every day we complain about the plastic materialistic crud that hollywood puts on the air, rotting American childrens brains (e.g. everything Spelling productions ever made). Untill one of them kicks the bucket. Then it's 'He was one of the good ones, rich too!'"

Yes, Spelling was a major purveyor of crap TV. Not a show on the list above that I found worth watching. But people kept watching it, even after cable arrived. You can't fault him for being a good capitalist, even if you want to fault him for being a completely immoral one. That people aren't pointing out what you have here is largely a nostalgic feeling for his shows, or a don't-speak-ill-of-the-dead sort of ethos.

[soccermom]

It was a little sappy, but I was very impressed with his last production -- 7th Heaven. I don't know if you're familiar with the storyline, but it is about a preacher and his family. I actually expected the preacher to be one of those liberal, PC types. It actually turned out to be a very balanced show. I was stunned that the show had a very strong pro-abstainence message. It wasn't exactly the most profound show, but it was sweet and had positive messages. This was the last season. I will miss the show and I'm glad Spelling finished his career/life with an uplifting show.