====== Dirty Laundry : TV changes ====== ===More successful shows=== * //Shaping Up//: IOTL, a terrible sitcom starring Leslie Nielsen as the owner of a gym that didn't even last a whole season. ITTL, the cast also has Tim Robbins and Hulk Hogan, making for a improved program that lasted many years. * //Cover Up//: Not helped by the accidental death of its main actor, lasted only one season IOTL. He survives and the show does as well. * //Miami Vice//: With a better timeslot ITTL, becomes a bigger hit earlier than expected, and even becomes "the broadcast MTV" along the way. * //Dreams//: Changed from Philadelphia to Los Angeles to cash in the rising heavy metal scene, lasts extra seasons and even pulls in for its cast a musician from the genre, Michael Bolton. * //It’s Your Move//: Lasts longer as NBC prefers promoting a new show to get //Cosby Show// holdovers than moving //Family Ties//. Possibly killing //Married... with Children// along the way. * //Whiz Kids//: Lasts an extra season as Atari is making computers more prevalent. ===Decayed programs=== * //Saturday Night Live//: With most of its writing staff leaving, Lorne Michaels never returns and the infamous 1985-86 season is the show's last. * //Family Ties//: Constantly getting bad timeslots, doesn't last as long as IOTL. ===Slightly changed=== * //The Cosby Show//: Still a hit series. * //Hollywood Undercover//: IOTL, this show was called “Hollywood Beat” and featured ex-NFL defensive lineman John ‎‎“Tooz” Matuszak as a police informant. Here he's played by Jesse "The Body" Ventura. * //Stir Crazy//: Still a flop series based on a recent comedy. * //Still the Big Chill//: Known as //Hometown// IOTL, ITTL receives the film tie-in so it can be broadcast with the above and the below... ===Original creations=== * //Ghostbusters//: A terrible live-action spin-off of the movie. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_(1986_TV_series)#Controversy|And let's not delve into naming rights]]. * //The Lost Episode//: A sketch comedy, recreating old television series in a mashup and absurdist way. Features many would-be SNL actors and writers.