WKRP, funnier than I remember

These WKRP clips make me want to order the DVDs. It’s best to watch them at home with no work distractions.



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Phillip Cairns is a beekeeper in St. John's, Newfoundland, who writes about beekeeping at MudSongs.org.
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13 Responses to WKRP, funnier than I remember

  1. Steve says:

    I went online last night and downloaded all four seasons. Not a lot of seeders, so I’m not sure if they all made it, and I haven’t checked the quality… but if you want, I can send them to you.

  2. Phillip says:

    Yeah, send me the torrent files if the quality is good. Thanks.

    Four seasons? I thought the show was on for three seasons, tops.

    The “new” WKRP sucked moose butt.

  3. Steve says:

    We had a power bump with some thunderstorms and the download didn’t finish. I restarted them. Three of them are looking like they’ll download, but one of them is moving extra slow. The quality will only be as good as the original TV series broadcast. When they come down, you’ll have to send me your mailing address. I’ll pop them in the mail.

    Check Wiki… there were four seasons in the original.

  4. Steve says:

    I’m not forgetting this. Season 1 is still downloading. 86%…

  5. Phillip says:

    I picked up the first season set on DVD today. It was cheap. I’ll have to see how well the show holds up.

  6. Steve says:

    The files finished… I can burn and send them, or I can bring them down when I’m there in August. What’s your poison?

    • Phillip says:

      Bring ‘em down in August if you’re going to be in the neighbourhood. You’ll get to see how the cool half of the Cairns clan lives. (I mean the poor half.) Thanks man.

  7. Phillip says:

    I’ve watched most of season 1 from the DVD set. The show starts off funny, but then they switch into serious mode and it doesn’t work. I forgot about the serious side of WKRP.

  8. tommyboy says:

    the only serious one I remember is the concert where people are crushed to death with the general seating….there are other serious wkrp episodes?

    • Phillip says:

      Yup. Too many of them. Apparently they were trying to be more like MASH. Bad idea. The funny parts are still funny, but the drama plays like scenes from Days of Our Lives or some bad soap opera. Judging from season 1 anyway.

  9. Phillip says:

    I’ve watched all of season 1 and I’m half way through season 2. It’s a funny show. Some shows not so great, especially when they try to get dramatic, but overall, it’s a well cast show with inherently funny characters. All the seasons should be on DVD. Replacing some of the original music with generic rock music doesn’t always work (it’s too obvious sometimes), but the altered episodes are better than no episodes.

    The first season I watched was the official DVD release. Season 2 and the rest of downloads with the original music.

  10. Phillip says:

    I had to give up on WKRP. The first season is funny. The second season starts off with some great episodes, but then it gets too serious. That’s the show’s downfall. It’s tries to take on the issues and it doesn’t. work. The first season has a few dramatic episodes that are painfully inept. That’s almost forgiveable, because it’s so bad it’s almost funny. But eventually every episode takes on some serious tone and it kills the comedy. It’s unfortunate because the characters are inherently funny. They are not dramatically drawn characters. Making Johnny Fever talk about some kind of serious issue goes against the grain of his character. Anyway, I doubt any more DVDs will be released. The first season is the best.

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