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* [[Jumping the Shark]]: This was one of the earliest instances of writers getting the couple together, but [[Shipping Bed Death|having no idea how to write them as a couple]] and still keep their chemistry. The show foundered and tanked shortly thereafter. Also a contributing factor: various timing problems prevented Willis and Sheppard from being on set at the same time for a year. |
* [[Jumping the Shark]]: This was one of the earliest instances of writers getting the couple together, but [[Shipping Bed Death|having no idea how to write them as a couple]] and still keep their chemistry. The show foundered and tanked shortly thereafter. Also a contributing factor: various timing problems prevented Willis and Sheppard from being on set at the same time for a year. |
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** The ratings had been sliding long before Maddie and David had sex. It was more of an [[Authors Saving Throw]] that didn't pay off. Thanks to ''Moonlighting,'' though, the writers of every subsequent show have decided that they need to invent increasingly ridiculous obstacles to their leads getting together. |
** The ratings had been sliding long before Maddie and David had sex. It was more of an [[Authors Saving Throw]] that didn't pay off. Thanks to ''Moonlighting,'' though, the writers of every subsequent show have decided that they need to invent increasingly ridiculous obstacles to their leads getting together. |
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