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** However, this decade also showed the rise of challenging American drama series like ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'', ''[[St Elsewhere]]'', and ''[[LA Law]]'' which took the [[Soap Opera]] elements like the [[Ensemble Cast]] and [[Plot Arc]] and put them into serious drama.

* TV shows also started experimenting with settings, no longer were the standard dramas and comedies confined to the three biggest cities. [[Eight Is Enough]] was set in Sacramento, for example, while [[Dueling Show]] [[Family]] was set in Pasadena. Later on, [[Washington DC]] and [[San Francisco]] became very popular in this respect.

* This is the decade where ''[[Soap Opera|Telenovelas]]'' began to be known beyond their secluded local markets, with several countries actually knowing for the ~~fisrt~~ time what soaps where being done in other countries of the region (Mexico, the biggest producer of the region, being the exception). Also, productions from Mexico and Venezuela were imported heavily to Spain and other European countries. Spain got such a fever with ''Crystal'', a Venezuelan soap, that their protagonist actors eventually moved and had a quite long career across the pond. Brazilians soaps algo got an small boom, and began to experiment with newer themes and more socially relevant plots, albeit most of these productions began to be more known on other countries on the next decade.

* This is the decade where ''[[Soap Opera|Telenovelas]]'' began to be known beyond their secluded local markets, with several countries actually knowing for the first time what soaps where being done in other countries of the region (Mexico, the biggest producer of the region, being the exception). Also, productions from Mexico and Venezuela were imported heavily to Spain and other European countries. Spain got such a fever with ''Crystal'', a Venezuelan soap, that their protagonist actors eventually moved and had a quite long career across the pond. Brazilians soaps algo got an small boom, and began to experiment with newer themes and more socially relevant plots, albeit most of these productions began to be more known on other countries on the next decade.

* In North America, the first really successful fourth TV network since the [[Dumont Netwok]] folded began with the [[Fox Television Network]], which began with their first hit, ''[[21 Jump Street]]'', that made [[Johnny Depp]] a star (if one really uncomfortable as a [[Teen Idol]].)