What TV show is this?
July 25, 2005 3:37 PM Subscribe
When I was in elementary school (mid-late 70's) there used to be a Christian tv drama that I would watch on Sundays when nothing else was on. I remember the production values as being fairly poor, and it was usually somewhat depressing, with characters yelling at each other and a moral at the end that no one could miss. Elizabeth Taylor was on one episode. Was it made by the Lutherans? Google hasn't helped me.
Best answer: The program you are referring to is This Is Your Life. I remember it well! The thirty-minute black & white dramas sometimes starred a real "star" and they all focused on some personal or family problem with a Lutheran pastor coming to the rescue at the end. They were actually very well done. Produced by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. Hope this helps!
posted by Independent Scholarship at 5:05 PM on July 25, 2005
posted by Independent Scholarship at 5:05 PM on July 25, 2005
Response by poster: Laen: I know that the IMDB doesn't list it - I always figured it was too obscure to show up there.
Ind. Schol. - thank you thank you thank you! this has plagued me for YEARS!
I knew I couldn't be the only one who remembered this show.
posted by pinky at 6:14 PM on July 25, 2005
Ind. Schol. - thank you thank you thank you! this has plagued me for YEARS!
I knew I couldn't be the only one who remembered this show.
posted by pinky at 6:14 PM on July 25, 2005
There was a show called Insight that used to run early Sunday mornings when I was growing up (1970s). They were half-hour morality plays usually featuring a star of the week like Jack Klugman or Carroll O'Connor.
They were produced by the Paulists (Catholics), not the Lutherans, and were pretty ecumenical; they never dealt with the specifics of Catholicism (or even Christianity that I remember) but took a generally spiritual and moral approach.
posted by Opposite George at 6:26 AM on July 26, 2005
They were produced by the Paulists (Catholics), not the Lutherans, and were pretty ecumenical; they never dealt with the specifics of Catholicism (or even Christianity that I remember) but took a generally spiritual and moral approach.
posted by Opposite George at 6:26 AM on July 26, 2005
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If you can think of anyone else that was in one, IMDB and TV.com (formerlly tvtome), are both good places to look.
posted by Laen at 4:15 PM on July 25, 2005