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Lou Grant

1977–1982 · 5 seasons

A grounded, talky newsroom drama that treats journalism as serious work, with quiet integrity and occasional warmth.

Created by: Gene Reynolds, James L. Brooks
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Ed Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey

Tagline: TV DONE RIGHT STARRING ED ASNER
Overview: The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

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Created by: Gene Reynolds, James L. Brooks
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Ed Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey

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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
justice
morality
power
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Realism	8
Romance	2
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Darkness	4
Complexity	5
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Genres: comedy, drama
Created by: Gene Reynolds, James L. Brooks, Allan Burns
Written by: Harriett Weiss, David Lloyd, Gene Reynolds, Michael Vittes
Starring: Ed Asner, Robert Walden, Linda Kelsey, Mason Adams, Jack Bannon, Daryl Anderson, Nancy Marchand, Allen Williams
Cinematography: Hugh K. Gagnier, Robert F. Liu
Length: 5 seasons, 114 episodes, 50 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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