Bring Back 'Trying Times' on PBS

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We,the undersigned,ask that PBS bring back the show Trying Times that ran in 1986 and 1987. There were 12 episodes. The main reason to bring this series back is that it was exceptional. It was also the early work of many actors now well known. The list is at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190206/. These include Steven Wright, Candice Bergen, Terri Garr, Spalding Gray and Steven Wright to only name a few.
I have had a number of people ask me if I have particular episodes. It was never released on VHS or DVD. Releasing the complete set of episodes on DVD and PBS selling them is another viable alternative.
We specifically address this request to John Boland, Chief Content Officer, PBS. The fact that this request was started by another John Boland is purely coincidental. My interest in particular is the episode 'Bedtime Story' written by Spalding Gray and Renee Shafransky. As with all the episodes, the writing is hilarious and the episode outstanding.
Respectfully written by John Boland
Webmaster for the Estate of Spalding Gray
www.spaldinggray.com

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  • john p menese
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    • spaulding is missed
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    • USA
  • Craig Freireich
  • mick mcclain
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    • please
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    • usa
  • Pete Greeson
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    • Orange (California)
  • Anna Brennen
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  • Robin Greene
  • Anne K. Menese
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    • please do this
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    • USA
  • Charles A. Butler
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    • please bring this show back, pronto
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    • United States
  • Judy Shepherd
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    • You'll look like heroes if you bring 'Trying Times' back
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    • USA
  • Matthew Kearney
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  • Joan Kufrin
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  • Colleen Malone-Engel
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    • United States
  • Nancy Mickelberry
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    • very important. The world needs smart
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    • usa
  • Kevin Fetzer
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    • Please release
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    • USA
  • Paul Bruno
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    • USA
  • dee workman
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    • usa
  • Nancy Mickelberry
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    • very important. The world needs smart
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    • usa
  • Nancy Cole
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    • Spalding is one of the authentic geniuses of performance. Please bring back his show so that future generations of theatre artists can learn from it.
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  • Tom Atkinson
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    • Why not bring it back, if there is a demand for it's revival?
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  • sharon Sisso
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    • BRINT IT BACK HOME!
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  • James Dews
  • Jon Roe
  • David McElroy
  • Cheryl Catherine Smith
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    • Canada
  • Kevin Swain
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    • Canada
  • Monty Wolf
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    • PLEASE!
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  • William Karnowsky
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    • Love to see this happen!
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    • USA
  • Sheri Whittington
  • james Braly
  • Jay Boryea
  • Vincent Lee Cobb
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    • Would love to see this series!
  • Scott Isert Huffman
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    • SPALDING GRAY is a gourmet Icon. His work should be cherished, preserved and displayed in any available forum. Thank You.
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    • U S A
  • David Kolenda
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  • marta portillo
  • Josh Lefkowitz
  • Gary Myers
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  • BEN KUFRIN
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  • Catherine Maggio
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  • William Demastes
  • Emre Yilmaz
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    • Amazing series, please release on DVD or rebroadcast, a real time capsule of amazing talent (playwrights, actors, etc) of the time. If the Coy and Vance Duke season of Dukes of Hazzard merited a DVD release for sure Trying Times does.
  • Jim Calvagna
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    • Total quality TV
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    • USA
  • Terah Sarai
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    • I would love to see this show released on DVD
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    • USA
  • Betsy Pascucci
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  • dug Nap
  • Susan Littenberg
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  • Christine Runstrom
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    • loved the show and would buy the dvd version
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    • usa
  • Robert Stafford
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  • Dan Dion
  • Christopher Denny
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    • I missed it when it originally aired, but I would love to see it.
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  • Ben Hollis