huffposttv:

Could “Murphy Brown” return to TV?

Series creator Diane English wants to revive the show in time for the 2012 election …

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lackinginstreetsmarts:

“[Murphy] had none of the traditional disease to please. She would just speak her mind and didn’t care whether she was liked.” - Candice Bergen

Case in point:

Murphy Brown: “And so, the question remains: At what point does the right to free expression collide with one’s obligation to be socially responsible? […] We’re about to take calls on our issue of the night: freedom of speech. How far is too far?”
Caller #1: “Yes, I believe that free speech is being hurt by an unfair judicial system. I myself get called for jury duty at least once every six months and then they never pick me, and on top of which the parking is just terrible.”
Murphy: “Excuse me, that’s very thought-provoking, but tonight we’re discussing freedom of speech.”
Caller #1: “I know. I’m using my freedom of speech to talk about jury duty and…”
Murphy: [cuts in] “And you just did. Let’s go now to Lowell, Massachusetts. You’re on the air.”
Caller #2: “Yeah, I’d like to comment on the proposed 7-day period to buy a handgun. What’s the point? After 7 days I’m not angry anymore.”
Murphy: “Look, maybe I didn’t make myself clear. The topic tonight is freedom of speech. Not jury duty, not gun control - freedom of speech! I don’t want to have to say this again!”
Caller #3: “…What would happen if you were on a plane that was about to crash and just before it hit the ground you jumped up as high as you could?”
Murphy: “Well, Roy from Pittsburgh, your head would probably rip through the roof with such force that whatever brain cells you may have had would be picked up with the stray luggage. But I see it’s time for both our next commercial and your medication. We’ll be back after this.”
Frank Fontana: [off-air] “What are you doing?! You can’t talk to people like that on the air!”
Murphy: “Why not? It’s 3AM. The only people watching us are just killing time till the next commercial where that guy cuts his kid’s hair with a vacuum cleaner.”

- Murphy Brown, 5x06, The Night of the Living News

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myhumaninteractions:

“I’ve really had it with this holiday. Why couldn’t the three wise men have just taken the family out to dinner?”

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damelola:

50 Best Female Characters - TV Division (in no definitive order) - 01. Murphy Brown (show: Murphy Brown)

“I was waiting for the universe to dispense some justice but sometimes the universe is just too damn slow. The effects of putting Nair in someone’s styling gel, however, only take a few minutes.”