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Linda Lavin’s ‘Mid-Century Modern’ Exit Is a Fitting Swan Song for a TV Icon
'Mid-Century Modern' star Linda Lavin died during filming, and her exit is moving.
In her time on “Mid-Century Modern,” she provided the best argument for viewers to keep watching, imbuing the particular, vintage form of the series — a multicamera sitcom — with joie de vivre and sharp wit. There’s no elegant way to write a character out suddenly, and one can presume that cast and crew were all slightly shocked — so presenting the information of her departure in a lengthy monologue makes both pragmatic and emotional sense. From its first moments, it feels, studio audience and all, like something from yesteryear, and then, a few minutes in, it hits you: This show about a cynical protagonist, his two friends (one daffy, one sharp-witted), and his mother all living together shares more than a little creative DNA with “The Golden Girls.”
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