The perspective is incredible. By the turn of the century, she was already 90+ years old and experienced a ton of cultural revolutions and turnover. She was so old that many people born after her had already lived and died. Incredible

I think the idolization stems from her "persona" and the fact she died well over 50 years ago under somewhat mysterious circumstances. Throw in the idea she was relatively young when died (36), and it perpetuates the myth in a way.

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Think of James Dean. Similar to Monroe (both died young and are still idolized to this day). While Dean's death was far more obvious, the fact he died young adds a kind of mystique and allure that wouldn't be there had he died at a much older age. I feel it's a very similar concept with Monroe

I love Law and Order. One can say it's formulaic, but they've found a "story of the week" formula and it works for them. It's easily digestible and the plot is resolved in one episode. That's why it has been on for as long as it has been.

• All In the Family (way too popular and the way they casually threw around certain swear words would be unacceptable, even in a more open society today)
• I Love Lucy. This will absolutely never happen. The cast is way too iconic and besides, it's called I Love Lucy, which starred it's namesake

In regards to the people not really being friendly part, I mostly agree. While most people will be friendly too you, most people will generally keep to their own friend group and it's very hard to break into a new friend group

Just catch the 91 back from Lawrenceville then the 61C back to Homestead. As others said, the 64 is somewhat unreliable

Stories that are meant to be wrapped up within the episode. Sitcoms and a ton of network dramas could qualify in this category. Shows like Law and Order and Seinfeld are fun easy shows that don't require you to start at the beginning to understand what's going on.