Shows like The Love Boat and Fantasy Island, where a whole passel of special guest stars come together for one episode to work out their dreams and dilemmas, ably assisted by a cast of hardworking folks who roll out the hospitality in their official capacity, all the while functioning as accidental guides, spiritual foils and mischievous muses (and advancing their own interlocked ongoing subplots from week to week!).
Man. That wasn't even a sentence. Let me pick back up the thread: shows like that are kind of cool! It's kind of a neat setup. I think it could be adapted to a lot of premises. I think the concept could be more prevalent on today's tv scene. Here are some ideas:
"Defending Your Life" is a natural for this setup. But with a twist! Because every week would bring a different cast of incoming recently deceased - but while most would move in and move on pretty much en masse, it might take longer for some than for others - some might linger for 2 or 3 weeks.
Actually, that's the only one I can think of right now. But I bet there's plenty of others!
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