It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.
It's a Living is an American sitcom set in a restaurant at the top of the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. The show aired on ABC from October 30, 1980 until June 11, 1982. After the series was cancelled, new episodes aired in first-run syndication from September 28, 1985 to April 8, 1989. The series was created by Stu Silver, Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon, and produced by Witt/Thomas Productions, later in association with Golden West Television and Lorimar-Telepictures.
The film's title, 'It's a Living,' refers to the universal act of earning money for survival. Without any further plot details or thematic context, there is no discernible promotion of specific progressive or conservative ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.
The sitcom 'It's a Living' featured a visibly diverse ensemble cast, reflecting a contemporary workplace without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. Its narrative maintained a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, focusing on character-driven comedy rather than explicit social critique.
The sitcom "It's a Living," which aired in the 1980s, primarily focused on the lives of waitresses in a restaurant. There are no identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes present in the show's narrative or character arcs. Therefore, the portrayal is N/A.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
As an original sitcom, "It's a Living" introduced its own set of characters without drawing from prior source material, historical figures, or earlier adaptations. Therefore, no characters existed with a pre-established gender that could be swapped.
As an original television series from the 1980s, "It's a Living" created its own characters and canon. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or earlier adaptations from which characters could have been race-swapped.
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