Inside Fame on Television
Fame, the hugely popular 1980 musical film inspired by New York''s High School of the Performing Arts, was adapted as a weekly NBC television series in 1982. Though cancelled by the network after two seasons, the TV version of Fame rose from the ashes to enjoy a long and successful run in syndication. Among the series'' cast members were such gifted performers as Debbie Allen and Janet Jackson.
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Fame, the hugely popular 1980 musical film inspired by New York''s High School of the Performing Arts, was adapted as a weekly NBC television series in 1982. Though cancelled by the network after two seasons, the TV version of Fame rose from the ashes to enjoy a long and successful run in syndication. Among the series'' cast members were such gifted performers as Debbie Allen and Janet Jackson.
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