History Series / TilDeath

* ShowWithinAShow: "The Dr. Bialik Show". Given that Doug wasn't informed he was being taped InUniverse during his first few sessions with her, it probably didn't help his situation.

* [[AsHimself As Herself]]: Mayim Bialik's therapist character from the fourth season, revealed gradually in order to give off a MindScrew vibe. Eventually taken to the logical extreme when Dr. Bialik arranges an '''InUniverse''' reunion of her fellow ''Series/{{Blossom}}'' castmates (but with Joey Lawrence inexplicably replaced by a fat guy who thinks he's Joey) as part of her treatment of Doug's MediumAwareness "delusions".

* TheOtherDarrin: Ally has 4 different actresses[[note]]in order: Krysten Ritter, Laura Clery, Lindsay Broad, and Kate "[[GarfunkelAndOates Oates]]" Micucci, with Clery and Broad sharing the role at the same time due to AnachronicOrder[[/note]], with the change to the fourth being seen by Doug during his Medium Awareness. He becomes ok with it only after he realizes Ally 4 is friskier.

* ScheduleSlip: Oh so much. The ''first'' lengthy hiatus (during season two; lasted about four months) is {{Justified}} by the 2007-08 WGA Strike. The second? Not so much, and a direct result of rapidly declining ratings. This one lasted just shy of a full year. Then a third hiatus started in mid-October 2009 after just ''three'' episodes (again, blame the ratings) and lasted until an infamous Christmas night mini-marathon that finished dead last among the big four despite the other nets being in repeats. One final hiatus of just over a month then ensued, until Fox went ahead and burned off all ''thirty'' remaining episodes in consecutive weeks[[note]]only breaking off for the [[{{NASCAR}} Coca-Cola 600]] on Memorial Day Sunday[[/note]] for about five months.

* AnachronicOrder: Big time. After the show was pulled early in season three, producer Sony Pictures Television kept producing episodes as if it was still on the air. The eighth episode of that season didn't see air until it kicked off a Christmas night marathon in 2009, fourteen months after the seventh episode and two months after the first three episodes of season four had already reached the air. Once the show landed in the 7pm Sunday timeslot in February 2010, most weeks featured season three and season four episodes airing back-to-back until the timeslot was scaled back to a half-hour in April. And then the series finale by production order was followed up by the last three episodes made for season three. And since the show was retooled in both season three ''and'' season four, the differences between these episodes are blatantly obvious (for example, all season three episodes include J.B. Smoove as Kenny, a grown man who was first met Eddie after Eddie was inexplicably assigned to be his Big Brother mentor. He was written out in season four in favor of promoting Doug and a recast Ally to series regulars).

* [[AsHimself As Herself]]: Mayim Bialik's therapist character from the fourth season, revealed gradually in order to give off a MindScrew vibe. Eventually taken to the logical extreme when Dr. Bialik arranges an '''InUniverse''' reunion of her fellow ''Series/{{Blossom}}'' castmates as part of her treatment of Doug's MediumAwareness "delusions".

* ScheduleSlip: Oh so much. The ''first'' lengthy hiatus (during season two; lasted about four months) is {{Justified}} by the 2007-08 WGA Strike. The second? Not so much, and a direct result of rapidly declining ratings. This one lasted just shy of a full year. Then a third hiatus started in mid-October after just ''three'' episodes (again, blame the ratings) and lasted until an infamous Christmas night mini-marathon that finished dead last among the big four despite the other nets being in repeats. One final hiatus of just over a month then ensued, until Fox went ahead and burned off all ''thirty'' remaining episodes in consecutive weeks[[note]]only breaking off for the [[{{NASCAR}} Coca-Cola 600]] on Memorial Day Sunday[[/note]] for about five months.

* ScheduleSlip: Oh so much. The ''first'' lengthy hiatus (during season two; lasted about four months) is {{Justified}} by the 2007-08 WGA Strike. The second? Not so much, and a direct result of rapidly declining ratings. This one lasted just shy of a full year. Then a third hiatus started in mid-October after just ''three'' episodes (again, blame the ratings) and lasted until an infamous Christmas night mini-marathon that finished dead last among the big four despite the other nets being in repeats. One final hiatus of just over a month then ensued, until Fox went ahead and burned off all ''thirty'' remaining episodes in consecutive weeks[[note]]only breaking off for the [[NASCAR Coca-Cola 600]] on Memorial Day Sunday[[/note]] for about five months.

* AnachronicOrder: Big time. After the show was pulled early in season three, Sony kept producing episodes as if it was still on the air. The eighth episode of that season didn't see air until it kicked off a Christmas night marathon in 2009, fourteen months after the seventh episode and two months after the first three episodes of season four had already reached the air. Once the show landed in the 7pm Sunday timeslot in February 2010, most weeks featured season three and season four episodes airing back-to-back until the timeslot was scaled back to a half-hour in April. And then the series finale by production order was followed up by the last three episodes made for season three. And since the show was retooled in both season three ''and'' season four, the differences between these episodes are blatantly obvious (for example, all season three episodes include J.B. Smoove as Kenny, a grown man who was first met Eddie after Eddie was inexplicably assigned to be his Big Brother mentor. He was written out in season four in favor of promoting Doug and a recast Ally to series regulars).

* AnachronicOrder: Big time. After the show was pulled early in season three, Sony kept producing episodes as if it was still on the air. The eighth episode of that season didn't see air until it kicked off a Christmas night marathon in 2009, fourteen months after the seventh episode and two months after the first three episodes of season four had already reached the air. Once the show landed in the 7pm Sunday timeslot in February 2010, most weeks featured season three and season four episodes airing back-to-back until the timeslot was scaled back to a half-hour in April. And then the series finale by production order was followed up by the last three episodes made for season three. And since the show was retooled in both season three ''and'' season four, the differences between these episodes are blatantly obvious (for example, all season three episodes include J.B. Smoove as Kenny, a grown man who was somehow assigned to Eddie by the Big Brother program. He was written out in season four in favor of promoting Doug and a recast Ally to series regulars).
* BreakoutCharacter / TheArtifact: Eddie and Joy's daughter, Allison, was a minor recurring character in seasons 1 and 2. She was promoted to a regular for season 3, then demoted back to a minor recurring character in season 4. One of the many examples of this show being the king of ExecutiveMeddling.

* TheOtherDarrin: Ally has 4 different actresses[[note]]in order: Krysten Ritter, Lindsey Broad, Laura Clery, and Kate "[[GarfunkelAndOates Oates]]" Micucci, with Clery and Broad sharing the role at the same time[[/note]], with the change to the fourth being seen by Doug during his Medium Awareness. He becomes ok with it only after he realizes Ally 4 is friskier.

* AnachronicOrder: Big time. After the show was pulled early in season three, Sony kept producing episodes as if it was still on the air. The eighth episode of that season didn't see air until it kicked off a Christmas night marathon in 2009, fourteen months after the seventh episode and two months after the first three episodes of season four had already reached the air. Once the show landed in the 7pm Sunday timeslot during the second half of the season, most weeks featured season three and season four episodes airing back-to-back until the timeslot was scaled back to a half-hour in April. And then the series finale by production order was followed up by the last three episodes made for season three. And since the show was retooled in both season three ''and'' season four, the differences between these episodes are blatantly obvious (for example, all season three episodes include J.B. Smoove as Kenny, a grown man who was somehow assigned to Eddie by the Big Brother program. He was written out in season four in favor of promoting Doug and a recast Ally to series regulars).

* AnachronicOrder: Big time. After the show was pulled early in season three, Sony kept producing episodes as if it was still on the air. The eighth episode of that season didn't see air until it kicked off a Christmas night marathon in 2009, fourteen months after the seventh episode and two months after the first three episodes of season four had already reached the air. Once the show landed in the 7pm Sunday timeslot during the second half of the season, most weeks featured season three and season four episodes airing back-to-back until the timeslot was scaled back to a half-hour in April. And then the series finale by production order was followed up by the last three episodes made for season three. And since the show was retooled in both season three ''and'' season four, the differences between these is blatantly obvious (for example, all season three episodes include J.B. Smoove as Kenny, a grown man who somehow was assigned to Eddie by the Big Brother program. He was written out in season four in favor

* BrotherChuck: Jeff and Steph, who of course took the show's original premise with them.

Despite very lackluster ratings, especially later in its run (see [[http://www.spottedratings.com/2010/07/war-of-18-49-til-death.html here for details]]), the show managed to make it to four seasons due to the production company offering it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication to make their money back. Possibly as a result, the show wound up going in weird directions, which didn't gain it any further viewers, but briefly made it must-see TV for television critic types. The strangeness of the fourth season in particular is highlighted in [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/nobodys-watching-the-strange-genius-of-the-fourth,42394/ this]] [[TheOnion AV Club]] article by Todd [=VanDerWerff=].

Despite very lackluster ratings later in its run, the show managed to make it to four seasons due to the production company offering it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication to make their money back. Possibly as a result, the show wound up going in weird directions, which didn't gain it any further viewers, but briefly made it must-see TV for television critic types. The strangeness of the fourth season in particular is highlighted in [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/nobodys-watching-the-strange-genius-of-the-fourth,42394/ this]] [[TheOnion AV Club]] article by Todd [=VanDerWerff=].

* TheOtherDarrin: Ally has 4 different actresses[[note]]in order: Krysten Ritter, Lindsey Broad, Laura Clery, and Kate "[[GarfunkelAndOates Oates]]" Micucci, with Clery and Broad sharing the role at the same time]], with the change to the fourth being seen by Doug during his Medium Awareness. He becomes ok with it only after he realizes Ally 4 is friskier.

* TheOtherDarrin: Ally has 4 different actresses, with the change to the fourth being seen by Doug during his Medium Awareness. He becomes ok with it only after he realizes Ally 4 is friskier.

''Til Death'' is notable as as one of the few series' that, rather than cancel after one season because it didn't get ''{{Seinfeld}}'' ratings in that period of time, {{Fox}} kept pumping money into it and tried everything to make it work. Unfortunately, the show worked originally, and Fox messing with what the show was about is what ultimately did it in. Good job, Fox. In later seasons, Fox kept buying the show from the production company because they offered it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication. The show wound up going in weird directions, which didn't gain it any further viewers, but briefly made it must-see TV for television critic types. The strangeness of the fourth season in particular is highlighted in [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/nobodys-watching-the-strange-genius-of-the-fourth,42394/ this]] [[TheOnion AV Club]] article by Todd [=VanDerWerff=].

* ExecutiveMeddling: Jeff and Steph were written out of the show, killing the whole premise and ultimately the show itself.

--> "Fox kept ordering new seasons of ’Til Death because the production company sold it to them for a steal, hoping to get the series to syndication. But by the end of season four, the ratings had become practically non-existent. Knowing no one would watch freed the show’s producers to wander into off-the-charts insanity. That included making one character aware he lived in a sitcom, recasting a part with a rotating wheel of actresses, and throwing in an animated episode for absolutely no fucking reason whatsoever." This made the show a hit with television critics, who had previously paid little attention to the show.

''Til Death'' is notable as as one of the few series' that, rather than cancel after one season because it didn't get ''{{Seinfeld}}'' ratings in that period of time, {{Fox}} kept pumping money into it and tried everything to make it work. Unfortunately, the show worked originally, and Fox messing with what the show was about is what ultimately did it in. Good job, Fox. In later seasons, Fox kept buying the show from the production company because they offered it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication. The show wound up going in weird directions, which didn't gain it any further viewers, but briefly made the show a must-watch hit with television critics. The strangeness of the fourth season in particular is highlighted in [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/nobodys-watching-the-strange-genius-of-the-fourth,42394/ this]] [[TheOnion AV Club]] article by Todd [=VanDerWerff=].

''Til Death'' is notable as as one of the few series' that, rather than cancel after one season because it didn't get ''{{Seinfeld}}'' ratings in that period of time, {{Fox}} kept pumping money into it and tried everything to make it work. Unfortunately, the show worked originally, and Fox messing with what the show was about is what ultimately did it in. Good job, Fox. In later seasons, Fox kept buying the show from the production company because they offered it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication. The show wound up going in weird directions, which didn't gain it any further viewers, but briefly made the show a must-watch hit with television critics. The strangeness of the fourth season in particular is highlighted in [http://www.avclub.com/articles/nobodys-watching-the-strange-genius-of-the-fourth,42394/ this]] [[TheOnion AV Club]] article by Todd [=VanDerWerff=].

''Til Death'' is notable as as one of the few series' that, rather than cancel after one season because it didn't get ''{{Seinfeld}}'' ratings in that period of time, {{Fox}} kept pumping money into it and tried everything to make it work. Unfortunately, the show worked originally, and Fox messing with what the show was about is what ultimately did it in. Good job, Fox. In later seasons, Fox kept buying the show from the production company because they offered it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication.

* MediumAwareness: Bizarrely obtained by son-in-law Doug in the final season. Todd [=VanDerWerff=] has more [[http://www.avclub.com/articles/nobodys-watching-the-strange-genius-of-the-fourth,42394/ here]].

DomCom about Eddie Stark, a high school history teacher, and Joy, his wife of 23 years. A newlywed couple, Jeff and Stephanie Woodcock, move in next door, HilarityEnsues. Originally, the show was meant to be a satirical/comedic take on the differences in the relationships of married couples when they are newlyweds and when they are more but Jeff and Steph were later written out altogether and the show became an ''EverybodyLovesRaymond'' clone.

''Til Death'' is notable as, despite low ratings, {{Fox}} kept buying the show from the production company because they offered it for a pittance, hoping to get enough episodes for syndication.

* YouFailHistoryForever: Many of the students in Eddie's class.