Wish You Were Here

TV Series
1990–

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Lew Schneider in Wish You Were Here (1990)

Summer replacement show featuring Donny Cogswell, who quit his Wall Street job to go to Europe with his cam-corder. Instead of sending letters and postcards back home, Donny sent video tape ... Read allSummer replacement show featuring Donny Cogswell, who quit his Wall Street job to go to Europe with his cam-corder. Instead of sending letters and postcards back home, Donny sent video tape illustrating his experiences.Summer replacement show featuring Donny Cogswell, who quit his Wall Street job to go to Europe with his cam-corder. Instead of sending letters and postcards back home, Donny sent video tape illustrating his experiences.

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8.1/10

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Lew Schneider

Donny Cogswell

• 1990

Tom Verica

Steve

• 1990

Tom Riis Farrell

Gary

• 1990

Sándor Szabó

Grandpa Ziggy

• 1990

Vince Metcalfe

Stan

• 1990

Leah Lail

Janet

• 1990

Alison Martin

Jean

• 1990

Tudor Sherrard

Larry

• 1990

Ted Neustadt

Dave

• 1990

Anna Fehér

Anna

• 1990

David H. Healy

David

• 1990

Geoffrey Nauffts

Warren

• 1990

Michael Mulheren

• 1990

Bertie Cortez

Henri

• 1990

Marc Stokle

Michael

• 1990

Jayne Eastwood

Stella

• 1990

Barbara Scaff

Shelly

• 1990

Torun Johanson

Inga

• 1990

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matthewc-2

The early days of "reality TV"

This show was actually quite good. It was scripted and rehearsed, but watching it you almost believed that it was just this guy going around filming - travelling to various locales and interacting with people. It was very convincing, kind of the dawn of "reality TV." It was witty and fun. There were some one-liners and witticisms I still find myself quoting every once in a while. Definitely worth watching. I think it was only on for about 6 or 7 episodes, so getting a copy of it is bound to be quite a chore, but see it if you can.

Micheaux

Suppose you had it all, left it behind and traveled the world?

This was a mid-season replacement with a fascinating premise; a young executive quits his job, takes his savings and decides to see the world. To keep in touch with his family, he sends back videos of where he is. Each episode was based on Donny's latest video and his family reacting to it while watching.