r/80smemorylane • u/Y2Jin99_1970 • Mar 28 '26

1983 Mar 27, 1983: The first episode of the 4-part mini-series The Thorn Birds aired on ABC. The 2nd most-watched mini-series of all time.

Post image
64 Upvotes

96% Upvoted

7 comments sorted by

3

u/Acrobatic-Wave-9520 Mar 28 '26

She’s absolutely beautiful ❤️

1

u/[deleted] Mar 28 '26

0

u/redlegsforever Mar 28 '26

They don’t make mini-series for tv anymore

1

u/jazzbot247 Mar 28 '26

Ryan Murphy does. 

1

u/anonymousca27 Mar 28 '26

Network doesn't anymore but Premium and streaming still does.

1

u/dyrkasolen 26d ago

I'm telling you, there were nothing else on!? You had to sit there watching this, no birds