Moonlighting: Why Bruce Willis' Breakthrough Show Isn't Available To Stream
Iconic actor Bruce Willis' breakthrough hit was the TV show Moonlighting, but, unfortunately, interested viewers can't stream it. Most famous for playing heroic cop John McClane in the Die Hard franchise, Willis boasts a resume full of terrific films, ranging from horror hits like The Sixth Sense and crime epics like Pulp Fiction all the way to dystopian sci-fi mindbenders like 12 Monkeys. Like any actor, Willis has some flops in his past too, but for the most part, it never seemed to be long before he recovered.
Before he was a movie star though, Willis cut his teeth in TV, most notably as co-lead David Addison on Moonlighting, which aired on ABC from 1985 to 1989. Casting Willis' David opposite Cybill Shepherd's Maddie Hayes, Moonlighting was unique for its time, as a blend of comedy, drama, and romance centered on two private detectives that often hinged on the will-they-or-won't-they sexual tension between its stars. Amusingly, creator Glenn Gordon Caron has said that ABC didn't feel Willis and Shepherd had chemistry.
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Recently, Willis' representatives revealed that he was set to retire from acting due to a medical condition called Asphasia, which effects the sufferer's ability to speak and understand language. That's understandably led to a lot of looking back at Willis' career and legacy as an actor, which for all intents and purposes began with Moonlighting. The problem is that anyone looking to watch the show in 2022 is out of luck, as it's not streaming anywhere, and the old DVD sets are out of print and expensive. As Caron told EW, the reason behind Moonlighting's streaming absence is sadly simple: the show used a lot of pop music, and
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