Saved by the Bell (1989)TV series

Model StudentsPlayfulMiss BaysideCheck Your MateThe WillThe Video Yearbook Yo, Slate, Get ‘Saved By The Bell’ Right ‘Saved by the Bell’ was not ‘playful’ or ‘innocent;’ it constantly and blithely gratified some of the worst, basest inclinations of humanity. September 12, 2014 By Daniel Payne Over at Slate a few days ago, the magazine’s television critic Willa Paskin mused on the recent Lifetime movie, “The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story,” a look at what was going on behind the scenes of the classic 1990s young adult sitcom. I have not seen the Lifetime movie yet, and I’m not sure if I will—maybe I’ll wait for the DVD release—but in the meantime, I find Paskin’s estimation of the original “Saved by the Bell” to be deeply troubling: Saved...