Why no TV Cars anymore?

With the crazy weather in Philly this winter, I have found myself watching more TV shows then usual. As such, I started catching some old Magnum PI and Miami Vice episodes to pass time. It got me thinking that today's TV doesn't really have cars that have a roll. The TR or 308 were just as much a character in Magnum and Miami Vice like Selleck or Johnson, I'm sure someone with much more knowledge then me will then rattle off a number of other 80's vehicles like the A-team van, etc.

What happened to the TV Car concept and will it ever return? It must have been pretty cool to grow up in the 80's with a 308 and TR on twice a week!

Erik

 

Agent Coulson on ABC's Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. has a '62 Corvette named Lola that hovers and flies, similar to the Back To The Future Delorean...

 

TV has definitely gone in the toilet. All the stupid "reality" shows and severe lack of any quality programming is why I canceled my cable. The automotive enthusiast viewing demographic must be getting quite small and it's not worth pursuing by the networks anymore. The next star car in a TV series will probably just be a Prius or something stupid like that.