Those were the days...........of TV series

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Tue May 14, 2002 12:53 pm

Back in 80's there're lots of hit TV series. Most of them even make us hooked that we felt we lost something if we missed an episode. I recall "Airwolf", "McGyver", "Mission : Impossible", "Charlie's Angels", last but not least "The A Team"

What's your favorite those days ?

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue May 14, 2002 12:58 pm

Well, my favorite old tv show was Battlestar Galactica, but it got axed prematurely in my opinion.

Others were

A-Team
Cosby Show
Buck Rogers( I loved Wilma

)
The Fall Guy
Rockford Files

Just a few.

Ned Flanders · Post by **Ned Flanders** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:06 pm

Welcome back Kotter.

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:07 pm

My favourite TV shows of "old":

Family Ties (the greatest family sitcom of all time)
Cheers (until about season 8, consistently the funniest half hour of TV on each week)
The Superfriends
The Dukes of Hazzard
Knight Rider
Remote Control (the best TV game show ever)
Wonder Woman (Lynda Carter . . . don't get Flanders started . . . )

Battlestar Galactica was good, until Galactica 1980 (the series all true sci-fi fans disavow) turned most people against the franchise. Aside from the astronomical budgets, that kid choking to death on the toy missile didn't help the show's chances for renewal.

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:10 pm

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
<SNIP>Buck Rogers( I loved Wilma )

Who does not ?

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
The Fall Guy

I'm sure you only looks at Heather Thomas here

My Fave : "The Greatest American Hero"

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:15 pm

Oh, thanks a lot Kid, now I got that theme song in my head. And, yes, Heather Thomas was awesome. Same for Heather Locklear, the reason I used to watch T.J. Hooker.

@HLD....I got all the old Battlestar episodes on video. Hell, I even had the big oversized comic book of the series start off.(does anyone remember thse big oversized comic books?)

I also forgot to list the Muppets as one of my fav shows.

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:22 pm

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
Oh, thanks a lot Kid, now I got that theme song in my head. And, yes, Heather Thomas was awesome. Same for Heather Locklear, the reason I used to watch T.J. Hooker.

And thanks to you, BS I'm now drooling

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
@HLD....I got all the old Battlestar episodes on video. Hell, I even had the big oversized comic book of the series start off.(does anyone remember thse big oversized comic books?)

Damn! Never got a chance to get that comic

@HLD : WONDER WOMAN...........Wonder woman.....

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:26 pm

Did you ever see the episode where Heather Locklear had to go undercover as an exotic dancer?

Mr Flibble · Post by **Mr Flibble** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:27 pm

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
I also forgot to list the Muppets as one of my fav shows.

The Muppets was the best thing to ever happen to TV.

And you can't forget Buck Rogers

Bloodstalker · Post by **Bloodstalker** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:30 pm

I lived for the Buck Roger's episodes with that Dracoinian princess in them

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:30 pm

Originally posted by Mr Flibble
The Muppets was the best thing to ever happen to TV.

Here, here. The Muppets rule.

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:30 pm

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
Did you ever see the episode where Heather Locklear had to go undercover as an exotic dancer?

NOOOO !!!!! Arrggh now my nose is bleeding

So who loves to see "Dallas", "Twin Peaks" & "Another World" ?

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:33 pm

Originally posted by Bloodstalker
I lived for the Buck Roger's episodes with that Dracoinian princess in them

Mmmmm . . . Princess Ardala . . . yum.

Morlock · Post by **Morlock** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:35 pm

My favorites were 'Mission:Impossible', 'Dukes of hazzard', (if this counts) 'The tonight show with Johnny Carson' and (please give me a chance to explain) 'Dallas'.

I liked Dallas for a few small reasons and one huge one.

I think it was the only good soap opera in the history of them.

It was less soapy than others.

It had a great suppoting cast, led, at the begining at least, by Jim Davis.

The main reason is the best character ever in any TV show: J.R. Ewing. Larry Hagman plays him so brilliantly, so cunning and so much like a likable villain- he is amazing.

I wouls also put in 'Amazing stories' just because of Spielberg- but it was mostly pretty bad.

EDIT: But of course, How could I forget the muppets?

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:42 pm

@Morlock : JR is very cunning indeed. Iwish I could be more like JR

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:43 pm

Originally posted by HighLordDave

Mmmmm . . . Princess Ardala. . . yum.

Yes, Pam Hensley in spandex jeans was the only rewarding aspect of the Buck Rogers show. And what a reward she was, too.

The Honeymooners remains, for me, the best sitcom ever aired, though two others, Good Neighbors, and The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin, come very close.

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:44 pm

Originally posted by fable
Yes, Pam Hensley in spandex jeans was the only rewarding aspect of the Buck Rogers show. And what a reward she was, too.

Not the only reward, fable; Colonel Deering was pretty hot, too.

fable · Post by **fable** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:46 pm

Originally posted by HighLordDave

Not the only reward, fable; Colonel Deering was pretty hot, too.

Bah, I was just about to say I'd confused the two. Erin Gray is whom I was actually thinking of.

Best comedy show, without question: The Muppets, followed closely Fractured Flickers.

KidD01 · Post by **KidD01** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:48 pm

@fable & HLD : Man ! My nose are badly bleeding thanks for the Ardala & Deering comments

HighLordDave · Post by **HighLordDave** » Tue May 14, 2002 1:48 pm

Originally posted by fable
Erin Gray is whom I was actually thinking of

Although her stint on Silver Spoons was very forgettable.