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Those were the days...........of TV series
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 12:53 pm
by KidD01
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 ?

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 12:58 pm
by Bloodstalker
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.

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:06 pm
by Ned Flanders
Welcome back Kotter.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:07 pm
by HighLordDave
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.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:10 pm
by KidD01
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"

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:15 pm
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.
@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.

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:22 pm
by KidD01
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.....

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:26 pm
by Bloodstalker
Did you ever see the episode where Heather Locklear had to go undercover as an exotic dancer?

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:27 pm
by Mr Flibble
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:30 pm
by Bloodstalker
I lived for the Buck Roger's episodes with that Dracoinian princess in them

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:30 pm
by HighLordDave
Originally posted by Mr Flibble
The Muppets was the best thing to ever happen to TV.
Here, here. The Muppets rule.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:30 pm
by KidD01
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" ?

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:33 pm
by HighLordDave
Originally posted by Bloodstalker
I lived for the Buck Roger's episodes with that Dracoinian princess in them
Mmmmm . . .
Princess Ardala . . . yum.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:35 pm
by Morlock
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?
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:42 pm
by KidD01
@Morlock : JR is very cunning indeed. Iwish I could be more like JR

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:43 pm
by fable
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.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:44 pm
by HighLordDave
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.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:46 pm
by fable
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.
Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:48 pm
by KidD01
@fable & HLD : Man ! My nose are badly bleeding thanks for the Ardala & Deering comments

Posted: Tue May 14, 2002 1:48 pm
by HighLordDave
Originally posted by fable
Erin Gray is whom I was actually thinking of
Although her stint on
Silver Spoons was very forgettable.