Classic vs. current tv.
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UPDATED: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 22:17
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Originally posted by GWEK:
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Originally posted by chrisisall:
CHUCK & Castle aside, I respectfully disagree. I just watched an ep from Man From Atlantis... so much fun.
Sorry, Chris, but I have to disagree right back. That's one of the shows I thought was really lame then, I have no reason to suspect it is not equally lame now. To each his own.
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Quote:Although the pilot ep was exceptionally well done, yeah, the rest was pretty 'lame' as you put it.
Originally posted by ecgordon:
Sorry, Chris, but I have to disagree right back. That's one of the shows I thought was really lame then, I have no reason to suspect it is not equally lame now. To each his own.
But FUN!!!!!
The world can be so dark sometimes.
I *finally* see why such a goofy take on Batman was even permitted, much less embraced in the 60's.
To quote from "Time After Time," all ages are the same- it's only love that makes any of them bearable.
Sometimes the love of the funny or silly.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:Back when writing REALLY counted?
Originally posted by ecgordon:
The 50s had a lot of live dramas (most of which I've never seen) that have a reputation for being a part of the Golden Age of television. Were they really that good, or was it that the medium was still regarded as special and they coasted on the uniqueness of the phenomenon?
You must be joking.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Originally posted by ecgordon:
While I can agree with you in principle, I think I might have a different definition of classic than you do. Most of the shows already mentioned I didn't care for when they were new, why should I like them now?
And if you don't see escapist fare on TV these days you aren't looking hard enough.
Chuck
The Event
Castle
Caprica
Terriers
Fringe
Supernatural
Mad Men
Breaking Bad
True Blood
Dexter
Boardwalk Empire
The Walking Dead
Lost Girl
I'd take any of those shows over cheesy 70s/80s fare any day.
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Originally posted by chrisisall:Quote:I liked I Dream Of Jeannie just a tad more.
Originally posted by traveler:
As for comedy; I will simply say Green Acres.
Remember the combination code contest promotion when she was in the safe on the way to the Moon?
I guessed it wrong.
Then there was The Addams Family. But I always fall for women with long raven hair. I would have learned French just to have Morticia in my arms.
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In the 60's, I would have said Dr. Kildare was high drama.
In the 70's it would have been Marcus Welby, M.D.
In the 80's it was Hill St. Blues or Dallas.
In the 90's it was Wiseguy.
The standards for 'drama' change decade by decade.
Really GOOD SF, esoteric or goofy junk (Star Trek, Kung Fu, Brisco County, Jr.) remain excellent, no matter the era IMO.
The laughing Chrisisall
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Quote:Like this?
Originally posted by traveler:
But I always fall for women with long raven hair.
Ahhhh, Brazil!
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I have Claudia on my mind now.
I would complain we are getting off topic, nut I am enjoying where it is going.
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She is great, no doubt.
The laughing Chrisisall
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