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Squirrelecto

22-05-2003, 02:54 PM

It seems to me that there are fewer and fewer noteworthy TV programmes of late. I recall a time when I used to watch lots of TV religiously, but now I can't be bothered. Maybe that's just because I'd rather be watching a DVD, or maybe it's because of the quality of modern TV programmes.

So I thought it would be fun if we shared our favourite TV programmes from days gone by :D~:-D~:grin:

Apart from Twin Peaks, American Gothic and Holding On, I recall regularly loving classic sitcoms all those years ago like My Two Dads, Boys Meets World, Perfect Strangers, Step By Step, Joking Apart and Married With Children. Anyone remember these? More recently, I came to love Dawson's Creek. Those are all that come to mind so far, but I'm sure lots more will come to me later.

In the meantime, what do you remember? 8)~8-)~:cool:

Gambit

22-05-2003, 02:56 PM

2 Guys and a Girl, the best series ever, ever.

Thundercats was also kick ass. The Wonder Years was quite good, but I was also quite young so it may have sucked.

Sgt.colon

22-05-2003, 02:57 PM

Oh I used to love Dark Skies, MArried with children and Soap. :lol:

Squirrelecto

22-05-2003, 02:59 PM

Don't remember 2 Guys and a Girl, Gambit. Who was in that? Always found the Wonder Years a bit hit and miss.

Forgot about Dark Skies, Sarge. That was awesome. Late night Ch4 images/smiley_icons/icon_thumbsup.gif

Gambit

22-05-2003, 03:02 PM

Ryan Reynolds (Van Wilder), Richard Ruccolo and Traylor Howard (Me, Myself and Irene)

a good site (http://oddkid.virtualave.net/pizza/)

Squirrelecto

22-05-2003, 03:10 PM

I've never seen it Gamb :( Was it only on Sky or something?

Gambit

22-05-2003, 03:12 PM

I've only ever seen it on Trouble on sky, but it totally rocked. You like Van Wilder, well Van Wilder is just a toned down version of Berg form 2 guys.

stevegreen

22-05-2003, 03:23 PM

Millennium.......fantastic 1st series although it all got a bit wierd in the second series :?~:-?~:???:

adox

22-05-2003, 03:51 PM

i miss the young ones. i used to watch it religously.

champion the wonder horse was great on a saturday morning too :censored:

juboy

22-05-2003, 03:53 PM

I'll second Millenium, so much better than X-Files could ever have dreamt of being.

I used to like G-Force when I was a kid. The G-Force was charged with protecting and defending the planet Earth from the rules of the dying planet Spectra.

I also used to like that version of Huckleberry Finn that used to be on during school holiday morning TV.

Slartibartfast

22-05-2003, 03:56 PM

Closet Blake's 7 fan here... :censored:

Also, a sucker for some of BBC's better drama series like 'To Serve Them All My Days'. images/smiley_icons/icon_thumbsup.gif

Nowadays, I watch more UK Gold than everything else put together... :?~:-?~:???:

Madge

22-05-2003, 05:16 PM

Nowadays, I watch more UK Gold than everything else put together... :?~:-?~:???:

I'm starting a support group. :D~:-D~:grin:

Always loved the Mary Whitehouse Experience, both on Radio and BBC2. Later projects involving any of the original four just weren't up to much. And David Badiel as a comedian, he was just about okay as the butt of ALL Robert Newman's jokes.

Appalling BBC Sci Fi will always be my first love - it's amazing what you can do with good actors and a good script, even if the production values are lower than a student film.

Geezer

22-05-2003, 05:59 PM

I've only ever seen it on Trouble on sky, but it totally rocked. You like Van Wilder, well Van Wilder is just a toned down version of Berg form 2 guys.

Wasnt it 2 guys a girl and a pizza place?

Gambit

22-05-2003, 07:11 PM

Wasnt it 2 guys a girl and a pizza place?

There was one series of that, yeah Geezer, same cast etc, think it was the first one then it was just 2 guys and a girl.

Squirrelecto

22-05-2003, 07:30 PM

Always loved the Mary Whitehouse Experience, both on Radio and BBC2. Later projects involving any of the original four just weren't up to much. And David Badiel as a comedian, he was just about okay as the butt of ALL Robert Newman's jokes.

Loved it too. Never heard the radio show but the entire TV series was genius. I still like David Baddiel and he's a great author to boot. Shame Rob Newman disappeared into nothingness, he was a great talent :(

juboy

22-05-2003, 07:35 PM

Why Don't You? was always must-see school holiday TV also, especially the Belfast gang for some reason :D~:-D~:grin:

Squirrelecto

22-05-2003, 07:42 PM

I always used to watch WDY and yet I always hated it. I don't know what it was - I think there was just NOTHING else on at the same time so we all had no choice but to watch it :lol:

Madge

22-05-2003, 09:29 PM

I always used to watch WDY and yet I always hated it. I don't know what it was - I think there was just NOTHING else on at the same time so we all had no choice but to watch it :lol:

Well for me it was the preponderance of Geordies with speech impediments (yes, I do know the difference) that really put me off WDY, still forced to watch it by TV schedulers though :twisted: .

SG,

Robert Newman did a video called Resistance is Fertile in 2000, that's his most recent work I'm aware of. I've also got a couple of low bitrate MP3s of some of the radio show if you want a listen - some good stuff with Mark Thomas (of Comedy product fame) of all people.

ricdiggle

23-05-2003, 06:00 AM

G-Force was Battle of the Planets wasn't it Ju-boy?

I used to worship this show. Still shows on one or two Sky channels.

Why Don't You is still being made AFAIK.

Can't remember if it was the Black Hand Gang or the Red Hand Gang but I loved it and it's one of only 2 TV shows ever to have a better theme tune than Grange Hill. The other being Jamie and the Magic Torch.

And, of course, I dearly miss Baywatch, may it rest in piece (or a skimpy two-piece).

I'd love to see big Dave Hasslehoff in something new.

Richard :D~:-D~:grin:

juboy

23-05-2003, 07:26 AM

G-Force was Battle of the Planets wasn't it Ju-boy?

I used to worship this show.

That's the one, also known as 'Guardians of Space'. Have a look here (http://www.absoluteanime.com/g-force/) for some nice info images/smiley_icons/icon_thumbsup.gif

mcmullanbrush

23-05-2003, 12:42 PM

I remember one called Chips. It had two gay men who dressed up as policemen and rode around on motorbikes. Come to think of it, there wasnt much in it about chips :?~:-?~:???:

Sgt.colon

23-05-2003, 02:46 PM

Can't remember if it was the Black Hand Gang or the Red Hand Gang but I loved it

Rich. It was "The Red Hand Gang" Fantastic. images/smiley_icons/icon_thumbsup.gif

Also remembered. The Banana Splits (with the Arabian Knights and The Monkies) and The Beachcombers. Both school holiday stuff.

And lest we forget Tuckers luck. :lol:

juboy

23-05-2003, 02:48 PM

[quote title=Sgt.colon wrote on Fri, 23 May 2003 15:46Also remembered. The Banana Splits

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Genius programme! I loved the theme tune. The Banana Splits were the coolest thing ever. I'm not sure if it did me any good wanting to grow up to be an oversized, fireman's hat wearing dog with a permanently lolling tongue though...

ricdiggle

23-05-2003, 03:11 PM

I also loved a cartoon (manga) called Centurians (I think)

It had three heros in it and they zoomed off into space via tubes in the cockpit of their craft. They were wicked.

Also loved the Ullysees cartoon. Great theme tune.

Richard

Madge

23-05-2003, 04:31 PM

Centurions? Awesome stuff!

Cities of Gold anyone? Good theme tune as well. 8)~8-)~:cool:

ricdiggle

23-05-2003, 04:51 PM

Oh yeah, Cities of Gold was great too. I'd totally forgotten all about that.

What was the kid called? Was it Esteban?

Richard

Squirrelecto

23-05-2003, 05:49 PM

I remember one called Chips. It had two gay men who dressed up as policemen and rode around on motorbikes. Come to think of it, there wasnt much in it about chips :?~:-?~:???:

Shame on you for not capitalising correctly - it was CHiPs (California Highway Patrol) :D~:-D~:grin:

I don't know why you said they were gay :?~:-?~:???:

http://squirrel.god.users.btopenworld.com/files/chips.jpg

ricdiggle

23-05-2003, 06:00 PM

Shouldn't the Eric Estrada poster read, 'I'm a porn star now'?? :D~:-D~:grin:

There's nothing worse than him or David Carrodine or even Jan Michael Vincent cropping up in a late night Channel 5 soft core. It really puts me off!

Isn't Ponch son in a boy band now?

Richard.

P.S. 'Attention all units, CHiPs will return in a moment' - cool line or what?

Squirrelecto

23-05-2003, 06:52 PM

There's nothing worse than him or David Carrodine or even Jan Michael Vincent cropping up in a late night Channel 5 soft core. It really puts me off!

Puts you off what? :o~:-o~:eek: Well at least we all now know how you're managing to cope until the wife is back on form :lol:

ricdiggle

23-05-2003, 07:59 PM

I meant it puts me off watching Airwolf or Kung Fu when they are shown. :roll:

No idea what you meant mate! :D~:-D~:grin:

Richard

joel turcotte

24-05-2003, 12:57 AM

The Champions

Department S

Jason King

The Avengers ( Original )

The Saint ( Original )

The Invaders

Orlando

Garrett

24-05-2003, 11:10 AM

Snap Joel

Only saw the first page and wrote below then saw there was a page 2 as you say the originals as for The Avengers I mean not The New Avengers but all the others that came before them.

I like the ITC productions if these are them stuff like The Avengers, The Saint, Man In A Suitcase, Department S, The Champions, Randall and Hopkirk Deceased The Baron etc.

I also Like The Invaders, Rockford Files and the best super hero series that was shown at different times in different regions and at silly time thus was never got the following it deserved which was The Greatest American Hero.

joel turcotte

24-05-2003, 05:30 PM

The Baron

Pre-Crossroads Sue Lloyd, Dana Andrews' younger brother Steve Forrest and a cool Jensen CV8.

Long time ago I had a really difficult time convincing a pub quiz chairman that it was Steve Forrest in The Baron not his brother.

Another series I liked a lot and bought the Dinky toy car, The Green Hornet, featuring Bruce Lee.

Slartibartfast

24-05-2003, 06:06 PM

Here's some nostalgia for you Joel... From TV Times, December 3 1966... (sorry about poor quality picture - 25k limit is VERY restrictive!) 8)~8-)~:cool:

http://www.avtalk.co.uk/forum/index.php?t=getfile&id=126

Whitey

24-05-2003, 08:03 PM

joel turcotte

25-05-2003, 01:35 AM

Here's some nostalgia for you Joel...

Excellent !

Much as I like David Dickinson with his Bargain Hunt, it pretty much sums up prime time telly these days that they get away with shows from village halls with elderly ladies.

Back then The Baron not only dealt with antiques, he solved international crimes at the same time to justify his tea-time slot.

Way too much " lifestyle " programming, make-overs for people, houses, gardens, cars ( though I do like C5 Dream Machine )and I'm A Celebrity Big Brother reality TV these days. Greg Dyke says he's going to throttle back on this genre, I hope so :)~:-)~:smile:

Sofaboy

25-05-2003, 06:16 AM

Monkey was a fave of mine , with Piggsy and Chipitaka (she was fit for a bird with shaved hair at the sides :censored:)

Garrett

25-05-2003, 06:57 PM

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText">Garrett wrote on Sat, 24 May 2003 12:10</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">

The Baron

Pre-Crossroads Sue Lloyd, Dana Andrews' younger brother Steve Forrest and a cool Jensen CV8.

Long time ago I had a really difficult time convincing a pub quiz chairman that it was Steve Forrest in The Baron not his brother.

Another series I liked a lot and bought the Dinky toy car, The Green Hornet, featuring Bruce Lee.

It was in a time when they were using some American actors to crack the US market.

The Barons boss Templeton-Green (Colin Cordin was No2 twice in the Prisoner)

The Baron was wrote by John Creasy, who I managed to read some of his books, The Baron name came from the ranch John Mannering had back in the states. Creasy also wrote a number of other series of books one called The Toff and I think one called Department Z.

Anybody remember Steve Forest other series S.W.A.T. and both the theme tune for this and the above series?

mariner

26-05-2003, 07:22 PM

my all time favourite, The Prisoner

Uncle Eric

26-05-2003, 07:34 PM

Loved the Prisoner and The Avengers.

For comedy, Steptoe & Son was brilliant images/smiley_icons/icon_thumbsup.gif

Garrett

26-05-2003, 10:11 PM

my all time favourite, The Prisoner

:censored: Meant to put it in my list, how did I miss it, Is one ove my top 5 programs. I have all the series on disc and I use to be a member of Six of One(the Prisoner appreciation society) I have even been to Portmeirion several times, 3 time to the club meetings.

Also forgot the original Outer Limits.

ricdiggle

27-05-2003, 03:15 PM

I use to like.

AirWolf.

Fall Guy.

A-Team. ''I aint getting on no plane''

Street Hawk. Class!

Saved By The Bell.

Ulysees 31.

The Mysterious Cities Of Gold.

Dogtanian And The Three Muskehounds.

Jase And The Wheeled Warriors.

ThunderCats. Hooo. :D~:-D~:grin:

Inspector Gadget. ''Go Gadget Legs'' :lol:

TerraHawks.

Tri-Pods. My favourite series. images/smiley_icons/icon_thumbsup.gif

TrapDoor. ''Don't you open that TrapDoor, 'cos there's something down there'' :lol:

Can't think of anymore.

Suprised to see that 'Automan' was omitted from this list.

I used to love it, short lived though it was.

One of the StreetHawk bikes was for sale recently. I think they wanted 5K for it though and it looked in dog rough condition!

Richard