TV progs that 'HAVE' and 'HAVE NOT' stood the test of time....

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Littlelen - you need to check IYV 4 an Challenge and Drama - all freeview channels...G&M were on not so long ago...

[Littlelen]

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My fave programme of all time!

it's really good but makes no sense whatsoever. I enjoyed watching it but that log lady didn't seem too clever to me...she would have had something wise to say about my opinion on her I'm sure. They got to a really weird bit in the later episodes about owls and it went quite mad and sci-fi conspiracy then they reigned it back in to the story line and I'm still none the wiser about what really happened? I won't watch the film spin off. Is it called fire walk with me or something like that?

[Littlelen]

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Haves....

Auf wiedersehen pet
Fawlty towers
Northern exposure
Seinfeld
Friends

Have not...

Practically all British sit coms from the 70's except Fawlty towers and dads army. The like of On the buses, Love they neighbour, Are you being served and Citizen smith are cringeworthy now.

It would be interesting to see what todays kids would make of updated versions of things like The Changes, Break in the sun, Chockys children as the basic stories stand up but the language as much as the styles are often very dated.

I love watching George and Mildred, robins nest and to the manor born if they ever show them. I could watch these all day and think they're hilarious even though they're slightly before my time to have seen them the first time round. Morecambe and wise crack me up. I love watching black and white 2 of a kind. One that stands out is a sketch where they're sat in a line at a cafe and the person next to them is eating the food off the next one downs plate. End result is Eric Morecambe ends up with nothing on his plate when he goes to eat. It had me in stitches. I know that's not strictly in keeping with the date of the shows but I couldn't help mentioning it.
shows that haven't for me are Lovejoy, home and away (it's like flogging a dead horse yet they keep hashing out new episodes) and as time goes by. It's so depressing.

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Not sure - Loved Treasure Hunt BITD, but saw it on challenge and the clues were sooo easy, and Wincey Willis and Kenneth Kendall ?
Should bring it back tho' - great for geography, trivia, and history and general knowledge.

[darren]

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Dads army is a no.

I never found it remotely funny i just find it so dull..

Crystal maze is a have.
Its stood the test of time very well.

I thought richard o brien was so funny his interaction with the contestants was great.
Always singing using that whistle or whatever it was.

[havasack]

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Haves....

Auf wiedersehen pet
Fawlty towers
Northern exposure
Seinfeld
Friends

Have not...

Practically all British sit coms from the 70's except Fawlty towers and dads army. The like of On the buses, Love they neighbour, Are you being served and Citizen smith are cringeworthy now.

It would be interesting to see what todays kids would make of updated versions of things like The Changes, Break in the sun, Chockys children as the basic stories stand up but the language as much as the styles are often very dated.

[darren]

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SADLY I NEVER DID.
TBH I NEVER THOUGHT OF DOING IT.

IT WAS JUST SO GOOD.

ANOTHER IS KNIGHTMARE REMEMBER IT UR A DUNGEONEER AND U HAVE TO BEAT VARIOUS TRAPS ETC.
WHAT A FAntastic theme tune.
https://youtu.be/gxzKTbu-aR0

morph was great wasn't it? Did you ever send in one of your own pictures for the gallery? I think I secretly hoped every picture I drew for my mam would make it on there but it never did. I used to look at the ones where someone's parents had clearly "helped": and think it was really unfair.

[zabadak]

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Twin peaks seems to fair well. We bought the box set a while back and watched them. It was really good cause I never watched it the first time round but I was completely baffled at the end.

My fave programme of all time!

[Littlelen]

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Anything as long as it 70's eighties or nineties id think.

Another is morph with tony hart quite a funny show but loved seeing tony doing his arty stuff thought him very good.

morph was great wasn't it? Did you ever send in one of your own pictures for the gallery? I think I secretly hoped every picture I drew for my mam would make it on there but it never did. I used to look at the ones where someone's parents had clearly "helped": and think it was really unfair.

[darren]

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Anything as long as it 70's eighties or nineties id think.

Another is morph with tony hart quite a funny show but loved seeing tony doing his arty stuff thought him very good.

there's a lot of 1990s stuff that looks like it has entered the realm of obscurity.

Is the essence of this discussion about programmes that were popular and high profile to start with or does it cover niche programmes as well?

[Richard1978]

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I've been surprised how quickly some things seemed to go from being almost omnipresent to forgotten almost overnight.

[Arran]

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There's a lot of 1990s stuff that looks like it has entered the realm of obscurity.

Is the essence of this discussion about programmes that were popular and high profile to start with or does it cover niche programmes as well?

[darren]

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Ill sure agree with you on bullseye and strike it lucky and strike it rich basically same show as strike it lucky with just a very slight change.

Rising damp fantastic as is the rise and fall of reggie perrin WITH LEONARD ROSSITTER.

have:
Ever decreasing circles - enjoyable
streets of san francisco - michael douglas was so cool and had great fashion sense compared to his colleagues of the era
bullseye - good to see the stars of darts, and the bad retro fashions - habit forming
strike it lucky - michael barrymore - utter lune, he got away with a lot on his shows .....and bad retro styles on contestants
rising damp - rossiter was great as rigsby

have not:
It ain't half hot mum - but never liked it first time around

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Have:
Ever decreasing circles - enjoyable
Streets of San Francisco - Michael Douglas was so cool and had great fashion sense compared to his colleagues of the era
Bullseye - good to see the stars of darts, and the bad retro fashions - habit forming
Strike it Lucky - Michael Barrymore - utter lune, he got away with a lot on his shows .....and bad retro styles on contestants
Rising Damp - Rossiter was great as Rigsby

Have Not:
It ain't half hot mum - but never liked it first time around

[darren]

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Yes i must admit it is a rather baffling show i know i was by the end.

I did watch it first time round.

twin peaks seems to fair well. We bought the box set a while back and watched them. It was really good cause i never watched it the first time round but i was completely baffled at the end.