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26-10-2009, 09:44
Rare Bird

Your all time top TV programmes

1..The Prisoner
2..UFO
3..The Avengers (Dianna Rigg/Linda Thorsen)
4..Space 1999
26-10-2009, 09:53
Themis

1. Star Trek
2. The Avengers (Dianna Rigg/Linda Thorsen)
3. Poirot (with D.Suchet)
26-10-2009, 10:05
Macca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andre

1..The Prisoner
2..UFO
3..The Avengers (Dianna Rigg/Linda Thorsen)
4..Space 1999

Hmm - it's a big question when you start thinking about it...

off the top of my head-

1. The Sopranos - so far ahead of everything that has gone before, especially quality of the performances and the production values.

2. Hill Street Blues - the previous benchmark IMHO...

3. The Prisoner - took chances and forced the viewer to think (or switch channel...)

4. Any of Steve Coogans stuff (Paul Calf, Partridge, Saxondale etc.)

Andre - Space 1999 - loved it when I was ten but watched it all again quite recently and the second series in particular is shockingly poor...It's depressing to re-watch this stuff 30 years on and realise how much one's young imagination was filling in the blanks - Blakes 7 and Star Trek are good examples of that. They were more than the sum of their parts only because the characters were good - the storylines were almost always lame and the production values universally poor.
26-10-2009, 10:15
Spectral Morn

I will list a few....in no particular order.

The Invaders

Sapphire and Steel

The Outer Limits (original series)

UFO

Dr Who (not after Tom Baker)

Hill Street Blues

Frasier

Babylon 5 (stunning)

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 12:18
DanJennings

Spaced
Minder
Black Books
Cracker
Red Dwarf
QI
Old Grey Whistle Test
X Files
and Dare To Believe (just for the memories eh Hamish)
26-10-2009, 12:58
Joe

Monty Python

Twin Peaks

I Didn't Know You Cared
26-10-2009, 16:02
John

The Old Grey Whistle Test
The Sopranos
Being Human
Hill Street Blues
Monty Python
St Elsewhere
The Wire
26-10-2009, 18:18
Alex_UK

The Dukes of Hazard
Starkey & Hutch
Chips

TV lost all appeal once I got to be a teenager!
26-10-2009, 18:58
Covenant

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe

Monty Python

Twin Peaks

I Didn't Know You Cared

"I heard that!" Pardon?
26-10-2009, 19:24
Marco

Mmmm, let's see... Retro TV programmes first (essentially, I'm a 70s/80s man):

1) Dr Who (Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker stories only).

2) Hammer House of Horror series.

3) Thriller series.

4) Space 1999, UFO, Blakes 7, The Tomorrow People, Logan's Run, Original Star Trek (I can't split them).

5) Survivors, Tales of the Unexpected, Bones.

6) Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars, Callan.

7) Not the Nine O'Clock News, The Young Ones, Only Fools and Horses.

8) The Sweeney, The Professionals.

9) Starsky and Hutch.

10) Ironside, Longstreet.

11) Man in a Suitcase.

12) Streets of San Fransisco, Canon.

13) Mission Impossible, Combat.

14) The Champions.

15) Randall and Hopkirk (deceased).

16) The Persuaders.

17) The Saint.

18) Department S.

19) Love Thy Neighbour, Citizen Smith, Spitting Image.

20) The Good Life.

21) Dukes of Hazzard.

22) C.H.I.P.S.

23) The Incredible Hulk.

24) The A-Team.

25) The Six Million Dollar Man.

26) Raffles.

27) The Virginian.

28) The High Chaparal.

29) Bonanza.

30) The Waltons.

That'll do for now - I'm sure that I'll think of more later, including my favourite current programmes :)
26-10-2009, 19:39
Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Covenant

"I heard that!" Pardon?

'Life' said Uncle Mort, 'is like a pint of London bitter. It doesn't last for ever, thank God.'
26-10-2009, 20:01
Puffin

"Grasshopper if you can snatch the pebble from my hand, it is time for you to leave!
"if you can transgress the rice paper and leave no trace........."

Need I say more?

http://i73.photobucket.com/albums/i2...image001-5.jpg
26-10-2009, 20:11
Marco

Nice one, Pufters. Kung Fu - a veritable classic! :)

Does everyone remember the stuff I listed? Some of them are a little obscure... ;)

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:12
Spectral Morn

That reminds me of

The Water Margin...loved that show. I think that this series was responsible for my love of Japanese, Chinese and Korean films. I also really like Shogun too. I hated Monkey yuckkkkkkkkkkk

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:15
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

Nice one, Pufters. Kung Fu - a veritable classic! :)

Does everyone remember the stuff I listed? Some of them are a little obscure... ;)

Marco.

Yes

Your taste in TV programs is beter than your movies...less blood and cuts.

How amiss of me not to say The Good Life, The Mistress (I like Felicity Kendal) and Fawlty Towers

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:16
Macca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

Nice one, Pufters. King Fu - a veritable classic! :)

Does everyone remember the stuff I listed? Some of them are a little obscure... ;)

Marco.

The telly was never off in our house so, yes I remember them all - except for 'Longstreet'. What the bloomin' hell was that?
26-10-2009, 20:17
Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

Nice one, Pufters. King Fu - a veritable classic! :)

Does everyone remember the stuff I listed? Some of them are a little obscure... ;)

Marco.

I remember most of it, which ranges from the good to the supremely awful. However I watched almost no TV in the late 70s/early 80s, so haven't heard of some you list, eg Longstreet.
26-10-2009, 20:18
Marco

Quote:

Your taste in TV programs is beter than your movies...less blood and cuts.

LOL - well, at the times all that stuff was broadcast it wouldn't have been allowed! :eyebrows:

How did I miss Fawlty Towers! :doh:

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:21
Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

The telly was never off in our house so, yes I remember them all - except for 'Longstreet'. What the bloomin' hell was that?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longstreet_(TV_series)

I do vaguely remember it now; my mother used to watch it, but I never saw a whole episode.
26-10-2009, 20:22
Marco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

The telly was never off in our house so, yes I remember them all - except for 'Longstreet'. What the bloomin' hell was that?

Classic American TV detective series! :)

http://longstreetfan.com/

http://www.thrillingdetective.com/longstrt.html

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:23
Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

LOL - well, at the times all that stuff was broadcast it wouldn't have been allowed! :eyebrows:

Marco.

Whereas now, 'Love Thy Neighbour' would be banned!
26-10-2009, 20:26
Marco

More's the pity - we're all too 'precious' and politically correct these days!

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:26
aquapiranha

Quote:

Originally Posted by Andre

1..The Prisoner
2..UFO
3..The Avengers (Dianna Rigg/Linda Thorsen)
4..Space 1999

I have every episode if Space 1999, I err, aquired them last week! currently watching Death's other dominion...

I really liked Logan's run and blake's 7. Plus of course The hitch hikers guide to the galaxy and too many others to mention..
26-10-2009, 20:26
Macca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe

Whereas now, 'Love Thy Neighbour' would be banned!

They still show it on cable - or did a couple of years back anyway. It's still not funny thirty-five years on - and I'm not being politically correct either (perish the thought!).
26-10-2009, 20:27
Puffin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

Mmmm, let's see... Retro TV programmes first (essentially, I'm a 70s/80s man):

5) Tales of the Unexpected

6) Dixon of Dock Green, Z Cars, Callan.

7) Not the Nine O'Clock News, Only Fools and Horses.

8) The Sweeney (George, get my Anorak!), The Professionals.

9) Starsky and Hutch.

13) Mission Impossible.

14) The Champions. (William Gaunt & Alexandra Bastedo)

15) Randall and Hopkirk (deceased).

16) The Persuaders.

17) The Saint.

18) Department S (Peter Wyngarde, what a Dandy!) (who was the black guy, named Suretzi Karma or something, wasn't Don Warrington was it?)

19) Love Thy Neighbour, Citizen Smith, Spitting Image.

20) The Good Life.

21) Dukes of Hazzard.

23) The Incredible Hulk.

24) The A-Team.

25) The Six Million Dollar Man.

27) The Virginian.

28) The High Chaparal (Monolito what a hero)

29) Bonanza.

30) The Waltons.

These are what I mainly watched.

Edit : It was not Don Warrington - Dennis Alaba Peters....Sir Curtis Seretse - listed as Dennis Alba Peters in first series credits.
26-10-2009, 20:29
Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

They still show it on cable - or did a couple of years back anyway. It's still not funny thirty-five years on - and I'm not being politically correct either (perish the thought!).

I never actually saw it. The only ITV sitcom I really liked was 'Rising Damp'. Most of them were awful.
26-10-2009, 20:30
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by aquapiranha

I have every episode if Space 1999, I err, aquired them last week! currently watching Death's other dominion...

I really liked Logan's run and blake's 7. Plus of course The hitch hikers guide to the galaxy and too many others to mention..

Hi Steve

Brian Blessed is amazing in that episode. Season 1 is vastly better than season 2.

I only saw Logan's Run recently, when the Sci-Fi channel repeated it...missed it first time round. It reminded me a bit of The Fantastic Journey anyone remember that short lived series ?

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:31
Marco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

They still show it on cable - or did a couple of years back anyway. It's still not funny thirty-five years on - and I'm not being politically correct either (perish the thought!).

I liked 'On the Buses' and 'Mind Your Language', too - not to mention the 'Carry On' series! :lolsign:

I guess it must be my penchant for cheesy 70s humour ;)

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:32
Spectral Morn

Alf Garnett would not only be banned but exterminated...;):lol::lol::lol::lol:

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:32
Marco

How about Flash Gordon, anyone? :)

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:32
Joe

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

I liked 'On the Buses' and 'Mind Your Language', too - not to mention the 'Carry On' series! :lolsign:

I guess it must be my penchant for cheesy 70s humour ;)

Marco.

You were probably the right mental age for it!
26-10-2009, 20:34
Marco

Indeed! :lolsign:

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:34
Macca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joe

I never actually saw it. The only ITV sitcom I really liked was 'Rising Damp'. Most of them were awful.

Ah - but that had the brilliant Leonard Rossiter (plus a great cast) to carry it along.
26-10-2009, 20:35
Spectral Morn

Current shows I like are.

Fringe

The Sanctuary

Flash Forward.

I need more time with Stargate Universe...so far I am not sure.

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:36
Joe

Rising Damp had a great script too, which was key to the quality of the best BBC sitcoms.
26-10-2009, 20:36
Macca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

How about Flash Gordon, anyone? :)

Marco.

The black and white serial? Top viewing in the school hols that was!
26-10-2009, 20:37
Marco

Never heard of any of that, Neil...

Mind you, I watch very little TV nowadays. My TV 'heyday' was defo in the 70s/80s :)

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:40
Joe

Before we ditched the TV, my weekly viewing consisted of University Challenge and Have I Got News For You.
26-10-2009, 20:41
Marco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

The black and white serial? Top viewing in the school hols that was!

Yep, that's the one!

And while we're at it, so was:

Skippy.
The Banana Splits.
The Three Muscateers.
The Arabian Knights.
Champion the Wonder Horse.
Black Beauty.
Flipper.
Wacky Races.
Scooby Doo.
Tom 'n' Jerry.
Bugs Bunny.
The Pink Panther Show.
Joe 90.
Fireball XL5.
Mr Ben.
Vision On.
Grange Hill.
Marine Boy.
Here Come the Double Deckers.
Why Don't you?
Swap Shop.

I'm sure that I'll think of more soon! :lol:

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:44
Spectral Morn

Old ones but great ones.

Time Slip

Children of the Stones.

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:47
DanJennings

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L

Current shows I like are.

Fringe

The Sanctuary

Flash Forward.

I need more time with Stargate Universe...so far I am not sure.

Regards D S D L

I like fringe... but you have to admit it's a HUGE X Files rip off
26-10-2009, 20:48
Macca

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L

Old ones but great ones.

Time Slip

Children of the Stones.

Regards D S D L

Yep - childrens TV in the 70s could be really creepy - do kids today hide behing the settee during 'new' Doctor Who? (serious question by the way...)

Marco - Marine Boy! You know I was beginning to think I imagined that as no-one I know around my age remembers it at all! - with the oxygen chewing gum!

Nostaligia overload:lolsign:
26-10-2009, 20:51
Puffin

Marco. Shame on you, you forgot On The Move with none other than Bob Hoskins!
26-10-2009, 20:53
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marco

Never heard of any of that, Neil...

Mind you, I watch very little TV nowadays. My TV 'heyday' was defo in the 70s/80s :)

Marco.

Those are current shows I like.

I watch them on a Monday night 9 till 11 and Tuesday 8 till 9 and if Defying Gravity grabs me I will watch it too on a Thursday night.

The thing I hate about a lot of new American shows is they get the chop before they get finished. Several interesting Sci_fi shows in the last few years got stopped to soon Invasion Earth, Invasion, Surface and Odyssey 5 (now that was a clever show)

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:54
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanJennings

I like fringe... but you have to admit it's a HUGE X Files rip off

Its more than that as it also blends CSI and 24 too. Seems to be the best way to survive getting the chop.

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:55
Marco

No worries. Do you remember all the kids programmes I listed? :)

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:56
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

Yep - childrens TV in the 70s could be really creepy - do kids today hide behing the settee during 'new' Doctor Who? (serious question by the way...)

Marco - Marine Boy! You know I was beginning to think I imagined that as no-one I know around my age remembers it at all! - with the oxygen chewing gum!

Nostaligia overload:lolsign:

I remember Marine Boy too. Also what about Battle of the Planets and Odysseus 55.

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:57
Marco

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

Marco - Marine Boy! You know I was beginning to think I imagined that as no-one I know around my age remembers it at all! - with the oxygen chewing gum!

Nostaligia overload:lolsign:

Indeed, Martin! Wallow in this:

http://www.wwwk.co.uk/television/sho...rine-boy-2.htm

:)

Marco.
26-10-2009, 20:59
Spectral Morn

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macca

Yep - childrens TV in the 70s could be really creepy - do kids today hide behing the settee during 'new' Doctor Who? (serious question by the way...)
Nostaligia overload:lolsign:

Nope....rolling about killing themselves laughing maybe.

Its Flash Forward time catch you during the breaks.....:lol::lol::lol:

Regards D S D L
26-10-2009, 20:59
Marco

Ok, who remembers Mary Mungo & Midge, Casey Jones, The Clangers and Captain Pugwash?

Marco.

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