Just FYI, the Seventies version of Maverick was a series of entirely new shows, not merely reruns of the old one.Originally Posted by WU9G
Just FYI, the Seventies version of Maverick was a series of entirely new shows, not merely reruns of the old one.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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I used to have some of the Man from Uncle toys as well. Bet they'd be worth some bucks today. Naploeon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, saying "open channel D" at their pens. What memories!
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Actually, they were reruns of the old show. Both the James Garner and Jack Kelly versions ran nightly on "There's only one 2". You ought to remember KTVU before they got all Foxed out.
I didn't know John Larroquette was in that show... of course I never paid much attention to it, outside of the time the network changed the name to "Black Sheep Squadron" to appease morons who thought it was a kids show... and I wish I was joking about that...
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That was one I used to watch, now I can't figure out why. It was basically Jim West in an airplane surrounded by a bunch of no skill Artemus Gordons.
Personally, I don't get the appeal of most of these old shows. Cheesy and reflect a period of history that wasn't nearly as great as many people make it out to be. Not that reality TV is any better. It's kind of like comparing apples to grapefruit though. They are two completely different genre's. Yeah, there are a lot of crappy TV shows being produced with reality shows at the top of that list, but reality TV isn't the only thing being produced.
I think TV nostalgia is based on two factors:
1. A lot of the old drama programs were written as stage plays with character development and some really smart dialogue. The old shows made you think. Even though you knew Perry Mason's client was going to get off, it was still fun to try to figure out who did it. It seems like now, all we get is silly reality shows or stuff blowing up.
2. The fascination with old sitcoms, I think, is a yearning for a simpler time. I'm not saying the 50's and 60's were really peachy, but we didn't have the 24 news cycle and constant information bombardment (some of it agenda driven) that we have now. The old shows dealt with the mundane and didn't touch anything controversial. It's safe haven for those that want to escape the now, even though those shows skewed reality severely.
I enjoy some old TV shows just for the cheese factor. Adam-12 is a great one for that. Plus, it's interesting to see how they filmed those old shows. Mondo continuity errors abound. One of my favorites was an old episode of "The Untouchables" from 1959, where the Eliot Ness character was in a car chase after some bad guys. Naturally, the bad guys wrecked their car. The funny part was the accident they showed included some early 50's vehicles when the show was set in the early 30's. Also throw in the guest stars who went on to other things, a lot of times the character they played was nothing like what became famous for later.
I'll give you that. I liked some of the Perry Mason stuff.
Simpler time? You mean when women and minorities were even more oppressed and people like you and I would be total and complete outcasts? No thanks. This is why I enjoy shows like Star Trek and Dr. Who so much, because quite frankly I see humanity as better than it was 50 years ago yet still very uncivilized and broken. I long for a time when trivial things like fashion, sexism and religious superstition become irrelevant, as they should be.2. The fascination with old sitcoms, I think, is a yearning for a simpler time. I'm not saying the 50's and 60's were really peachy, but we didn't have the 24 news cycle and constant information bombardment (some of it agenda driven) that we have now. The old shows dealt with the mundane and didn't touch anything controversial. It's safe haven for those that want to escape the now, even though those shows skewed reality severely.
I guess I can see that. To each their own, and that is fine. I might enjoy that sort of thing occasionally for that reason.I enjoy some old TV shows just for the cheese factor. Adam-12 is a great one for that. Plus, it's interesting to see how they filmed those old shows. Mondo continuity errors abound. One of my favorites was an old episode of "The Untouchables" from 1959, where the Eliot Ness character was in a car chase after some bad guys. Naturally, the bad guys wrecked their car. The funny part was the accident they showed included some early 50's vehicles when the show was set in the early 30's. Also throw in the guest stars who went on to other things, a lot of times the character they played was nothing like what became famous for later.
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