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09-18-2018, 12:13 AM
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Thought of a couple more...
The Phil Silvers Show... Sergeant Bilko
Our Gang
Laurel and Hardy
Laugh-in
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09-18-2018, 12:18 AM
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The Golden Age of Television is now.
Sopranos
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Lost
Battlestar Galactica (The most recent one with Edward James Almos0
The West Wing
24 (The original)
The Walking Dead
Big Bang Theory
Greys Anatomy
House of Cards
The Handmaids Tale
Homeland
VEEP
Breaking Bad
Mad Men
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09-18-2018, 12:20 AM
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Thought of a couple more...
The Phil Silvers Show... Sergeant Bilko
Our Gang
Laurel and Hardy
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I never understood the appeal of Phil Silvers. Maybe I was too young.
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09-18-2018, 12:24 AM
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The original Star Trek was by a long way, the inferior series in the franchise.
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09-18-2018, 12:27 AM
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Guns of Will Sonnett, Seahunt, the Invaders, Star Trek, Branded, Outer Limits, Family Affair. Less appealing were shows such as Lost in Space, McMillan and wife, Gilligans Island, That Girl, The Night Gallery
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09-18-2018, 03:32 AM
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The original Star Trek was by a long way, the inferior series in the franchise.
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Some of the episodes were pretty bad, e.g., "The Squire of Gothos","Turnabout Intruder","Spock's Brain". On the other hand some were great, e.g., "City on the Edge of Forever","Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and "The Doomsday Machine" three years after Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove introduced us to the term. My personal favorite is "Balance of Terror" which was a blatant rip-off of the excellent Robert Mitchum movie The Enemy Below.
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09-18-2018, 11:25 AM
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The original Star Trek was by a long way, the inferior series in the franchise.
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You have to put it the context of it's time. Special effects were nothing compared to later series. The creation of Mr.Spock and the casting of Leonard Nimoy was brilliant.
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09-18-2018, 11:46 AM
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For some reason I only like old school Sci-fi and Horror like what is on MeTv's Svengoolie compared to anything modern. I would rather watch Frankenstein meets the Wolfman from the 40's than the latest Star Wars movie.
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09-18-2018, 12:48 PM
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Quote:
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Some of the episodes were pretty bad, e.g., "The Squire of Gothos","Turnabout Intruder","Spock's Brain". On the other hand some were great, e.g., "City on the Edge of Forever","Let That Be Your Last Battlefield" and "The Doomsday Machine" three years after Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove introduced us to the term. My personal favorite is "Balance of Terror" which was a blatant rip-off of the excellent Robert Mitchum movie The Enemy Below.
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However, the subsequent movies with the original Star Trek cast were pretty good. Which movie in any of the Star Trek spin offs tops The Wrath of Khan?
The scene where Kirk looks up and yells "Khaaaan" has been ripped off in a lot of other movies.
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09-18-2018, 03:50 PM
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Then vs Now
What I enjoyed as a youngster is different from what I enjoy now.
Then, I liked Our Gang, Soupy Sales (saw him in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) and other kid shows.
Now, I enjoy westerns that I was too young to comprehend in my childhood. For example, Wanted Dead or Alive, Have Gun Will Travel, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Bonanza and others. I enjoy B&W shows immensely.
As they say, they don't make them like they used to.
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09-18-2018, 03:51 PM
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A few sports related oldies :
Wide World of Sports
Sports Spectacular
Make that spare (bowling)
Yankee game of the week (Pee-Wee Reese & Dizzy Dean)
Daytime World Series games (teachers put tv's in classrooms)
Roller-derby (ugh)
Gillette Friday night fights (featured many of the best boxers)
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09-18-2018, 04:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marshall Bennett
A few sports related oldies :
Wide World of Sports
Sports Spectacular
Make that spare (bowling)
Yankee game of the week (Pee-Wee Reese & Dizzy Dean)
Daytime World Series games (teachers put tv's in classrooms)
Roller-derby (ugh)
Gillette Friday night fights (featured many of the best boxers)
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How about this wonderful baseball oldie..
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09-18-2018, 08:51 PM
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Quote:
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The creation of Mr.Spock and the casting of Leonard Nimoy was brilliant.
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For some reason Roddenberry wanted the name to begin with "Sp" and end with "k". Spook, Spunk and Spank were considered.
First choice for the part of Spock was Martin Landau.
Nimoy thought he was going to an audition for the part but instead Roddenberry gave him a tour or the set and asked when he could start.
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09-18-2018, 08:56 PM
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Fantasy Island
The Incredible Hulk
The 6 Million Dollar Man
Dallas
Charlie's Angels
Chips
Hill Street Blues
Cheers
Seinfeld
Friends
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09-18-2018, 09:09 PM
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Amos and Andy
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