Great eighties shows that got axed!

darthmise

This teen-oriented fantasy adventure centered around a strange group of young people with bizarre physical abilities. They were being studied by Los Angeles' Humanidyne Institute. Not content to live like laboratory rats, they formed a team to fight crime led by scientist Billy Hayes of the Institute. Others included: his coworker El Lincoln, a 7 foot 4 inch black man who could shrink to just 6 inches in height by touching the back of his neck; Johnny B., a rock musician who was once zapped with 20,000 volts of electricity and could now shoot electricity from his fingertips; and reformed delinquent Gloria (played by none other than Courtney Cox--post-"Family Ties", pre-"Friends"), whose telekinetic powers could levitate objects.


ANYONE REMEMBER THIS ONE?

SantaHoe

Ahhh! Misfits of Science

And why isn't Faulty Towers still going?!

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neuro-praxis

Because the leading guy who played Basil, and right at the moment when it would be convenient to remember, I have forgotten his name - died.

Anyone remember 21 Jump Street? I am not saying it was great - but it was from here as a child that I developed my crush on Johnny Depp (drool).

Thanx 4 The Fish

21 jump street , great thme tune,
and as for the reason for Fawlty towers going off the air. Like many great artists/shows/inventors, it was not appreciated when it was around and not because that guy who played Basil Fawlty (John Cleese who will be very sad to hear that he is Dead) had died.

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Miguel_Sanchez

Fawlty Towers didn't get cancelled. As far as I know Cleese and his wife Connie Booth decided to stop writing it because they felt that they'd kill it if they continued on for another series. I believe it was very much appreciated when it was first shown on TV.

Belisarius

What ever happened to Airwolf ..thats what I want to know!
A helicopter that thinks its a fighter plane , Russians , and Ernest Borgnine? . That just a recipe for sucsess

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Kali

one word: Alf.

Cake Fiend

here, kitty, kitty, kitty...

C B

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by neuro-praxis:
Because the leading guy who played Basil, and right at the moment when it would be convenient to remember, I have forgotten his name - died.
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John Cleese is very much alive.

--Kaiser--

Neuro, if i hadnt seen your posts on the drugs topic, i would presume you were on crack.
The actor who played basil, is John Cleese and is not dead in the slightest, have you ever even seen Fawlty Towers?

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Da Bounca

yeh wtf, i got a fright there, cleese is still braething and is the guy replacing Q in the bond films .desmond lewellan died, very sad, he was cool

ObeyGiant

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">What ever happened to Airwolf ..thats what I want to know!
A helicopter that thinks its a fighter plane , Russians , and Ernest Borgnine? . That just a recipe for sucsess</font>

Jan-Michael Vincent was a raging alcoholic, leading to him getting fired from the show. They then got in some new guys, and lost the formula completely.

I'm tired of every thread turning into a nostaliga free-for-all.. it's depressing.

Canaboid

Who the Fword decided to put the unabomber in the avatars ?

Elias

As far as I know John Cleese and his wife were going through a messy divorce while they were making faulty towers, and couldn't stand the site of each other. ONce the series was over (I think they only ever made nine episodes) they probably didn't want to be sharing the same country with each other never mind working with each other. Much like me and pot noodles really if you think about it.

Kali

http://www.jumptheshark.com/

when old shows die.

neuro-praxis

But...but...

neuro-praxis

I was full sure that the guy died of a heart attack? Where the flip did my mind generate that?

I will use the excuse that I do not live near civilisation. In fact we have no media sources in my household, and no electricity either. I am forced to sit in my room all day eating liver etc.

Muchly apologies for mixing up in public the things that are inside my head, and the things that are far away. (And I thought my post in music was embarassing.)

darthmise

Very much still alive, He did a show last week about peoples faces or something.

Anyone remember 'The Magician'?

The guy who played the incredible hulk was in it, he had the classiest car ever, a corvette i think.

Lucy_la_morte

You could be confusing John Cleese with another member of the Monty Python team, forgot his name, the guy who played Brian in the Life Of Brian, sadly passed on.

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Lucy la morte.

Shiminay

Well, that'd be Graham Chapman - he died in '89

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All the best,

Dav
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[honey i] violated [the kids]

TinCool

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Elias:
.... ONce the series was over (I think they only ever made nine episodes) they probably didn't want to be sharing the same country with each other never mind working with each other.... </font>

The actually made 13 episodes, I know since I have them all on video.

Loomer

Has anyone seen the recent American take-off of Fawlty Towers called "Payne" (staring John Larroquette of Night Court "fame") Phewwy It STINKS it BLOWS it is sooooooooo bad its scary

Megatron

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by TinCool:
The actually made 13 episodes, I know since I have them all on video.

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the Germans bought the rights to the series apart from the classic "German" Esp.
that was about 5 - 6 years ago.

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Bard

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Elias:
As far as I know John Cleese and his wife were going through a messy divorce while they were making faulty towers, and couldn't stand the site of each other. ...</font>

As far as I'm aware, John Cleese was married to both his major female co-stars in Fawlty Towers at one stage... (Connie Booth and Prunella Scales) not at the same time, of course. I didn't know that he was on such bad terms with either of these ex's as you stated tho'...

Bloody Drunkard

was different strokes late eighties or early ninties I love that little guy

Gary Coleman We salute you

What u talkin about ?

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Illkillya

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Loomer:
Has anyone seen the recent American take-off of Fawlty Towers called "Payne" (staring John Larroquette of Night Court "fame") Phewwy It STINKS it BLOWS it is sooooooooo bad its scary</font>

easily the worst sitcom i have ever seen.
I lived in America around this time so theremight have been different stuff on, but i used always watch Night Court, Cheers, MacGuyver (pity that ended ), Different Strokes, Silver Spoons, and b4 that there was Magnum PI, Knightrider and the A-Team...

The A-team 0wned

btw, imo its a good thing they stopped fawlty towers when they did. now there is a near perfect collection of videos - the humour is spot on and does not get repetitive like Father Ted and a lot of comedies that went on too long did.

darthmise

Ahh silver spoons, I always wondered where that train went?

tobi

Airwolf is on every Saturday afternoon along with the Incredible Hulk. RTE One I think, for those who want a trip down memory lane.

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Evil Phil

Is Magnum PI repeated on any channels at the mo'? And can anybody remember his landlord's name? You know, the stuffy guy who was the true owner of The Ferrari. (I loved that car)

Kali

higgins.

a lot of magnum pi was written by the same guy who done quantum leap (although QL is infintely better)

Kali

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Illkillya:

Originally posted by Loomer:
the humour is spot on and does not get repetitive like Father Ted and a lot of comedies that went on too long did.</font>

went on too long????
did you forget the death factor involved there?

Illkillya

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Kali:
went on too long????
did you forget the death factor involved there?</font>

death factor, you mean Dermot Morgan dying? I didn't forget that, afaik they had finished the final series of Fr.Ted b4 he died, right? Well even at that stage I think it had gone on too long. If here had been another series, I wouldn't have even bothered to watch it.

<FatherTed> Waffle waffle waffle
***Dougal is confused
<Dougal> oh right Ted
<Mrs.Doyle> GO ON GO ON GO ON

it was funny the first 500 times, some episodes are still classics, but once you've seen enough of the FrTed style humour, a lot of the episodes are just not funny, and a further series would be more of the same.

azezil

what was the name of that show....i'm not sure what it was about i only remember the theme song n that i liked it! it goes sumtin like: "...i need a hero, i need a hero till the end of the nite, he's got to be strong, ...." ne 1 remember what that was???

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WhiteWashMan

models inc.
simon and simon
of course the a-team,
blue thunder had a series as well didnt it?

mostly it was all the j cannel fellow who did all the production?

still waiting for 'that eighties show' to come out....

WhiteWashMan

http://www.tripletsrus.com/80s/80s_shows_sites.htm

and of course, greatest american hero... what a classic

WhiteWashMan

http://huberspace.com/80s/tv/#TVshows

sad isnt it...

Thanx 4 The Fish

Class theme tune to that,

Heard it on the radio today and it's
always in those top 50 theme song thingys.

Does ne1 remember Robin hood, the one where
clannad did the theme tune ??

Now that was a cracker.

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WhiteWashMan

actually i was watching a thoing on tv the other day about 80s stuff and robin was on with that tune.. robin...the hooded man..
that bloke who went to falcon crest was in it and then sean connerys son tookk over.

pat kenny

Words of Nelson"this reminds me of the movie fame and to a lesser extent the tv series"
I don't remember this being shown originally as I don't think I was alive butI remember the theam song from repeats (FAME!!!! I'M GONNA LIVE FOREVER.....)
And does anyone remember the dukes of hazzard
or moonlighting
I don't remember much of the 80's and I'm glad because its seems really **** (apart from the A-team)

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Stimpy you blundering idiot!!!!!

Figment

There was a brilliant series that rte 2 showed, Nightmare Cafe. It only lasted a season but it was really good. About this creepy, living cafe that would open its doors each episode to a new place and the people working there would end up helping someone. Robert englund was great in it.

Then there was one (cant remember name) where a family visited a pyramid on the solstice and got transported to another world where they were hunted by 'police' so had to keep traveling. I wouldnt miss it. But does anyone know if they got home?

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Illkillya

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Thanx 4 The Fish:
Class theme tune to that,

Heard it on the radio today and it's
always in those top 50 theme song thingys.

Does ne1 remember Robin hood, the one where
clannad did the theme tune ??

Now that was a cracker.

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there were 2 robin hoods out at the same time.. was the clannad one the one with the blonde haired robin? i used to think its great, but in retrospect.. the acting was awful!

Megatron

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by LittleFigment:
There was a brilliant series that rte 2 showed, Nightmare Cafe. It only lasted a season but it was really good. About this creepy, living cafe that would open its doors each episode to a new place and the people working there would end up helping someone. Robert englund was great in it.

Then there was one (cant remember name) where a family visited a pyramid on the solstice and got transported to another world where they were hunted by 'police' so had to keep traveling. I wouldnt miss it. But does anyone know if they got home?

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It was based on a Phillip K. D1ck short story, It was very good . the series just didn't do it justic .

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Q_Ball

Is it just me or does a thread like this appear practically every second day?

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please that person, give 'em all your love, signify your feelings with
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NARF!

Clintons Cat

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by neuro-praxis:
Because the leading guy who played Basil, and right at the moment when it would be convenient to remember, I have forgotten his name - died.

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he's not dead,
he's a very naughty boy.

Clintons Cat

M*A*S*H

and also Bilko from the Fifties
Still Funny After All This Time

darthmise

I remember watching some show about
William Tell that used be on years ago, the guy who shot the apple off his sons head, it used to be a fairly decent show actually,

Or does anyone remember that show Sledgehammer? Jock-wettingly funny, at the time.

Or that show Cover-up, that got cancelled because the leading actor shot himself in the head during rehersals, apparently someone had put real bullets in a gun instead of blanks! It's not funny.......

Figment

...But somehow i cant help laughing.

sledge hammer... 'Trust me...i know hat im doing!'