Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

sweetie · 29-01-2019 08:28PM

New Home wrote:

I remember The Lakes very well.

You inspired me!

29-01-2019 08:52PM

The Crowman wrote: »

Edge Of Darkness, mid 80's political thriller that went down some weird avenues. Very bleak ending.

Day Of The Triffids. Superior early 80's version.

The Mad Death. Kind of like Threads only with a rabies outbreak instead of nuclear holocaust.

Great stuff. Watched The Mad Death again before Christmas. The fox!

Mam of 4 · 29-01-2019 08:56PM

The Magic Roundabout .

What a wonderful , innocent programme that was , happy memories

29-01-2019 09:01PM

Band Of Gold
mid 1990s ITV, Sunday nights.

Aska · 29-01-2019 09:03PM

Married With Children

No so much that nobody remembers it moreso that due to its content it till probably never be shown on TV or Satellite again, though youtube still has 'best of Al Bundy' videos up....

branie2 · 29-01-2019 09:03PM

Moonlighting

odyssey06 · 29-01-2019 09:06PM

Caroline in the City.
Mainly for Lea Thompson...

odyssey06 · 29-01-2019 09:08PM

Scifi anthology show The Outer Limits.

Hit and miss but also some really strong episodes such as Trial by Fire, Quality of Mercy, Light Brigade.

29-01-2019 09:11PM

Peak Practice

Sleepy · 29-01-2019 09:21PM

Remembered another one from the early 00's: NY:LON a lovely will they/won't they drama series starring Rashida Jones, Stephen Moyer and an awesome soundtrack.

Actually available on All4 at the moment too:

https://www.channel4.com/programmes/ny-lon

odyssey06 · 29-01-2019 09:37PM

Homefront. 1990s US drama, with some light hearted moments, about World War Two veterans returning to normal life.
Early appearances by Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) and Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl).

New Home · 29-01-2019 09:53PM

odyssey06 wrote: »

Homefront. 1990s US drama, with some light hearted moments, about World War Two veterans returning to normal life.
Early appearances by Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) and Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl).

That was a fantastic programme, it's a shame they haven't repeated it.

"Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive"!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHgvhVTTTrw

smilerf · 30-01-2019 12:11AM

The upper hand. English Who's The Boss

madmaggie · 30-01-2019 12:40AM

branie2 wrote: »

Moonlighting

Did Bruce Wilis sing the theme song for this, or am I raving?

Sardonicat · 30-01-2019 01:27AM

Anyone remember a late 80s American show ' The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd'? I don't remember anything much about it except the theme tune.

Nigel Fairservice · 30-01-2019 01:42AM

Speaking of being home sick from school, I always watched these game shows on Sky whenever I was. I loved Classic Concentration. I loved trying to match the prizes but I was a bit young to solve most of the puzzles. Sky aired them in the early 90s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlRvK5Jg250

The $25,000 Pyramid was another one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfcKa7Ev43I

sweetie · 30-01-2019 09:01AM

Caroline in the City; fairlly unfunny comedy from '95 about a cartoonist and her life and tribulations. I think the sketches used to come alive? Peter Krause was a guest star in one episode and went onto star in the wonderfully bonkers 'The lost room' in 2006, an amazing 6 part sci fi series with Juliana Marguiles that I absolutely loved and was gutted when they didnt renew for a second season.

odyssey06 · 30-01-2019 09:07AM

sweetie wrote: »

Caroline in the City; fairlly unfunny comedy from '95 about a cartoonist and her life and tribulations. I think the sketches used to come alive? Peter Krause was a guest star in one episode and went onto star in the wonderfully bonkers 'The lost room' in 2006, an amazing 6 part sci fi series with Juliana Marguiles that I absolutely loved and was gutted when they didnt renew for a second season.

I don't remember The Lost Room.
Caroline in the City I would watch but it was mainly for the cast, who were doing their best with thin material.
Veronica's Closest was similar.

rubadub · 30-01-2019 09:37AM

madmaggie wrote: »

Did Bruce Wilis sing the theme song for this, or am I raving?

no it was Al Jarreau, awful cheesy song. I hated that thing he does with his voice

Bruce Willis does sing though, he has albums and did sing in moonlighting

New Home · 30-01-2019 09:48AM

It was quite popular at the time, but it seems to have slipped into oblivion: Ned and Stacey.

rubadub · 30-01-2019 09:55AM

Nigel Fairservice wrote: »

Speaking of being home sick from school, I always watched these game shows on Sky whenever I was. I loved Classic Concentration.

I loved the US "price is right", lads winning cars, one always sounded like "the pontiac firebird with californian emmission", big boats and stuff, while on the UK one the crowd would be swooning over a toaster!

Breaking bad fans might like this, it is NOT a spoof but looks like it is, it is from 2000 when he would have been ~21

and long before Janet Jackson it had an infamous "wardrobe malfunction" which was parodied and in loads of "blooper" shows. If I link I might be banned! its on youtube The Price Is Right - Yolanda's Wardrobe Malfunction (1977)

EDIT: found a censored version of it. the host responds brilliantly

Rubberlegs · 30-01-2019 09:56AM

American Gothic from 1995. It only ran for one series but it was really good. It centres around a child called Caleb Temple and the corrupt Sherrif Buck. Buck is a murderer and rapist and controls people with supernatural powers. Caleb's dead sister Merlyn appears to him throughout the series giving him advice.

Central Park West also 1995 and only ran for one series. It was about the lives of the glamorous staff of a New York magazine.

Cracker with Robbie Coltrane as the criminal psychologist Fitz who helps the Manchester police. It ran for three series 1993 to 1995 and then there were 2 feature length specials. It was excellent

Rubberlegs · 30-01-2019 09:59AM

New Home wrote: »

It was quite popular at the time, but it seems to have slipped into oblivion: Ned and Stacey.

That reminds me of Wings, the fella that played Ned in Ned and Stacey was in it. It was a sitcom about a little one plane airport ran n Nantucket by two brothers.

New Home · 30-01-2019 10:11AM

Rubberlegs wrote: »

Cracker with Robbie Coltrane as the criminal psychologist Fitz who helps the Manchester police. It ran for three series 1993 to 1995 and then there were 2 feature length specials. It was excellent

Also written by Jimmy McGovern, IIRC, and that's where John Simm made his debut on TV (again, IIRC).

Lorelli! · 30-01-2019 10:24AM

Rubberlegs wrote: »

Cracker with Robbie Coltrane as the criminal psychologist Fitz who helps the Manchester police. It ran for three series 1993 to 1995 and then there were 2 feature length specials. It was excellent

And A Touch of Frost was good also.

I loved the show Dinosaurs from the early 90s when I was small. 'Not the momma! Not the momma!'

branie2 · 30-01-2019 10:32AM

I M Weasel, with Michael Dorn as the voice of Weasel

smilerf · 30-01-2019 10:34AM

Used to love Perfect Strangers
Coosin

branie2 · 30-01-2019 10:36AM

probably not so popular now, because of what the main star did for years, but I liked the Cosby Show

sweetie · 30-01-2019 10:49AM

odyssey06 wrote: »

I don't remember The Lost Room.
Caroline in the City I would watch but it was mainly for the cast, who were doing their best with thin material.
Veronica's Closest was similar.

Worth a look:
https://www.denofgeek.com/uk/tv/the-lost-room/44537/the-lost-room-looking-back-at-an-overlooked-sci-fi-gem

30-01-2019 01:18PM

Bull Island

Old TV programmes you liked but no one else remembers

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