Very Old TV you’ve discovered during the Pandemic

[sassysar]

I’m re watching the royle family , also a great theme tune

[Jennywren]

Originally Posted by SussexFamily

Hill street blues theme is phenomenal! I hear it, it’s 1981 again and it’s my first ever visit to Florida again...

Loved Jim Rockford, as for H50... Book em Danno! Jack Lord was brilliant!

Do you remember Banacek with George Peppard (pre A team)

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Loved Hill Street Blues

[duchy]

Not really had the time in lockdown but for rampant seventies sexism Tony Curtis and Roger Moore , was it the Persuaders ?
One I remember fondly but suspect might not be as good second time around, the original Randall and Hopkirk Deceased

[SussexFamily]

“Rampant 70’s sexism”? That label could be applied to many programmes.

It is so easy for us to judge retrospectively, it was fitting for its time ... when the world was so different - wouldn’t survive now.

I doubt many 70’s shows would survive now;

Love thy neighbour
Til death is do part
Benny hill
Etc Etc

However, they were extremely popular , in their day. I enjoyed them then but accept they are no longer acceptable in today’s society.

What grinds me is when “celebrities” show outrage today but probably roared with laughter when they watched it originally... just accept they were fitting for their time and aren’t now...

It’s really interesting though when today’s generation look back at them and say... “what were you thinking?”... indeed what were we thinking?

Thankfully shows like The good life stand the test of time ...

[duchy]

Oh it wasn’t a criticism , it’s a wry comment that attitudes have changed so much . Channel 5 did a series with some of the 70s shows with people commenting , the older commenters were all “yup that was acceptable back then but not now” the younger commenters were genuinely shocked at mainstream TV back then .
Love thy neighbour I always hated as a kid , but the irony of Alf having a good rant was always good.

Originally Posted by SussexFamily

“Rampant 70’s sexism”? That label could be applied to many programmes.

It is so easy for us to judge retrospectively, it was fitting for its time ... when the world was so different - wouldn’t survive now.

I doubt many 70’s shows would survive now;

Love thy neighbour
Til death is do part
Benny hill
Etc Etc

However, they were extremely popular , in their day. I enjoyed them then but accept they are no longer acceptable in today’s society.

What grinds me is when “celebrities” show outrage today but probably roared with laughter when they watched it originally... just accept they were fitting for their time and aren’t now...

It’s really interesting though when today’s generation look back at them and say... “what were you thinking?”... indeed what were we thinking?

Thankfully shows like The good life stand the test of time ...

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[Amazing-Grace]

We watched an episode of Nearest & Dearest 1968-‘73
Nellie & Eli Pledge
Hilarious 😂

[tweety-pie]

We’ve been watching Seinfeld from the early 90s, missed it at the time but it was recommended to us by our 24 year old son! It’s all on Amazon Prime at the mo, we’re on Season 9 😊 When we finish it we’ve got Curb Your Enthusiasm lined up to watch.

[SussexFamily]

Originally Posted by tweety-pie

We’ve been watching Seinfeld from the early 90s, missed it at the time but it was recommended to us by our 24 year old son! It’s all on Amazon Prime at the mo, we’re on Season 9 😊 When we finish it we’ve got Curb Your Enthusiasm lined up to watch.

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This is one programme I never watched... passed me by

[tweety-pie]

Originally Posted by SussexFamily

This is one programme I never watched... passed me by

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Yes I think at the time we were just married , then having babies and thought it was another rubbish sitcom! We only really watched it as our son was on about it in lockdown. The first few episodes looked so old fashioned but we absolutely love it now, love the characters and don’t want it to end!

[Wazza]

Just watching another 70s classic. Starsky & Hutch. Now I can’t decide who’s car was most iconic. Starsky’s red & white Gran Torino or the Duke boy’s General Lee