mrroberts Posted September 19, 2014 Finally, a complete package of WKRP IN CINCINNATI is about to be released on DVD. Most, if not all of the original music background is being included. The " royalty rights" of the music segments (regardless of how brief they were) has always been an issue. It has always seemed ridiculous to me, playing a brief segment of a Pink Floyd song (or whatever else) is like getting a free promotion for the music. The owners of said music should be grateful that the music was chosen for the show, instead the greed of expecting some royalty payment takes priority. So however the issue has been resolved, I am glad the shows will now be released. WKRP has always been one of my all time favorite shows. Hopefully the episodes will be completely unedited and some bonus footage will be included. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheGayDivorcee Posted October 2, 2014 The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd starring Blair Brown was one of my favorite shows. Over the 5 years or so it featured Victor Garber, Wesley Snipes, David Strathairn, Lewis Black, William Converse-Roberts, Gina Gershon, Barnard Hughes, Richard Lawson, John Glover, Nathan Lane, and Samuel Jackson. It hasn't been released on dvd, apparently due to problems with music rights. I'm holding tight to my old VHS tapes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulll Posted March 1, 2016 In order by age: I Love Lucy (50s) Gilligan's Island (60s) The Brady Bunch (60s-70s) Happy Days (70s-80s) Cheers (80s-90s) Murder She Wrote (80s-90s) The Cosby Show (80s-90s) Who's the Boss (80s-90s) MacGyver (80s-90s) Married with Children (80s-90s) Roseanne (80s-90s) Saved By the Bell (80s-90s) Family Matters (80s-90s) Beverly Hills, 90210 (90s-00) The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (90s) Home Improvement (90s) Melrose Place (90s) Frasier (90s-00s) Friends (90s-00s) Everybody Loves Raymond (90s-00s) The Kind of Queens (90s-00s) Reba (00s) The Big Bang Theory (00s-10s) Last Man Standing (10s-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJBeacon Posted March 5, 2016 A #1 = The Honeymooners Monty Python Twilight Zone Perry Mason Maverick Two and a Half Men Banacek The Big Bang Theory (because I love hearing my wife laugh) The Beverly Hillbillies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuster Posted March 5, 2016 Anything with Cleese like Fawlty Towers Heres Larry & Curb Your Enthusism 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarshaKatz Posted March 6, 2016 In no particular order: The Honeymooners Maverick Perry Mason Have Gun Will Travel The Avengers (episodes starring Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg) The Defenders Murder, She Wrote Agatha Christie's Poirot (David Suchet) Agatha Christie's Miss Marple (Joan Hickson & Julia McKenzie) Columbo Law & Order Law & Order, Criminal Intent I Love Lucy The Prisoner Secret Agent (Danger Man in UK) Prime Suspect (Helen Mirren original) Downton Abbey Upstairs, Downstairs (original) I, Claudius Sherlock All In The Family Maude Sanford & Son MI-5 ("Spooks") Life On Mars Doc Martin Vera Inspector Morse & Inspector Lewis The Twilight Zone (B&W original 1/2 hr, episodes series) Star Trek Scott & Bailey The Judy Garland Show I Married Joan House New Tricks Wallander Inspector George Gently and Judge John Deed (both starring Martin Shaw) Foyle's War Elizabeth R & The Six Wives of Henry VIII House of Cards (Ian Richardson) Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries The Vicar of Dibley The Fall And Rise of Reginald Perrin Doctor Who (episodes starring Christopher Eccleston Dr.# 9 & David Tennant Dr. #10) Last Tango In Halifax The Rockford Files The Waltons Inspector Lynley Mysteries Keeping Up Appearances Call The Midwife Miranda Luther Midsomer Murders (John Nettles episodes) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted May 5, 2016 There's a new classic TV show channel: Grit. It features action series and films. Many are or have been shown on other stations (Laramie) but they start out the mornings with Sgt. Preston of the Mounties-minus the infamous Quaker Oats add with the blonde in the bathing suit eating a bowl-and my all-time favorite Western series, Zane Grey Theater. Sometimes when you see a show you loved now the bloom is gone but not here. It's just as good today. In fact, I appreciate it more now. Besides established and award-winning stars there are more future stars and much-loved character actors than you can name. Most of them were staples of the various 4-Star Western series. Some non-acting folks like Art and Jack Linkletter-talk and game show hosts of that era-and those who did not usually do Westerns like Jack Lemmon also appeared; I saw Marlo Thomas make her acting debut with father Danny when the show first aired. The stories are often not your average Western tales and Dick Powell's commentary is informative and usually amusing. His legacy as one of the great pioneer TV producers lived on after him. A Texan named Aaron Spelling wrote many of the scripts and obviously learned some of the ropes of being a TV mogul there. There's also Laff which is all comedy from the 80's to the 00's. Get TV is running a lot of Universal 80's shows during the day some I've not seen since they were first on. What's scaring me is that proposed merger of TW/Bright House and Charter. I don't know how much of this would change and I watch these cable vintage stations more than the current network ones. I guess I'd best enjoy the riches while I can. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted May 6, 2016 Agatha Christie's Poirot (David Suchet) Agatha Christie's Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) Downton Abbey Upstairs, Downstairs (sequel) Sherlock Doc Martin Inspector Lewis( and Sergeant Hathaway) Foyle's War The Vicar of Dibley Last Tango In Halifax Keeping Up Appearances Midsomer Murders (John Nettles episodes) Marsha--- thank you for this great list life edited for my own purposes. I've been collecting these DVDs from the above shows for about 10 years. It's just about my only viewing right now.Midsomer Murders has been at n the top of my list for the last 2 years. *John Nettles is the actor that we all want to hear quoting Shakespeare at a crime scene.* I would only make a few additions-- New Tricks-- I think I inadvertently erased it-- but only with Amanda Redman The last Detective Jeremy Brett as Sherlock Holmes Vicious starring Ian & Derek Banks aka Banksy Mr Selfridge As time goes by(Judi Dench) On MHZ I watch a lot of Scandinavian Mysteries that I cannot pronounce, but I can give you the Romance language ones that are great-- Montalbano-- Luca Zingaretti Spiral Engrenages-- Grégory Fitoussi Maigret-- Bruno Cremer I would invite everyone to watch MHz and see what the world has to offer in terms of mysteries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted July 14, 2016 One of the classic Westerns from the 50's which I never saw, Tombstone Territory, is now on GetTV Saturday afternoons. After watching 4 episodes it is turning into one of the few disappointments I've encountered from this time. First, they are trying to have it both ways. It claims to have its stories from the records of the town newspaper and narration makes it sound true but also has that disclaimer about the characters and stories being fictional and any resemblance, ect. Stories of the Century did the same thing and for me that's a turnoff. The production values, especially filming and editing, are also poor which is surprising for a ZIV show. Pat Conway is okay looking but no actor; he's too wooden even for the "stiff upper lip" lawman he plays here. The other star, Richard Eastman, doesn't really do that much so I can't judge. The best cast member so far is Robert Foulk as "Curly Bill Brocious" who's less an outlaw here and more an ally to the sheriff. There are some old-time Western character actors popping in but most are unknown. I've been told Michael Landon and Diane Brewster did a couple which I'll watch for. In short, I can't understand why this series is considered a classic. 9/4 Okay, I'm relenting a bit. I kept watching and the show and its stars improved with age. While I still have a beef with the true-yet-false angle the later stories are better and Conway seemed to get more comfortable on screen. There are a lot of familiar faces turning up as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamesjazzguitar Posted July 15, 2016 I watched much of the Peter Gunn marathon on Decades. That TV show has the best jazz music of any show I have ever seen. Just the best. I'm not talking about the Peter Gunn theme song which was OK, but the background music in each episode as well as showing small combos playing in bars and clubs the detective would visit. Henry Mancini was responsible for this. BUT, Craig Stevens as Gunn was rather flat and wooden. I like the plots, the settings and guest stars (often classic secondary film stars), and of course that music. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess of Tap Posted July 15, 2016 I watched much of the Peter Gunn marathon on Decades. That TV show has the best jazz music of any show I have ever seen. Just the best. I'm not talking about the Peter Gunn theme song which was OK, but the background music in each episode as well as showing small combos playing in bars and clubs the detective would visit. Henry Mancini was responsible for this. BUT, the Craig Stevens as Gunn was rather flat and wooden. I like the plots, the settings and guest stars (often classic secondary film stars), and of course that music. I don't play the piano much anymore, but there's one song that I always like to play called Dreamsville-- it's the romantic mood song that Mancini wrote for Pete's rendevouz with Edie. No matter where I play it, I always get attention. Another song from the Peter Gunn score that I like is Fallout-- that's the opening tune for the TV show. That's the great Pete Candoli on the trumpet and the equally great Shelly Manne is handling the drums for the Peter Gunn music. It's a great score. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snakeburm Posted July 25, 2016 My favorite tv shows are in no particular order Gillian's island Little House on the Prairie The Waltons Green Acres Mr Ed Leave it to Beaver Happy Days Laverne and Shirley Dark Shadows Dallas Knots Landing The Bob Newhart Show Newhart Mary Tyler Moore Magnum PI Dragnet Combat Beverly Hills 90210 The Munsters Dobie Gillis Hill Street Blues Twin Peaks Picket Fences and a few others, all of the pre 1965 shows were watched on Nick at Nite when it showed "classic" (well more classic than what they show now). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CourtneyMania Posted August 29, 2016 Some of my favorite classic TV shows are: *The Addams Family *The Munsters *The Bob Newhart Show *You Bet Your Life *The Red Skelton Show *Laverne and Shirley *The Dean Martin Variety Show *The Dean Martin Celebrity Roast *The Carol Burnett Show *I Dream of Jeannie *Bewitched *The Dick van Dyke Show *Soap *Mama's Family * M*A*S*H *The Young Ones *Golden Girls Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LawrenceA Posted August 29, 2016 *The Young Ones You're aces in my book for mentioning this one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamesStewartFan95 Posted September 4, 2016 The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted October 1, 2016 Oh, wow! We just started getting CoziTV this past week or two. They've got Qunatum Leap, Zorro, Simon & Simon, and The Lone Ranger among others goodies. They've got a new viewer for certain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tisher Price Posted October 4, 2016 1. Bewitched 2. The Addams Family 3. The Munsters 4. The Monkees 5. Twilight Zone 6. Night Gallery 7. Flinstones 8. Get Smart 9. Mod Squad 10. Brady Bunch 11. Lost in Space 12. All in the Family 13. Good Times 14. A Family Affair (RIP Anissa Jones 1976) 15. Welcome Back, Kotter 16. Original Star Trek (66-69) 17. Beverley Hillbillies 18. Petticoat Junction 19. Chico and the Man (RIP Freddie Prinze 1977) 20. Monty Python's Flying Circus 21. Soap 22. The Avengers 23. Room 222 24. Dark Shadows 25. Leave It to Beaver 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted October 6, 2016 Thanks to CoziTV I'm been watching the final season or two of The Lone Ranger which were made about 1955-57, the same time as the two feature films and, like them, in color. What's I'm finding amazing is that three of the five I've seen deal with bigotry and discrimination against minorities; Mexicans, "Indians" and-today- Chinese. Clayton Moore, as TLR, gave a powerful denunciation of it that had me cheering. I grew up with this show but didn't remember all of this. Also despite the show's law-and-order premise it also recognized in this episode that ex-cons who "go straight" should be treated like everyone else unless they go back to the outlaw life; TLR and Tonto actually apologize to a man they once captured who's now honest when they discover they've misjudged him by thinking him guilty of a crime he didn't commit. The lessons of these shows must have stayed with me long after I'd forgotten them. Considering how popular it was in it's day and how kids looked up to these two characters it's more than just a "kid Western". I'm hoping they start the series over again when these are done so I get another crack at the 1949-1955 episodes. Bless all you vintage TV channels. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted November 25, 2016 I thought about putting this on the I Just Watched.... thread in the General Discussions forum but that's mostly for movies and this is strictly TV. Cozi is running Quantum Leap in the early morning weekdays and late evening on weekends in sequence-or was until last Saturday. That's the rub. Midway during the series' run was an episode where Sam leaps into a young Southern white man in the 60's who's just joined the ****. He's repulsed by this and tries to change the bigotry of the people around him but is nearly lynched along with a Black man he's helping. It's powerful for both the story and performance of guest Dirk Blocker who proves he inherited more than just "Pa" Dan's looks. According to the preview scene of the previous episode it should have been broadcast last weekend but was not nor is it scheduled to be during the next two weeks. I don't know if this was Cozi's decision or Universal chose to leave it out of the syndication package but either way it was cowardly censorship. Have racial relations gone so downhill that one or the other fears that what was watchable 25 years ago no longer is? They did show the one where Sam is an elderly Black man in a similar place in the 50's so I don't get this. I don't know if they just had writers familiar with history or a top-notch team of researchers but this show really captured the moods of the various eras Sam found himself in, especially the 50's-60's South where I grew up. I recommend it as a way to teach history to kids who find that subject boring but think si-fi is cool-or I did. Maybe this can be a lesson in itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wouldbestar Posted April 3, 2017 I learned an interesting bit of information from the 50s Western, The Californians, this morning. When Dragnet began in the early 50s Jack Webb's Sgt. Friday introduced himself with "My name's Friday, I'm a cop". He changed it to "I carry a badge" because many police officers felt the word was derogatory. In The Californians, a Scots immigrant tells Marshall Wayne that "cop" comes from her country and it's really initials for "Constable on patrol". Whatever their name, they're not too popular back there and must enter a home by a side rather than main entrance; she's stunned when he's admitted through the front door here. I guess "old world" attitudes cake and stayed with the newcomers. "Better education through television?" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heatwave1 Posted April 11, 2017 how about the Flinstones Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt_Markoff Posted October 1, 2018 I used to keep a list of all these titles handy, but inexplicable today, I can't find it. So, I will gamely try to rattle off as many as possible (just going off my shirt-cuff) 'The Fugitive' with David Janssen (#1 favorite all-time TV show). 'It Takes a Thief' (Robert Wagner and Fred Astaire) Police Squad! Mission Impossible (original) The Honeymooners The Ernie Kovacs Show The Rockford Files Kung Fu Monty Python's Flying Circus The rest in no order: All in the Family Barney Miller NBC Mystery Movie: Columbo, MacMillan & Wife, McCloud Taxi MASH Chase! Candid Camera WKRP in Cincinnatti Hill Street Blues Cheers The Steve Allen Show Steve Allen's 'Meeting of the Minds' Stingray Magnum, PI Simon & Simon The Rat Patrol Combat! Police Story Twilight Zone The Outer Limits Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Land of the Giants Benny Hill Three Stooges Little Rascals Hanna Barbera Tom & Jerry Warner Bros Cartoons The Munsters My Favorite Martian Beverly Hillbillies Adams Family Andy Griffith Show Laugh-in Dick van Dyke Show Mary Tyler Moore Saturday Night Live ('Belushi yrs' only) Dragnet, Adam-12, Emergency! The Rifleman High Chaparral Wanted: Dead or Alive Rawhide The Gong Show Johnny Carson David Letterman Captain Scarlet vs the Mysterons Star Trek (original) Space Giants Lost in Space Johnny Socko and His Flying Robot Speed Racer Three's Company Johnny Quest Black Sheep Squadron Ultra-Man Policewoman The Blue Knight Wild, Wild, West Harry O Hawaii 5-0 I Spy The Man from UNCLE Danger UXB Sea Hunt moderns: Austin City Limits MacGuyver Who's Line is it Anyway? Cheap Seats Good Eats MXC Cops Iron Chef Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sgt_Markoff Posted October 24, 2018 Question: is it true that ABC initiated the television programming year's "second season" (aka, 'summer programming') only in 1966 after the success of 'Get Smart' had them scrambling for ratings? Did the big three networks only air re-runs in summer prior to that? Heard this recently and it seems staggering to reflect on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sukhov Posted December 3, 2018 My favorite TV shows- 1. Citizen Smith 2. Twin Peaks 3. Seventeen Moments of Spring 4. Fanny and Alexander Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
