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Topic History of: What's your favorite TV and why?
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Al |
I have to second on Hill St Blues and Phil Silvers.
Also, Eerie Indiana - a weird and imaginative short lived fantasy series.
Casey Jones, Hogans Heroes, F Troop, Banana Splits, Tomorrow People, Partridge Family, Jamie, Boy Dominic, Flaxton Boys, Dr Who and H R Pufnstuff were all favourites from my childhood.
Z Cars, Sweeney and Dixon of Dock Green were my top British TV cop shows.
I watch far less TV today, but I do like Heartbeat, Poirot, Foyle's War, Midsomer Murders, House and Numbers. I also quite like Super Nanny USA, the way she trains the parents in the same way Barbara Woodhouse used to train dog owners. Fortunately not all of these are shown during the same weeks or I would be glued.
Surprisingly there are not many music shows worth watching today. I tend to dip into Jools occasionally, just for the live performances. |
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mickeyone |
Some favourites - all American.
Golden Girls - beautifully written and acted by the four lead actresses - very sharp and witty.
Hill Street Blues - the ground-breaking multi-stranded police drama, with, again, fabulous scripts and actors.
NYPD Blue - the later police drama from Steven Bochco, one of the best long-running series with the sublime Dennis Franz as Andy Sipowicsz.
Sergeant Bilko/Phil Silvers - incredible, still makes one laugh all these years later. |
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ReadyTeddy |
Thanks for the input. Part of my reason for asking is that often some of the best programmes are less popular (and less well known), and I am always interested in seeing good TV. I totally missed 'Doc Martin' so that is one lead for me. |
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Mart |
Apart from films, I have to say Saturday Kitchen and then Morse.
Every other prog I tend to walk in and out of and treat them the same as a radio show. |
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Angel |
The Old Grey Whistle Test. God i miss that show. Is there anything that comes close today? Nope! |
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