A question for the youngsters

[TonyT]

Bring back that superb programme with the megga budget, seriously stunning special effects, serious acting....... Blakes 7

Another quality production of late BTW has been the Bogias with Jeremy Irons.

[duxfordhawk]

I am a not so young lad at 38, and I grew up on a diet of 70s and 80s comedies and still have a great deal of affection for them.
I do not feel that TV is better of worse now but what is more evident is how talent shows and reality TV play too bigger role in TV schedules and dumb down the public. However this is supply and demand and the likes of Simon C are great business minds for selling this stuff to the masses.

We still produce some great dramas in this country and some fine imports come from the USA and Europe from time to time that really stand out, I tend to think the quality of TV is similiar but as we now have some many channels we get wall to wall repeats and some cheaper made shows etc which dilutes the good stuff down.

[garryrussell]

I think the quality of the US imports is far better now than it was in the 1970's

[Scott Marlee]

Like the Inkspots
Betcha you have never heard of them, young SCOTT
Jim.
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the what now? lol

[TonyT]

They were a group, but never mind Scott, the hot women celebs Lincoln used to drool over as a lad, now put their teeth in a glass before they go to sleep.

[PhantomII]

I'm 28 and I think that most of the TV shows on the air now are utter garbage. There are some bright spots here and there and several shows that I enjoy from time to time.

Growing up I can remember watching a variety of reruns of shows from the 50's and 60's and I really enjoyed several of them....namely sitcom type shows. My favorite has to be I Love Lucy. That show still makes me laugh every time I see it on.

I'm also a huge fan of Dad's Army. It just makes me keel over with laughter every time I watch it.

I think that the conclusions many others in this thread have already reached are true. We do have a much larger number of channels than we did in the past, but overall quality is pretty low with a few exceptions.

I really wish the reality TV craze would go away as I think they are by far the worst offenders in the realm of trashy television...

[Lincoln 7]

They were a group, but never mind Scott, the hot women celebs Lincoln used to drool over as a lad, now put their teeth in a glass before they go to sleep.

You cheeky B****r Tony, at least they were "Up front" as mother nature intended, not like they are today filled with Silicon or Botox, Ohhhh, Marylin Monroe, Rita Hayworth, But nowadays, it was Hally Berry, but like most of the others, she went down the drugs and booze road.
Why is it that when people become famous and very, very, rich, and have everything money can buy, do they end up taking drugs etc?.
Funny old world ain't it
Jim.
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[Lincoln 7]

There is a program on Sky, shown on a Monday evening and it's called "Outnumbered" a Father who is a teacher, a mother who stays at home, a small sister named Karen and an elder brother Jake, for me, the star of the show is Ben.
I could go on, but take a chance and have a look, I understand that a lot of the script is ad lib, but you would never guess.It brings tears to my eyes, it's sooooooo funny
Jim.
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[Moggy C]

.. the hot women celebs Lincoln used to drool over as a lad, now put their teeth in a glass before they go to sleep.

How true.

Kelly Le Brock, stunning in Weird Science and once married to Steven Segal is a case in point.



Moggy

[Lincoln 7]

Moggs. On about Segal, I think he is a U.S. Marshal or a Law enforcement officer, however the point is, I recently saw him, "On patrol, with Police in the USA," and was surprised to see how FAT he is, he is just a blob, nothing like how he used to be when he was in the filming industry.Doubt if he could even catch a thief on crutches now !!
Jim.

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[TonyT]

Lincoln

If you like Dads Army, i would recommend watching Yes Minister or Yes Prime Minister which is running currently on Gold, it is still relevant today as it was when first aired.

[Lincoln 7]

Tony. I am typing this in my underground bunker for the following reason.
I CAN'T STAND Dads Army in my opinion, it's not at all my taste. Yes, Prime Minister is not too bad, but the good ones are still the golden oldies.
I used to like "Love thy neibour" but they dare not show repeats of that these days. Rising damp was another one I liked, particularly Rigsby, and his cat, Victoria?.
Ronnie Barker in Porridge, some of his one liners were classics.
Yes, I know we have more choice these days, and each to his/her own taste.Then there are the classic old films, Reach for the Sky, etc and many more.
Even the larger budgets they have for making films these days,cannot match the old uns.
One day Tony, one day.......
Jim.
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[Moggy C]

Rigsby, and his cat, Victoria?.

Vienna

[Lincoln 7]

Vienna

Guess thats one of the qualifications of being a Moderator.........................always being right.
Jim.
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[TonyT]

Vienna, wasn't that Ultravox?