Friday OT #1 - Schlemiel Schlimazel
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Yes! I love how they just lean all-in on being huge 80s fans. It's awesome, and they are so clever about it.
I'll have to at least to the first few seasons! I love so many of the actors.
Oh my gosh, Community is so amazing. We caught it from the first episode when it was first on, and I was all-in on the weird themes and style. It's great.
As a kid, I liked....... Sanford and Son, All in the Family, Incredible Hulk, and Dukes of Hazzard.
Later on I like The Wonder Years.
Today I love Big Bang Theory, and Two and a Half Men (Charlie Sheen Years).
Later on I like The Wonder Years.
Today I love Big Bang Theory, and Two and a Half Men (Charlie Sheen Years).
No one has mentioned Rockford Files. When they were first being released on DVD I purchased the first couple seasons for my old roommates. We used to watch them late night back in the 70's in Ames at ISU. I think it came on at 10;35. I never got them for myself though.
Anyway, I've slowly acquired all six seasons and we're going through them now. Just finished season one. James Garner is always basically the same character. But the ensemble with Noah Beery Jr as his father and especially Stuart Margolin as Angel is so good.
Just finished one I borrowed from someone. Wiseguy. Pretty good. Different seasons had different story arc's.
Before that was the original Fugitive with David Janssen. Dated but excellent. Also watched another one he starred in called Harry O.
Also watching Get Smart. Up to season 4. Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. I forgot how much of a physical commedian Don Adams was. Also lots of cameos include a couple with Johnny Carson. The best was and episode with Carol Burnett - she showcased ALL her wackiness in that one!
Anyway, I've slowly acquired all six seasons and we're going through them now. Just finished season one. James Garner is always basically the same character. But the ensemble with Noah Beery Jr as his father and especially Stuart Margolin as Angel is so good.
Just finished one I borrowed from someone. Wiseguy. Pretty good. Different seasons had different story arc's.
Before that was the original Fugitive with David Janssen. Dated but excellent. Also watched another one he starred in called Harry O.
Also watching Get Smart. Up to season 4. Buck Henry and Mel Brooks. I forgot how much of a physical commedian Don Adams was. Also lots of cameos include a couple with Johnny Carson. The best was and episode with Carol Burnett - she showcased ALL her wackiness in that one!
I was actually going to mention RF. A couple years ago I got through the first couple seasons ('74-'76) on IMDB. I found it to be (mostly) hit and (sometimes) miss. When it's good it's excellent but there are some pretty weak episodes, as if Cannell took a few off, which is okay, he was working pretty hard.
I think Noah Beery is okay, Gretchen Corbett is very good...but Stuart Margolin is outstanding. Angel is a really cleverly conceived character by Cannell and fun to watch. Margolin was born in Davenport, btw.
Disagree. The first few seasons are SO good. And going in knowing that the ending was almost universally loathed really softened the blow for me. I tried to avoid spoilers, but still ended up with a general idea of how it was going to end, but all of season 6 pointed to it: it was the only place they had to go.
I was MUCH angrier after seven freaking Dark Tower books.
How I Met Your Mother.
******* great show until the mother actually showed up. That was top tier Game of Thrones bullshittery level of a last season
I might want to check some shows I used to watch on a semi-regular basis, but didn't start from the beginning of the series (and wasn't able to catch the early stuff in reruns), even if I can't commit to binge-watching the entire series and, yes, this sentence is going to end, finally, now. 
Examples: The X-Files, Quantum Leap, St. Elsewhere (mentioned above ... I may have watched from beginning, but it's been so long it'd be "new").
Examples: The X-Files, Quantum Leap, St. Elsewhere (mentioned above ... I may have watched from beginning, but it's been so long it'd be "new").
Seasons 1-4 are the best and I would highly recommend watching it this winter. I think it is headed to HBO Max at some point.
When the shut down started I hard core watched Friends reruns for months. TBS runs 6 hours most weekdays and Nick at Night runs 4-5 hours most nights. I was watching two different cycles at one time and I watched it from about March to September Finally, now I'm off of Friends. I think it holds up fairly well, but I'm a bit biased because it was on when I was in high school, college, and just out of college, so there is a lot of sentimental value for me.
Another series that I think holds up is The Golden Girls. And I think the first 3 seasons of Roseanne also holds up. And I think The Office holds up too.
I read that during COVID a lot of people were drawn to reruns because it was comforting knowing what was going to happen. Obviously, I feel into that since I watched Friends probably 20 times through!
Finally, now I'm off of Friends. I think it holds up fairly well, but I'm a bit biased because it was on when I was in high school, college, and just out of college, so there is a lot of sentimental value for me.Another series that I think holds up is The Golden Girls. And I think the first 3 seasons of Roseanne also holds up. And I think The Office holds up too.
I read that during COVID a lot of people were drawn to reruns because it was comforting knowing what was going to happen. Obviously, I feel into that since I watched Friends probably 20 times through!
The mother was amazing.
The last episode ****** it all up though. The alternate ending was massively better.
There have been a lot of really good ideas and replies to this, so I'll try not to cover others previously mentioned, or that were mentioned too extensively. Apologies if I do. Here are some additional ones on my list:
The Twilight Zone (the original series)
Farscape (Just started re watching this --- so very good)
The Munsters or The Addams Family, I like them both, but prefer the Munsters.
X-Files
Green Acres
The Brady Bunch -- Watch this with my daughter every Sunday morning during MeTV's Brady Brunch.
Tales From The Crypt
WKRP
Don't laugh too much...but Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
ALF
..and my all-time favorite show is Mystery Science Theater 3000 (The original series only; I didn't really care for the reboot all that much).
The Twilight Zone (the original series)
Farscape (Just started re watching this --- so very good)
The Munsters or The Addams Family, I like them both, but prefer the Munsters.
X-Files
Green Acres
The Brady Bunch -- Watch this with my daughter every Sunday morning during MeTV's Brady Brunch.
Tales From The Crypt
WKRP
Don't laugh too much...but Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
ALF
..and my all-time favorite show is Mystery Science Theater 3000 (The original series only; I didn't really care for the reboot all that much).
I have never seen that before! Thank you for posting that. It was criminal how bad the last episode was, because it kind of ruined the entire series for me. That ending is vastly superior with all of the callbacks, and doesn't make the final season seem like a throw away.
Gah! I nearly got to contribute a new one!
I've been slowly working through Buffy (Just finished Once More With Feeling on Tuesday) I had to take a break after the season 5 finale because I know season 6 is pretty much a bummer. (Not that it's bad, just the subject matter is a bummer) My palate cleanser was the first season of Angel.
The small surprise to me in the rewatch is the quality of acting in season two of Buffy. Of course, all of the actors are well past HS age, but there's definitely some meaty stuff in there.
I'm debating about getting HBOMax just so that I can watch Doctor Who. Frustrated that HBOMax is the only way to legally see it.
That was one that lost steam after about 3 seasons for me. There were still some moments but it seemed the characters reached 'cartoon version of themselves' status pretty quickly.
TY. I actually had the”met your mother “ kinda figured out. Couldn’t fathom the rest
