Old and barely known tv shows

[dreamrib]

I love my tv but i always find i get hooked on shows that were really old or made it thru maybe one or two seasons.

i was thinking about it and there were a few old shows i doubt will ever make it to dvd but i really enjoyed. Cheesy they might be, but can't help that.

Higher Ground...it was an old (apparently Canadian) tv show with Hayden Christensen & Joe lando

Touching evil...it was on USA and had Jeffery Donovan way before burn notice

The Invisible Man.... was on Sci-Fi wth Vincent Ventresca. what a great show, i loved it.

The Crow, Stairway to Heaven....with Marc Dacascos (before he started doing Iron Chef with his accent again)

i could go on with tons that are more popular but you get the idea.

just wondering if anyone else had any favorites that was really hard to find or didn't make it on the air long.

[wendyful04]

Square Pegs

[wendyful04]

and why isn't The Incredible Shrinking Woman on netflix?

[Mistress M]

Because she's too busy hiding from the 'incredible' shrinking man...

[dreamrib]

square pegs was actually pretty good.

Did anyone ever seen Fifteen? it was an old like teenage soap, pretty different...one of Ryan Reynolds first roles

what about Swans crossing?

oh yeah the incredible shrinking woman, i do remember that

[Louis85]

I watch an episode of Hogan's Heroes every night right before I go to bed. I have all 6 seasons on DVD. I love the show.

[Chief]

no shit Louis....I did not realize those were out...thanks for the heads up man

[ElizabethX]

Hogans Heroes is pretty well known.

[Chief]

calm down there SGT Schultz...he was just making a statement..:)

[Twisted.Mellow]

calm down there sgt schultz...he was just making a statement..:)

ha ha :D

[dreamrib]

yeah but sometimes watching a show you see the all time is relaxing. I know i watch Golden Girls at least once a week.

I watch Silk Stalkings all the time on dvd, back when USA put out the best shows!

[Louis85]

square pegs was actually pretty good.

Did anyone ever seen Fifteen? it was an old like teenage soap, pretty different...one of Ryan Reynolds first roles

what about Swans crossing?

oh yeah the incredible shrinking woman, i do remember that

I actually watched 15! Worst soap opera ever, and yes, I remember Ryan Reynolds.

Square Pegs had so many people doing coke on the set, they cancelled it.

[Louis85]

no shit Louis....I did not realize those were out...thanks for the heads up man

I bought those from Best Buy a while ago. The last season is kind of weird without Sgt. Kinchloe, but the replacement guy is okay.

I LOVE Schultz! He makes the show. Almost everyone has died that did the show except for Robert Clary and Richard Dawson. It's unrealistic, but very funny.

[Twisted.Mellow]

And one of my favourite facts about this show is that both Klink AND Schultz were played by Jewish guys... :) And they were OK with playing Nazi's because they played them as bungling idiots!

[ElizabethX]

Didn't Richard Dawson die?

[dreamrib]

yeah i never said Fifeteen was any good, lol

Richard Dawson?? like Family Feud/match game host???

[Louis85]

Yes, the very same one! His breakout role was Corp. Newkirk on Hogan's Heroes.

And NO, he's not dead!

[ElizabethX]

Weird. I thought he'd been dead for a long time now.

[Mistress M]

yeah but sometimes watching a show you see the all time is relaxing. I know i watch Golden Girls at least once a week.

I watch Silk Stalkings all the time on dvd, back when USA put out the best shows!

I <3 Golden Girls. I also used to LOVE Silk Stalkings! I didn't even know they had that on DVD.

One of my favs I wish they would release is "The Days and Night of Molly Dodd"

[Mistress M]

Weird. I thought he'd been dead for a long time now.


Only on the inside, Liz, only on the inside...

[Louis85]

Practically all of the other characters on the show have passed. Ivan Dixon (Kinchloe) and Patricia Crane (Frualine Hilda) died in 2008 and 2007, respectively. Leon Askin (General Burkhalter) and Larry Hovis (Carter) died in 2003. Warner Klemperer died in 2000. John Banner (Schultz) and Bob Crane were among the first two to die from the cast in 1973 and 1978, respectively.

Rumor had it that Bob Crane was making private sex films with various women. He was murder in a hotel room and the murderer was never caught.

[dreamrib]

i thought he commited suicide. i mixed him up with Ray Combs. I love richard dawson on FF and he was a trip on Match Game.

yeah Silk Stalkings was the bomb. when it first came out on Dvd i had to order it internationally and got a copy in english that was from japan.

[Hero1]

remember "Dream On" on HBO?

[ElizabethX]

lol Mistress.

Hero, I do.

[dreamrib]

what was it about?

[DJ Detroit Butcher]

China Beach
Unhappily Ever After
It's A Living
Midnight Caller
Twin Motherfucking Peaks

[Mistress M]

China Beach!!! Wow that show was powerful. especially the final episodes when they came home, ugh...

[dreamrib]

I remember Happily never after, that toy was hilarous!

ahh Twin picks, now there was evening drama, they had some good story lines

Anyone remember herman's head?? It had William Ragsdale and Yeardley Smith and Hank Azaria in it.

[DJ Detroit Butcher]

Yes Herman's Head. Had people who did voices on The Simpsons in it, and a funny episode guest starring Lita Ford.

[Harmeister]

Red Dwarf.


Now smeg off!

[dreamrib]

yeah. i remember when he did Mannequin 2. B movie but still funny to watch with Kristy Swanson

[Hero1]

hermans head was funny..

[Twisted.Mellow]

Jaysus! Herman's Head! I'd forgotten all about that one!

[dreamrib]

Anyone ever watch the Invisible Man on sci-fi?

that was a truely underated show. it was Soo good. Vincent Ventresca was the bomb.

[Twisted.Mellow]

This might stretch the memories... but does anyone remember a TV show where the guy used to drive a car that was transparent except for blue light - like a wireframe blue light car and it drove VERY fast. Anyone?

[wendyful04]

Oh you stretched my memory too hard. Now it's ruined.

[Twisted.Mellow]

Shit... sorry. Anything I can do to help?

[dreamrib]

hmm, any more clues??

[Twisted.Mellow]

Nevermind! Fuck I love Google... gets you there in the end no matter what you're looking for!

The show was called "Automan"...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automan

[dreamrib]

thats so funny you found that. i was talking to a friend who's a big movie/tv buff. he started talking about a show and mentioned Cursor tonight. funny how that happens! :)

[DJ Detroit Butcher]

Automan.... Where is Coz when we need him?

I submit: the ORIGINAL Degrassi High.

[wendyful04]

Automan.... Where is Coz when we need him?

I submit: the ORIGINAL Degrassi High.

broomhead

[Twisted.Mellow]

ZIT REMEDY is the shiznit!

[DJ Detroit Butcher]

High Five, A.Dulteror!

[Louis85]

Automan.... Where is Coz when we need him?

I submit: the ORIGINAL Degrassi High.

Which started out as Degrassi Junior High, which I watched religiously.

[dreamrib]

living in canada now i found Degrassi has a cult following. I started watching the original and fell in love with it. Spike's hair and Stephanie's run for prez with Viola is priceless! oh and can't forget Wheels....

[Louis85]

It's been so long, I scarcely remember any of the characters. I need to dig those back up and get a good laugh.

[Bonkman]

Old, barely known shows, hmmm...

Voyagers (historical time-travel "fantasy" show - one season only)
Misfits of Science (starred a very young Courtney Cox - for one season only)

And who forgot about these?:

Mama's Family (Vicki Lawrence's show about a cranky Mama that loved her family, but rarely showed it - six seasons)
Greatest American Hero (the teacher that gets a "super suit" without the manual - three seasons)
Gimmie a Break (starring Nell Carter - six seasons)
Life Goes On (with the Down's Syndrome character "Corky" - four seasons)
Airwolf (that helicopter show akin to Night Rider - three seasons)
Amazing Stories ("Twilight Zone" type show produced by Steven Spielberg - two seasons)

[dreamrib]

you picked some good ones. I used to watch Mama's family all the time, vicki lawrence at her best. i think it shows on like Deju-vu or something now

Gimmie a break, the kids on that made that show, i mean nell was good but still.

you guys remember Amen and 227

[Twisted.Mellow]

Old, barely known shows, hmmm...

Voyagers (historical time-travel "fantasy" show - one season only)
Misfits of Science (starred a very young Courtney Cox - for one season only)

And who forgot about these?:

Mama's Family (Vicki Lawrence's show about a cranky Mama that loved her family, but rarely showed it - six seasons)
Greatest American Hero (the teacher that gets a "super suit" without the manual - three seasons)
Gimmie a Break (starring Nell Carter - six seasons)
Life Goes On (with the Down's Syndrome character "Corky" - four seasons)
Airwolf (that helicopter show akin to Night Rider - three seasons)
Amazing Stories ("Twilight Zone" type show produced by Steven Spielberg - two seasons)

Airwolf was FUCKIN' AWESOME! And the Greatest American Hero? I have the song in my MP3 folder *embarrassed*

[wendyful04]

Believe it or not, I'm walking on air. I never thought I could feel so....

Is it "free" or "real"?

[Twisted.Mellow]

FREE-E-EEE!!! Flyin' away, on a wing and a prayer... who could it be? Believe it or not it's just ME!