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Post by CinemaInternational on Oct 25, 2022 19:34:40 GMT
Same as the other threads, just for a different decade.  Personal Picks (in chronological order) Remington Steele {NBC} Moonlighting {ABC} The Golden Girls {NBC} thirtysomething {ABC} China Beach {ABC} Many honorary mentions though: Knots Landing (albeit with an asterisk since it aired its first episode in December 1979), Murder She Wrote, St Elsewhere, LA Law, Cheers, Newhart, Dynasty, Murphy Brown, Falcon Crest, Designing Women, The Wonder Years |
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Post by topbilled on Oct 25, 2022 23:29:44 GMT
My choices:
1. Dallas
2. Newhart (seasons 3-6)
3. Hunter (the years when Roy Huggins wrote and produced the show are best)
4. St. Elsewhere
5. The Jeffersons
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Edit: I had to add St. Elsewhere.
Honorable mentions: Matt Houston; Falcon Crest; Gimme Break!; Spenser: For Hire; Scarecrow & Mrs. King; Dynasty & The Colbys.
I was not a fan of The Cosby Show and never understood its widespread popularity.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2022 18:26:37 GMT
1. Late Night with David Letterman
2. Star Trek: The Next Generation
3. SCTV
4. Hill Street Blues
5. Miami Vice
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Post by LiamCasey on Oct 29, 2022 22:00:28 GMT
Ignoring any rollovers from the 70s, my favorites from the 80s would be:
Moonlighting (I have the complete series on DVD.)
Spenser: For Hire (I was reading Robert B. Parker's novels before this series aired.)
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Winds of War/War and Remembrance (I had also read both of Herman Wouk's novels before the first miniseries aired. And have reread them since. And I have both on DVD.)
And, no, I didn't forget to add a fifth series to this list. I caught episodes from a number of television series during that decade but rarely and randomly.
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Post by topbilled on Nov 1, 2022 21:44:53 GMT
A few more shows I enjoyed from this decade:
Trapper John M.D. and Simon & Simon. I also liked the original Magnum P.I.
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Post by topbilled on Nov 2, 2022 17:58:51 GMT
A group of fans used to post about Simon & Simon on the old IMDb boards. Most of us agreed the last episode of season 7 was probably the best episode of the entire series. Below is the review I wrote for Season 7 Episode 16 'May the Road Rise Up':
Is Jack Simon still alive?
This is a touching episode that easily could have served as the series finale. Perhaps when it was made, they had not been renewed for another season and thought this was the end. I think what I love so much about the story, aside from the heartfelt performances rendered by the main cast, is the way these characters represent real American people who have dealt with real American tragedies. It has even more gravitas when we look at the issues our country has had with national security in the years that have followed. The heroism of a Jack Simon, and I am sure there were many men like him who valiantly and quietly protected the nation, is even more powerful when it is reflected in the hearts and minds of a wife and the two sons he left behind.
Richard Okie's script saves the best part for last, where it is revealed how the Simon patriarch met with a tragic death and lived out his final days. But the first half plays like a mystery, where Rick & A.J. are convinced their father might still be alive. They deal with government cover-ups in their quest to find answers.
At one point, lieutenant Abby Marsh helps them get their dad's grave exhumed. Mom Cecilia shows up, not too pleased this is happening, and when the casket is opened, the result is most startling.
The actor who plays Jack Simon's boss is Joseph Sirola, and he brings a measure of dignity to the proceedings. Eventually he takes mother and sons to the real grave, and when they go into the place where Jack's final moments occurred, we get some very honest and very real emotions. As I watched the last scenes, I couldn't help but feel the writer cared-- he made it a point to give these three closure and to give viewers a better more fleshed out picture of who the Simons are and where the road has brought them.
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Post by mrminiver on Nov 10, 2022 5:43:35 GMT
Surprising or maybe not that nobody mentioned Cheers.
St. Elsewhere (by far)
Cheers
LA Law
Miami Vice
My wildcards are
Heartland (Brian Keith) and Open All Night
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Post by topbilled on Nov 26, 2022 7:29:37 GMT
I bought the complete series of The Colbys on DVD. This show is better than I remembered. I have really been enjoying it and am savoring each episode.
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Post by ericj on Nov 30, 2022 7:52:12 GMT
In addition to the conventionally agreed-upon David Letterman and Star Trek: TNG, I'll add:
- Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theatre (also savoring on DVD)
- It's Gary Shandling's Show
- Our World (ABC's cruel victim of being put up against NBC's Bill Cosby)
- Cheers (okay, one person mentioned it)
- Not Necessarily the News
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Post by galacticgirrrl on Dec 3, 2022 6:23:31 GMT
Unsolved Mysteries
Max Headroom
The New Music / City Limits
Airwaves
The All Night Show
Square Pegs: I wanted it on my list, however...
It was so disappointing to find much of the original music removed from the DVDs. Music was half the reason for loving it when it first aired at least.
Honorable mention to The Journal anytime Barbara Frum was hosting (sorry Mary Lou).
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Post by jinsinna13 on Dec 9, 2022 14:35:03 GMT
Mine: - Murder, She Wrote
- Who's The Boss?
- Night Court
- The Cosby Show
- Full House
- Doogie Howser, M.D.
- The A-Team
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Post by jinsinna13 on Apr 4, 2023 13:15:55 GMT
The A-Team theme is still epic after all these years
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