Just as a thought chaps.
What films and TV series do you remember with great fondness.....But would dread watching again....Because you think you'll be SO disappointed ?
We can also go with the complete opposite.
What did you watch......Think was a complete load of drivel at the time....But having watched again, you've thought....Hmmm, that wasn't anywhere near as bad as I remember ?
I'll kick off with "The stone tape".....Originally broadcast in 1972, when I was in my late teens.
At the time, I thought it was one of the truly creepiest programs the BBC had ever shown.....I loved it at the time.
I would dread seeing that again....Simply because I believe it would seem so cheap and dated today.
Any offers ?
Cheers - Phil.....Oooooh....and what HAS stood the test of time for you ?
I was pleasantly surprised to revisit the New Avengers (why not the Nude Avengers, Miss Lumley? Memo to Nik....). As good as I remembered.
But I wonder how Space: 1999 would bear rewatching?
FK - it doesn't!
Battle of the Planets anyone? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Planets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Planets)
I was afraid that might be the case.
Garrison's Guerrillas
Combat!
UFO (which I say a clip of a few years ago and my God it looked awful from a style point of view!)
Marine Boy.
Banana Splits
Double Deckers
There may be more, so be warned ;).
The Professionals - it just looks really camp now
The Clangers - great as a kid, great as an adult ;)
Sapphire and Steel - used to give me the creeps. As an adult I now realise it was David MacCallum that was creepy. Ms Lumley's still fit :-[
Cartoons on an afternoon - Tom and Jerry, Roadrunner. Whatever happened to those slots?
Mork and Mindy - Pam Dawber... mmmmmm :x
Citizen Smith - "Hello Foxy!"
The Benny Hill Show
Just William - "I'll scream and scream and scream until I'm sick!" Watched the programme every week hoping the ginger minger would do just that and she never did >:( Most annoyed!
Rentaghost
Tiswas - Sally James... :x 8-} :x
Quote from: Steve J on 01 February 2013, 11:17:42 AM
Marine Boy.
good call. Surely its about time that they invented Oxygum in real life !
Just been re-watching The Sandbaggers on DVD. Ropey fashions abound but it still knocks the socks off a lot of current TV.
Quote from: mad lemmey on 01 February 2013, 10:52:29 AM
FK - it doesn't!
Battle of the Planets anyone? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Planets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Planets)
Yes, me. I loved it though I think it was just disappearing from the schedule when I saw it, so didn't catch many. It seemed more grown up than other cartoons at the time. Only years later did I realise that
"Battle of the Planets" was a bowdlerized version of
"Science Ninja Team Gatchaman", and all that 7-Zark-7 stuff was shoehorned in to make it less violent and more comprehensible to Westerners (plus it removed the idea that Zoltar was a hermaphrodite!).
This only really dawned on me when I saw it as an adult and notice the difference in quality of the animation. Plus one of the characters met his father who he had thought was long dead. After a short reunion the father had to sacrifice his life to save his son, dying in a huge explosion, the son then left to deal with the emotions of this terrible set of events. Heavy stuff for kids to deal with. Then in a terrible tacked on ending 7-Zark-7 and a badly drawn version of the son explain that he actually got away unseen in an escape pod and maybe they'll meet again. Pretty much a "The children were rescued by, oh, let's say Moe" sort of resolution. When you're 8 its harder to spot that you're getting jipped. This isn't that particular scene, but this is an example of what they'd do.
Interesting to see what two different cultures believe is suitable for children.
I think I might have seen the later "G-Force" version originally which is a bit truer to
Gatchaman.Not many shows have
awesome intros in two different languages;
Born in 76 my memories are of early/mid 80s tv programmes which i remember are:
Blakes 7 (didnt have a clue what the story was about!)
Day of the triffids , tv series (those giant daffodils scared me to bits)
Spiderman, tv series (loved it, wish theyd remake a tv series with a different villain a week)
Dukes of Hazard, tv series (whats up with the car door?)
Air Wolf (loved this)
Cities of Gold cartoon series (that condor aircraft was excellent)
Dungeons & Dragons cartoon series (eh? this isnt D&D, DM will we ever get home?)
Knightmare tv series (this isnt D&D either!)
Robin Hood tv series the 1st Robin (was it called Robin of Sherwood? What was that thing in the woods?)
Bret Maverick (my father is a massive western fan)
Quote from: Gran76 on 01 February 2013, 02:12:38 PM
Robin Hood tv series the 1st Robin (was it called Robin of Sherwood? What was that thing in the woods?)
Yes, Robin of Sherwood. Liked it very much at the time, I have the DVD set, it's still OK, I guess. But maid Marian hasn't aged very well...
You're probably thinking of Herne the Hunter?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herne_the_Hunter
Quote
for each tarnished blade that festers
is a thorn thrust in his side,
and His pain alone bears witness
to the folly of mankind.
Horned is the Hunter!
Edit: Why do I have a feeling that a Top Three Television Totty (of the good old days) is in the making?
Just a few from my top kids tv list...
Rainbow,
Chorlton & the wheelies,
Jamie & the magic torch,
Into the labyrinth,
Chocky,
The tripods,
The riddlers,
Jayce and the wheeled warriors,
Ulysees 31,
Pitkins...
Quote from: OldenBUA on 01 February 2013, 02:38:35 PM
Edit: Why do I have a feeling that a Top Three Television Totty (of the good old days) is in the making?
Happy to oblige ;)
http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,1714.660.html#bot
Quote from: Techno on 01 February 2013, 10:41:51 AM
What films and TV series do you remember with great fondness.....But would dread watching again....Because you think you'll be SO disappointed ?
Production wise â€" it would have to be VOYAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA (“BIP…BIP…BIP...â€). I can’t imagine the effects would stand up these days, but I did see a recent film with actors throwing themselves from one side of a submarine set to the other so some things don’t change.
I’ll also include LAND OF THE GIANTS here.
Entertainment wise - DUKES OF HAZZARD was a must see on Saturday evening before going out with the lads in my Vauxhall Cresta PC. Car chases don’t do it for me any more, but Daisy Duke … =P~
Quote from: Techno on 01 February 2013, 10:41:51 AM
What did you watch......Think was a complete load of drivel at the time....But having watched again, you've thought....Hmmm, that wasn't anywhere near as bad as I remember ?
THE PRISONER. At the time I thought it was rubbish. I’ve seen bits since and quite enjoyed it.
Quote from: Techno on 01 February 2013, 10:41:51 AM
what HAS stood the test of time for you ?
THE WORLD AT WAR. Great then. Great now. (Edit - That's not really the type of series you meant I think. :-[)
Thanks for mentioning Marine Boy, Steve. Had completely forgotten about him.
Loved Joe 90 (my nickname at junior school :-[)
Arthur of the Britons - have been tempted to grab this on Amazon, with all the Dux Bellorum news at the moment but fear great disappointment in store.
Children of the Stones - recently purchased, bit dated but pretty good.
Lost Isalnds - Aussie programme on durign the long summer hols
Clopps Castle - absolutely first class then and now (maybe I just haven't grown up :-\)
Saw 'The Keep' on tele the other night. Remember watchin it as a teenager thinking it was a cracking horror, can't believe how bad it is watching it now..so eighties.
QuoteClopps Castle - absolutely first class then and now (maybe I just haven't grown up )
You mean Clopper Castle? Very cool puppet show, would make some great cartoony miniatures from the designs on that show!!
SJ, you must be as old as me, Garrason gaurrillas and combat, classics. What about michael bentines potty time. Also carn,t forget sally james, what a woman.
kev
Was Michael Bentine's 'Potty time', the one where there was occasionally a tiny 'snow covered' mountain.....And little footprints appeared to be walking up it, as if made by a minute invisible man.
What about the 'Telegoons' ? ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Cheers - Phil.
Thats the one Techno, not heard of the telegoons though, maybe before my time ;D or when my kids were watching their programmes.
TV Programmes: The Woodentops; Telegoons; Dr Who (William Hartnell, scary!); William Tell; RICHARD, THE LIONHEART!!!!!!!!; and The Last of the Mohicans.
Films: El CID; The Warlord; The Last Valley; Carry on up the Khyber; Waterloo.
Mollinary
Yeah, last of the mohicans, forgot about that, early Dr who,s always scary.
Good films, the good bad and ugly trio, cross of iron, zulu and barbarella.
TV:
Original Dr Who & Onwards
Star Trek from day 1
Blake's Seven
The Lone Ranger
The Cisco Kid
Wagon Train
Rawhide
Space 1999
Films:
The Vikings
Zulu
Ice Pirates - nervous Robots wetting their gears!
Alien
Aliens
All the Dollar films
The Wild Bunch
The Seven Samurai
El Cid
Chad
PS
Did not have a TV until my early teens in the early 60s so my 'childhood' and tv was a bit late.
Chad
aka the old fart
Marine boy
Banana Splits
Pogles wood
Pipkins
Dr Who (Jon Pertwee) I was sacred of the Sea Devils.
Will 'O' the wisp
Alias Smith and Jones (Western)
Kung Fu (with Grasshopper)
Bonanza
Six Million Dollar Man
Starsky and Hutch
Star Trek
Dukes of Hazzard - Ahh! memories of Daisy Duke bent over the General Lee - Lovely Bum!! I think that started with my obsession with that part of the female anatomy ;)
What HAS stood the test of time?
Well...pretty much everything Oliver Postgate did. He was the master of kids TV.
For me, the big two of his were:
The Clangers - may absolute first love as a kid. Never missed The Clangers.
Bagpuss - still and absolute treat to watch on a quiet evening now.
Slightly later in my childhood, i absolutely loved Monkey, and also The Water Margin (although i had no idea what was going on there). I guess its from these two that my enduring affection for 'the East' comes, and why i'm now such a fan of the Studio Ghibli movies. My wife spent a lot of her childhood in Hong Kong and its through her childhood love such as My Neighbour Totoro that she introduced by to these gems.
Born in 1963 for Kev1964, which I imagine makes me a year older given your nom de forum or what ever you call it!
Yep the Clangers and Bagpuss absolutely fantastic, as was Michael Bentines 'Potty time' :). I loved the Wooden Tops as a kid and one of my earliest tv memories :).
What about Mr Benn or Crystal Tips and Alistair; the former a classic the latter less so.
Mary, Mungo and Midge anyone?
Hong Kong Fooey - brilliant.
Inch High Private Eye.
Captain Pugwash - just awesome, even though Master Bates and Seaman Staines were never in the show :) ;).
Blue Peter - I always looked forward to seeing how they made stuff for Action Man etc. The joys of making your own stuff rather than buying it off the shelf these days.
I'm glad somene else remembers the film The Last Valley. Only ever seen it once, back in the early 80's but thought it was brilliant.
Quote from: Luddite on 01 February 2013, 10:55:00 PM
What HAS stood the test of time?
Well...pretty much everything Oliver Postgate did. He was the master of kids TV.
For me, the big two of his were:
The Clangers - may absolute first love as a kid. Never missed The Clangers.
Bagpuss - still and absolute treat to watch on a quiet evening now.
Oliver Postgate was genius.....And yes, I'd agree...I'm sure those would stand the test of time.
Steve....Yup.....Captain Pugwash...That'd still be great fun !
Personally couldn't stand Crystal Tips etc ( ;D ;D ;D...Though I could still enjoy a lot of programs that were really for viewers a fair old bit younger than myself, around this time !)
Which brings me to.....Has anyone mentioned the Magic Roundabout yet ?
Cheers - Phil.
How could we forget the Magic Roundabout :o. IIRC we just dubbed the French original by making the stories up based upon the action, rather than reading the original French script.
What about Hectors House?
The Herbs - this was sublime for me :).
Quatermass and the Pit - scared me rigid, especially the bit where the driller falls to the ground and it ripples under him.
A for Andromeda - spoilt rather by the change of actress halfway through (even though it was the delectable Susan Hampshire).
Harry Worth (until his manerisms started to grate).
And the ones that stood the test of time:
The Goons - Still laugh-out-loud hilarious.
Round the Horne - Camp as a boy-scout jamboree, but Barry Took and Marty Feldman's scripts are still witty and funny today.
I've just realised that the last two were radio programmes. Well, we didn't get a "telly" until fairly late on.
QuoteYou mean Clopper Castle? Very cool puppet show, would make some great cartoony miniatures from the designs on that show!!
That's what I meant - Cloppa Castle; Touch of sausage finger syndrome. :-[
Bygones and the Hasbeens doing battle for the oil... tra la la
Pugwash was brilliant as was his sort of alter ego Sir Prancelot - basically same characters and voices but in medieval garb; Arch-enemy Otto ze Blott ;D
You're right SteveJ, how did we forget about Hector's House? :o
There were so many classics back then
I liked Captain Pugwash..I only found out recently that the first ones were done live!
The Herbs were good as was Ludwig and The Flashing Blade
And Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley
Also the Banana Splits and Robinson Crusoe though it did go on for ages, I always enjoyed Jackanory as well
Chorlton and the Wheelies was a classic as well
QuoteThe Herbs were good as was Ludwig and The Flashing Blade
Loved the Herbs (herbidacious) and FB but have to say that Ludwig left me cold. Never understood what was going on :(
Quote from: Malbork on 02 February 2013, 01:30:45 PM
Ludwig left me cold. Never understood what was going on :(
Who did?
QuoteTrumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley
Sublime entertainment :)
Robinson Crusoe and The Flashing Blade on during the Summer holidays, both with great opening sound tracks! " You've got to fight for what you want and all that you believe..."
Quote from: Fenton on 02 February 2013, 12:59:14 PM
And Trumpton, Camberwick Green and Chigley
Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!
I loved the one where the windmill stopped and they found Windy Miller sleeping off a mammoth cider binge. Still cracks me up today! ;D ;D ;D ;D
Button Moon was one of the oldest I remember, after that it was the 80's cartoons like 'Thundercats', 'Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors' and 'The Mysterious Cities of Gold'. Actually Fierce Kitty might like that last one:
What about Fingerbobs?
Now I've typed it it seems quite rude