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

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

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...

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

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...”). 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 …

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 )