What TV Shows Should Be Brought Back?

all show no go
all show no go Posts: 542
edited November 2009 in The bottom bracket
What TV shows do you miss from your life these day's? We all know that most saturday night telly is full of vapid arse-dribble of the lowest order. Now, I am no intellectual snob (i'm not clever enough) but I know what I like. So what did you fill your tv viewing cup up with when you were a kid, or unemployed, a student, ignoring the wife/husbands advances or getting back from the pub at 2am.

Here's my list to start with. I'm sure many of you will prick my memory bank further with your memories. Thanks....

The White Room. One of the best music progs ever.
Magpie. ITV's version of Blue Peter. Remember Jenny Hanley?
Willow The Wisp. The campest kids cartoon ever with Kenneth Williams.
The Day Today. Chris Morris, Partridge, nuff said.
The Harry Hill Show. "Back of the net!"
Tiswas. Or indeed anything involving Sally James and lot's of gunge.
Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. A show to send the supernatural sci-fi nerds running for the hills.
Let's close our eyes and see what happens
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  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    all show no go wrote:
    What TV shows do you miss from your life these day's? We all know that most saturday night telly is full of vapid ars*-dribble of the lowest order. Now, I am no intellectual snob (i'm not clever enough) but I know what I like. So what did you fill your tv viewing cup up with when you were a kid or unemployed, a student, ignoring the wife/husbands advances or getting back from the pub at 2am.

    Here's my list to start with. I'm sure many of you will prick my memory bank further with your memories. Thanks....

    The White Room. One of the best music progs ever.
    Magpie. ITV's version of Blue Peter. Remember Jenny Hanley?
    Willow The Wisp. The campest kids cartoon ever with Kenneth Williams.
    The Day Today. Chris Morris, Partridge, nuff said.
    The Harry Hill Show. "Back of the net!"
    Tiswas. Or indeed anything involving Sally James and lot's of gunge.
    Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. A show to send the supernatural sci-fi nerds running for the hills.

    Yeah baby... :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

    Blue Peter was cr4p, but I would have put Sarah Green up there with Sally and Jenny.
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • Aggieboy
    Aggieboy Posts: 3,996
    The Old Grey Whistle Test, with 'Whispering Bob' still presenting it.
    "There's a shortage of perfect breasts in this world, t'would be a pity to damage yours."
  • andy_f
    andy_f Posts: 474
    Dangermouse
    "Let your life rule your job, not your job rule your life"

    Born to ride, forced to work.
  • GavH
    GavH Posts: 933
    Kickstart - for the theme tune if nothing else! :D
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    Bullseye

    "iiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn one - a teasmade"
  • northernneil
    northernneil Posts: 1,549
    dogtanian and the three muskahounds
    cities of gold
    g force
  • nasahapley
    nasahapley Posts: 717
    The Word - I've always thought Terry Christian is a very underrated broadcaster, and I'd better not mention the things I've imagined doing with Dani Behr...
  • andy162
    andy162 Posts: 634
    edited October 2009
    PBo wrote:
    Bullseye

    "iiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn one - a teasmade"

    Oh yes! Sunday tea at Nana's watching a bit o' Bully! 4 chubby helpers in Bully t-shirts shoving a speed boat out from behind a curtain. Jim says," ere lads, it's all yours!...bet you can't wait to take it for a spin, eh? On the erm...errr pond? River, aye take it to a river". You really couldn't beat a bit of Bully. B.F.H!

    I really liked Airwolf as a kid. Filmed on a bit of a budget tho as most airbourne shots of the chopper were the same, as too were the explosions. Stringfellow Hawke, now that's a proper name...(as an aside, best made-up tuff guy name is Snake Plisken)

    Kids drama from 80's...Chocky, Box of Delights, Stig of the Dump, Huckleberry Finn.

    The Professionals...power sliding Capri's, RS2000, guns & perms...what's not to like.
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    The Man from Uncle, re-vamped, with all the new techo gadgets they've got now, it'd be great. Can't believe it's not a movie. It'd be better than Mission Impossible/Bond.

    Gigantor, Marine Boy -2 Manga's well before their time.
    Deputy Dawg. ( Best Dog cartoon.)
    Top Cat, but it's on occasionally. ( Best Cat cartoon.)

    Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Fantastic theme tune.

    Kung Fu. Carradine as Kwang Chai Caine. Ok, not Bruce Lee who invented the series, but not bad overall.
  • skyd0g
    skyd0g Posts: 2,540
    the Tube
    Tommorows World
    Top of the Pops
    Rhubarb & Custard
    Tom & Jerry
    Trap Door
    Cycling weakly
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    The two Ronnies
    Coupling
    The Tube
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    northernneil wrote:
    dogtanian and the three muskahounds
    cities of gold
    g force

    I assume you mean Battle of the planets?

    If so, then YES, along with Star Fleet!
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Oh, oh..... Just remembered 'The Champions..... Alexandra Bastedo :twisted:
    Alexandra-Bastedo-Posters.jpg
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • pedylan
    pedylan Posts: 768
    Bring back the testcard.

    Is it possible to even imagine a future time when you can turn on a television set and there is NOTHING on.

    Keep the channel number the same, just have them all broadcasting the test card from the time when schools programmes ended in late morning until late afternoon. Then have a shutdown and a little white dot.

    Personally the white dot is oscar winning drama compared to anything starring Peter and Jordan.
    Where the neon madmen climb
  • redvee
    redvee Posts: 11,922
    Splottboy wrote:
    Top Cat, but it's on occasionally. ( Best Cat cartoon.)

    Only if they can sort out the lyrics, the dabate rages still.
    I've added a signature to prove it is still possible.
  • daviesee
    daviesee Posts: 6,386
    It has to be



    The Sweeney!


    Get your trousers on son, you're nicked!

    Shut it.
    None of the above should be taken seriously, and certainly not personally.
  • deptfordmarmoset
    deptfordmarmoset Posts: 3,118
    The Avengers. Quirky and very stylish with leather-clad women, fast cars and bowler hats. Exceptional production values for its day as well.
    Looking for a cycling buddy?
  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Top Cat debate...waddya mean? Oh, the Boss Cat/Top Cat thing.
    Was, is and always will be "Top Cat."

    Based on the Phil Silvers "Bilko" shows, before he went nuts/loco/loopy.
    He thought he was the Best comedian in the World, apparently. Went scatty.
    There's a few of them on telly at the moment too...

    You can't best Benny the Ball though. I'm sure we all know one!
  • APIII
    APIII Posts: 2,010
    The Kids of Degrassi Street
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    APIII wrote:
    The Kids of Degrassi Street

    :?: :roll:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • wiffachip
    wiffachip Posts: 861
    singing ringing tree

    white horses

    robinson crusoe
  • markos1963
    markos1963 Posts: 3,724
    Rhubarb and Custard
    Citizen Smith
    Old Grey Whistle Test
    Nationwide
    Kenny Everett
    Pans People
    Norfolk, who nicked all the hills?

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  • Splottboy
    Splottboy Posts: 3,695
    Singing Ringing Tree? OMG!
    I remember the hexed Prince was a bear...and the dwarf...and the huge fish.

    What about the one with a guy who had to go into 3 caves, and each one had a dog that was bigger, and Bigger. The last one was house sized.
    Tinderbox or something like that, I think.
    German maybe, or some bad dope I had in the late 60's...

    Tell the kid's today and they won't believe you. I'm not surprised, actually.
  • tackleberry
    tackleberry Posts: 82
    The World needs INTERNATIONAL RESCUE!

    THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!









    "Hell is the impossibility of reason...................apparently!
  • hopper1
    hopper1 Posts: 4,389
    Ally McBeal :shock: Oh... Did I say that out loud? :oops:

    I must be weird... Calista Flockhart does it for me :oops:
    Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
  • pottssteve
    pottssteve Posts: 4,069
    It's a Knockout / Jeux Sans Frontiers - Stuart Hall laughing for 60 minutes, "Wales are playing the joker" etc...You can't beat an Italian in a fat waiter suit on skates.

    Captain Pugwash

    Magnum PI

    C.H.I.P.S

    Aren't all of these on UK Gold anyway? :roll:
    Head Hands Heart Lungs Legs
  • PBo
    PBo Posts: 2,493
    hopper1 wrote:
    Oh, oh..... Just remembered 'The Champions..... Alexandra Bastedo :twisted:
    Alexandra-Bastedo-Posters.jpg

    'tis on ITV3.....
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    I used to love this!-

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqOqFDvVnHk&feature=related
  • Anonymous
    Anonymous Posts: 79,667
    APIII wrote:
    The Kids of Degrassi Street


    Is that the canadian one ?
  • finchy
    finchy Posts: 6,686
    Due South
    Channel 4 coverage of the Tour (too young to remember, but I bet they didn't have cyling/adverts on a 50:50 basis)
    Natural World
    Count Duckula

    Then again, look at the crap job they make of modern re-makes. Do we really want the classics ruined?

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