About a year ago,temporarily in Florida, I accidentally discovered Zane Grey Theatre, hosted by Dick Powell. I’m 59, but had never heard of it,just before my time. I don’t have cable myself, but have since found episodes on YouTube.
It’s amazing. Each episode is a stand alone short story featuring many actors you will recognize.
I watched Lawman with John Russell. Encore westerns played every episode. “’I recorded them to watch again some time.
Since Bill Clinton was elected I stopped watching prime time tv. Haven’t watched network news since Reagan was elected. I now limit myself to movies I’ve already seen, the western channel, some ME TV, and selective sporting events.
Spent many years overseas as a kid, catching up on black and white westerns was unable to see across the pond in the sixties. Good shows with solid morals.
Mannix, 77 Sunset Strip(*AKA Hawaiian Eye etc), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, General Electric Theater
Have Gun - Will Travel. From before I was born, but what a great discovery for me! You can get the whole series on DVD for 50 bucks.
https://www.amazon.com/Have-Gun-Will-Travel-Complete/dp/B01C6S1ZU2/
In Denver, lots of free over the airwaves TV. Westerns every Saturday. Wagon Train. Bonanza. Raw Hide. Palidan. Laramie. Rin Tin Tin. Hondo. Maverick. Nichols. And lots of great old movies. Almost too many free channels to chose from. And with Red Box at every grocery store for 2$ DVD rentals there are lots of affordable options for viewing. Long live the broadcast towers on Lookout Mountain.
You might check those out in your area. They are on as an alternative to the cable channels or satellite.
There is a ton of excellent programming on European TV. Just watched Unforgotten on ITV, stunningly good crime drama. You can find the episodes on dailymotion.com
Agree with today’s tv offerings. I looked through Netflix’s movies yesterday only to find a ton of gay films. Disgusting filth.
My wife and I only watch old movies. Here is a list of what I have on dvd not counting over a thousand movies filmed between 1937 through around the late 60’s. In most cases I have the complete series.
Colombo
Rockford Files
McMillan & Wife
Dragnet
Adam 12
McCloud
Mission Impossible
Mannix
Combat
Batman
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
I Dream Of Jeannie
Gilligan’s Island
The Addams Family
Gomer Pyle USMC
Here’s Lucy
The Lucy Show
Flipper
The Fugitive
The Man From Uncle
The Brady Bunch
Get Smart
Superman
Mister Ed
Lost In Space
My Three Sons
Leave It To Beaver
The Andy Griffith Show
The Partridge Family
Bonanza
The Virginian
Rawhide
Have Gun Will Travel
Wagon Train
The Tall Man
Restless Gun
Laredo
Laramie
Frontier Circus
William Tell (British Series BBC)
The Adventures Of Sir Lancelot (British)
I’m probably missing a few more...(fingers tired!)
While not retro, the “Longmire” series is good if you like sort of Westerns. The prior seasons, and the upcoming final sixth, are on Netflix. The sheriff is Robert Taylor.
This movie was seen just prior to BO'Bs Inauguration Day
(the first one) Staring Robert Young
Poor quality but will help to give an idea as to what could befall us
Re the music on Encore, you might want to check this out:
Top 5 Apps for Identifying Songs:
http://evolver.fm/2012/10/10/top-5-apps-for-identifying-songs/
Perry Mason. Sea Hunt. Big Valley. In Concert. Naked City. Batman. The Adventures of Superman. Super Friends. Space Ghost. Johnny Quest. Wanted, Dead or Alive. Fury. Flipper.
All episodes of 12 O’Clock High (tv series), Combat, and “The Prisoner” are on Youtube.
I really like the old “Rockford Files” - good writing, film, and acting.
Along with MeTV and Antenna TV, I like INSP. Their shows include: Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Daniel Boone, Little House on the Prairie, The Waltons, Dr. Quinn, Matlock, Big Valley, High Chaparral, The Virginian, Walker, Texas Ranger, along with some original programming. I like old movies from the 30’s and 40’s, so I watch TCM.
The Texan - Starring Rory Calhoun! Sponsored by Chesterfield! (I think - it was one of the cigarettes popular at that time.)