Posted on 07/09/2022 8:48:40 PM PDT by Kevin in California
Had a long day today and am exhausted and relaxing with a nice cold beer(s) watching some Rifleman espisodes. Man, this was the good ole days when TV was good. Now, it's garbage on TV.
What are your favorite old time TV shows?
“Have Gun, Will Travel” was /is great. Lots of westerns on MeTV on Saturday.
“One Step Beyond” hosted by John Newland.
A series which focused on real stories involving the supernatural, including ghosts, disappearances and monsters.
From 1959 to 1961.
If it were just in terms of hours watched, Gilligan’s Island outstrips anything else except maybe old Warner Brothers and Hanna-Barbera cartoons!
Love Gilligan’s Island and still do. God bless Tina Louise as the sole survivor!
Oh I am re-in love with Perry Mason. Am so glad Me-TV is even airing his old movies, which I didn’t even know about back then. :)
Gunsmoke.
Hilarious!
We were just talking about my mom being back today from her long hip ordeal, and will likely pick up watching her beloved “Rifleman” again!
Not the response you were looking for, but...
My mom, born in 1920, used to talk about the early days
when TV sets first started showing up around town.
Only a few people owned one,
and there were only a few stations broadcasting.
People were simply amazed at the technology.
The people who had a TV would put them on their front porch,
and passers-by would stop on the sidewalk to watch for a bit.
When someone said “TV was good last night”,
they weren’t talking about the programming,
they were talking about the reception,
and how good the technology was working...
(the weather and broadcast allowed for a good picture)
Sorry for the intrusion.
I watch very little TV, mostly old westerns.
Seinfeld,
A show about Nothing.
I had GI on pretty much as background noise a few weeks ago. I looked up to catch the credits. Roman Gabriel played an island native. Blew me away.
Adam 12 and Columbo...
I Love Lucy, December Bride, Dangerous Assignment, Dragnet, Milton Berle, Boston Blackie...
“Dragnet” is a pretty good comedy in the morning.
Rockford Files. Twilight Zone. Get Smart. Gunsmoke. Dragnet....lots of very good shows. Not even worth the time for the new shows
I watch any of the westerns. I also like “The Untouchables” and “Twelve O’Clock High” but haven’t run into them for a while. I have “Andy Griffith” memorized, so I like “Gomer Pyle” and “Green Acres” for some variety. I like the earlier seasons of “The Waltons”. When I am agigtated by the contemporary world, it’s a nice escape.
George:
It’s not a lie if you believe it.
(or something like that)
There are lots of great old shows. The first season (1959) of Dennis the Menace was a treasure. Joseph Kearns was perfectly cast as Mister Wilson and Jay North was wonderful as Dennis (in spite of his troubled childhood and career).
Some of the better series were Mister Ed, Leave it to Beaver, Dobie Gillis, and The Munsters. For kids, The Lone Ranger was a campy and great series.
“Combat’’.
I finished watching the entire run of The Virginian not too long ago. It’s a series I didn’t watch much as a kid. Now I think it’s a better show than Bonanza which I did watch regularly as a kid.
Finished watching all of Maverick recently. I’m a fan of James Garner in just about anything, but Jack Kelly had grown on me by the end.
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