Favorite tv serials - The Firearms Forum

Bobitis · 11-07-2009, 01:11 PM

Ok, we have the movie thread.
What are some of your favorite old time shows?

Combat, Rat Patrol, and 12 O'Clock High were must sees for me.
And as odd as it seems, Divorce Court and Dark Shadows after school.
A Vampire soap opera, what could be better?

topper · 11-07-2009, 02:52 PM

Long ago, it was Combat and Star Trek ( original version).

I quit watching that liberal, garbage spewing media.

Lori Mick · 11-07-2009, 03:29 PM

Lone Ranger
Zorro
Rawhide
Bonanza

House
Dark Shadows was great!

Howdy Doody
Soupy Sales

jacksonco · 11-07-2009, 04:05 PM

I really liked Xena Warrior Princess. I think that I have seen every episode. I also like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and have seen all of those episodes also.

Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise were pretty good too.

Suicide*Ride · 11-07-2009, 04:46 PM

There is nothing wrong w/ your television set....

do not attempt to adjust the picture....

we are controlling transmission....

we will control the horizontal....

we will control the vertical....

we can change the focus from a soft blur....

or sharpen it to crystal clairity....

For the next hour, sit quietly & we will control all that you see & hear....
you are about to participate in a great adventure....
you are about to experience the awe & mystery which reaches from the inner mind to....

THE OUTER LIMITS!!

I also loved:

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea & Star Trek (1st generation of course!!

)

SR

PharmrJohn · 11-07-2009, 05:21 PM

Star Trek (Original and TNG), Adam-12, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show (not Newhart), The Dick VanDyke Show, Outer Limits (Original), Twilight Zone (Original), Emergency!, The Cosby Show

Moving on to something a bit more recent.....

South Park, Scrubs.....Jeez, that's about it. Most TV these days is just awful.

Terry_P · 11-07-2009, 05:41 PM

I go back a bit so:
Red Skelton
Bob Hope
The Millionaire
Bonanza
Alfred Hitchcock
Have Gun Will Travel
Twilight Zone
I Spy
Combat
Barney Miller
Tour of Duty
Hill Street Blues
Homicide

That should be enough.

pinecone70 · 11-07-2009, 05:56 PM

Excellent. Lots of Bonanza fans.

jacksonco · 11-07-2009, 07:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinecone70

Excellent. Lots of Bonanza fans.

Bonanza was always up to its best with episodes revolving around Hoss and Little Joe. Like the time they took up a rabbit raising business and then the time Hoss rode down to Mexico to find Joe in Jail but they let him out during the day because it was to hot and he kicked back with the senoritas waiting on him hand and foot.

Gun Geezer · 11-07-2009, 07:44 PM

Boston Legal
WKRP in Cincinatti
Taxi
Cheers
Maverick
Greatest American Hero
Mork and Mindy
The Honeymooners
I Love Lucy
You Bet Your Life
There's a lot more but I don't want everyone to know how weird and old I am.

tntrucker · 11-07-2009, 08:04 PM

What; no Andy Griffith fans? I guess that is my all time favorite. I find myself still watching the same shows (on cable) as when I was a kid. I would like to see Rat Patrol again. Still watch Bonanza and Gunsmoke. Would love to see the old Maverick TV shows again. Funny how some of the old shows are on all the time; yet others never.

Claude Clay · 11-07-2009, 08:18 PM

Captain Crunch [tragic that he fell victim to our nations 1st cereal killer

]
Bullwinkle
outer limits/TZ/ST
20,000 morons under the sea [i'm pretty sure they had screen doors on that sub

]
mr ed
pettycoat junction
green acres
black sheep
sky king

and them's said by many already

GunHugger · 11-07-2009, 09:02 PM

Nobody said the Beverly Hillbillies yet?

Three Stooges
Walt Disney on Sunday evenings
Lassie
Wild Kingdom
Bonanza
Combat
Rat Patrol
Bewitched
Batman

Later it was

All in the Family
Saturday Night Live (in the 70's)
Barney Miller
Happy Days
Dukes of Hazzard

Didn't watch TV in the 80's and 90's.

Now the only thing I watch every week is 24 and history shows.

Suicide*Ride · 11-07-2009, 09:09 PM

I can't believe I forgot 2 from the master (Rod Serling):

The Twilight Zone & Night Gallery

Gilligan's Island

McHale's Navy

Hogan's Heroes

Space: 1999

SR

Vladimir · 11-08-2009, 07:39 AM

I am much younger than most of you, so do not have the same assortment. However, I had a very weird childhood, I watched very little cartoons, my favorite was staying at my grandparents' because they would let me stay up late, which meant I could watch I Dream of Genie, Gilligan's Island, The Munsters, etc.

My childhood hero was none other than McGyver, which led to quite a lot of mischief as a child (including a "booby trap" that left one of my ear lobes dangling by a thread- no I did not get stuck in my own trap, I fell off the deck while constructing it

For another trap attempt I tried to cut through the power line to the house, I only got halfway so ended up cutting through the phone lines to hook them up to squirt guns. My dad was not happy, but apparently the target acquisition worked because he did not get shot by the squirt guns

). I also looked forward to watching Silk Stockings everyday after school, until my mom saw an episode

.

These days I really enjoy several shows. I tend to prefer to watch them on DVD because it shaves a lot of time off, and I watch many of them with my family (and we watch them like movies, a few hours here, a few hours there, instead of this one hour every Monday bull

). These include...

* 24 (this is our number one)
* The Tudors (a close second)
* Flash Forward (my mom and I have begun watching this and enjoy it)
* Lost (my dad and I watch this, I cannot say I really enjoy the show, but the suspense and cliff hangers keep me watching

)
* V - I just started watching this (as it has only been on for a week heh) and am enjoying it
* The Office - we all watch this, I love it but do not worry about catching every episode
* South Park, of course, do not miss an episode, ever... my mom will watch it with me frequently

Lori Mick · 11-08-2009, 07:41 AM

Wow...after reading the lists I realized that I forgot alot of them that ya'll mentioned.
this is fun!

PharmrJohn · 11-08-2009, 08:13 AM

Same here Lori. Oh man!!!!! More!!!! I Dream of Jeannie (She was HOT). Bewitched (Same....HOT!!!). Gilligan's Island (Maryann. Need I say more). I forgot all about Space--1999. Adventures of a rogue Moon crew. Who knew that the moon could travel through intersteller space so fast and they could have so many adventures??

. But I still enjoyed it.

pinecone70 · 11-08-2009, 08:23 AM

One of the highlights of the last five years was watching my elderly, memory-impaired father laugh at Gilligan's Island. It was so great! He was always working when that show was on and had not seen it back in the '70s.

Double D · 11-08-2009, 08:36 AM

GUNSMOKE!

red14 · 11-08-2009, 08:41 AM

To be honest, I liked the old movies, especially war and westerns. Wayne, Stewart, heroes and exploits of bravery and honor.

PharmrJohn · 11-08-2009, 08:45 AM

Bravery and honor....What's that?

pinecone70 · 11-08-2009, 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PharmrJohn

Bravery and honor....What's that?

...Something from the movies.....

PharmrJohn · 11-08-2009, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pinecone70

...Something from the movies.....

You got that right....there are the precious few of us in the military and LEO that pracitice these virtues on a daily basis, but it is a rare thing otherwise.

Jeez. I am starting to sound like my Dad. More and more and more as time goes by....

dbrodin · 11-08-2009, 09:29 AM

Lots already mentioned. New ones,

Sea Hunt
Rifleman
Branded

Claude Clay · 11-08-2009, 09:43 AM

Quote:

Jeez. I am starting to sound like my Dad. More and more and more as time goes by....

yup....me too
and i'm left to ponder that so many lacking moral fiber need to go
to 'self-help groups'.

self-help
group

wonder what i am missing here

--------------------------
the red skelton show
the smothers brothers
buck rogers (B&W)
sliders--1st season
firefly

11-07-2009, 01:11 PM	#1
Bobitis Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 6,612	Favorite tv serials Ok, we have the movie thread. What are some of your favorite old time shows? Combat, Rat Patrol, and 12 O'Clock High were must sees for me. And as odd as it seems, Divorce Court and Dark Shadows after school. A Vampire soap opera, what could be better? __________________ ^.^ A point in every direction is the same as having no point at all -->

11-07-2009, 02:52 PM	#2
topper Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: deep in the woods Posts: 748	Re: Favorite tv serials Long ago, it was Combat and Star Trek ( original version). I quit watching that liberal, garbage spewing media.

11-07-2009, 03:29 PM	#3
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: Favorite tv serials Lone Ranger Zorro Rawhide Bonanza House Dark Shadows was great! Howdy Doody Soupy Sales __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

11-07-2009, 04:05 PM	#4
jacksonco Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Jackson County West Virginia Posts: 2,237	Re: Favorite tv serials I really liked Xena Warrior Princess. I think that I have seen every episode. I also like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and have seen all of those episodes also. Star Trek Voyager and Enterprise were pretty good too.

11-07-2009, 04:46 PM	#5
Suicide*Ride Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 1,340	Re: Favorite tv serials There is nothing wrong w/ your television set.... do not attempt to adjust the picture.... we are controlling transmission.... we will control the horizontal.... we will control the vertical.... we can change the focus from a soft blur.... or sharpen it to crystal clairity.... For the next hour, sit quietly & we will control all that you see & hear.... you are about to participate in a great adventure.... you are about to experience the awe & mystery which reaches from the inner mind to.... THE OUTER LIMITS!! I also loved: Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea & Star Trek (1st generation of course!! ) SR __________________ "The price of FREEDOM can be seen here" ******(the sign outside every VA hospital)****** In an emergency, people don't rise to the occasion, but are reduced to their level of training. When something is trying to eat you, it is hard to get off a good shot! "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Twain Last edited by SuicideRide; 11-07-2009 at 04:48 PM..*

11-07-2009, 05:21 PM	#6
PharmrJohn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Western Washington Posts: 975	Re: Favorite tv serials Star Trek (Original and TNG), Adam-12, All in the Family, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show (not Newhart), The Dick VanDyke Show, Outer Limits (Original), Twilight Zone (Original), Emergency!, The Cosby Show Moving on to something a bit more recent..... South Park, Scrubs.....Jeez, that's about it. Most TV these days is just awful. __________________ Life is a State of Mind.

11-07-2009, 05:41 PM	#7
Terry_P Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NH Posts: 2,513	Re: Favorite tv serials I go back a bit so: Red Skelton Bob Hope The Millionaire Bonanza Alfred Hitchcock Have Gun Will Travel Twilight Zone I Spy Combat Barney Miller Tour of Duty Hill Street Blues Homicide That should be enough. __________________ NRA and NAHC Life "Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms." -Aristotle Last edited by Terry_P; 11-07-2009 at 05:44 PM..

11-07-2009, 05:56 PM	#8
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: Favorite tv serials Excellent. Lots of Bonanza fans. __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...."

11-07-2009, 07:44 PM	#10
Gun Geezer Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,722	Re: Favorite tv serials Boston Legal WKRP in Cincinatti Taxi Cheers Maverick Greatest American Hero Mork and Mindy The Honeymooners I Love Lucy You Bet Your Life There's a lot more but I don't want everyone to know how weird and old I am.

11-07-2009, 08:04 PM	#11
tntrucker V.I.P. Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 119	Re: Favorite tv serials What; no Andy Griffith fans? I guess that is my all time favorite. I find myself still watching the same shows (on cable) as when I was a kid. I would like to see Rat Patrol again. Still watch Bonanza and Gunsmoke. Would love to see the old Maverick TV shows again. Funny how some of the old shows are on all the time; yet others never.

11-07-2009, 08:18 PM	#12
Claude Clay V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Central CT Posts: 451	Re: Favorite tv serials Captain Crunch [tragic that he fell victim to our nations 1st cereal killer] Bullwinkle outer limits/TZ/ST 20,000 morons under the sea [i'm pretty sure they had screen doors on that sub] mr ed pettycoat junction green acres black sheep sky king and them's said by many already __________________ teachers may learn you the rules; experience will teach you the exceptions. NRA Instructor Last edited by Claude Clay; 11-07-2009 at 08:20 PM..

11-07-2009, 09:02 PM	#13
GunHugger Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW PA Posts: 1,162	Re: Favorite tv serials Nobody said the Beverly Hillbillies yet? Three Stooges Walt Disney on Sunday evenings Lassie Wild Kingdom Bonanza Combat Rat Patrol Bewitched Batman Later it was All in the Family Saturday Night Live (in the 70's) Barney Miller Happy Days Dukes of Hazzard Didn't watch TV in the 80's and 90's. Now the only thing I watch every week is 24 and history shows. __________________ . “There will be a revolution in this country!” “I don’t believe people should to be able to own guns.” ~Barack Obama "Stand your ground. Don't fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war let it begin here." ~Captain John Parker, to his Minute Men on Lexington Green, April 19, 1775.

11-07-2009, 09:09 PM	#14
Suicide*Ride Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Golden, Colorado Posts: 1,340	Re: Favorite tv serials I can't believe I forgot 2 from the master (Rod Serling): The Twilight Zone & Night Gallery Gilligan's Island McHale's Navy Hogan's Heroes Space: 1999 SR __________________ "The price of FREEDOM can be seen here" ******(the sign outside every VA hospital)****** In an emergency, people don't rise to the occasion, but are reduced to their level of training. When something is trying to eat you, it is hard to get off a good shot! "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Twain

11-08-2009, 07:39 AM	#15
Vladimir Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Issaquah WA Posts: 3,558	Re: Favorite tv serials I am much younger than most of you, so do not have the same assortment. However, I had a very weird childhood, I watched very little cartoons, my favorite was staying at my grandparents' because they would let me stay up late, which meant I could watch I Dream of Genie, Gilligan's Island, The Munsters, etc. My childhood hero was none other than McGyver, which led to quite a lot of mischief as a child (including a "booby trap" that left one of my ear lobes dangling by a thread- no I did not get stuck in my own trap, I fell off the deck while constructing it For another trap attempt I tried to cut through the power line to the house, I only got halfway so ended up cutting through the phone lines to hook them up to squirt guns. My dad was not happy, but apparently the target acquisition worked because he did not get shot by the squirt guns ). I also looked forward to watching Silk Stockings everyday after school, until my mom saw an episode . These days I really enjoy several shows. I tend to prefer to watch them on DVD because it shaves a lot of time off, and I watch many of them with my family (and we watch them like movies, a few hours here, a few hours there, instead of this one hour every Monday bull ). These include... * 24 (this is our number one) * The Tudors (a close second) * Flash Forward (my mom and I have begun watching this and enjoy it) * Lost (my dad and I watch this, I cannot say I really enjoy the show, but the suspense and cliff hangers keep me watching ) * V - I just started watching this (as it has only been on for a week heh) and am enjoying it * The Office - we all watch this, I love it but do not worry about catching every episode * South Park, of course, do not miss an episode, ever... my mom will watch it with me frequently __________________ -JVRR меня зовут Владимир или Джеймс. Я знаю только немного русский язык (я американец, но мой пра дедушка русски). STEAM (CSS, TF2, etc): Ask me! Xbox LIVE! GT: "Vlad is Rad" PS3 PSN: "Vlad_Is_Rad" Last edited by Vladimir; 11-08-2009 at 07:41 AM..

11-08-2009, 07:41 AM	#16
Lori Mick Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stuck in Upstate NY for a while Posts: 2,374	Re: Favorite tv serials Wow...after reading the lists I realized that I forgot alot of them that ya'll mentioned. this is fun! __________________ It's a Brand New Day! Make it an awesome one! "No one outside myself can rule me inwardly. Knowing this I become wholly free."

11-08-2009, 08:13 AM	#17
PharmrJohn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Western Washington Posts: 975	Re: Favorite tv serials Same here Lori. Oh man!!!!! More!!!! I Dream of Jeannie (She was HOT). Bewitched (Same....HOT!!!). Gilligan's Island (Maryann. Need I say more). I forgot all about Space--1999. Adventures of a rogue Moon crew. Who knew that the moon could travel through intersteller space so fast and they could have so many adventures??. But I still enjoyed it. __________________ Life is a State of Mind.

11-08-2009, 08:23 AM	#18
pinecone70 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Minnesota Gal! Posts: 4,730	Re: Favorite tv serials One of the highlights of the last five years was watching my elderly, memory-impaired father laugh at Gilligan's Island. It was so great! He was always working when that show was on and had not seen it back in the '70s. __________________ _____________________________________________ "Miss Scarlet, in the library...with a revolver...."

11-08-2009, 08:36 AM	#19
Double D TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North Florida Contributor Posts: 8,259	Re: Favorite tv serials GUNSMOKE! __________________ I own a bunch of scary guns. You want em? Come and take em..... Liberalism is a serious, non curable, mental disorder... NRA LIFE MEMBER Oath Keepers Member NRA Certified Instructor 30 Yr CC permit holder.

11-08-2009, 08:41 AM	#20
red14 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N FLA Posts: 3,916	Re: Favorite tv serials To be honest, I liked the old movies, especially war and westerns. Wayne, Stewart, heroes and exploits of bravery and honor. __________________ I never argue, I state my opinion, and support my position.

11-08-2009, 08:45 AM	#21
PharmrJohn Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Western Washington Posts: 975	Re: Favorite tv serials Bravery and honor....What's that? __________________ Life is a State of Mind.

11-08-2009, 09:29 AM	#24
dbrodin V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Duluth MN Posts: 427	Re: Favorite tv serials Lots already mentioned. New ones, Sea Hunt Rifleman Branded