Retro TV Channels: ”The Good Old Days of Television”

[chessiegal]

I liked the first 2 (?) seasons of Happy Days. I understand they went to a live audience after that because of ratings, but the feel of the overall show changed, and only got worse.

[tres bien]

Catchy is adding That Girl beginning Monday at 10:30 am ET

[Maverick]

On Sundays, MeTV has also pushed The Brady Bunch from noon to 10 am and has put on Andy Griffith and I Love Lucy in its place.  Glad ILL is back but I don't know why they're not doing a full hour since TAGS is already on at 6 on Sunday and weeknights. 

[Tom Holmberg]

R.I.P. James Darren

https://variety.com/2024/film/news/james-darren-gidget-moondoggie-star-trek-1236127756/

James Darren, who went from teen idol status acting in youth-oriented movies like “Gidget” to becoming an actor in TV shows such as “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “T.J. Hooker” and a singer and director, died Monday at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 88.

[GHScorpiosRule]

6 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

James Darren, <snip>He was 88.

Wait, whuuuut????? 88????!

RIP, Moon Doggie.

[Tom Holmberg]

I noticed that GRIT tv is now showing 2 episodes of "Zorro" in the morning.

H&I replaced "The Restless Gun" in the early morning with "Colt .45"

 

[Tom Holmberg]

Grit TV on Saturday morning is running a mini Zorro marathon - 8 episodes followed by the 1974 "Mark of Zorro" with Frank Langella as Zorro.

[Tom Holmberg]

FETV (Family Entertainment Television) will host a “Highway Patrol” marathon on October 4, featuring ten episodes. The marathon will air from 7a-12p, containing on-air previews and interstitials with behind-the-scenes information.

[Tom Holmberg]

Binge TV is now doing marathons (binges) of "Route 66" on Thursdays.

[mmecorday]

Antenna TV was just added to my cable lineup. My girlfriend and I are both recovering from COVID so we have been catching up on old favorites like "Mork & Mindy" and "Alice." 

[chessiegal]

6 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

Antenna TV was just added to my cable lineup. My girlfriend and I are both recovering from COVID so we have been catching up on old favorites like "Mork & Mindy" and "Alice." 

Antenna TV has some fun shows. We enjoy Johnny Carson at 10 pm ET.

[Tom Holmberg]

R.I.P., John Amos.  A sad loss.

“The Mary Tyler Moore Show”, "Roots", "Good Times", and more.

https://variety.com/2024/tv/obituaries-people-news/john-amos-dead-good-times-roots-1236161810/

[Palimelon]

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Edited October 1 by Palimelon

[Tom Holmberg]

22 hours ago, Palimelon said:

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I can't argue with that!

[Tom Holmberg]

I as thinking today, that back in the day I'd eagerly wait for TV Guide's Fall Preview issue to see all the new programs coming up in the new season.  Today Sept. has passed with only a handful of new shows (most of which probably will be gone after 13 episodes) on network TV.  Damn you streaming!

[Palimelon]

Same, but for me, it was EW's preview issue.

[Yeah No]

On 9/24/2024 at 3:55 PM, chessiegal said:

Antenna TV has some fun shows. We enjoy Johnny Carson at 10 pm ET.

I like Antenna TV. It has a nice mix of shows. I also like Rewind TV which specializes in shows from the '80s and '90s.

@EtheltoTillie, I gave Dragnet a chance and realized why I didn't like it the first time around. Too dry and "just the facts ma'am" for me. Not enough street action. Plus no eye candy, LOL. Well, I was a pre-teen and young teen when I watched "Adam 12" the first time and I confess to having had crushes on both Kent McCord and Martin Milner. 😉

[Annber03]

I remember seeing reruns of "Dragnet" on Nick at Nite when I was a kid - I don't remember a ton about the show, but I do remember the whole "This is the city..." thing and the basic premise and whatnot. I mainly just remember it being on early in the mornings on weekends - they would show it alongside "Dobie Gills" and "F Troop" and shows of that sort, and sometimes I'd see those shows if I was up late or got up early and was waiting for the kids' shows to start on Nickelodeon or something ;p. 

[Tom Holmberg]

On 10/12/2024 at 1:06 AM, Annber03 said:

I remember seeing reruns of "Dragnet" on Nick at Nite when I was a kid - I don't remember a ton about the show, but I do remember the whole "This is the city..." thing and the basic premise and whatnot. I mainly just remember it being on early in the mornings on weekends - they would show it alongside "Dobie Gills" and "F Troop" and shows of that sort, and sometimes I'd see those shows if I was up late or got up early and was waiting for the kids' shows to start on Nickelodeon or something ;p. 

The good old days of Nick at Nite!

[Tom Holmberg]

Tonight (Thurs. Oct. 17) on BINGE TV channel's "Route 66" binge (at 7 pm CT) they'll be showing a "Route 66" Halloween episode starring old-time monster movie stars Lon Chaney Jr., Peter Lorre and Boris Karloff scaring the heck out of an executive secretary convention in a Chicago motel.  One of the more popular episodes of the show. Among the frightened secretaries is Jeannine Riley, AKA Billie Jo, of "Petticoat Junction".

https://www.spookyisles.com/lizards-leg-owlets-wing-route-66/

Edited October 17 by Tom Holmberg

[Tom Holmberg]

So is any of the retro channels going to run the "WKRP in Cincinnati" Thanksgiving episode?

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

[Annber03]

6 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

So is any of the retro channels going to run the "WKRP in Cincinnati" Thanksgiving episode?

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

I also love the bit in that episode where Johnny's telling the story about Carlson sending all those blonde wigs to the earthquake victims. "I just keep having this image in my head of a bunch of people stumbling through the rubble...all looking like Dolly Parton."

Edited 6 hours ago by Annber03