Less Than Total Recall: What's The Name Of This Series I Vaguely Remember?

[Trini]

2 hours ago, barrysergin said:

i remember watching this def comedy jam type tv show in the 90's, don't know if it was actually def comedy jam. it was stand up comedy. one of the comics, a black man, was talking about washington d.c. and in the voice that black comics use to imitate white people, he says something like, "white people when they visit washington d.c., they go there and say 'look at all the ****ing buildings!'" anybody know what this is from? thanks.

I don't recognize that specifically; but Uptown Comedy Club was a show that featured stand-up comedians in the 90s.

[Trini]

Anyone remember a mid-90s sci-fi series set in the near future where cops (or a special division??) fought cyber crime through virtual reality/the internet? I remember both criminals and cops (and regular people) had implants so that they could directly connect to computers/internet/etc.

[SVNBob]

That could be TekWar, based on the novels written by William Shatner.  He also had a regular role in the movies and series, which could help narrow it down.

[Trini]

Maybe that's it. I really don't remember any of the actors, or plots; just vaguely the premise. Thanks!

[dalek]

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Anyone remember a mid-90s sci-fi series set in the near future where cops (or a special division??) fought cyber crime through virtual reality/the internet? I remember both criminals and cops (and regular people) had implants so that they could directly connect to computers/internet/etc.

 

 

Maybe VR5 starring Lori Singer?

[NutMeg]

How about that Western series from the 70s (or maybe early 80s), set in Canada, or at least featuring offsprings with a mother from a Native Canadian tribe? I think the sons were named Jacques/Jack? and Marcel, but I could be way off base.    

[kassygreene]

Centennial?  Jacques (Stephen McHattie) and Marcel (Kario Salem) Pasquinel, sons of Pasquinel (Robert Conrad) & Clay Basket (Barbara Carrera).  It was a mini-series based on the Michener novel, covered the late 18th century through the mid-1970s, and aired 1978-1979.  It was mostly about the settlement of the U.S. West, centered around north central Colorado.

[Haleth]

Centennial was a "mini series" that was longer than most series are these days.  I think it was something like 26 hours?  It still pops up on some cable channel pretty frequently.  I watched some of it not too long ago.

[Rinaldo]

26 hours turns out to be exactly right! (Well done, @Haleth!) 12 episodes, each 2 hours except the first and last each were 3 hours. When the "miniseries" idea was introduced to the US (after the success of some PBS imports), the "mini" meant "finite" (it would come to an end, as a fictional adaptation or a slice of history) rather than especially short. The first big hits in the genre, like Rich Man, Poor Man and Roots, were 12 hours. Centennial was perhaps the longest of them all, though! I think in some of its syndicated showings it gets cut up into hour-long segments.

[NutMeg]

On 7/1/2017 at 2:25 AM, kassygreene said:

Centennial?  Jacques (Stephen McHattie) and Marcel (Kario Salem) Pasquinel, sons of Pasquinel (Robert Conrad) & Clay Basket (Barbara Carrera).  It was a mini-series based on the Michener novel, covered the late 18th century through the mid-1970s, and aired 1978-1979.  It was mostly about the settlement of the U.S. West, centered around north central Colorado.

Thank you, yes that's the one!

[Ubiquitous]

On ‎2‎/‎2‎/‎2017 at 11:06 AM, TaraS1 said:

Anyone else remember the sitcoms that were on TBS back in the 80's?  There was one called Down to Earth, where a flapper from the 20's gets hit by a trolley (according to the theme song) and somehow comes back to earth as a housekeeper for an 80's family.  I'm 99% sure the father was played by one of the Darrins from Bewitched.

The second one was called Rocky Road, and it was about siblings running an ice cream shop on a boardwalk.  The parents had died, I think, so the older sister took care of the younger sister and brother and they all worked at the shop together.  There might have even been an elderly black man in it.

And I think the third one might have been called Safe at Home.  All I remember is that the main character used to play for the Chicago Bears.  There were younger kids in this one too, but I can't remember if they were his siblings, kids he adopted, kids he didn't know he had before, etc.

I remember those, but there may have been another... that was an early non-network original programming, if memory serves.

[kiddo82]

Remember when shows on TBS would air on the 5 instead of the 0?  8:05,11:35, etc.  Why would they do that?  

 

 

ETA from the TBS Wikipedia Page

On June 29, 1981, TBS (as SuperStation WTBS) began to use an off-time scheduling format for its programming known as "Turner Time."[24] While program offerings on other broadcast and basic cable channels generally began at the top and bottom (:00 and :30 minutes) of each hour, TBS decided to begin airing programs five minutes later, at :05 and  :35 minutes past the hour. Programs seen on TBS were listed under their own time entry in TV Guide, during the period in which the magazine published log listings, as a result of this scheduling, thus enabling the program listings to catch potential viewers' eyes more readily. The use of "Turner Time" also encouraged channel surfers who could not find anything interesting to watch at the top of the hour to still be able to watch a program on TBS without missing the first few minutes. Most importantly, since shows ended five minutes later than normal, from a strategic standpoint the off-time scheduling usually encouraged viewers to continue watching TBS rather than turning to another channel to watch a program that would already be airing in progress.

TBS reduced its use of the "Turner Time" scheduling in 1997 and switched entirely to conventional start times at the top and bottom of the hour by 2000. However, unconventional start times continue to be used for movies airing on the channel – whose running times may vary depending on the film's length with commercials added to pad the timeslot (for example, a movie that starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time may cause subsequent programming to start within the half-hour, such as at :15 and :45 after the hour). This often causes major disruptions in the start times of programming. In some circumstances, conventional "top-and-bottom" start times would not be restored until early the next morning. While this is not exactly related to the "Turner Time" format, it may strategically serve the same purposes due to the off-time scheduling. The "Turner Time" format is similar to the scheduling applied by most premium channels and certain other movie-oriented services (which schedule the start of programs in variable five-minute increments); other broadcast and cable channels have utilized similar off-time scheduling formats (such as Telemundo – which utilizes a "Turner Time"-style scheduling for programs during the first two hours of prime time – and Viacom-owned channels such as Nick at Nite, MTV and TV Land).

Edited August 11, 2017 by kiddo82

[Ikehgl]

Hi

I am looking for the name of the American TV series from the 70s or early 80s, which started with silouettes of a few women moving up & down and sideways, dancing, flowing (like sea waves or wheat stalks). 

Anyone recalls? 

Thanks

[kassygreene]

45 minutes ago, Ikehgl said:

Hi

I am looking for the name of the American TV series from the 70s or early 80s, which started with silouettes of a few women moving up & down and sideways, dancing, flowing (like sea waves or wheat stalks). 

Anyone recalls? 

Thanks

That is the original Charlie's Angels.

[Redone]

Trying to remember / identify which TV show character (pretty sure in a sitcom) frequently used the line “I could be a..” in conversation. It was almost a catchphrase.

 

The only memories I - and my friends - can remember so far is:

- the character played a quiet, comic, “pathetic” role

- if something was mentioned, for example, let’s say the conversation was about a dentist, the character would say - with dry comedy - “I could be a dentist”. 

 

Have extensively googled with no luck. Any clues much appreciated!!

[bettername2come]

On 4/1/2018 at 7:17 AM, Redone said:

Trying to remember / identify which TV show character (pretty sure in a sitcom) frequently used the line “I could be a..” in conversation. It was almost a catchphrase.

 

The only memories I - and my friends - can remember so far is:

- the character played a quiet, comic, “pathetic” role

- if something was mentioned, for example, let’s say the conversation was about a dentist, the character would say - with dry comedy - “I could be a dentist”. 

 

Have extensively googled with no luck. Any clues much appreciated!!

Wasn't this George Constanza from Seinfeld?

[Living Dead]

I'm so bummed. I saw this show last night before going to bed. I recorded it. Then I rewetted it today and it doesn't have the scene that I remember. This isn't making any sense to me. So it was on TNT Last Night. And it says I recorded Law and Order. But the scenes and characters aren't adding up.

Before recording, I remember watching a scene where a student asks his teacher if she wants to go with him to some music concert. He had tickets. She said she doesn't date students. He said ''Age? you're probably only a couple years older than me.'' And she said the conversation is over. They look over and see a dead body in the classroom. 

After that scene I hit record. And I cannot find that scene in anywhere on that episode I recorded. Do you know this scene? Which show and episode is it?

Also, a while ago I saw a show where this young brunette girl kissed an older blonde girl. But it was a dream. I thought the show was either ''Charmed'' or ''Once Upon a time'' but I'm really not sure. There's no way I can find this. Does this sound familiar to anyone?

It irks me when I cannot find scenes of shows I wanted to watch and I don't know the name of the show.

[methodwriter85]

I remember this movie of the week, from about the mid-90's, about a boy who becomes a prostitute. He gets beaten up by frat boy and his hiding buddies and someone tries to get him to do porn with another guy on a heart-shaped bed. It might have been an HBO movie.

It's NOT Johns, the movie with David Arquette and Lukas Haas.

It had a part about how male prostitutes would signify they were working by twisting their shirt up and leaning against a wall.

Edited April 20, 2018 by methodwriter85

[ElleryAnne]

8 hours ago, Living Dead said:

I'm so bummed. I saw this show last night before going to bed. I recorded it. Then I rewetted it today and it doesn't have the scene that I remember. This isn't making any sense to me. So it was on TNT Last Night. And it says I recorded Law and Order. But the scenes and characters aren't adding up.

Before recording, I remember watching a scene where a student asks his teacher if she wants to go with him to some music concert. He had tickets. She said she doesn't date students. He said ''Age? you're probably only a couple years older than me.'' And she said the conversation is over. They look over and see a dead body in the classroom. 

After that scene I hit record. And I cannot find that scene in anywhere on that episode I recorded. Do you know this scene? Which show and episode is it?

 

Is it the episode of L&O called Magnet?  I can't find a clip of the scene you're describing, but there's a transcript of it here: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=law-and-order-1990&episode=s16e14

[GaT]

3 hours ago, methodwriter85 said:

I remember this movie of the week, from about the mid-90's, about a boy who becomes a prostitute. He gets beaten up by frat boy and his hiding buddies and someone tries to get him to do porn with another guy on a heart-shaped bed. It might have been an HBO movie.

It's NOT Johns, the movie with David Arquette and Lukas Haas.

It had a part about how male prostitutes would signify they were working by twist their shirt up and leaning against a wall.

I sort of remember this, just not what it was called.

[Living Dead]

3 hours ago, ElleryAnne said:

Is it the episode of L&O called Magnet?  I can't find a clip of the scene you're describing, but there's a transcript of it here: https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?tv-show=law-and-order-1990&episode=s16e14

 

 

Yes!!!! Oh my GOSH! How did you find this? I tried to look all night long and couldn't find out what episode this is! This is actually the episode that I recorded and I rewatched it multiple times and did NOT see the scene. 

[janie jones]

12 hours ago, Living Dead said:

I'm so bummed. I saw this show last night before going to bed. I recorded it. Then I rewetted it today and it doesn't have the scene that I remember. This isn't making any sense to me. So it was on TNT Last Night. And it says I recorded Law and Order. But the scenes and characters aren't adding up.

Before recording, I remember watching a scene where a student asks his teacher if she wants to go with him to some music concert. He had tickets. She said she doesn't date students. He said ''Age? you're probably only a couple years older than me.'' And she said the conversation is over. They look over and see a dead body in the classroom. 

After that scene I hit record. And I cannot find that scene in anywhere on that episode I recorded. Do you know this scene? Which show and episode is it?

 

39 minutes ago, Living Dead said:

Yes!!!! Oh my GOSH! How did you find this? I tried to look all night long and couldn't find out what episode this is! This is actually the episode that I recorded and I rewatched it multiple times and did NOT see the scene. 

I don't have and never have had a DVR so I don't know if this is a dumb question, but you said you didn't start recording until after that scene, so doesn't that mean you didn't record the scene, therefore it wasn't there when you rewatched it?

[jennifer6973]

6 minutes ago, janie jones said:

 

I don't have and never have had a DVR so I don't know if this is a dumb question, but you said you didn't start recording until after that scene, so doesn't that mean you didn't record the scene, therefore it wasn't there when you rewatched it?

Depending on the DVR type, if you have watched the whole show from the beginning, you can hit record and it will record from the beginning.  That  is the type I have.

[Living Dead]

Yup it has the whole episode and it's so weird because that scene is not in the episode. But when I watched it the first time, it was. So weird... I can't figure this out.

[Living Dead]

40 minutes ago, janie jones said:

 

I don't have and never have had a DVR so I don't know if this is a dumb question, but you said you didn't start recording until after that scene, so doesn't that mean you didn't record the scene, therefore it wasn't there when you rewatched it?

Wow you were actually right! Thanks. I watched the same show on amazon. It turned out when I DVR'd it, it left out the first scene.

[Living Dead]

There's another show I'm looking for. I will give a brief description of one of the scenes. I can't believe someone was able to help me find the Law and Order show. So I wanna see if you can help me find this one.

 

There was a young brunette. She was in a restaurant with an older blonde women. And they ended up kissing each other. It didn't seem like the blonde made a big deal out of it. The brunette girl woke up from the dream. 

[ikmccall]

Mulholland Falls?

[Whatthehell2019]

I remember watching a show in the late 80s/early 90s, it looked like a crime drama or detective/mystery show. The scene I remember is: A guy, think he was a cop, about early 30s, questioning a woman who looked mid 50s, in a room. She was standing looking out the window, he was standing behind her and menacing her saying "You have 5 seconds to tell me". she looks down and sees a hoover with retractable cord and sets a trap- she moves a bit to the right and the guy moves too and when he steps into a loop of the electrical cord, she hits the retract button all of a sudden, the wire wraps around his ankles and he trips- she uses the moment to whack him over the head with something and hes knocked out...next scene the guy is tied down very tightly to the bed with the hoover cord and extra rope/belts. Hes stripped to his boxers and vest and also gagged tightly with a squash ball and layers of duct tape. The woman is finishing the last knot on his already bound legs and angrily pulls it tightly in place- the guy winces and is furious that she has him stripped and bound/gagged like this- hes trying to struggle but he cant move a muscle or open his mouth. She leans down and taunts him saying "I have 5 YEARS". The scene stuck with me for how quickly it went from her being threatened by this big and strong young cop to him being trussed right up like a turkey!

 

Does this ring a bell? I was told it might be Sherlock Holmes or murder most horrid but ive checked and it isn't. Thanks!

[msmith22]

Hi,

I'm trying to get the name of a miniseries that I believe was done by lifetime tv in the 1990's (or the 80's?). I think it is based on a true story in Alaska. It had 2 or 4 episodes. It was lengthy!

[ratgirlagogo]

14 hours ago, msmith22 said:

Hi,

I'm trying to get the name of a miniseries that I believe was done by lifetime tv in the 1990's (or the 80's?). I think it is based on a true story in Alaska. It had 2 or 4 episodes. It was lengthy!

Do you remember any details at all beyond this?  Like, did it involve human actors, rather than bears or caribou?  What was the general plot?

[kennyboy10]

I am looking for a TV series where a woman (Most likely a detective) has a difficult boss and she tells him that stress makes her breast milk go sour. He, in spite of having a reputation for being s a difficult boss lays off and she is able to work without stress

[Snow Apple]

I'm glad this thread got bumped up because I didn't know where to ask.

I've been thinking about an episode from a Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents type of show. I think it's from the 80s or 90s.

Anyway, this was set in a school or office that is about to close for the next few months. Perhaps for summer vacation. A man told a woman she is fired and he just needs to send his letter to the board. Nothing she said convinced him to change his mind. He then had to go to some secure room for some reason. The woman looked for him when he didn't come back and realized he got trapped. Instead of opening the door, she then took the letter and walked out of the building. The implication is that the man will be dead by the time they open for business again and nobody will know she was fired.

[Anela]

40 minutes ago, Snow Apple said:

I'm glad this thread got bumped up because I didn't know where to ask.

I've been thinking about an episode from a Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents type of show. I think it's from the 80s or 90s.

Anyway, this was set in a school or office that is about to close for the next few months. Perhaps for summer vacation. A man told a woman she is fired and he just needs to send his letter to the board. Nothing she said convinced him to change his mind. He then had to go to some secure room for some reason. The woman looked for him when he didn't come back and realized he got trapped. Instead of opening the door, she then took the letter and walked out of the building. The implication is that the man will be dead by the time they open for business again and nobody will know she was fired.

I can only remember Tales from the Darkside, but I don't recall individual episodes, just that it was aired in England late on Friday nights, along with the Twilight Zone.

[RedMal]

Since I can't be completely sure if this is tv or movie, I post it in both threads.

Man and a woman are talking hysterically.

Man: No, but I chose you!

Woman: But I don't want you!

I can see this scene clearly in my head, but I can't visualize their faces. It's been stuck in my head for a month, maybe two, and it's driving me crazy that I don't recognize it.

[MissAlmond]

On ‎1‎/‎25‎/‎2019 at 5:15 PM, Snow Apple said:

I'm glad this thread got bumped up because I didn't know where to ask.

I've been thinking about an episode from a Twilight Zone or Alfred Hitchcock Presents type of show. I think it's from the 80s or 90s.

Anyway, this was set in a school or office that is about to close for the next few months. Perhaps for summer vacation. A man told a woman she is fired and he just needs to send his letter to the board. Nothing she said convinced him to change his mind. He then had to go to some secure room for some reason. The woman looked for him when he didn't come back and realized he got trapped. Instead of opening the door, she then took the letter and walked out of the building. The implication is that the man will be dead by the time they open for business again and nobody will know she was fired.

I don't have an answer but hope someone does because now I want to watch this myself.

[Snow Apple]

50 minutes ago, MissAlmond said:

I don't have an answer but hope someone does because now I want to watch this myself.

Until someone finds this, perhaps you may enjoy The Way Up to Heaven written by Roald Dahl. There's at least two tv episodes based on this story and they're both on YouTube. This is what triggered the memory of the show I'm questioning.

[Josette]

On 7/2/2018 at 5:31 AM, msmith22 said:

Hi,

I'm trying to get the name of a miniseries that I believe was done by lifetime tv in the 1990's (or the 80's?). I think it is based on a true story in Alaska. It had 2 or 4 episodes. It was lengthy! 

Maybe Conspiracy of Silence, but it's in Canada, not Alaska.  It has aired on Lifetime.

[MissAlmond]

1 hour ago, Snow Apple said:

Until someone finds this, perhaps you may enjoy The Way Up to Heaven written by Roald Dahl. There's at least two tv episodes based on this story and they're both on YouTube. This is what triggered the memory of the show I'm questioning.

Thanks!

[zinsi]

Hello, I have been tryinng to find this Turkish/Arabic tv show at no avail, could someone please help

[Trini]

4 hours ago, zinsi said:

Hello, I have been tryinng to find this Turkish/Arabic tv show at no avail, could someone please help

Can you give any more details?

[blueray]

10 hours ago, zinsi said:

Hello, I have been tryinng to find this Turkish/Arabic tv show at no avail, could someone please help

Is it the Protector? They kind of look like the cast, but I'm not positive. It's on Netflix and is dubbed.

[Dani-Ellie]

On 2/11/2019 at 8:33 AM, RedMal said:

Since I can't be completely sure if this is tv or movie, I post it in both threads.

Man and a woman are talking hysterically.

Man: No, but I chose you!

Woman: But I don't want you!

I can see this scene clearly in my head, but I can't visualize their faces. It's been stuck in my head for a month, maybe two, and it's driving me crazy that I don't recognize it.

Harper's Island, perhaps?

Edited April 9, 2019 by Dani-Ellie
added IMDb link

[RedMal]

On 4/9/2019 at 3:45 AM, Dani-Ellie said:

Harper's Island, perhaps?

It is! Abby and Henry, of course. My god, thank you!

[Joe Hellandback]

What I thought was an old ep of Miami Vice, a group of Native American activists rob drug dealers, at one point one of the cops hunting them asks 'Is your problem cocaine or that it's the white man's cocaine?'. In the end the leader of the group commits suicide by jumping to his death rather than be arrested, claiming he'll be a martyr to inspire future generations. I watched the whole MV boxset and it's definitely not an ep do can anyone help me?  

[Salzmank]

Hi everyone— 

I used to post here a while back, when it was previously.tv… It’s nice to see these boards are still up! I have a question that I hope someone here may be able to help me with.

I remember an episode of what I thought was Columbo in which the killer had a clever alibi that involved apparently being in San Francisco while the murder was happening in Los Angeles. In reality, the villain had killed his victim and then flown his private plane to Frisco, making it in time for his meeting. Columbo, or whoever the sleuth was, figured it out because there was a logbook that recorded when the private plane had come in and out, and the killer had changed the time of when it flew in and out (it was in pencil).

The only problem is, I can’t find this plot line anywhere—neither as an episode of Columbo nor as an episode of anything.

At another forum, there are a bunch of people who also remember it and also don’t know what it is. At first we all thought it was “Swan Song,” the Columbo episode with Johnny Cash: it also has a private plane, but nothing else matches.

Does anyone know what this is? All of us who remember whatever this is would greatly appreciate it.

Here’s what we’ve ruled out so far:

Columbo: “Swan Song,” “Murder by the Book,” “Ransom for a Dead Man,” “Prescription: Murder,” “A Deadly State of Mind,” “Mind Over Mayhem,” “Suitable for Framing,” “Étude in Black,” “Sex and the Married Detective,” “Murder in Malibu” 

The Glades: “Fountain of Youth” 

Murder, She Wrote: “Terminal Connection” 

McCloud

The Magician

Quincy, M.E.

The Streets of San Francisco

Edited May 5, 2019 by Salzmank

[CrazyInAlabama]

There was also the Rock Hudson, Susan St. James "Mcmillan and Wife" (set in San Francisco), and there were other detective shows with rotating detectives too.    Jake and the Fat Man, and other shows were about that time too.   Ironside had a lot of twisty plots too.  There were a lot of private investigator shows too, Cannon, and Mannix had a lot of episodes.

Edited May 5, 2019 by CrazyInAlabama

[Salzmank]

13 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

There was also the Rock Hudson, Susan St. James "Mcmillan and Wife" (set in San Francisco), and there were other detective shows with rotating detectives too.    Jake and the Fat Man, and other shows were about that time too.   Ironside had a lot of twisty plots too. 

We looked into McMillan, yeah… We couldn’t find it there, unfortunately—nor in Ironside. (I’ve only seen one episode of Ironside—and, I think, only one episode of McMillan too—but better safe than sorry.)

I’ve never seen any of Jake and the Fat Man, Cannon, or Mannix.

Thanks!

Edited May 5, 2019 by Salzmank

[Magnumfangirl]

It sounds like a Perry Mason episode, but I can't tell you which one.  The log book record written in pencil sounds very familar to me and I haven't seen much of the other shows you've listed.  Plus, most of Perry's cases were in L.A.

[Salzmank]

10 hours ago, Magnumfangirl said:

It sounds like a Perry Mason episode, but I can't tell you which one.  The log book record written in pencil sounds very familar to me and I haven't seen much of the other shows you've listed.  Plus, most of Perry's cases were in L.A.

It certainly could have been Perry... I distinctly remember it in color, though, so it would have to have been one of the later TV movies.

I’ll ask the other guys who remember this if they also definitely remember color.

Thanks!

Edited May 5, 2019 by Salzmank

[Starleigh]

I'm trying to track down a mini series that I watched in the late 90s. It was some sort of mystery, with the main character who was probably either a cop or a lawyer. He was divorced and had custody of a teenage son. Pretty sure he lived in a houseboat. I recall one plot point where it turned out his ex wife was being blackmailed for some reason and was forced to strip and do a sexy dance for the blackmailer, who was a very powerful (possibly political) figure.