Unlike most shows from other eras, Many shows were videotaped in the 70s and early 80s....but which ones were filmed? Some that come to mind:

Mary Tyler Moore
The Brady Bunch
Bob Newhart (I think)

I like the look of film SO much more.

"The Odd Couple"
"Happy Days"
"Laverne & Shirley"
"Rhoda"
"Phyllis"
"The New Dick Van Dyke Show"
"The Partridge Family"
"Mork & Mindy"

Personally, I like tape more, I don't really have a preference. I just feel closer to characters on tape...

Thanks, JT!

Come to think of it, I think M*A*S*H was filmed, wasn't it?

Yes, the Bob Newhart Show was filmed, and so was M*A*S*H. The Brady Bunch was filmed, too!

the last resort started in 1979 and it was on film

Oh, Taxi was filmed too.

I like the look of film SO much more.
I prefer the taped method more, but I think that later on in the current age of restoration, film doesn't bother me too much.

I personally like the filmed look better - it seems more intimate and cozier, for some reason. :lol:

Yeah....in syndication, film can look worn and dirty (if not kept up), and in that case, the videotape looks a little better. But when it comes to DVD, if the film copies are cleaned up, remastered, etc., they look much better.

It would have been interesting to see Norman Lear's 70s sitcoms on film.