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joenhre · 07-04-2007, 12:39 PM

The New Leave it to beaver was a hilarious good spirited show.I think TV guide has become an over hyped piece of trash living off it's old rep, much like other publications such as Sports Illustrated and Networks such as ESPN. I haven't bought a TV Guide in over 10 years.The internet has made it obsolete,with Digital Cable and Satellite TV I doubt TV Guide covers enough listings anyway.Yeah sure they cover the general cable channels and networks,which IMHO aren't even worth watching anyway.So if TV guide slams a show I enjoyed I give a little chuckle and say who cares what TV guide has to say.

joenhre · 07-04-2007, 12:45 PM

The New Leave it to beaver was a hilarious good spirited show.I think TV guide has become an over hyped piece of trash living off it's old rep, much like other publications such as Sports Illustrated and Networks such as ESPN. I haven't bought a TV Guide in over 10 years.The internet has made it obsolete,with Digital Cable and Satellite TV I doubt TV Guide covers enough listings anyway.Yeah sure they cover the general cable channels and networks,which IMHO aren't even worth watching anyway.So if TV guide slams a show I enjoyed I give a little chuckle and say who cares what TV guide has to say.

catlover79 · 07-04-2007, 06:22 PM

I actually LIKED New Leave it to Beaver. Nothing can top the original show, but I enjoyed the new one as well. Then again, I haven't seen the new show since I was a kid in the 1980s, so I don't know how I'd feel about it now.

ewoowoo · 10-08-2008, 12:57 PM

Yeah, the show was pretty good, if I remember correctly. I loved it as a kid. But when anything is redone, it will be beaten up pretty bad in the press.
It was your typical 80's synicated show (very disney channel-ish). Nothing unusual, pretty cookie cutter. But it was entertaining, wholesome. Far from being great, but even farther from behing one of the worst shows ever. Eddie Haskel still had it.

APPLEI · 12-16-2008, 09:41 PM

i liked the new leave it to beaver
i enjoyed the kids story lines more than the adults
especially Kelly Cleaver

TV_on_the_Porch · 04-28-2009, 02:16 PM

That list was compiled many years after the fact by some crank who quite possibly never saw a single frame of footage from NLTB. I remember the show being liked and watched regularly by a surprisingly good number of people--one of them being myself--and can't remember anybody having a bad word to say about it.

Forget TV Guide.

Dusty's Fan · 04-28-2009, 08:35 PM

The thing that's ironic about TV Guide is that they will sometimes trash series that their former editors actually looked upon favorably when the shows were in production...! Hogan's Heroes is a good example. It's funny to see a show like that being dissed when in the past, TV Guide used it on multple occasions as a cover feature -- which was a critical selling point for the mag on newsstands.

I don't remember too much about Still the Beaver, but I don't recall any negatives from back then either.

LUNCH · 10-31-2010, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by joenhre

I think TV guide has become an over hyped piece of trash living off it's old rep, much like other publications such as Sports Illustrated and Networks such as ESPN. I haven't bought a TV Guide in over 10 years.

I agree with that^^.I have not bought a tv guide in over 10 years myself.TVGuide was once a very good magazine,now they are a waste of the paper its printed on.A number of years ago,TVGuide actually named "Seinfeld" as the best show ever made.I know Seinfeld has its fans,but the best show ever???C"mon! If they want to make a 'real' list of the worst shows ever,all they have to do is list almost every show they make nowadays.

shotzette · 01-26-2011, 08:55 PM

I liked the spin off better than the original Leave it to Beaver! The spin off was lighter and funnier, and most importantly to me, the adults seemed to have better relationships with their kids. I know that the original show naturally reflected more 1950s parenting ideals, but the parents seemed to be kinder to the children and treat them as individuals worthy of understanding and respect.

FanofRetroTV · 05-12-2011, 03:17 PM

I've seen one or two eps, and I can think of at lest 33 shows on in the last 10 years that are worse!

bluthree · 06-13-2011, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by LUNCH

I agree with that^^.I have not bought a tv guide in over 10 years myself.TVGuide was once a very good magazine,now they are a waste of the paper its printed on.A number of years ago,TVGuide actually named "Seinfeld" as the best show ever made.I know Seinfeld has its fans,but the best show ever???C"mon! If they want to make a 'real' list of the worst shows ever,all they have to do is list almost every show they make nowadays.

My mom thinks I Love Lucy is the best show ever made.

ThomasE · 09-10-2011, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Coronaboy

I pay no attention to the critics anymore, mostly because a lot of them don't give artists/shows/films a real chance. The show was great, it was a shame it didn't go on longer, there would've been some great story lines as the kids grew up.

I agree with your comment about the critics. You can't really trust all critics. You will have to make the choice for yourself. I think it went on for a fair amount of time. It wasn't the greatest show but it didn't suck and I'd watch it in the comfort of my own living room. I has a little crush of Kaleena Kiff (Kelly) at the time. LOL.

07-04-2007, 06:22 PM	#18
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	I actually LIKED New Leave it to Beaver. Nothing can top the original show, but I enjoyed the new one as well. Then again, I haven't seen the new show since I was a kid in the 1980s, so I don't know how I'd feel about it now.
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04-28-2009, 02:16 PM	#21
TV_on_the_Porch anything good on? Forum Regular Join Date: Oct 18, 2005 Posts: 879	That list was compiled many years after the fact by some crank who quite possibly never saw a single frame of footage from NLTB. I remember the show being liked and watched regularly by a surprisingly good number of people--one of them being myself--and can't remember anybody having a bad word to say about it. Forget TV Guide.
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04-28-2009, 08:35 PM	#22
Dusty's Fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Mar 13, 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,093	The thing that's ironic about TV Guide is that they will sometimes trash series that their former editors actually looked upon favorably when the shows were in production...! Hogan's Heroes is a good example. It's funny to see a show like that being dissed when in the past, TV Guide used it on multple occasions as a cover feature -- which was a critical selling point for the mag on newsstands. I don't remember too much about Still the Beaver, but I don't recall any negatives from back then either.
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07-04-2007, 12:39 PM	#16
joenhre Joenhre Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 04, 2007 Posts: 8	The New Leave it to beaver was a hilarious good spirited show.I think TV guide has become an over hyped piece of trash living off it's old rep, much like other publications such as Sports Illustrated and Networks such as ESPN. I haven't bought a TV Guide in over 10 years.The internet has made it obsolete,with Digital Cable and Satellite TV I doubt TV Guide covers enough listings anyway.Yeah sure they cover the general cable channels and networks,which IMHO aren't even worth watching anyway.So if TV guide slams a show I enjoyed I give a little chuckle and say who cares what TV guide has to say.

07-04-2007, 12:45 PM	#17
joenhre Joenhre Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 04, 2007 Posts: 8	The New Leave it to beaver was a hilarious good spirited show.I think TV guide has become an over hyped piece of trash living off it's old rep, much like other publications such as Sports Illustrated and Networks such as ESPN. I haven't bought a TV Guide in over 10 years.The internet has made it obsolete,with Digital Cable and Satellite TV I doubt TV Guide covers enough listings anyway.Yeah sure they cover the general cable channels and networks,which IMHO aren't even worth watching anyway.So if TV guide slams a show I enjoyed I give a little chuckle and say who cares what TV guide has to say.

10-08-2008, 12:57 PM	#19
ewoowoo Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jul 23, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 37	Yeah, the show was pretty good, if I remember correctly. I loved it as a kid. But when anything is redone, it will be beaten up pretty bad in the press. It was your typical 80's synicated show (very disney channel-ish). Nothing unusual, pretty cookie cutter. But it was entertaining, wholesome. Far from being great, but even farther from behing one of the worst shows ever. Eddie Haskel still had it.

12-16-2008, 09:41 PM	#20
APPLEI Member Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 16, 2000 Location: JACKSON MI. 49203 Posts: 810	i liked the new leave it to beaver i enjoyed the kids story lines more than the adults especially Kelly Cleaver

01-26-2011, 08:55 PM	#24
shotzette Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 30, 2004 Posts: 1,782	I liked the spin off better than the original Leave it to Beaver! The spin off was lighter and funnier, and most importantly to me, the adults seemed to have better relationships with their kids. I know that the original show naturally reflected more 1950s parenting ideals, but the parents seemed to be kinder to the children and treat them as individuals worthy of understanding and respect.

05-12-2011, 03:17 PM	#25
FanofRetroTV Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Oct 15, 2008 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 292	I've seen one or two eps, and I can think of at lest 33 shows on in the last 10 years that are worse!