Any 1950s show that can appeal to today's streaming (+DVD?) viewers? (US or overseas) - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

george ho · 09-24-2020, 05:02 AM

Seems that times have changed. Using television no longer appeals most of young demographics and probably young adults. Rather streaming makes most movies and TV shows accessible. DVDs anybody can buy but has been losing part of its marketing (or viewership) shares to streaming.

This topic is about 1950s series from the United States, United Kingdom, or anywhere else. However, it's also about whether those shows from the 1950s have the appeal power today, especially to streaming viewers and DVD customers.

I was thinking both Alfred Hitchcock Presents and I Love Lucy. Both are episodic series, so streaming viewers can browse any episode randomly. Well, the latter was chronological due to location settings and including a little boy. The former is more suspenseful and thrilling, but there have been growing fans of Hitchcock lately.

Perry Mason can still appeal to streaming audiences if they want to watch the episodes randomly... unless they would fast forward from crime scene to revelation of a killer and then go to another show.

I tried watching family-oriented shows of the decade, but I just couldn't get into saccharine tones and gender assurances (i.e. "men should do this; women should do that, etc"). I bet streaming viewers would have trouble getting used to them, especially when later shows made different approaches. I even have trouble picking which other shows to recommend to streaming and DVD customers. Maybe I'm wrong about family shows and others.

On note, I would like shows that premiered in 1959 to be excluded, including The Twilight Zone, because I would like to consider them 1960s shows. The only exceptions to 1959 shows are when they lasted just one season or less.

09-24-2020, 05:02 AM	#1
george ho Member Occasional Poster Join Date: May 19, 2010 Posts: 85	Any 1950s show that can appeal to today's streaming (+DVD?) viewers? (US or overseas) Seems that times have changed. Using television no longer appeals most of young demographics and probably young adults. Rather streaming makes most movies and TV shows accessible. DVDs anybody can buy but has been losing part of its marketing (or viewership) shares to streaming. This topic is about 1950s series from the United States, United Kingdom, or anywhere else. However, it's also about whether those shows from the 1950s have the appeal power today, especially to streaming viewers and DVD customers. I was thinking both Alfred Hitchcock Presents and I Love Lucy. Both are episodic series, so streaming viewers can browse any episode randomly. Well, the latter was chronological due to location settings and including a little boy. The former is more suspenseful and thrilling, but there have been growing fans of Hitchcock lately. Perry Mason can still appeal to streaming audiences if they want to watch the episodes randomly... unless they would fast forward from crime scene to revelation of a killer and then go to another show. I tried watching family-oriented shows of the decade, but I just couldn't get into saccharine tones and gender assurances (i.e. "men should do this; women should do that, etc"). I bet streaming viewers would have trouble getting used to them, especially when later shows made different approaches. I even have trouble picking which other shows to recommend to streaming and DVD customers. Maybe I'm wrong about family shows and others. On note, I would like shows that premiered in 1959 to be excluded, including The Twilight Zone, because I would like to consider them 1960s shows. The only exceptions to 1959 shows are when they lasted just one season or less.