TV shows that are dated?

[Regulus]

[KatieAnn]

I've been watching The Golden Girls lately after a long time of not seeing the show and I'm surprised by how many references are made to people who were popular in the 80s, from Jane Pauley to Michael Landon to OJ Simpson. Just random name dropping that might not be relevant or familiar in any way to people these days.

[Steve M.]

Originally Posted by KatieAnn

I've been watching The Golden Girls lately after a long time of not seeing the show and I'm surprised by how many references are made to people who were popular in the 80s, from Jane Pauley to Michael Landon to OJ Simpson. Just random name dropping that might not be relevant or familiar in any way to people these days.

There were a lot of inside jokes about other TV stars and shows.

[Tubehead]

heres few more:
Xena: Warrior Princess
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
star gate & the spin offs
McHale's Navy
Doogie Howser, M.D
the brandy bunch
the cobsy show
the andy griffith show
the nanny
rose anne
mary tyler moore show
the bob newheart show
hogans hero's
the incredible hulk 1970s staring billy bibix
batman staring adam west & burt ward
wonder women staring lynda carter
lost in space
star trek the orignal one
The Partridge Family
Barney Miller
WKRP in Cincinnati
the jerfferon's
sanford & son
gomer pyles
mister ed
green acres
i dream of jeannie
bewitched
leave it to beaver
saved by the bell
the patty duke show
matlock
parry mason
home improvement
family matters

[visaman666]

Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Family Ties - Alex Keaton being the Republican poster boy and many mentions of then president Ronald Reagan just didn't sit well with me back then as a kid as I was too young to understand politics.

Especially when you realize that Fox is from Burnaby, British Columbia

[Steve M.]

Originally Posted by visaman666

Especially when you realize that Fox is from Burnaby, British Columbia

I always wondered what province he was from.

[Steve M.]

Originally Posted by Tubehead

the bob newhart show

Because Howard was an airline navigator, and the airlines use navigational computers now? Because Dr. Hartley's office was in a building in downtown Chicago rather than an office park in suburban Schomburg or Hoffman Estates? Because you can see the record player in the Hartleys' apartment and you have no idea what it is?

[Edward216]

Well when you think about all TV shows are "dated" in some way. Except if it's a futuristic science fiction show like Star Trek I guess. Because they haven't happened yet LOL.

Ed.

[Steve M.]

Originally Posted by Edward216

Well when you think about all TV shows are "dated" in some way. Except if it's a futuristic science fiction show like Star Trek I guess. Because they haven't happened yet LOL.

Ed.

[Retro4Life]

Originally Posted by Edward216

Well when you think about all TV shows are "dated" in some way. Except if it's a futuristic science fiction show like Star Trek I guess. Because they haven't happened yet LOL.

Ed.

Yep. Every single show ever made will become "dated' because at some point the culture and technology that prevailed at the time it was made will seem old and distant and somewhat irrelevant.

As long as the themes the show explores are timeless, the show will always have appeal. For instance, yes, the furniture, lingo and cultural references (Nixon, Watergate, energy crisis, etc.) of "All in the Family" are no more, but the topics they explored (racism, equal rights for women, aging, gun control, etc) are still as viable today as they ever were, so the show easily hurdles the "dated" aspect.

[king of comedy]

Batman with Adam West

[Mace Dolex]

Originally Posted by king of comedy

Three's Company - outdated 70's ' humor

Not necessarilly I think in the first few episodes they mention a few pop culture celebrities from the era but it's not frequent in later seasons and besides the physical comedy by John Ritter is timeless.

Family Guy will not age well because it relies on 80s and 90s pop culture.

But thanks to the internet future generaions can look these up.

[Steve M.]

Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Not necessarilly I think in the first few episodes they mention a few pop culture celebrities from the era but it's not frequent in later seasons and besides the physical comedy by John Ritter is timeless.

Even people who hated "Three's Company" loved John Ritter.

[Duster76]

Here's Lucy seemed hopelessly dated back in the 70's let alone today.

[king of comedy]

Originally Posted by Steve M.

Even people who hated "Three's Company" loved John Ritter.

That is true. He was one of a kind.