Shows that no longer have any real "rewatch value"

[70s show watcher]

I enjoyed family ties back in the 80s and still watch it once in awhile for old times sake but I do agree that for the most part these days it comes across as very dated and the writing is spotty at best

[just1paul]

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

I nominate Family Ties which was on the same night on the same network. That show is very dated since it contrasted ex hippy liberal parents versus a prodigy conservative son, and a somewhat indulgent daughter (the younger daughter I think was more in line with the parents). But again, that program is very dated and don’t think it is syndicated much if at all now, but at the time was one of the highest rated programs on TV, and everyone in my white suburban high school watched it if they were within arms length to a TV.

I will never watch that show again, could not stand Michael J Fox then, can't stand him now. Same reason for never wanting to see the Back to the Future movies.

[just1paul]

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

I still love All in the Family and usually watch at least one or two episodes a week online (YouTube has a lot of episodes). The politics are somewhat dated but not really, Archie is a conservative who would have supported Trump (as I do) vs Meathead the “woke” liberal.

I will also occasionally watch Good Times also, the ones with John Amos in them. When Amos was fired the show declined. That program had a lot of backstage drama to it and supposedly the players didn’t much like each other, this according to Jimmie Walker. But a show that lasted what, five or six seasons is a success and it is still fondly remembered.

I will watch All in the Family if bored. Good times, same as you only the ones with John Amos. Didn't like Jimmie Walker then and absolutely abhor him in the social security commercials today.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by 70s show watcher

I enjoyed family ties back in the 80s and still watch it once in awhile for old times sake but I do agree that for the most part these days it comes across as very dated and the writing is spotty at best

Family Ties may not hold up to some, because the series as a whole, really just comes across as a perfect time capsule of what 1980s America may have been like. It isn't that incidental that the series went off the air not too long after Ronald Reagan's (who said that Family Ties was his favorite TV show during his time in the White House) presidency officially ended.

[biffbronson]

I watch Family Ties once in a while, but I have to confess my main reason is to see how Meredith Baxter and Justine Bateman look.

I'm going to be re-watching All In the Family starting with season 1 again soon; it's a real plus to see Sally Struthers looking hot, early on.

[icecream]

Originally Posted by just1paul

I will never watch that show again, could not stand Michael J Fox then, can't stand him now. Same reason for never wanting to see the Back to the Future movies.

Wow, you are missing out on a great actor.

[Chocolate Moose]

Originally Posted by just1paul

Didn't like Jimmie Walker then and absolutely abhor him in the social security commercials today.

i don't know anyone who can stomach that commercial!

[Yong Fang]

What is incredible to me is that Jimmy is in his 70’s. I guess I shouldn’t be since his show is almost 50 years old.

I think he should have had more of a career than he had but he would say he had a much better career than most in his business.

[Yong Fang]

Originally Posted by just1paul

I will never watch that show again, could not stand Michael J Fox then, can't stand him now. Same reason for never wanting to see the Back to the Future movies.

Have to say , you are the first person I have read who has an expressed dislike for Michael J Fox. That’s cool, everyone who watches entertainment have certain actors they cannot stand. My father HATED Carol Burnett worse than Hitler. I wasn’t a big fan of her show either except for the “Mama Family” bits, and Tim Conway trying to get everyone else to “lose it” in a sketch.

I never liked Tom Cruise except for the movie Magnolia because of the film itself and the unlikable, awful person he played. Millions love Cruise. Then again, there are many shows I can’t stand which has been on TV for ages. It is all a matter of taste.

[70s show watcher]

Originally Posted by Yong Fang

Have to say , you are the first person I have read who has an expressed dislike for Michael J Fox. That’s cool, everyone who watches entertainment have certain actors they cannot stand. My father HATED Carol Burnett worse than Hitler. I wasn’t a big fan of her show either except for the “Mama Family” bits, and Tim Conway trying to get everyone else to “lose it” in a sketch.

I never liked Tom Cruise except for the movie Magnolia because of the film itself and the unlikable, awful person he played. Millions love Cruise. Then again, there are many shows I can’t stand which has been on TV for ages. It is all a matter of taste.

my mother cant stqnd carol burnett either

[Yong Fang]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Moose

i don't know anyone who can stomach that commercial!

It is hard for me to believe that Jimmie is now over 70 years old. To me, he is still that teenage kid on Good Times.

Some might have seen this, but there is an interview with Jimmie Walker in about four parts which talked about his life and career and Good Times. He actually goes way back, to 1969 and was on Jack Paar and Laugh In. He was 26 playing a teenager on Good Times. Find the interview, it is very interesting.

[Yong Fang]

Is the Jimmie Walker commercial on FOX News? There seems to be a lot of commercials targeting elderly people, stuff like William Devane "Buy Gold and Silver!" to Morgan Fairchild selling funeral plots.