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clj2 · 01-02-2008, 08:23 PM

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.

JT · 01-02-2008, 08:52 PM

"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...

clj2 · 01-02-2008, 08:58 PM

Thanks, JT!

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

catlover79 · 01-02-2008, 11:30 PM

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

snl 70s show fan · 01-03-2008, 03:19 AM

the last resort started in 1979 and it was on film

catlover79 · 01-03-2008, 01:06 PM

Oh, Taxi was filmed too.

friendsfan77 · 01-03-2008, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 60s70s80stvfan

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.

catlover79 · 01-03-2008, 01:56 PM

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

clj2 · 01-03-2008, 04:12 PM

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.

01-02-2008, 08:23 PM	#1
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	Filmed 70s Sitcoms 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.

01-02-2008, 08:52 PM	#2
JT Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 29, 2001 Location: USA Posts: 7,223	"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...
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01-02-2008, 11:30 PM	#4
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01-02-2008, 08:58 PM	#3
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	Thanks, JT! Come to think of it, I think MAS*H was filmed, wasn't it?

01-03-2008, 03:19 AM	#5
snl 70s show fan Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 14, 2005 Location: in the forman basment Posts: 2,454	the last resort started in 1979 and it was on film

01-03-2008, 01:06 PM	#6
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	Oh, Taxi was filmed too.

01-03-2008, 01:56 PM	#8
catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,392	I personally like the filmed look better - it seems more intimate and cozier, for some reason.

01-03-2008, 04:12 PM	#9
clj2 Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2005 Location: SC Posts: 3,501	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.