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TVFactFan · 11-13-2013, 12:06 AM

2004......Laverne and Shirley on Lifetime..............didn't grab me

2012.........WKRP in Cincinnati on Antenna............didn't grab me

2011..........Soap on Antenna TV...........................didn't grab me

2011.......Mary Tyler Moore on Me-TV...................................didn't grab me

Any 70's shows you didn't like after watching them?

Buffyboy323 · 11-13-2013, 12:11 AM

Sitcoms from the '70s I've sampled since 2000 and didn't like:

Alice - ION
Welcome Back, Kotter - WPIX and TV Land ?
The Odd Couple - WPIX
WKRP In Cincinnati - TV Land and Antenna TV
The Ropers - Antenna TV
The Partridge Family - PAX and Antenna TV

TVFactFan · 11-13-2013, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Buffyboy323

Sitcoms from the '70s I've sampled since 2000 and didn't like:

Alice - ION
Welcome Back, Kotter - WPIX and TV Land ?
The Odd Couple - WPIX
WKRP In Cincinnati - TV Land and Antenna TV
The Ropers - Antenna TV
The Partridge Family - PAX and Antenna TV

ALice wasn't on ION that long so you should give it another chance. I think it was removed in less than a month

Buffyboy323 · 11-13-2013, 12:29 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

ALice wasn't on ION that long so you should give it another chance. I think it was removed in less than a month

Those episodes didn't grab me. I recently watched the first five episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. So far, so good.

TVFactFan · 11-13-2013, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Buffyboy323

Those episodes didn't grab me. I recently watched the first five episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. So far, so good.

That's because the 1st season is the weakest

bmasters9 · 11-13-2013, 06:10 AM

This year or last (don't know which): M*A*S*H. Don't know what it is about it, but I found the Korean War setting very much not to my liking.

tlc38tlc38 · 11-13-2013, 07:15 AM

M*A*S*H: I never liked this show probably because I never understood it.

The Partridge Family: cheesy music that drives me insane.

Buffyboy323 · 11-13-2013, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tlc38tlc38

M*A*S*H: I never liked this show probably because I never understood it.

The Partridge Family: cheesy music that drives me insane.

I never liked M*A*S*H either! I realize the show has made an impact on our culture, and has a huge place in TV history. And its apparently held up very well, thirty years later. But as many channels as its been on since 2000, I've never been able to get through more than an hour of it.

To be fair, I haven't sampled the show as a grown adult. I'm always debating adding this to my to-watch list.

treky · 11-14-2013, 02:36 AM

for a long time, I only liked the first 3 seasons of MASH. I though seasons 4 to 11 got too dramatic and preachy at times-especially the last 3 or 4 seasons when it was mostly "oh, we're doctors and we're nurses; and we save lives which makes us so good, and death is such a bummer and war is such hell". I still feel that way and think that the first 3 seasons are the best but now I like the later seasons too.

visaman666 · 11-14-2013, 03:40 AM

I don't want to do a whole thesis on M*A*S*H*, but once the Vietnam War was over, the show lost it's impact on the American psyche.

TVFactFan · 11-14-2013, 08:49 PM

if i had a choice of

1. Going to Prison

2. Watching a episode of MASH

I am going to prison

treky · 11-15-2013, 05:33 AM

well, everyone to their own taste! (when I was growing up, my mother used to say that whenever someone said they didn't like something; then she'd add "said the woman as she kissed the cow!")

Skywalker · 11-15-2013, 03:00 PM

The only sitcom from the 70's that I've watched and didn't really care for is Alice.

There are a few sitcoms like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Laverne and Shirley, which weren't as great as I thought they would be, but I'd watch them again if I had the chance.

Mace Dolex · 11-15-2013, 03:08 PM

Mork & Mindy, maybe it's more 80's than 70's and I never saw it as a kid during the 80's and now on The Hub I'm discovering the show and it is extremely awful, it's mostly Robin Williams doing his schtick which gets tedious after awhile.

Happy Days, I think Fonzie is cool just like everybody else but man does this show seem like crap especially the earlier seasons when it was filmed on a soundstage instead of the live audience.

M.A.S.H., oh yeah this especially since I hear it mentioned already, I don't know why or how this show lasted so long or how it's last episode was the most watched at the time that it boggles the mind, how can you find comedy in a war setting?

TVFactFan · 11-15-2013, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mace Dolex

Mork & Mindy, maybe it's more 80's than 70's and I never saw it as a kid during the 80's and now on The Hub I'm discovering the show and it is extremely awful, it's mostly Robin Williams doing his schtick which gets tedious after awhile.

Happy Days, I think Fonzie is cool just like everybody else but man does this show seem like crap especially the earlier seasons when it was filmed on a soundstage instead of the live audience.

M.A.S.H., oh yeah this especially since I hear it mentioned already, I don't know why or how this show lasted so long or how it's last episode was the most watched at the time that it boggles the mind, how can you find comedy in a war setting?

I liked Mork better on Happy days

11-13-2013, 12:06 AM	#1
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11-13-2013, 06:10 AM	#6
bmasters9 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 2,550	This year or last (don't know which): MASH*. Don't know what it is about it, but I found the Korean War setting very much not to my liking.
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11-14-2013, 02:36 AM	#9
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	for a long time, I only liked the first 3 seasons of MASH. I though seasons 4 to 11 got too dramatic and preachy at times-especially the last 3 or 4 seasons when it was mostly "oh, we're doctors and we're nurses; and we save lives which makes us so good, and death is such a bummer and war is such hell". I still feel that way and think that the first 3 seasons are the best but now I like the later seasons too.
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11-15-2013, 03:08 PM	#14
Mace Dolex Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 12, 2013 Posts: 2,668	Mork & Mindy, maybe it's more 80's than 70's and I never saw it as a kid during the 80's and now on The Hub I'm discovering the show and it is extremely awful, it's mostly Robin Williams doing his schtick which gets tedious after awhile. Happy Days, I think Fonzie is cool just like everybody else but man does this show seem like crap especially the earlier seasons when it was filmed on a soundstage instead of the live audience. M.A.S.H., oh yeah this especially since I hear it mentioned already, I don't know why or how this show lasted so long or how it's last episode was the most watched at the time that it boggles the mind, how can you find comedy in a war setting?
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11-13-2013, 12:11 AM	#2
Buffyboy323 Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 24, 2005 Posts: 6,104	Sitcoms from the '70s I've sampled since 2000 and didn't like: Alice - ION Welcome Back, Kotter - WPIX and TV Land ? The Odd Couple - WPIX WKRP In Cincinnati - TV Land and Antenna TV The Ropers - Antenna TV The Partridge Family - PAX and Antenna TV

11-14-2013, 03:40 AM	#10
visaman666 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 06, 2007 Posts: 818	I don't want to do a whole thesis on MASH, but once the Vietnam War was over, the show lost it's impact on the American psyche.

11-14-2013, 08:49 PM	#11
TVFactFan Member Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 17, 2002 Posts: 99,055	if i had a choice of 1. Going to Prison 2. Watching a episode of MASH I am going to prison

11-15-2013, 05:33 AM	#12
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	well, everyone to their own taste! (when I was growing up, my mother used to say that whenever someone said they didn't like something; then she'd add "said the woman as she kissed the cow!")

11-15-2013, 03:00 PM	#13
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	The only sitcom from the 70's that I've watched and didn't really care for is Alice. There are a few sitcoms like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Laverne and Shirley, which weren't as great as I thought they would be, but I'd watch them again if I had the chance.