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Tubehead · 10-12-2017, 04:44 AM

mine would be
the twlgiht zone
Night Gallery
the amazing stories
eerie indiana
sabrina the teeange witch
nickelodeon's secret world of alex max
nickelodeon's are you afraid of the dark?
goosebumps
quantum leap
who wants to be an super hero?
fear factor
beyond fact or fiction
ripley's believe it or not staring dean cain
1950s the adventures of super -man staring george reeves
1960s batman with adam west
1970s wonder women
1970s the incredible hulk
1970s live aciton spider-man
the flash 1990 tv series
early edition 1990 tv series
seven days 1990 tv series
the invisible man 1990 tv series
i dream of jeannie
bewitched
my favorite martian
the munters
the 4400 hundred
john doe
mutant x
night man
birds of prey
planet of the apes the tv series
swap thing the tv series
lost in space
time tunnel
kung fu
Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
Xena: Warrior Princess
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

RetroGuy2000 · 10-12-2017, 09:50 AM

In the 1980s and early 1990s, I watched 1960s-1980s-era Doctor Who. Talk about low-budget special effects! I don't even think I can call most of them "special": every episode had tin foil monsters, bubble wrap aliens, cardboard Daleks, wobbly sets, and planets which looked suspiciously like quarries in Britain.

Still, I loved that show.

loaferman · 10-12-2017, 10:49 AM

Definitely Doctor Who from the "classic" era. A lot of the stories don't hold up as well now, but they were made to be viewed once with a week long gap between most episodes. Now we can see an entire story at once and watch it as much as we want.

Still I think the original had a charm about it that the new version just lacks. The wobbly effects are part of that charm.

Also the original Dark Shadows made Doctor Who look high budget with rubber bats on a fishing wire and tombstones that fell over, but we loved it. They certainly never thought it would ever even be show as a repeat so all the bloopers are there. Again it kind of makes the show special.

Torgo · 10-12-2017, 11:12 AM

Old Doctor Who
Old Red Dwarf
Dark Shadows

Babalu · 10-12-2017, 06:30 PM

Land of the Lost

RetroGuy2000 · 10-12-2017, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by loaferman

Definitely Doctor Who from the "classic" era. A lot of the stories don't hold up as well now, but they were made to be viewed once with a week long gap between most episodes. Now we can see an entire story at once and watch it as much as we want.

Still I think the original had a charm about it that the new version just lacks. The wobbly effects are part of that charm.

I couldn't agree more.

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Also the original Dark Shadows made Doctor Who look high budget with rubber bats on a fishing wire and tombstones that fell over, but we loved it. They certainly never thought it would ever even be show as a repeat so all the bloopers are there. Again it kind of makes the show special.

I never got into Dark Shadows, but I can see it was just that kind of show, too.

RetroGuy2000 · 10-12-2017, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

Land of the Lost

I loved this one as a 5-year-old. It hasn't held up as well under my adult scrutiny, but I sure loved it as a kid! When those Sleestacks started hissing, it was terrifying to me!

Edward216 · 10-13-2017, 12:03 AM

Land Of The Lost. Definitely cheesy special effects for the most part. But I liked the dinosaurs even though they were obviously puppets/models LOL.

Star Trek (the original Captain Kirk series). Terrible special effects sometimes. But sometimes the story plots were even worse than the special effects themselves LOL.

Ed.

10-12-2017, 04:44 AM	#1
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	Shows that you watch even though they had bad special effects mine would be the twlgiht zone Night Gallery the amazing stories eerie indiana sabrina the teeange witch nickelodeon's secret world of alex max nickelodeon's are you afraid of the dark? goosebumps quantum leap who wants to be an super hero? fear factor beyond fact or fiction ripley's believe it or not staring dean cain 1950s the adventures of super -man staring george reeves 1960s batman with adam west 1970s wonder women 1970s the incredible hulk 1970s live aciton spider-man the flash 1990 tv series early edition 1990 tv series seven days 1990 tv series the invisible man 1990 tv series i dream of jeannie bewitched my favorite martian the munters the 4400 hundred john doe mutant x night man birds of prey planet of the apes the tv series swap thing the tv series lost in space time tunnel kung fu Kung Fu: The Legend Continues Xena: Warrior Princess Hercules: The Legendary Journeys Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman

10-12-2017, 09:50 AM	#2
RetroGuy2000 Julie,Julie Anne,&Felice 4Ever Forum Star Join Date: Dec 27, 2013 Posts: 16,914	In the 1980s and early 1990s, I watched 1960s-1980s-era Doctor Who. Talk about low-budget special effects! I don't even think I can call most of them "special": every episode had tin foil monsters, bubble wrap aliens, cardboard Daleks, wobbly sets, and planets which looked suspiciously like quarries in Britain. Still, I loved that show.
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Edward216 Member Forum 4000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2014 Location: Central Time Zone Posts: 4,648	Land Of The Lost. Definitely cheesy special effects for the most part. But I liked the dinosaurs even though they were obviously puppets/models LOL. Star Trek (the original Captain Kirk series). Terrible special effects sometimes. But sometimes the story plots were even worse than the special effects themselves LOL. Ed.
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10-12-2017, 10:49 AM	#3
loaferman Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 23, 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 642	Definitely Doctor Who from the "classic" era. A lot of the stories don't hold up as well now, but they were made to be viewed once with a week long gap between most episodes. Now we can see an entire story at once and watch it as much as we want. Still I think the original had a charm about it that the new version just lacks. The wobbly effects are part of that charm. Also the original Dark Shadows made Doctor Who look high budget with rubber bats on a fishing wire and tombstones that fell over, but we loved it. They certainly never thought it would ever even be show as a repeat so all the bloopers are there. Again it kind of makes the show special.