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treky · 04-20-2019, 02:06 AM

did you ever see a show that you hadn't seen in years; and back when you last saw it you really liked it but upon seeing it again you maybe think something like "I used to like this?"
For me, I used to LOVE "THE GREATEST AMERICAN HERO" when it was on in the early 80s on ABC. A couple weeks ago Decades showed it on their Weekend Binge; I watched it because I hadn't seen it since it originally aired and it wasn't as good as I thought.

Tubehead · 04-20-2019, 11:46 PM

mine are:
Batman with adam west
sliders
the greatest american hero
xena warrior princess
little house on the prairie
gun smoke
walker texas ranger
muder she wrote
in the heat of the night
touch by an angle

comedy's
full house
brandy bunch
mork & mindy
Alf
sabrina the teeange witch
good times
three companies
gilligan's island

MikeLutton · 04-21-2019, 01:09 AM

supergirl was good until they took off cat grant and had girls dating n stuff ruined the show for me

Babalu · 04-21-2019, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by treky

did you ever see a show that you hadn't seen in years; and back when you last saw it you really liked it but upon seeing it again you maybe think something like "I used to like this?"

Unfortunately most shows I watched as a kid.

Tubehead · 04-22-2019, 12:31 AM

I agree!! i don;t liked super girl now they got transgender people in there! thats when i quite watching it!!

MikeLutton · 04-22-2019, 12:46 AM

it was so good way it was if they left it alone it would of been fine.

TSMIV · 04-22-2019, 01:09 AM

WKRP. I watched all of it last year and I kept thinking it was going to get good, but it never did. I watched it in reruns in the 80s and 90s and thought it was funny back then, but it's overrated. It has it's funny moments, but it's basically pretty bland.

KatieAnn · 04-22-2019, 09:53 AM

Three's Company
Batman
Little House on the Prairie
Touched By An Angel
Miami Vice
Gilligan's Island
The Monkees
The Partridge Family
Charlie's Angels
Cheers (particularly the Rebecca years)
Mork and Mindy
Who's The Boss

funky-rat · 04-23-2019, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Babalu

Unfortunately most shows I watched as a kid.

True that. Many of the cartoons I love as a kid are completely unwatchable to me now.

I also grew up without cable, so we watched what we could pull in on 3-4 channels. I loved being at a friend's house so I could watch stuff like Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, Bewitched, etc.....also stuff I just can't watch anymore.

Stuff I didn't miss as a kid like Mork & Mindy, Happy Days, Three's Company - just all too formulaic. You know what is going to happen 3 minutes in to the show (same with stuff like Gilligan's Island).

Don't get me wrong - I have a list of stuff that I still enjoy much - but that's a list for another thread.

Steve_uk · 04-23-2019, 03:13 PM

Dallas, Dynasty, Falcon Crest all after the first couple of seasons.

AB · 04-23-2019, 05:38 PM

Mork & Mindy, I used to think it was so funny, now I can only stand to watch it a couple of times a year.

MA · 04-23-2019, 05:56 PM

Saved By The Bell. I used to watch the TBS reruns a lot when younger, but watching it now just isn’t the same.

Tubehead · 04-27-2019, 12:31 PM

another one that i used to watch was f-troop!! now its just out dated now!! another one is mister Ed!! I used to watch it!! but now i find it chessy!! another show me & my mom used to watch was the patty duke show!! all she had to do is tell her dad the problem!! then she wouldn't get into more trouble!! if she only told her dad the problem! then she wouldn't get in so deep trouble!!

Schmoopie · 06-05-2019, 03:15 AM

There are many shows that I feel this way about. Full House is one of them. I still like the original but some of the episodes that never bothered me before bother me now in terms of how unfunny they are. Seinfeld is another show that I "grew out of", you could say. I just don't find it funny anymore and that makes me kind of sad.

Most cartoons I can't get into either. I've been DVR'ing Bewitched and there are a lot of episodes that I don't really like. I was floored when I realized the show lasted seven years! It's a good show, don't get me wrong, but does anyone else notice that they tend to repeat the same situation a lot? Endora is always turning Darrin into something or another. I think the first three seasons of that show were the best. I used to not like Dick York that much but I think he was the better Darrin.

I will think of other shows and post again later.

theoneandonlytvqueen · 06-12-2019, 10:15 PM

i remember liking full house when i was younger but now i just find michelle really annoying.

the hogan family- i hadn't seen the reruns since they were on abc family in 2006. looked forward to antenna tv getting it in. when they had the special preview decemeber 2017 watched with family. coulldn't find anything that could distingusih it from other shows.still like the theme song.

04-20-2019, 02:06 AM	#1
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04-21-2019, 01:09 AM	#3
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04-23-2019, 05:56 PM	#12
MA Member Moderator Forum Idol Join Date: May 20, 2017 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 127,353	Saved By The Bell. I used to watch the TBS reruns a lot when younger, but watching it now just isn’t the same.
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04-27-2019, 12:31 PM	#13
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	another show i used to watch now im not really sure another one that i used to watch was f-troop!! now its just out dated now!! another one is mister Ed!! I used to watch it!! but now i find it chessy!! another show me & my mom used to watch was the patty duke show!! all she had to do is tell her dad the problem!! then she wouldn't get into more trouble!! if she only told her dad the problem! then she wouldn't get in so deep trouble!!

06-05-2019, 03:15 AM	#14
Schmoopie Keep Calm and Love Snoopy Forum Star Join Date: Jul 13, 2008 Location: Lynnwood, Washington Posts: 15,697	There are many shows that I feel this way about. Full House is one of them. I still like the original but some of the episodes that never bothered me before bother me now in terms of how unfunny they are. Seinfeld is another show that I "grew out of", you could say. I just don't find it funny anymore and that makes me kind of sad. Most cartoons I can't get into either. I've been DVR'ing Bewitched and there are a lot of episodes that I don't really like. I was floored when I realized the show lasted seven years! It's a good show, don't get me wrong, but does anyone else notice that they tend to repeat the same situation a lot? Endora is always turning Darrin into something or another. I think the first three seasons of that show were the best. I used to not like Dick York that much but I think he was the better Darrin. I will think of other shows and post again later.
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04-20-2019, 11:46 PM	#2
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	mine are: Batman with adam west sliders the greatest american hero xena warrior princess little house on the prairie gun smoke walker texas ranger muder she wrote in the heat of the night touch by an angle comedy's full house brandy bunch mork & mindy Alf sabrina the teeange witch good times three companies gilligan's island

04-22-2019, 12:31 AM	#5
Tubehead Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Feb 12, 2007 Location: chattanooga.tn Posts: 5,139	I agree!! i don;t liked super girl now they got transgender people in there! thats when i quite watching it!!

04-22-2019, 12:46 AM	#6
MikeLutton Mike Lutton DVD Legend! Forum Veteran Join Date: Jan 05, 2005 Location: usa pennsyvania Posts: 6,882	it was so good way it was if they left it alone it would of been fine.

04-22-2019, 01:09 AM	#7
TSMIV Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 29, 2018 Location: Arkansas Posts: 696	WKRP. I watched all of it last year and I kept thinking it was going to get good, but it never did. I watched it in reruns in the 80s and 90s and thought it was funny back then, but it's overrated. It has it's funny moments, but it's basically pretty bland.

04-22-2019, 09:53 AM	#8
KatieAnn Member Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 15, 2011 Posts: 520	Three's Company Batman Little House on the Prairie Touched By An Angel Miami Vice Gilligan's Island The Monkees The Partridge Family Charlie's Angels Cheers (particularly the Rebecca years) Mork and Mindy Who's The Boss

04-23-2019, 03:13 PM	#10
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	Dallas, Dynasty, Falcon Crest all after the first couple of seasons.

04-23-2019, 05:38 PM	#11
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	Mork & Mindy, I used to think it was so funny, now I can only stand to watch it a couple of times a year.

06-12-2019, 10:15 PM	#15
theoneandonlytvqueen Member Forum Celebrity Join Date: Feb 15, 2007 Location: In Front of the TV Posts: 24,292	i remember liking full house when i was younger but now i just find michelle really annoying. the hogan family- i hadn't seen the reruns since they were on abc family in 2006. looked forward to antenna tv getting it in. when they had the special preview decemeber 2017 watched with family. coulldn't find anything that could distingusih it from other shows.still like the theme song.