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What do you consider the "golden age" for television
Posted on 3/20/13 at 6:00 am
Posted on 3/20/13 at 6:00 am
if we break it down by decades, I'd have to say for me it's probably the 2000-2010 decade. The advent of original series on cable (basic and premium) seemed to set off a boom in creativeness. You had things like The Sopranos and BSG on cable, the networks responded somewhat with things like Lost. For comedies Friends was still going and many people like HIMYM. Heck even some of the very early reality stuff like the first seasons of Survivor and Big Brother were good.
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Posted on 3/20/13 at 6:43 am to Methuselah
It's a Generational Thing: For me it was Lucy, Skelton, Twilight Zone, Cronkite, etc. Doesn't seem so "Golden", now . . .
Posted on 3/20/13 at 7:57 am to Methuselah
Mine is the 90s. The networks were killing it. 90s brought you Seinfeld, Friends, Rosanne, Home Improvement, saved by the Bell, full house, etc. Oh, and don't forget TGIF.
You had some solid dramas in Melrose place, Law And Order, NYPD Blue.
I could go on and on.
EDIT: Oh, lets not forget the Simpsons, Fresh Prince, X Files, Star Trek TNG, Twin Peaks, and some of the more memorable and quality casts on SNL.
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You had some solid dramas in Melrose place, Law And Order, NYPD Blue.
I could go on and on.
EDIT: Oh, lets not forget the Simpsons, Fresh Prince, X Files, Star Trek TNG, Twin Peaks, and some of the more memorable and quality casts on SNL.
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This post was edited on 3/20/13 at 8:03 am
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:19 am to Methuselah
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The advent of original series on cable (basic and premium) seemed to set off a boom in creativeness
You can thank the 90's for that. The Simpsons and Married with Children helped mainstream being "edgy". Yes that sounds ridiculous because those shows are pretty tame by today's standards, but I remember when Bart Simpson saying Sucks was considered shocking.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 8:37 am to Methuselah
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For comedies Friends was still going and many people like HIMYM.
To make an argument for the 2000-2010 decade, I would use shows that are/were good. Ya know, like The Office, Frasier, and South Park. These are good comedies.
Friends was bad. HIMYM might be the least funny "comedy" in the last 20 years, other than That 70's Show.
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Heck even some of the very early reality stuff like the first seasons of Survivor and Big Brother were good.
No.
New =/= good, and these shows are the same every season.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:30 am to Methuselah
1950-1970
Uncle Milty
Calvalcade of Stars
I Love Lucy
Wagontrain
Have Gun Will Travel
Liberace
Red Skelton Show
The Honeymooners
Leave it to Beaver
Father Knows Best
Davy Crockett
Make Room for Daddy
Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock
Bonanza
Ed Sullivan
Gunsmoke
The Rifleman
Mr. Ed
McHale's Navy
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
Car 54 Where Are You?
Outer Limits
My Three Sons
Gilligan's Island
I Dream of Jeannie
Daniel Boone
Bewitched
F Troop
Gomer Pyle
Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
Lost In Space
The Invaders
Star Trek
Addams Family
The Munsters
Brady Bunch
Garrison's Guerillas
Lassie
Gentle Ben
Captain Kangaroo
American Bandstand
Jonny Quest
Flintstones
Jetsons
Jackie Gleason Show
Dean Martin Show
Andy Williams Show
The Tonight Show
FBI
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Mission Impossible
Hawaii 5-0
Time Tunnel
Land of the Giants
Adam 12
Rat Patrol
Mannix
Dragnet
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Room 222
Mary Tyler Moore
Night Gallery
The Sixth Sense
Carol Burnett Show
Uncle Milty
Calvalcade of Stars
I Love Lucy
Wagontrain
Have Gun Will Travel
Liberace
Red Skelton Show
The Honeymooners
Leave it to Beaver
Father Knows Best
Davy Crockett
Make Room for Daddy
Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock
Bonanza
Ed Sullivan
Gunsmoke
The Rifleman
Mr. Ed
McHale's Navy
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
Car 54 Where Are You?
Outer Limits
My Three Sons
Gilligan's Island
I Dream of Jeannie
Daniel Boone
Bewitched
F Troop
Gomer Pyle
Beverly Hillbillies
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
Lost In Space
The Invaders
Star Trek
Addams Family
The Munsters
Brady Bunch
Garrison's Guerillas
Lassie
Gentle Ben
Captain Kangaroo
American Bandstand
Jonny Quest
Flintstones
Jetsons
Jackie Gleason Show
Dean Martin Show
Andy Williams Show
The Tonight Show
FBI
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
Mission Impossible
Hawaii 5-0
Time Tunnel
Land of the Giants
Adam 12
Rat Patrol
Mannix
Dragnet
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Room 222
Mary Tyler Moore
Night Gallery
The Sixth Sense
Carol Burnett Show
Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:42 am to Methuselah
'78-'94 - The Prime of all the great shows of all time.
Posted on 3/20/13 at 9:50 am to Methuselah
add the first season or so of Friday Night Lights to the 2000s
Posted on 3/20/13 at 10:05 am to Methuselah
It's hard to compare going back within my generation because there are just so many more shows now. Overall I think the quality of TV in the 2000's is not as good but considering there is limited time for even the most avid TV fan, today there a more good shows to watch in the cream of the crop. Here I'm thinking about the Emmy and Golden Globe Award winning shows like LOST, The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, Mad Men, Battlestar Galactica, Deadwood, Justified, Dexter, CSI, 24, House, Arrested Development, 30 Rock, The Shield, The West Wing, Six Feet Under, etc.; it's a long list. And for clarification, what I mean by the 2000's is shows starting anywhere from year 2000 to present which is why I included Game of Thrones and Justified which began in 2011 and 2010 respectively.
This post was edited on 3/20/13 at 10:15 am
Posted on 3/20/13 at 10:12 am to Methuselah
Depends. I'd say the 80's and 90's was the Golden Age for sitcoms.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 12:51 pm to Methuselah
The 60's and 70's and some 80's are golden.
1 Adam 12 1 Adam 12 I have a 2-11 in progress.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 12:56 pm to Methuselah
The final episodes of Breaking Bad started on Sunday, so the "golden age" of television is winding down.
Posted on 8/13/13 at 1:10 pm to Methuselah
70s was great.
Sitoms - All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Jeffersons, Happy Days, SOAP, WKRP, Barney Miller, Sanford and Son. Fun shows (for a kid) Emergency, SWAT, CHIPS, Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk plus most of the cartoons and kids shows were better.
And that was just with 3 channels.
2000 to now has been really good for drama - Sopranos, The Shield, The Wire, Mad Men, Breaking Bad and GoT are some of my favorite shows of all time.
Sitoms - All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Jeffersons, Happy Days, SOAP, WKRP, Barney Miller, Sanford and Son. Fun shows (for a kid) Emergency, SWAT, CHIPS, Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman, The Incredible Hulk plus most of the cartoons and kids shows were better.
And that was just with 3 channels.
2000 to now has been really good for drama - Sopranos, The Shield, The Wire, Mad Men, Breaking Bad and GoT are some of my favorite shows of all time.
This post was edited on 8/13/13 at 1:13 pm
Posted on 8/13/13 at 3:57 pm to Methuselah
70s
All in the Family
Welcome Back Kotter
The Jeffersons
Good Times
Mary Tyler Moore
Dallas
Roots
Battle of the Network Stars
All in the Family
Welcome Back Kotter
The Jeffersons
Good Times
Mary Tyler Moore
Dallas
Roots
Battle of the Network Stars
This post was edited on 8/13/13 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 8/13/13 at 4:15 pm to Methuselah
Easily....EASILY
1956-1971
Not only for the types of shows, but the theme music and songs for the shows - incredible.
Just in this 15 year period, you had countless shows that are considered classics today, and are rerun to this day. Westerns, Adventures, Mysteries, Dramas, Sci-Fi, Horror/Melodrama,
Variety/Musical, etc.
These are just the COMEDIES from that period:
The Honeymooners
I Love Lucy
Hazel
Ozzie and Harriet
Pete and Gladys
The Donna Reed Show
Jackie Gleason Show
Father Knows Best
Make Room For Daddy
Leave It To Beaver
Dennis The Menace
My Three Sons
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
The Lucy Show
McHale's Navy
Gomer Pyle
F-Troop
Car 54 Where Are You
The Beverly Hillbillies
I Dream of Jeannie
Gilligan's Island
Bewitched
Green Acres
Hogan's Heroes
Petticoat Junction
Brady Bunch
MASH
Here's Lucy
All In The Family
Mary Tyler Moore
The Flintsones
The Jetsons
The In-Laws
The Odd Couple
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Here are all the great Music Themes for the shows from this era 1956-71 - some are still considered classics today:
Bonanza
The FBI
Lassie
The Rifleman
Ben Casey
Death Valley Days
Perry Mason
Mission Impossible
The Virginian
The Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock
Star Trek
Hawaii Five-0
The Big Valley
Jonny Quest
Carol Burnett
Ironside
Mannix
Jackie Gleason
The Odd Couple
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
I Dream of Jeannie
Gilligan's Island
My Three Sons
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
F-Troop
Hogan's Heroes
Brady Bunch
1956-1971
Not only for the types of shows, but the theme music and songs for the shows - incredible.
Just in this 15 year period, you had countless shows that are considered classics today, and are rerun to this day. Westerns, Adventures, Mysteries, Dramas, Sci-Fi, Horror/Melodrama,
Variety/Musical, etc.
These are just the COMEDIES from that period:
The Honeymooners
I Love Lucy
Hazel
Ozzie and Harriet
Pete and Gladys
The Donna Reed Show
Jackie Gleason Show
Father Knows Best
Make Room For Daddy
Leave It To Beaver
Dennis The Menace
My Three Sons
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
The Lucy Show
McHale's Navy
Gomer Pyle
F-Troop
Car 54 Where Are You
The Beverly Hillbillies
I Dream of Jeannie
Gilligan's Island
Bewitched
Green Acres
Hogan's Heroes
Petticoat Junction
Brady Bunch
MASH
Here's Lucy
All In The Family
Mary Tyler Moore
The Flintsones
The Jetsons
The In-Laws
The Odd Couple
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
Here are all the great Music Themes for the shows from this era 1956-71 - some are still considered classics today:
Bonanza
The FBI
Lassie
The Rifleman
Ben Casey
Death Valley Days
Perry Mason
Mission Impossible
The Virginian
The Twilight Zone
Alfred Hitchcock
Star Trek
Hawaii Five-0
The Big Valley
Jonny Quest
Carol Burnett
Ironside
Mannix
Jackie Gleason
The Odd Couple
Petticoat Junction
Green Acres
I Dream of Jeannie
Gilligan's Island
My Three Sons
Andy Griffith
Dick Van Dyke
F-Troop
Hogan's Heroes
Brady Bunch
Posted on 8/13/13 at 4:53 pm to Methuselah
'87-'88 had several "One Season Wonders": "Frank's Place"; "Sledge Hammer"; "Slap Maxwell". All "Quirky", and very well done.
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