Started By
Message

Greatest 80s Action TV Show?

Posted on 9/24/17 at 8:46 pm
Posted by LSUAlum2001
Stavro Mueller Beta
Member since Aug 2003
47133 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 8:46 pm
This post was edited on 9/24/17 at 8:47 pm
Posted by theunknownknight
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
57348 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 8:49 pm to
Alf








/thread
Posted by dpd901
South Louisiana
Member since Apr 2011
7515 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 8:50 pm to
The Fall Guy for GOAT theme song

Loved me some Airwolf too
Posted by TigerintheNO
New Orleans
Member since Jan 2004
41199 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 8:54 pm to
quote:

The Fall Guy for GOAT theme song

Posted by willeaux
Member since Jan 2006
2926 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 8:58 pm to
Knight rider
Posted by Lugnut
Wesson
Member since Nov 2016
1441 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:01 pm to
BJ and the Bear
Magnum PI
Fall Guy
The Great American Hero
Hardcastle and Mccormick
Knight Rider
Airwolf

Posted by theantiquetiger
Paid Premium Member Plus
Member since Feb 2005
19224 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:03 pm to
"Miami Vice" and it isn't even close.

No other show summed up the 80's like "Miami Vice".

Fast cars - check
Drugs - check
Half naked girls - check
Setting the fashion trend - check
Posted by finchmeister08
Member since Mar 2011
35656 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:05 pm to
Dukes of Hazard
Posted by dirtsandwich
AL
Member since May 2016
5164 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:05 pm to
Hart to Hart.
Posted by OMLandshark
Member since Apr 2009
108534 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:10 pm to
fricking pathetic it took more than one post to say this:

Posted by OliverQueen81
In The South
Member since Oct 2015
10494 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:12 pm to
Simon and simon.

Really, I would say A-team.
Posted by marcnbc
Bossier City, LA
Member since May 2004
4176 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:15 pm to
Posted by Decatur
Member since Mar 2007
28719 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:18 pm to
Posted by LSUAlum2001
Stavro Mueller Beta
Member since Aug 2003
47133 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:35 pm to
quote:

The 80's had a shitload of popcorn style action shows.

I did my best to go through every 80's debut to pull out the Top 16 and ranked them 1-16 based on my own criteria: longevity & syndication.

Seeds:
1. Magnum PI
2. MacGyver
3. Miami Vice
4. Star Trek: Next Gen
5. A-Team
6. Knight Rider
7. Airwolf
8. Quantum Leap
9. Greatest American Hero
10. Hunter
11. Simon & Simon
12. Remington Steele
13. The Fall Guy
14. Blue Thunder
15. Riptide
16. China Beach

Round 1 Results:

(1) Magnum PI defeated (16) China Beach 32-2

(2) MacGyver defeated (15) Riptide 33-2

(3) Miami Vice defeated (14) Blue Thunder 30-5

(13) The Fall Guy defeated (4) Star Trek: Next Gen 23-12

(5) A-Team defeated (12) Remington Steele 25-8

(6) Knight Rider defeated (11) Simon & Simon 25-10

(10) Hunter defeated (7) Airwolf 19-15

(8) Quantum Leap defeated (9) Greatest American Hero 27-7


Round 2 Results:

(1) Magnum PI defeated (8) Quantum Leap 24-19

(2) MacGyver defeated (10) Hunter 35-8

(3) Miami Vice defeated (6) Knight Rider 22-21

(5) A-Team defeated (13) The Fall Guy 32-11



Final 4 Results:

(5) A-Team defeated (1) Magnum PI 29-19

(2) MacGyver defeated (3) Miami Vice 27-21


1. One vote per username
2. The Final 4 voting will last through Friday




Championship Matchup:

(5) A-Team defeats (2) MacGyver 18-16


Should we re-run this from 5 years ago with modifications to the seeding? No matter who is seeded, someone will bitch about a TV show too low or not included.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155653 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:42 pm to
Magnum PI GOAT
MacGyver
Airwolf
This post was edited on 9/24/17 at 9:42 pm
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21160 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 9:45 pm to
A-Team, of course.

Followed by Dukes of Hazzard and Fall Guy.
Posted by Scoob
Near Exxon
Member since Jun 2009
20411 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 10:27 pm to
I'll go with Magnum PI and Miami Vice over A Team.

Magnum and Vice both had episodes that rivalled movies of the day, and they weren't afraid of pushing the envelope at times; google "Ivan, did you see the sun rise?" and see what pops up.

The A Team was a load of fun, but how many times can you watch 4 men shooting full auto and nobody gets hit?
Posted by Bham4Tide
In a Van down by the River
Member since Feb 2011
22091 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 10:31 pm to
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Posted by Amazing Moves
Member since Jan 2014
6044 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 11:17 pm to
Since they have all been listed..

Here is one that had potential but, unfortunately the star of the show accidentally died on set.

Cover Up.

LINK
Posted by PowerTool
The dark side of the road
Member since Dec 2009
21160 posts
Posted on 9/24/17 at 11:30 pm to
Holy shite:

quote:

During a break between scenes on the set on October 12, 1984, Jon-Erik Hexum became bored with the filming delays. He began playing Russian roulette with what he believed was a harmless .44 Magnum prop gun and jokingly placed it to his temple and pulled the trigger. The shot sent the wadding from the blank cartridge at Hexum's skull, driving a bone fragment the size of a quarter into his brain and causing massive hemorrhaging.


Never heard that, but remember the actor. I loved the show Voyagers when I was 5 or 6.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 3Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram