The joy of old TV shows

[wraithfodder]

Besides the memories and the fact they're still enjoyable (watching Kung Fu: The Legend Continues - going through all 4 seasons).

Things that were fun:

• No one had cellphones; therefore, kidnapped folk could not be so easily rescued.
• Botox didn't seem to exist. People looked REAL.
• Blinding white perfect teeth were rare. Now everybody looks like a Barbie doll.
• Commercials for NOWHERE MAN with Bruce Greenwood (aka Captain Pike from new Star Trek movie)
• SUVs were rare and barely seen. People had ordinary cars!
• Phonebooths still existed
• You could laugh yourself silly at the women's hairstyles and shoulder pads (although I hear they're bringing those back)
• You can see folks who are now on Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis on it in tiny roles. Heh, David Hewlett is sooo young!
• Guys (aka men) weren't afraid to show emotion and pat each other on back and hug each other
• Watching the computer geek work on an ancient computer is sooooo funny.
• Watching news bits from 1993 is just weird beyond belief. Ohmygod, gas is $1.35 a gallon. Heinous!
• Oh, and your luxury cars are $15K.  Now $15K is bottom price!
• Chris Potter. Yum. And Kwai Chang Caine was cooler than I remembered.

Comments

[the-other-sandy.livejournal.com]

Chris Potter certainly was scenic. I wish that show would come out on DVD. I miss it.

Oddly enough, I just bought the box set of Nowhere Man because I liked the show and the set was on sale.

If you really want culture shock, try watching The Streets of San Francisco (more DVDs I just bought). They didn't even have portable radios. They kept having to ask people to borrow their phones to call in. And they had to solve crimes the old fashioned way--legwork. No such thing as DNA evidence.

[wraithfodder.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I'm watching KF:TLC and Nicky finally figures out the blood doesn't belong to the victim cuz the victim was a woman and the blood belonged to a man. CSI, this was not ;)

I loved Streets! There are a few episodes I'd really love on DVD.