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So I started down a rabbit hole last night. Listening to stuff on Youtube and I came across a very talented group of guys who all play acoustic guitar, and they were doing a cover of the Knight Rider theme song from the original 80s show. The cover was fantastic, but that's neither here nor there - I found myself looking up Knight Rider videos, then Airwolf, then Street Hawk and so on.
I'm probably sentimental and its the nostalgia feeling - the effects look woeful now (especially in high-res compared to the pixellated effect we got on 80s TVs), the acting is often atrocious, the stunts laughable - but damn, it does bring back some happy childhood memories to remember these shows which I was addicted to.
Trying to remember most of the ones I watched and this is about as much as I can come up with, anyone got more to add?
Knight Rider was top of the list for me. The remake was awful though, as were the Dukes of Hazzard and A-Team remakes. The reimagined TV version of Battlestar Galactica from 2004 was brilliant though.
I'm probably sentimental and its the nostalgia feeling - the effects look woeful now (especially in high-res compared to the pixellated effect we got on 80s TVs), the acting is often atrocious, the stunts laughable - but damn, it does bring back some happy childhood memories to remember these shows which I was addicted to.
Trying to remember most of the ones I watched and this is about as much as I can come up with, anyone got more to add?
Knight Rider was top of the list for me. The remake was awful though, as were the Dukes of Hazzard and A-Team remakes. The reimagined TV version of Battlestar Galactica from 2004 was brilliant though.
V
Street Hawk was very popular too, essentially Knight Rider on a bike.
Hardball (not so many people remember that, but it had Taggart from Beverly Hills Cop in it).
It was a golden time for TV in some ways, at least as a kid growing up at the time.
Street Hawk was very popular too, essentially Knight Rider on a bike.
Hardball (not so many people remember that, but it had Taggart from Beverly Hills Cop in it).
It was a golden time for TV in some ways, at least as a kid growing up at the time.
Edited by bstb3 on Thursday 5th December 13:35
bstb3 said:
Street Hawk was very popular too, essentially Knight Rider on a bike.
I remember Street Hawk and remember loving it as a kid - as you say, KR on a bike.However, a few years back I sought out a few episodes to watch and unlike Knight Rider and The A-Team, which still hold up today in a nostalgic way, to my horror I learned that Street Hawk was in fact utter s
te. Bad plot, bad acting, the bike looked like something Blue Peter knocked up with some tin foil. Laughably bad!
I think Blue Thunder's the only one I've not seen mentioned so far. The film was better than the series though.
I rewatched The Highwayman some years back, not many episodes and I'd forgotten how annoying the other (Australian?) Highwayman was, but it was enjoyable enough.
I've watched a few Knight Rider, A-Team and Airwolf episodes over the years, and they're generally fun if a bit silly, and my wife worked through the whole of Quantum Leap a few years ago.
I've don't know if Manimal or Automan have ever been reshown though, I quite liked them as a kid.
I think the combined output of Donald P Bellasario and Glen A Larson accounted for a significant proportion of the TV I watched din the 80's
I rewatched The Highwayman some years back, not many episodes and I'd forgotten how annoying the other (Australian?) Highwayman was, but it was enjoyable enough.
I've watched a few Knight Rider, A-Team and Airwolf episodes over the years, and they're generally fun if a bit silly, and my wife worked through the whole of Quantum Leap a few years ago.
I've don't know if Manimal or Automan have ever been reshown though, I quite liked them as a kid.
I think the combined output of Donald P Bellasario and Glen A Larson accounted for a significant proportion of the TV I watched din the 80's
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Thursday 5th December 14:45
bstb3 said:
V
Street Hawk was very popular too, essentially Knight Rider on a bike.
Hardball (not so many people remember that, but it had Taggart from Beverly Hills Cop in it).
It was a golden time for TV in some ways, at least as a kid growing up at the time.
Forgot about V! That was brilliant, used to love it. I thought the effects were amazing at the time. Not so much now lolStreet Hawk was very popular too, essentially Knight Rider on a bike.
Hardball (not so many people remember that, but it had Taggart from Beverly Hills Cop in it).
It was a golden time for TV in some ways, at least as a kid growing up at the time.
Edited by bstb3 on Thursday 5th December 13:35
I think there was a remake or continuation of some kind a few years back, but never seen it
Used to love all of those apart from V, never really got into it.
Great to see others remember Automan, The Highwayman and Manimal, they were quite short lived if memory serves.
Another that I remember was BJ and the Bear which was your typical damsel in distress / Littlest Hobo (there's another).
Younger kids stuff was the Kids of Degrassi Street and the Wonderful World of Disney and their adventures, a bit like The Red Hand Gang.
If you miss the lone knight / damsel in distress type series there's a new one on Disney called Tracker (I think) which is Kevin from Our Lives who rescues people, lone wolf thing. He's even called Colter and has a mash-up of KITT and Colt's GMC which manifests as a black/black massive GMC truck.
Great to see others remember Automan, The Highwayman and Manimal, they were quite short lived if memory serves.
Another that I remember was BJ and the Bear which was your typical damsel in distress / Littlest Hobo (there's another).
Younger kids stuff was the Kids of Degrassi Street and the Wonderful World of Disney and their adventures, a bit like The Red Hand Gang.
If you miss the lone knight / damsel in distress type series there's a new one on Disney called Tracker (I think) which is Kevin from Our Lives who rescues people, lone wolf thing. He's even called Colter and has a mash-up of KITT and Colt's GMC which manifests as a black/black massive GMC truck.
I'll just add this too:
20 minutes into the future...
What's odd is that there was the Max Headroom Television Show where he was the host but there was also a TV series based on the film which I'm sure I watched however I can't see any evidence it aired in the UK.
Anyway, great memories.
20 minutes into the future...
What's odd is that there was the Max Headroom Television Show where he was the host but there was also a TV series based on the film which I'm sure I watched however I can't see any evidence it aired in the UK.
Anyway, great memories.
RizzoTheRat said:
I think Blue Thunder's the only one I've not seen mentioned so far. The film was better than the series though.
I rewatched The Highwayman some years back, not many episodes and I'd forgotten how annoying the other (Australian?) Highwayman was, but it was enjoyable enough.
I've watched a few Knight Rider, A-Team and Airwolf episodes over the years, and they're generally fun if a bit silly, and my wife worked through the whole of Quantum Leap a few years ago.
I've don't know if Manimal or Automan have ever been reshown though, I quite liked them as a kid.
I think the combined output of Donald P Bellasario and Glen A Larson accounted for a significant proportion of the TV I watched din the 80's
DAP & GAL were geniuses!I rewatched The Highwayman some years back, not many episodes and I'd forgotten how annoying the other (Australian?) Highwayman was, but it was enjoyable enough.
I've watched a few Knight Rider, A-Team and Airwolf episodes over the years, and they're generally fun if a bit silly, and my wife worked through the whole of Quantum Leap a few years ago.
I've don't know if Manimal or Automan have ever been reshown though, I quite liked them as a kid.
I think the combined output of Donald P Bellasario and Glen A Larson accounted for a significant proportion of the TV I watched din the 80's
Edited by RizzoTheRat on Thursday 5th December 14:45
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