Topic: Why are the old dramas on TV land popular?

[Right Conspiracy]

I am a fan of the old "Gunsmokes", "Little House" "Mayberry" "Waltons"  ect. Why do you think these shows still have an appeal?

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[TheVinylVillager]

they probably care with them fond memories for people who watched them originally.

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[Bo D]

I know the answer you're fishing for, RC.  Sorry I won't bite (even though I probably agree with you here) .....but they are still better than 90% of what's on now.

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[Right Conspiracy]

I know the answer you're fishing for, RC.  Sorry I won't bite (even though I probably agree with you here) .....but they are still better than 90% of what's on now.

Bo:

I am so impressed that you can read my mind over the net, What answer do you think I am fishing for?  I hate to fish.

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[~*A*W*~]

I am a fan of the old "Gunsmokes", "Little House" "Mayberry" "Waltons"  ect. Why do you think these shows still have an appeal?

 Hub loves Gunsmoke aka "shoot 'em ups." I don't fancy it much,but I watch it with him. Now I do fancy me some Little House. I have the DVD collection too!  I fancy Perry Mason(dunno why just like 'em). One of my favorites is Good Times.

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[Right Conspiracy]

I am a fan of the old "Gunsmokes", "Little House" "Mayberry" "Waltons"  ect. Why do you think these shows still have an appeal?

 Hub loves Gunsmoke aka "shoot 'em ups." I don't fancy it much,but I watch it with him. Now I do fancy me some Little House. I have the DVD collection too!  I fancy Perry Mason(dunno why just like 'em). One of my favorites is Good Times.

AW:

Any one who likes westerns can not be all bad, and if you like Little House,  thats a big plus.

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[Bo D]

I know the answer you're fishing for, RC.  Sorry I won't bite (even though I probably agree with you here) .....but they are still better than 90% of what's on now.

Bo:

I am so impressed that you can read my mind over the net, What answer do you think I am fishing for?  I hate to fish.

OK....I'll bite. I'm guessing that those shows represent a higher set of standards, a time we are nostalgic for.

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[iwalkalone]

I am a fan of the old "Gunsmokes", "Little House" "Mayberry" "Waltons"  ect. Why do you think these shows still have an appeal?

They didn't rely on sex and violence to attract viewers. I guess Gunsmoke could be considered violent, but even then, good always triumphed over evil in the end. The bad guys might kick Matt's @ss once, but they always got what was coming to them.

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[TheVinylVillager]

They didn't rely on sex

you mean Andy wasn't hittin Aunt Bea?

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[iwalkalone]

They didn't rely on sex

you mean Andy wasn't hittin Aunt Bea?

  LOL!!!!

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[Right Conspiracy]

I know the answer you're fishing for, RC.  Sorry I won't bite (even though I probably agree with you here) .....but they are still better than 90% of what's on now.

Bo:

I am so impressed that you can read my mind over the net, What answer do you think I am fishing for?  I hate to fish.

OK....I'll bite. I'm guessing that those shows represent a higher set of standards, a time we are nostalgic for.

Bo and Tv (aka watching ):

Both of you hit it right on  I agree with you.

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[iwalkalone]

I don't watch much television at all, period. When I do watch it, it's usually on Discovery, TLC, the Science Channel or similar.

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[Bo D]

I like the old shows too.

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[MAK]

I am a fan of the old "Gunsmokes", "Little House" "Mayberry" "Waltons"  ect. Why do you think these shows still have an appeal?

They didn't rely on sex and violence to attract viewers.

Don't kid yourself. Matt was very sexy; Miss Kitty?? Hello? oh yeah; and one thing I disliked about Little House when it first came out was how beautiful and yes, sexy the cast was (except for Laura and Carrie- although they babed Laura up as she got older...) because I had read all the books and was so excited for the series. They took out soooo much and put a bunch of sentimental drama in its place. Sorry, I don't think we're nostalgic for these cuz they represent a simpler time. I think we like them cuz they play out life the way we WISH it would be- the one exception may be the Walton's but I'd have to do some background reading before I said it for sure.

Oh, I did watch them though... still do... those dudes were smokin.......... 

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[notatroll]

I am a fan of the old "Gunsmokes", "Little House" "Mayberry" "Waltons"  ect. Why do you think these shows still have an appeal?

 Hub loves Gunsmoke aka "shoot 'em ups." I don't fancy it much,but I watch it with him. Now I do fancy me some Little House. I have the DVD collection too!  I fancy Perry Mason(dunno why just like 'em). One of my favorites is Good Times.

AW:

Any one who likes westerns can not be all bad, and if you like Little House,  thats a big plus.

   I love the old reruns of Little House

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