Vampire TV shows, and how I miss the 80s & 90s

[sakurazuka_jae]

Had the day off today but was recovering from a cold so decided to spend it doing as little as possible. The weather obliged in assisting with this by being rainy and cold so I spent a lot of time in front of the TV. I'd caught a few minutes of the latest series of True Blood on TV earlier in the week and decided maybe it was time to try watching

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[sakurazuka_jae]

I've now finished S1 of True Blood (by "finished" I mean "have fast-forwarded through most of") and am now re-reading the book series. So much better. It was interesting to see how characters came out though, and at least one they 105% nailed on the head (Pam).

The other good thing about a lot of the old series' was that they were very easy to pick up and put down. Now, I like an overarching storyline, I really do, but there's just something relaxing about MASH, MacGyver or the A-Team or whatever when you can just sit down, watch an episode, and it doesn't really matter when in the timeline it comes. You don't need to remember who's with who or in love with who or what's happening because... it didn't matter. Just, "eh, I feel like an episode".

I will also agree with you about the pseudo-dramas. Really, I don't care about your angst.

Yeah, S1 of MacGyver is a bit of a slow starter. The last two series or so were pretty dire too from memory (that's when you start going, "but when is he going to MAKE something?").

Well, aside from FK, Highlander, and the aforementioned list of embarassing 80s shows (there are many others I enjoyed at the time but have no desire to re-watch, such as Greatest American Hero (one of the "and they fight crime" series :-), original Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers), there are the classics like the original Doctor Who series and the Muppet Show. More recent shows included the Pretender (about which more below) and Buffy (does that count as recent anymore?) What else was I watching at the same time as Highlander and FK? Um, Strange Luck, American Gothic (now THAT was a crazy show)... oh, oh... Gargoyles! LOVED that one. And ReBoot! I'd better stop listing now or else we will segue into my cartoon obsession.

Actually, you know what another kind of TV show is that has disappeared? The "mysterious drifter" show - the one where the main character drifts into town, solves all the problems and drifts out at the end. The old Hulk series was a classic example, and there was another one that I cannot remember the name of but I can picture the lead actor easily. And of course, the kiddie version - the Littlest Hobo (God I loved that show). The only recent example I can think of is the Pretender, which I loved (some of the best villains ever, I loved Miss Parker).