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In terms of production value, how would you compare Blakes 7 to Doctor Who? About the same?

Thanks! Embarrassingly, I haven't gotten around to watching Rawhide yet. I guess because the streaming services don't seem to have it. Off to Youtube... Wild Wild West I probably need to watch more of. I do like Robert Conrad. The one episode I saw felt to me like one of those Star Trek time...

I am not a huge fan of the western genre in general. There are a few western films that I love, but it has to be something truly exceptional or unusual to hold my attention (Once Upon a Time in the West for example). Run of the mill westerns put me to sleep in no time. Although I've only...

LOL, that's some nerve. I should try sending the creepy Bugs Bunny figurine with the black, dead eyes from the recent Blu Ray collection back to WB for a refund.

Thanks! My knowledge of 50s-early 60s sitcoms is woefully weak. I do really like The Honeymooners, and saw a couple episodes of I Love Lucy and Car 54, Where Are You? that were kinda funny, but that's about all I've got. I have a big soft spot for Leave it to Beaver because it was on a lot in...

As a kid, I had a negative impression of I Love Lucy without ever really having seen it. It would air at 9:00 AM on the local UHF station, right after the morning cartoon block ended. In my mind it had 3 strikes against it: 1) Its start meant the end of cartoons for the morning 2) The intro...

Thanks for the background. I will hunt for season 3 as well then. You're right, the location shooting for Route 66 and I Spy was not only ahead of tis time, I'm not sure it's been matched since then. I can't think of any shows after that (except for the mid-70s trucking show Movin' On) that...

Although I was hoping I would like it, the little I've seen of The Man from U.N.C.L.E. suggests it is an exclusively set/backlot-based type of show, and that just doesn't interest me. I Spy is fun, both for the amazing international location shoots and the repartee between Culp and Cosby. I...

I eagerly anticipated the debut of the 80s Mission Impossible. I had never seen the original, but loved 007, and was thrilled to have a spy show on TV. Especially since most action dramas were killed off in the mid-80s, and it was slim pickings by 1988. The opening credits are fantastic...

Thanks for the link - lot of great promo art there. It truly is a lost art form. I miss that kind of cheese. I did notice the logo for Columbo Pictures Television. Would that have been unusual to include the studio information?

LOL! That art is amazing! Love those cheesy promo drawings. Looks like Hooker is up against a magician Bruce Lee. Also - "Hooker will heat up your Saturday night." Wink wink. Where did you find this? Thanks for the rundown! I have the complete series so I'll watch all of it eventually...

I love TJ Hooker. Shatner's outrageous scenery chewing makes the show. There's a decent amount of car chases and other action, and pretty solid locations. Still haven't seen the final season after the move to CBS. I have a feeling it won't measure up, as I have read it recycles a lot of earlier...

I believe Barnaby Jones works urban cases as well, but I don't think that show is anything spectacular in terms of location work. Just recently starting watching Vega$ for the first time. To me this a must pick up for the Vegas locations alone. Dan Tanna (oof, what a name) - Urich - drives all...

That's an interesting comment about Cannon being filmed in the middle of nowhere. It's true that every episode I've seen seems to be set in some nondescript and very dull rural location. Is he supposed to be a small town detective? Another issue I have with Cannon is that he just doesn't seem...

Definitely, Streets of San Francisco is also amazing for locations. I would put both shows on the All Star team for 70s location shooting, along with maybe Columbo, Police Story, Police Woman, Movin' On, CHiPS, and Vegas.

I'm not a big fan of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea either. Seems like a low-rent version of Star Trek both in terms of visuals and stories (although I guess it pioneered this exploration of the unknown genre), with much less charisma as you pointed out (David Hedison always bores me for some...

I'll definitely give Ironside another look. Maybe the later seasons will strike me differently. When I was a kid and first encountered Rockford in syndication I certainly would have agreed with you. At the time I couldn't get past the extremely 70s theme music and actionless montage in the...

Maybe I should give Ironside another chance. I've only seen a few first season episodes. I thought I might like Ironside more than Perry Mason. It has a couple things in its favor - it's in color and the stories are more focused on the investigation of the crime than on court proceedings. But...

Great thread! My thoughts on a few of the shows mentioned: Mission Impossible I was going to bring this up, but I see I have been beaten to the punch several times over. On paper I should love this show - love anything spy-related and step-by-step heist/con style stories, and like Landau...