[Closed] Which TV series have you rediscovered?

I Sky+ed a load of Shooting Stars off UK Gold and dip in occasionally. Still hilarious, especially the clips

Obviously not to everyone's taste (Drac?) and I don't really care!

Bodies on iPlayer. Apart from the mobiles and long sleeves on the wards it has aged very well, just give the Season 2 "Finale" a swerve, it's very below par.

Oh, and Early Doors. The police are priceless. To the regiment!

Currently binging rather unhealthily & adddictively on The Shield..........

Love Geordie jeans 😂

Oh, and Early Doors.

Do you like circuses? 🙂

Mitchell and Webb for the last few nights...

"COME ON BOFFINS, NOW LETS GET THIS SORTED!"

I want to get round to rewatching The Wire and The West Wing, unfortunately that's about 4 years worth of TV right there

Do you like circuses?

No, they're shite.

Currently binge-rewatching The Shield which is awesome! Picked up on something I hadn't noticed/considered before so I google it & it's something other people had wondered as well (does Dutch evolve into a serial killer himself by the end?)

Dr Who.

I'm not sure how many me and my 10 year old have watched, but we're running out now !

I do ask myself though, why are Blakes7 and the old Tom Baker Dr Who not on any TV ?

Rewatched loads of Henry Enfield a few weeks ago. Absolutely brilliant still and Tory Boy still relevant.

Shooting Stars was must see TV for me such random humour and some great sketches. Sorry to disappoint DezB

I want to get round to rewatching The Wire and The West Wing, unfortunately that’s about 4 years worth of TV right there

154 West Wings + 60 Wires = 214 episodes in total. At three episodes a night that's a mere 71.3 nights, so just over two months, and that's not even including any all day weekend binges. Kids these days, no work ethic... 😉

Aeronauts, or as it was originally Les chevaliers du ciel.

A real blast from school holidays when I was a child.

The Mirage IV @ Yorkshire Air Museum is impressive in a hard cold war way....

Daredevil S3 and Jessica Jones s2

Overdosed on the Netflix Marvel series and then chucked it without watching these.

Not necessarily "rediscovered" as I never undiscovered them, but I'm currently rewatching Buffy, Angel and Farscape.

I’m currently rewatching Buffy

For the 'plot' no doubt, you dirty boy 😉

I’ve just rediscovered Tripods on YouTube, is as awesome and rubbish as I remember it

Still Game, absolute genius. I've just got to the end of series 9 (I think it's only been shown on BBC Scotland so far) and that last episode I wasn't expecting it to get so dusty in here...

Place in the Sun.  I like it, Wife hates it.

24. Seasons 1 had its high spots but had that dead middle half a dozen episodes when they didn't know if the series was going to be completed. S2 - S5 were brilliant. The others were a bit more variable.
Elementary bears a relook. Blacklist again had high spots but got patchy at times.
Watched The Prisoner (UK original series) recently. Hasn't dated too well.
Still never seen The Shield, Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire, only seen the first 20 minutes of S1E1 of Game of thrones. Never saw Prison Break or Lost.
So much to look forward to.

Oooh nearly forgot, still got a soft spot for Dollhouse, season 1 was my favourite, Dichen Lachman, Eliza Dushku and Olivia Williams! Oh and Firefly as well for being brilliant, space cowboys in a Chinese influenced universe. Somebody should let that Whedon bloke make a movie.

Cougar - I never did Buffy or Farscape either. I've tried the latter but I can't get over the stupid flying muppet.

I'm currently re-watching Lost. Still weird but I now appreciate the characters more - and the long story telling.

Sorry to disappoint DezB

Happy there's another crossover! 🙂

I recently started watching Tour of Duty after it randomly came up on Amazon, TV series about Vietnam that ran from 1987-90, remember staying up late as a young man to watch it and re-watching it now brings it back.

Not rediscovered as I've never seen it before, but inspired to watch The Prisoner after visiting Portmerion recently!

Kryton57

Place in the Sun.

Watching old series of that would be a little odd 😆

Oh, and Early Doors. The police are priceless. To the regiment!

Phil and Nige. They're based on and named after two long since retired community beat bobbies who worked in Stockport who had a somewhat colourful reputation. A good mate of mine remembers them from when he first joined in the late 80's and apparently the characters weren't very far off being accurate portrayals of the real thing.

Californication !!

Absolutely brilliant.

I do ask myself though, why are Blakes7 and the old Tom Baker Dr Who not on any TV ?

Not sure Blakes 7 ever got repeated since early 80s. A shame really. I've watched those to death on DVD. Can't get enough of "maximum power" Servalan. Classic Doctor Who has a run on some of the more obscure satellite channels at times, and last couple years Twitch has been streaming every available episode back to back.

I don't rediscover much old stuff as that's all I ever watch anyway. I'm stuck in the 70s / 80s and maybe 90s mostly for TV. Certainly post 2000 so much is dire or overlong and drawn-out (odd thing to say given I'll watch 6 to 10 part very padded episodes of old 60s/70s Doctor Who!).

Of modern stuff, only Doctor Who, and enjoyed BSG reboot even though it dragged a bit in places. Even Game of Thrones I got bored with. Stuck on 7th series and can't be bothered. Not sure I'd ever re-watch it.

Blackadder - rewatch endlessly. Red Dwarf the same. The Prisoner also. People I know always banging on about this or that new series and I just don't have the time or energy to invest in it.

Anyway, one rediscover on my list though, but yet to do... A Very Peculiar Practice. Got it, I just haven't got round to watching it. Will be first I've seen it since it was shown (mid 80s I think). Loved it at the time. Very weird.

"Not sure Blakes 7 ever got repeated since early 80s."

Blake's 7 definitely got repeated on one of the cable channels around 2000. It's not as good as you remember.

For the ‘plot’ no doubt, you dirty boy 😉

Faith.

Sigh.

Cougar – I never did Buffy or Farscape either. I’ve tried the latter but I can’t get over the stupid flying muppet.

Yeah, the Henson creatures were a barrier to entry for some. It's worth persevering with though, it's some of the finest sci-fi ever made (Firefly notwithstanding).

enjoyed BSG reboot even though it dragged a bit in places

I really enjoyed BSG, but the ending was abject twaddle.

Of modern stuff, only Doctor Who

I switched channels over the weekend to avoid something and the Matt Smith Dr. Who was on. I wuz riveted! And it certainly wasn't the Dr. or the plot. Dirty boy. Series link set 😆

Edge of Darkness....Nuff Said

if were recommending old tv series, I loved "Better off Ted" and "Life" (Damian Lewis series) though the ending was bodged as it was cut a series short.. I'd re-watch them both but can't find them (unless I want to pay).

As for farscape, yes I loved it but couldn't get my partner past the flying muppet, to re-watch it with her. I did watch all of stargate series (Universe was the best of that, another great series cancelled while shite still get produced) a few years ago and enjoyed watching them add in the farscape crew (well 2 of them)

The Avengers. With Diana Rigg.

Need to go back to Deadwood before the movie lands...

Kojak.

My kids were too young to appreciate The IT Crowd first time round, having a hoot watching it again with them now.

Baywatch.

No, I’m not joking. The remastered HD versions on Amazon Prime are a great bit of easy watching.

Not so much rediscovered but watch over and over again:

Father Ted
IT Crowd
Phoenix Nights
Fast Show
Porridge
Blackadder

Do I care if its not highbrow or anyone else likes it.... No but it makes me & the wife happy 🙂

The A-Team.

I get in from work just before 5 every day and there's a double bill starting on 5 Spike.

When I was a small child it was an action packed thrill ride. Now, it looks pretty terrible but I still love it. I love the wonky sets that explode every time someone bumps into them. I love the clunky fight scenes and old fashioned practical stunt work. It's also good for spotting well known actors who are either on their way up, or down, in their careers.

My girlfriend pretends she hates it but laughs her head off at Mad Murdock.

Kojak.

Kojak is excellent.

Mr overshoot is welcome round ours for a play date anytime. All of that list +1!
I also love old top of the pops ,young ones & the league of gentlemen.

I’ve just watched Misfits again - it was great.

A couple of years ago I rewatched Blake’s 7 - it wasn’t.

Next on my rewatch list is Generation Kill, which I reckon is the best tv I’ve ever seen.

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Mr overshoot is welcome round ours for a play date anytime. All of that list +1!
I also love old top of the pops ,young ones & the league of gentlemen.

Oh yes "pans people pre Lycra" & some proper 70's glam rock + early punk that left the presenters audience a bit bemused.
The young one was filmed round the corner from where I was living and at school at the same time.
I'm still skimming league of gentlemen as I missed most of it first time round 🙁

Bullseye

Oh yeah, League of Gentlemen. Kinda passed me by first time around bar the odd episode here and there. I binge-watched the lot when the new episodes came out a little while ago.

Re-watch fawlty towers every now and again. Some of the things the major says are a bit fruity.

Ambulance was back on the BBC last night, I'm missing Manchester 🙁 next series we're back in London 😞 which reminds me, I need to check I've actually been paid!

Dangerman, loved spotting all the locations where I grew up. The studios didn't travel very far in those days, the "hotel in Geneva" was actually the pub in Shepperton where I spent my teenage years.

Currently working my way through box sets of Man About the House and the two spin offs, George and Mildred and Robin’s Nest. Classic sitcoms.

Also been watching The Professionals. The car coming through the window is still the best ever opening shot.

Have introduced my two girls to the A Team recently.

It still has great appeal, for all the shonky sets and implausible escapes.

There's a remake of MacGyver on Sky / Now TV which my eldest enjoys. Despite more gloss and hyperbolic plots (defusing WMDs most weeks) it's enjoyable enough, and more appealing than I remember the original.

Some dodgy science though - using a massive magnet to capture a baddy who had lots of titanium plates in their bones.

But jolly japes none the less. And Stokesy from CSI.

Knowing Me Knowing You with Alan Partridge. Superb.

I also got a download of the original R4 series and it's some of the funniest radio ever.

Most of the above.
🙂

And Hustle. Watched most of them again now, a bit variable but quality.

And of course, Columbo. About half way through. Genius.

I'd like to see Hill St Blues again, but scared it won't live up to the memories.

Can you get tour of duty on prime then? That was a post pub/ chippy classic when I was a certain age.

I enjoyed The Prisoner when it got re-shown some years back, still a very strange programme.

Rome.

Best historical series ever. You can almost smell the blood and dust.

Watched the 1st and 2nd series of auf wiedersehen pet a few months back. Brilliant bit of writing.

Also tutti frutti from the late 80s. A show about a fictional rock and roll show band from Glasgow. Written by Jon Byrne stars Robbie Coltrane, Emma Thomson and Richard Wilson. Music and the one liners are brilliant. Probably one of the best TV shows the BBC ever made. It was famously only ever shown on TV once due to the rights on the music. Find it n DVD or online, you will thank me later

The tomorrow people

I like watching the Star Trek (original) episodes when i stumble on them.

Dads Army
MyGyver
Magnum PI

There was an old series about Flying boat, flying tigers theme. pacific island, indiana jones type tv program I liked.

Cant remember the name or ever seen it again.

There was an old series about Flying boat, flying tigers theme. pacific island, indiana jones type tv program I liked.

Tales of the Golden Monkey

@perchy
Thats the one 🙂

Off to YouTube now 🙂

Just watching League of Gentlemen for the first time - pretty good although some of the homosexual/lesbian/trans references are past their 'time'...

It's surprising how old League of Gentleman actually is now.
Bit highbrow, but I've been working my way through Johnathan Meades' old programmes on YT.
Are people watching The Prisoner online or DVD? I loved the original series when C4 showed it in the 90's. Anyone remember that dreadful reimagining from 10-or-so years ago?

Parks & Recreation - watched it in little chunks when it was on terrestrial a few years ago. Started watching the whole thing properly and in order. Probably my favourite American sit-com. Season 4 has been absolute genius.

Michael Schur created P&R he also wrote/produced for The Office (US), and created Brooklyn 99 and The Good Place. Some talent.

I thought Parks and Recreation was good for a while, but petered out towards the end. Ron Swanson though is one of the best characters on TV for a very long time. Did you know that all that woodwork is actually all his, er, woodwork?

+1 for Farscape. One of the best sci-fi series I've seen.

I might give Lexx another viewing.

Watched first two episodes of Banshee last night. Another good ott action series

Gotta laugh. 20 years ago, Farscape, "yes but, Muppets." Today, "ooh that new Dark Crystal series looks really good."

After being so so disappointed with the Monkey reboot, I went back and watched the originals, still great fun. I am never sure if the "original" japanese series is the same fruity fun as the dubbed version, but I like to think so, and my adolescent confusion about Tripitaka still persists.