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Post by geode on May 21, 2017 17:01:23 GMT
Rawhide ran for something like seven seasons, was in the top ten or twenty most popular shows for much of its run. I'd say classic. What surprises me about Rawhide is that it's never been that big a deal in reruns despite Clint Eastwood's superstar status. Strange. Another one like that: M Squad, which starred movie bad guy Lee Marvin, his starring career in feature films a few years down the road, in a popular three season series that never became cult. Unlike Rawhide, which is sort of rambling, borderline epic, M Quad is lean and mean. Still not cult, though. I was a regular for "M Squad" back when it was broadcast and should try and watch it again after all these decades. Definitely not a cult show, but I remember it fondly.
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Post by telegonus on May 22, 2017 6:34:42 GMT
M Squad seems strangely forgotten, doesn't it? It feature not only soon to be legendary Lee Marvin but a jazz score by none other than Count Basie! Mike Connors did a good one from the same period that I much prefer to his later Mannix called Tightrope; and Darren McGavin had a similarly tough and gritty half-hour series in which he played Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. Neither is cult, both were first rate, though. I miss those neat little half-hour shows. It was a real challenge, and it took a lot of talent, to make a non-comedy half-hour series work, and quite a few worked like a charm. One of the things that for me always dragged down those much later Seventies detective and cop shows was their length. Too much moving around, barging through or kicking in doors, car chases, extended action sequences not handled with much skill or talent; not enough wit in the writing, skill in the acting or, for that matter, storytelling. But I digress...
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Post by geode on Jul 10, 2017 15:45:50 GMT
M Squad seems strangely forgotten, doesn't it? It feature not only soon to be legendary Lee Marvin but a jazz score by none other than Count Basie! Mike Connors did a good one from the same period that I much prefer to his later Mannix called Tightrope; and Darren McGavin had a similarly tough and gritty half-hour series in which he played Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. Neither is cult, both were first rate, though. I miss those neat little half-hour shows. It was a real challenge, and it took a lot of talent, to make a non-comedy half-hour series work, and quite a few worked like a charm. One of the things that for me always dragged down those much later Seventies detective and cop shows was their length. Too much moving around, barging through or kicking in doors, car chases, extended action sequences not handled with much skill or talent; not enough wit in the writing, skill in the acting or, for that matter, storytelling. But I digress... With this talk of half hour detective shows you have me thinking about Peter Gunn and Richard Diamond, which I am remembering fondly.
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 20, 2017 15:39:39 GMT
IMO, Man with a Camera w/Charles Bronson should be on that list...
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Post by Lynx on Aug 20, 2017 17:41:29 GMT
In the Eighties, there was a show called "Dinosaurs", excellent show, kind of reminded me of The Flintstones. I think it's one that I would call a cult classic although probably too few followers.
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Post by mszanadu on Aug 20, 2017 18:14:09 GMT
In the Eighties, there was a show called "Dinosaurs", excellent show, kind of reminded me of The Flintstones. I think it's one that I would call a cult classic although probably too few followers. Dinosaurs (1991 - 1994) I agree and remember this fun show too lynx0139 for me it was definitely like The Flintstones meets The Muppets . Thanks lynx0139 for your reply .
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Post by maya55555 on Aug 20, 2017 19:21:30 GMT
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Post by mszanadu on Aug 20, 2017 19:34:02 GMT
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Post by koskiewicz on Aug 20, 2017 19:58:38 GMT
...another one was the Fess Parker Disney series "Davy Crockett" with Buddy Ebsen as Crockett's sidekick...
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Post by geode on Aug 23, 2017 8:02:45 GMT
...another one was the Fess Parker Disney series "Davy Crockett" with Buddy Ebsen as Crockett's sidekick... Very popular when it aired, and I think mainly forgotten today. I'm not sure this is much of a cult show.
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Post by fangirl1975 on Nov 12, 2017 21:29:47 GMT
Kolchak: The Night Stalker is missing from the list.
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Post by deembastille on Nov 13, 2017 3:50:19 GMT
well cult tv shows is defined as a tv show that start out normal but gain cult followings due to magnetic characters [eric Matthews plays with squirrels] pithy dialogue [undapantz!] and complex plots that create 'story arcs' that are of a good amount [not donna martin's being rearended to her od'ing on pain pills]. these are all the things that grab viewers and make them come back to find out what happens next.
now, granted, not all of the shows on the cult favorite tv series/list do all of these things [how many times can Kenny come back from the dead only to be killed again by bastards?] but it is usually the dialogue/characters. a good example of a cult tv show without any sort of story arcs are monty python's flying circus and obviously south park. they have the characters/the actors who just engulf us in pizzazz [i'm a lumberjack and I'm okay...] and great dialogue: good morning, i'd like to have an argument
for me, for tv now... American horror story. [jury is still out but it looks promising: the orville], Archer although I stopped watching when we now got a real ISIS and the show went all pc. and definitely red dwarf.
former current tv... the sopranos, Gilligan, the x files [just kiss damn it! we know you want to!] absolutely fabulous [but is it ART? No, it's my dead father], black adder, fawlty towers, Frasier,
classic tv. Gilligan: Lovey: I understand everything perfectly! Ginger isn't Ginger anymore, because Mary Ann isn't who she was, when Ginger wasn't who she is, isn't that right Skipper? and I guess as it is relatively new to me -- dallas.
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Post by geode on Nov 15, 2017 1:50:11 GMT
well cult tv shows is defined as a tv show that start out normal but gain cult followings due to magnetic characters [eric Matthews plays with squirrels] pithy dialogue [undapantz!] and complex plots that create 'story arcs' that are of a good amount [not donna martin's being rearended to her od'ing on pain pills]. these are all the things that grab viewers and make them come back to find out what happens next. now, granted, not all of the shows on the cult favorite tv series/list do all of these things [how many times can Kenny come back from the dead only to be killed again by bastards?] but it is usually the dialogue/characters. a good example of a cult tv show without any sort of story arcs are monty python's flying circus and obviously south park. they have the characters/the actors who just engulf us in pizzazz [i'm a lumberjack and I'm okay...] and great dialogue: good morning, i'd like to have an argument for me, for tv now... American horror story. [jury is still out but it looks promising: the orville], Archer although I stopped watching when we now got a real ISIS and the show went all pc. and definitely red dwarf. former current tv... the sopranos, Gilligan, the x files [just kiss damn it! we know you want to!] absolutely fabulous [but is it ART? No, it's my dead father], black adder, fawlty towers, Frasier, classic tv. Gilligan: Lovey: I understand everything perfectly! Ginger isn't Ginger anymore, because Mary Ann isn't who she was, when Ginger wasn't who she is, isn't that right Skipper? and I guess as it is relatively new to me -- dallas. To show how far out of it I am in terms of TV these days....I am clueless about anything you say in your first paragraph and not even sure what the country of origin might be about what you reference.
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Post by deembastille on Nov 15, 2017 2:00:33 GMT
well cult tv shows is defined as a tv show that start out normal but gain cult followings due to magnetic characters [eric Matthews plays with squirrels] pithy dialogue [undapantz!] and complex plots that create 'story arcs' that are of a good amount [not donna martin's being rearended to her od'ing on pain pills]. these are all the things that grab viewers and make them come back to find out what happens next. now, granted, not all of the shows on the cult favorite tv series/list do all of these things [how many times can Kenny come back from the dead only to be killed again by bastards?] but it is usually the dialogue/characters. a good example of a cult tv show without any sort of story arcs are monty python's flying circus and obviously south park. they have the characters/the actors who just engulf us in pizzazz [i'm a lumberjack and I'm okay...] and great dialogue: good morning, i'd like to have an argument for me, for tv now... American horror story. [jury is still out but it looks promising: the orville], Archer although I stopped watching when we now got a real ISIS and the show went all pc. and definitely red dwarf. former current tv... the sopranos, Gilligan, the x files [just kiss damn it! we know you want to!] absolutely fabulous [but is it ART? No, it's my dead father], black adder, fawlty towers, Frasier, classic tv. Gilligan: Lovey: I understand everything perfectly! Ginger isn't Ginger anymore, because Mary Ann isn't who she was, when Ginger wasn't who she is, isn't that right Skipper? and I guess as it is relatively new to me -- dallas. To show how far out of it I am in terms of TV these days....I am clueless about anything you say in your first paragraph and not even sure what the country of origin might be about what you reference. that was taken from a site where they gave a list of 'cult tv shows' most of the examples [undapantz!] were from boy meets world. they had it all which is why it is considered cult-able.
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Post by sweetpea on Nov 15, 2017 18:34:57 GMT
Hmmmm...interesting thoughts. I always considered cult to be little shows that never garnered much attention, or were not considered all that good. But along the years gained a following. Sort of like Rocky Horror Picture Show for movies.
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Post by geode on Nov 16, 2017 9:02:10 GMT
To show how far out of it I am in terms of TV these days....I am clueless about anything you say in your first paragraph and not even sure what the country of origin might be about what you reference. that was taken from a site where they gave a list of 'cult tv shows' most of the examples [undapantz!] were from boy meets world. they had it all which is why it is considered cult-able. Never heard of "Boy Meets World"...so, I can believe it was more cult than mainstream.
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Post by geode on Nov 16, 2017 9:02:47 GMT
Hmmmm...interesting thoughts. I always considered cult to be little shows that never garnered much attention, or were not considered all that good. But along the years gained a following. Sort of like Rocky Horror Picture Show for movies. That is more attuned to my definition.
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Post by bonerxmas on Nov 16, 2017 9:16:26 GMT
the whole idea of cult is obsolete, it used to mean stuff that was rare and hard to find, but still had followers who would trade tapes through the mail or something, now you can find anything, and you can store thousands of movies and shows on your shelf, so everything has a "cult following"
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Post by deembastille on Nov 16, 2017 11:09:12 GMT
that was taken from a site where they gave a list of 'cult tv shows' most of the examples [undapantz!] were from boy meets world. they had it all which is why it is considered cult-able. Never heard of "Boy Meets World"...so, I can believe it was more cult than mainstream. It was a teen and preteen/conscious parents show much like a cross between saved by the Bell and Family matters. Back before we couldn't talk about drama that engulfed teen's lives. They glossed over the usual and unusual things the average teen had to experience and deal with. They could have done more with teenage drinking but didn't and I was ok with their decision not to harp over it.
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Post by geode on Jan 17, 2018 15:30:30 GMT
Never heard of "Boy Meets World"...so, I can believe it was more cult than mainstream. It was a teen and preteen/conscious parents show much like a cross between saved by the Bell and Family matters. Back before we couldn't talk about drama that engulfed teen's lives. They glossed over the usual and unusual things the average teen had to experience and deal with. They could have done more with teenage drinking but didn't and I was ok with their decision not to harp over it. I see. I was out of the country when all of these aired.
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