Hey old timers, remember pro wrestling’s territory days? Back when wrestling was fun? Here’s a nice reminder.
Continue reading ‘Portland Wrestling Series Vol. 1’: A look at the Pacific NW territory in the 80sTag Archives: 1980s
‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’: Unflappable, supremely confident, with laser-precision timing
Just a minor administrative note before the review: Drunk TV has a new official mascot for the foreseeable future. Enjoy!
Continue reading ‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’: Unflappable, supremely confident, with laser-precision timing‘Highway to Heaven’ (Season 1): A powerful, spiritual drama for the 80s
“Who’s your boss?”
“God.”
‘Falcon Crest’ (Season 2): Melodrama & glamour ramp up in 2nd season
“Falcon Crest is a cancer; it contaminates everybody it touches! Get away, if you can!”
Continue reading ‘Falcon Crest’ (Season 2): Melodrama & glamour ramp up in 2nd season‘Matt Houston’ (Season 1): Fun, breezy entry in the 80s P.I. craze
“Better cock your pistols.”
Continue reading ‘Matt Houston’ (Season 1): Fun, breezy entry in the 80s P.I. craze‘The Fall Guy’ (Season 1): Perfectly executed high-concept TV
Well, I’m not the kind to kiss and tell,
But I’ve been seen with Farrah.
Continue reading ‘The Fall Guy’ (Season 1): Perfectly executed high-concept TV‘Hey Dude’ (Season 1): Pleasant nostalgia from Nickelodeon’s transition period
Nice memories of a fun tween show that would never get on Nickelodeon’s schedule today.
Continue reading ‘Hey Dude’ (Season 1): Pleasant nostalgia from Nickelodeon’s transition period‘Shogun’ (1980): NBC’s blockbuster miniseries premiered 40 years ago
Now, what’s a Drunk TV virtual Fall TV season..without some special event television (“We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming tonight because of the f*cking actor’s strike to bring you an NBC Movie Event!”)?
Continue reading ‘Shogun’ (1980): NBC’s blockbuster miniseries premiered 40 years ago‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Season 1): Laughably straight-faced ’80s fantasy
Did you know there used to be a cult following for this show? Yes, seriously. That surely can’t be the case now, can it?
Continue reading ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (Season 1): Laughably straight-faced ’80s fantasy‘Scarecrow and Mrs. King’ (Season 1): Fun, Romantic, Reagan-era spy adventure
A few years ago, Warner Bros. released Scarecrow and Mrs. King: The Complete First Season, a 5-disc, 21-episode collection of the 1983-1984 premier season of the light, charming action/adventure comedy/romance series starring Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner.
Continue reading ‘Scarecrow and Mrs. King’ (Season 1): Fun, Romantic, Reagan-era spy adventure‘Simon & Simon’ (Season 1): Breezy detective series survives early 80s
Don’t you miss the 80s? Don’t they seem like an incredibly free time now?
Continue reading ‘Simon & Simon’ (Season 1): Breezy detective series survives early 80s‘Father Dowling Mysteries’ (Season 1): Calm, undemanding little mysteries
Surprisingly deft, low-key mystery entertainment.
Continue reading ‘Father Dowling Mysteries’ (Season 1): Calm, undemanding little mysteries‘Mama’s Family’: Underdog sitcom a flyover country favorite
Good Lord the “Joe Hamilton” cuts are finally here!
Continue reading ‘Mama’s Family’: Underdog sitcom a flyover country favorite‘Sapphire and Steel’: Remarkable, obscure, British sci-fi
“All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel…Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.”
Continue reading ‘Sapphire and Steel’: Remarkable, obscure, British sci-fi‘Charlie’s Angels’ (Season 5): Introducing Tanya Roberts – the last original Angel
Screw Gidget—Charlie’s Angels Goes Hawaiian and for five crank it-worthy episodes the fifth and final season of the ABC female detective series is nothing short of a frenzied whack-fest…particularly when newest Angel Tanya Roberts displays her insane Barbie doll bod.
Continue reading ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (Season 5): Introducing Tanya Roberts – the last original Angel‘Lace’ (1984): Everything that was wrong with 80s television—and oh so right
“Incidentally…which one of you bitches is my mother?”
Continue reading ‘Lace’ (1984): Everything that was wrong with 80s television—and oh so right‘Charlie’s Angels’ (Season 4): We wanted Shelley Hack – but got Tiffany Welles instead
Hack attack smacks Angels off-track with thwack to Nielsen nut sack!
Continue reading ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (Season 4): We wanted Shelley Hack – but got Tiffany Welles instead‘Knots Landing’ (Season 2): Long-running series premiered 40 years ago
Do you remember on Dallas when J.R. would sneer about “losers” whose yearly salary wasn’t enough to buy one of his trademark Stetsons?
Continue reading ‘Knots Landing’ (Season 2): Long-running series premiered 40 years ago‘M*A*S*H’: A remarkable artistic achievement – thanks to its early years
If you’re like me (poor you), you keep your remote handy to check out the local digital stations that air old-timey television, channels like MeTV, Cozi, and Antenna (don’t even mention Retro TV to me—they ditched my city right when the Althea and Nick Bellini fights were getting good on The Doctors). Twenty years ago, if you had told me I’d actively seek out television showing edited classics interspersed with commercials, I’d have said you were crazy.
Continue reading ‘M*A*S*H’: A remarkable artistic achievement – thanks to its early yearsMice, cavemen, & Garfield: 3 forgotten animated Thanksgiving specials
With the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays approaching, you know what I’m thankful for?
Continue reading Mice, cavemen, & Garfield: 3 forgotten animated Thanksgiving specials