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Retro TV

Lucibee — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:34:18 GMT

I recently discovered TV stations such as Antenna TV and MeTV. I also found a channel called GetTv that isn't even listed in my TV guide. GetTv is old movies. I forgot how funny WKRP IN CINCINNATI was . I loved the theme song. There are lots of other old shows. Do any of you have old favorites either comedy or drama?

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TaxyLady — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:37:13 GMT

My husband loves these channels. He watches the Lone Ranger and Superman along with many more. It is fun to watch these old shows. Actually I think the sitcoms such as Taxi, Mary Tyler Moore and the New Hart shows are much better than what we have today. I haven't watches CBS, NBC or ABC shows in many years. They just have bad programming.

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Johnnyeager — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:38:21 GMT

I get all of these over broadcast stations. GetTV has terrific old movies, mostly from the Columbia Studio. I also just started getting one called DECADES which has had marathons of Family Affair, The Doris Day Show (I forgot how corny that was) and Get Smart, among others.

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Lucibee — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 16:52:20 GMT

TV Land was started on that concept. However, lately TV Land seems to be producing their own shows along with reruns of Family Feud. I remember their original tagline was "TV Land take me away"

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stevieb — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:22:50 GMT

I get some of them and will occasionally tune in... TV Land and Nick have just become so stale and really, with so many great old shows the many stations that program reruns of sticoms could offer, it seems they all offer the same thing... Not to say some of these aren't good shows, but really a steady diet of Friends and Raymond and How I Met Your Mother (which I never found funny)... along with really iffy and dated sitcoms like Full House and Who's the Boss... just don't do much for me. I guess it's a different strokes kind of thing, but in the annals or sitcoms it seems to me there are better ones that could join the mix...

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Johnnyeager — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:25:08 GMT

Has anyone seen COSI TV? Instead of sitcoms they run Charlie's Angels, Magnum PI, Bionic Woman and Murder, She Wrote among other "dramas" of the 70s and 80s.

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deepwaterdotter — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:44:00 GMT

Antenna TV is my favorite. Fun to watch "All in the Family", "WKRP in Cinncinati", and "Newhart" reruns.

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151949 — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:02:57 GMT

When we are in Pa the cable there has a show called Inspiration TV that plays all old shows. A lot of old westerns. I really enjoy it. DH - not so crazy about it. I watch High Chaparral, Big Valley, Dr Quinn, The Virginian etc. So much better than reality TV.

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151949 — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:05:00 GMT

We don't get any of the retro TV channels on our cable here in Florida or I would be watching them all the time.

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JustJazzmom — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:07:27 GMT

Verizon FiOs has MeTV aand we watch maybe a few of the Perry Mason episodes. We refer to that channel as the 'bad TV' channel as in 'Do you want to watch some bad TV?' LOL

Some of the shows in B&W are so cheesy re: the sets or the clothing they wore.

Mc Cloud is laughable in terms of the plot and the awful 70's clothing.

Lost in Space should have remained 'lost'! LOL Dr. Smith chewed the scenery with every line he spoke!

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Lucibee — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:11:28 GMT

We have Encore Western channel. I used to watch westerns all the time when I was younger.

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Johnnyeager — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:12:53 GMT

Lost in Space was must see TV when I was growing up. Now, it's campy fun to watch. Some of the space creatures were so cheesily made it makes me laugh outloud.

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HollyDays — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:14:32 GMT

Love the old shows. Glad they're still showing them.

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Lucibee — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:27:23 GMT

Disney Hollywood Studios has a restaurant called the Sci-Fi Dine In. It set up like the old drive in movies. All the tables are parked cars. While you are eating they have movie clips of the old movies like ""Attack of the 50 Foot Woman"".

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Suziepeach — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 18:57:10 GMT

I've been watching Hart to Hart on the Hallmark station in the afternoons and late at night- we don't get Metv or anything like that, would love too though.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:13:38 GMT

i have comcast and have metv and gettv ......i have been watching them more and more lately. i am enjoying some of the old mystery movie shows like mcmillan and wife, mccloud, columbo, quincy, and more. i am also starting to watch more of the perry mason series. of course, it is funny to catch love boat every once in a while and see all of the old stars or some of the new stars at the time who were just getting their start.

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sunshine45 — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:14:45 GMT

On 2/3/2015 deepwaterdotter said:
Antenna TV is my favorite. Fun to watch "All in the Family", "WKRP in Cinncinati", and "Newhart" reruns.

wish i could get that channel!

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Peaches McPhee — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:22:34 GMT

MeTV is a good channel if you like the old TV shows, which I do.

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nunya — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:22:40 GMT

The Love Boat, I watched a few minutes the other night. I remembered the song too

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Pqfan — Tue, 03 Feb 2015 19:40:55 GMT

My favorite retro tv show is Family Affair with Buffy,Jody and Mr. French. I bought the series because it doesn't come on anymore.