TV/Movies Megathread

[Admiral Yi]

I mostly learned Red Dwarf and Yes, Minister from our PBS. 

That's kinda what I was thinking.  We had fringe Britshows on PBS and they had no equivalent.

[Syt]

Looking at a TV program from March 1990 (thanks, internet!) in Germany. Old shows on at the time were CHiPs, Family Affair (that show with Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot), Marcus Welby, M.D., Love Boat, Happy Days, Wild Wild West, Star Trek TOS, Incredible Hulk, Six Million Dollar Man, Bionic Woman, Gunsmoke, Father Murphy, Gemini Man, Charlie's Angels, and more. There's more current shows, too, obviously, but either cheaply bought soaps, or reserved for prime time/later at night (LA Law was on at 10pm).

I recall that in the 80s we also had "Western von Gestern" on TV which showed 1930s/40s westerns and western serials with Lash LaRue or Gene Autrey. (you have a list here: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_von_gestern German page, but has original titles). Though the most memorable character for us kids in elementary school was, of course, Fuzzy.



(Pronounced in a German fashion of course - "Footsie". Which is still something you might call a dope/weirdo. "Was bist Du für'n Fuzzy?" What kindo of weirdo are you?)

[Syt]

Oh, also: Sesame Street. When I was watching it in early 80s, it was a mix of German produced content and bits from 70s/80s US Sesame Street (mostly animated and puppet sections).

[Josquius]

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Oh, also: Sesame Street. When I was watching it in early 80s, it was a mix of German produced content and bits from 70s/80s US Sesame Street (mostly animated and puppet sections).

I think ours was 100% American. Right down to the letter Zee.
It was a show I rarely watched due to its scheduling.

Which incidentally is an interesting point on kids show these days. As things become a lot more American and internationalised I am noticing with kids shows it tends to be common these days that you have British English translations of American shows.
I know Americans have always did this the other way around (Thomas without Ringo Starr? What the hell is the point?) but its nice to see it this way too.

Yeah my husband had never heard of Are You Being Served whereas I was like it was on PBS so one of the main things I knew about British television growing up.

This is quite amazing.
Its not a show I've ever really sat down and watched but it gets enough references in "Best comedies of all time" lists and the like. Very very famous in its time and it echoed through beyond then too.
I'd have thought he would have ran into it from the gay angle too, I gather its seen as a pretty important show in gay British history with being a really prominent showing of a 'not explicitly stated but undoubtedly is' gay guy (and how painfully cliched a representation it is).  Pretty sure I recall once watching a documentary on the topic.
He's just never watched much TV?

[grumbler]

I mostly learned Red Dwarf and Yes, Minister from our PBS. 

And Rumpole of the Bailey. 

[The Brain]

I'm still weirded out when I see a Smeg fridge.

[Grey Fox]

Did Skippy the Bush Kangaroo made it to Britain, the USA & the ROC?

[Josquius]

It was in the UK, though long before my time. I recall my mam speaking about it.

I'm still weirded out when I see a Smeg fridge.

If you want to keep that in your fridge then fine. You do you.
But...as a brand name?

[Sheilbh]

Did Skippy the Bush Kangaroo made it to Britain, the USA & the ROC?

Yes. Skippy and Flipper and obviously Lassie

I think we get a fair bit of Aussie TV (especially for kids and daytime TV) and, I understand from Australians, vice versa.

[crazy canuck]

I mostly learned Red Dwarf and Yes, Minister from our PBS. 

Yes, and Monty Python

[Gups]

But speaking of British (kinda) TV shows...

I've heard good things about Slow Horses...but is it worth getting AppleTV for?

Not by itself. It's an above average spy series elevated by Gary Oldman.

[crazy canuck]

But speaking of British (kinda) TV shows...

I've heard good things about Slow Horses...but is it worth getting AppleTV for?

Not by itself. It's an above average spy series elevated by Gary Oldman.

I disagree. Slow horses by itself is easily a reason to subscribe to Apple TV.  And then, once there you get access to a number of other very good series.

[Syt]

Did Skippy the Bush Kangaroo made it to Britain, the USA & the ROC?

Yes. Skippy and Flipper and obviously Lassie

Also: Fury. In terms of Aussie shows, we got Neighbours in the 80s/early 90s,and Flying Doctors.

[HVC]

We got a lot of mermaid shows