45worlds
TV



TV - Comments by biffbampow

« Member Page

Page 1 of 5  :  Previous  :  Next  :   

MemberItem Review/Comment
biffbampow
9th Jun 2015
TV
The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air (1990 - 1996)
Hated this. Found it grossly unfunny and downright offensive. I lived in a shared house for a while when this was being repeated and had to watch it with my housemates who all howled at it, I'd sit there straight faced wishing I was anywhere else and I was HATED for it. They made my life hell because I didn't find anything funny about this show, hence I have very bad memories of it.

biffbampow
9th Jun 2015
TV
Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969 - 1974)
Horribly dated. Grows less funny with each passing year. Of course it has it's moments but I find a good 70% of it a crushing bore now.

biffbampow
8th Jun 2015
TV
The Last Resort [UK] (1987 - 1988)
I know I saw some of these at the time, but have virtually no memory other than even then I wondered who on Earth thought giving Woss a job on TV was a "good idea" - nope... am struggling to think of any standout moments!

biffbampow
8th Jun 2015
TV
Play School (1964 - 1988)
On the other hand, what would the human race want with 5,000 episodes of Play School?

Or Casualty... Bargain Hunt... Eggheads,,, Corrie... and tons more dross constantly churned out today that I regard as spam TV!

biffbampow
8th Jun 2015
TV
The Darling Buds Of May (1991 - 1993)
The purest definition of the word "bland" on TV. Utter cosy drivel that I absolutely loathed. Is it also sacrilege to state that I think David Jason is hugely OVER-RATED? I like him as Inspector Frost and odd comedy parts (NOT Del Boy - can't stand Only Fools and Horses and didn't like Open All Hours either) he did were fine, but generally the guy leaves me cold. He's like the male Judi Dench and Helen Mirren in that we are NOT worthy for everything he does gets hyped and showered with awards as if he's the greatest talent on the planet. He isn't. Dench always leaves me brutally cold and whilst I like Helen Mirren, again, the hype and endless awards is just a bad joke.

I know... time for my meds again...

biffbampow
7th Jun 2015
TV
Diff'rent Strokes (1978 - 1986)
No no nooooo! Those visions of panel beaters are getting rather overpowering...

biffbampow
7th Jun 2015
TV
Hart To Hart (1979 - 1984)
Ah nice to know I'm not alone in admiration for Robert Wagner. If somebody asked me to describe the word "slime" I'd point to either Rupert Murdoch or Robert Wagner.

biffbampow
6th Jun 2015
TV
Not The Nine O'Clock News (1979 - 1982)
I detest Griff "Me Me Me" Rhys Jones. Seems we've ended up stuck with him bagging travel documentaries. Soon as I see his name in any title then it's a show added to my blacklist since he just never shuts up about himself and is as funny as having my eyes gouged out with a rusty pencil.

biffbampow
5th Jun 2015
TV
To The Manor Born (1979 - 1981)
I really really hated this. It was bad enough suffering "The Good Life" but my Mum found Penelope Keith "amusing" so ended up having to suffer this as well. Even as a kid, I failed to find snobbery at all amusing. It must be about 30 years since I last saw this and I know I can live the next 30 years without seeing it again.

biffbampow
5th Jun 2015
TV
Sorry! (1981 - 1988)
This was about as funny as a raging toothache and every bit as worthy as "Terry and June" - just utterly pathetic. I know Ronnie Corbett is now looked upon as comedy royalty but back in the 80's most of us just saw him as the irritating half of "The Two Ronnies" and playing a pathetic role like this made the hatred for Corbett even worse. Again, I'm utterly amazed this lasted as long as it did. I keep seeing second hand copies of the DVD's at giveaway prices but I know this is a show I could never revisit - sitting through much of it back in the day was torturous enough.

biffbampow
5th Jun 2015
TV
Crossroads (1964 - 2003)
This truly was a load of rubbish! Last year I actually watched a whole bunch of episodes from over it's original lifespan thinking maybe it would be amusing after the passing of time, but I derived very little amusement nor enjoyment from it. It was awful back in the day, it remains awful now.

HOWEVER it's one saving grace - THAT theme tune. One of Tony Hatch's greatest moments!

biffbampow
4th Jun 2015
TV
Blockbusters (1983 - 2012)
I saw the first 2 or 3 years of this and remember enjoying it at the time. I didn't see it for another few years then happened to see it at my grandparents at some point in the early 90's and at the end, these moron students rushed the stage doing their stupid "dance" to this and I'll never forget it because I actually muttered out aloud - in front of my beloved grandparents both in their mid 70's by then - "What the F*** is THIS bullsh*t?"

Cue a polite apology for my profanity... a few moments later the awkward silence was broken by my grandfather who then uttered "Well... it is a load of bloody bullsh*t isn't it? Bloody idiots acting like prats on TV like that..."

Sigh... how I miss him!

biffbampow
28th May 2015
TV
Fawlty Towers (1975 - 1979)
wuoold it be sacriligous of me to say certain episodes haven't dated too well?

Nope! I feel the same way about almost all of "Monty Python's Flying Circus" - a classic sure, but it looks and feels more dated by each passing year.

biffbampow
28th May 2015
TV
Never Mind The Buzzcocks (1996 - 2014)
Was long overdue the axe in my books... unfortunately so is a good 95% of current BBC TV output which basically is the televisual version of SPAM as we await the 30th series of Casualty, but hey, we can always enjoy the 47th episode in the 16th series of Eggheads tonight... bear in mind that each series lasts for about 130 editions...

biffbampow
26th May 2015
TV
The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. (1966 - 1967)
You're not missing much!

biffbampow
26th May 2015
TV
Kojak (1973 - 1990)
Hey Biff... did his eyes glow red?

They would had done had I had my way! He really was a nasty piece of work, but that's another story for another site!

Mind you what he got away with was NOTHING compared to Telly Savalas bagging a number one with "If"...then again, we did send "Cinderella Rockefeller" to number one as well... oof!

biffbampow
26th May 2015
TV
Kojak (1973 - 1990)
I got a Kojak-set for a birthday present when I was a kid.

Blimey... you just reminded me of a long forgotten Christmas present! Yeah... them handcuffs were pretty useless... they never worked on my 2 year old brother much to my annoyance since if anyone deserved handcuffing, it was him!

biffbampow
25th May 2015
TV
Fingerbobs (1972)
"Yoffi" always creeped me out! They were still showing this in the late 70's and early 80's which was when I saw it and even then beardy weirdies were well out of fashion!

One also can't help but wonder if Rick Jones was stoned doing these since it's now known he would get stoned to do "Play School" with Lionel Morton!

biffbampow
25th May 2015
TV
Gamesmaster (1992 - Now)
As for Gamesmaster, hugely popular in it's time. I'd gotten out of gaming by then so only saw bits and bobs of it and thought it strange to see the late great Sir Patrick Moore in it. He admitted in his autobiography he found it strange and amusing since he admitted he didn't have a clue about anything he said since he never played computer games in his life yet was astonished to start getting fan mail from young viewers who really did believe he was THE Gamesmaster!

biffbampow
25th May 2015
TV
Gamesmaster (1992 - Now)
Do we need a general "Entertainment" category?

I think we do. I had this problem when I added "The Golden Shot" - it was part game show, part music and part variety - generally what I'd regard as "Variety" or "Entertainment" - similar situation with the Paul Daniels Show... so I'd welcome the addition of such a category since there were tons such shows especially in the 60's and 70's.

biffbampow
25th May 2015
TV
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987 - 1994)
@23skidoo - you've probably just helped explain why I gave up on this series... I saw a handful of episodes from the first two seasons, they bored me rigid and I never looked at it again. Surprisingly, my Mum actually got into it and continues to sing it's praises.

biffbampow
25th May 2015
TV
The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007 - 2011)
I honestly couldn't fully understand why they aimed this at kids and broadcasting it in the kids TV spot since like you say, it was really no different in style to it's parent show and maybe lost a few viewers as a result - broadcast in a later spot, I'm sure it would had been just as successful and gotten more viewers. Hence why it's been dismissed by some.

Sadly, I couldn't get into it for the same reasons as 21st Century DW, but it was lovely to see Lis looking radiant and reviving this much loved character, winning a whole new generation of fans and admirers. Her death was a cruel shock, way too young. The idea of Tom Baker playing a new character sounds amusing and a shame that never got to happen. Knowing how well Sladen and Baker got along I'm sure the results would had been fun.

biffbampow
24th May 2015
TV
Police Squad! (1982)
Pure brilliance right down from the special guest stars to the final "freeze frame" for me, the best comedy series ever to come out of the States along with "Soap" I revisit this every couple of years and there's always something in there I'd not quite noticed before.

biffbampow
24th May 2015
TV
Rentaghost (1976 - 1984)
Matter of taste I suppose but there is a solidity about the first four series and an ongoing drama since Fred Mumford's parents don't actually know he's dead. Being new to being a ghost, he's clumsy so that gave it an endearing quality setting up many a farcical situation. Anthony Jackson. the guy playing Mumford decided to leave the show and the other actor, Michael Darbyshire an elderly guy died so Bob Block had to write out two main characters in one fell swoop and what he replaced it with was just pure infantile drivel.

The first series was amusing since Hubert Davenport had died as an old man but his Mum had died rather young hence his young Mum would often appear scolding him causing him much embarrassment. They got rid of that gag after then and they would have occasional guest ghosts popping in notably Calamity Kate, a female cowboy.

I guess there's lots of shows peppered throughout TV history that ended up outstaying their welcome and going on far too long hence later series tend to be a pale shadow of what came before. I can't really speak for "Most Haunted" but it does seem a formula that would be sustainable for a few series which unfortunately they then ramped up to Scooby Doo levels to try and keep it going.

biffbampow
24th May 2015
TV
Space: 1999 (1975 - 1977)
Same here... watched it, seen odd episodes over the last 20 years but... can't single anything out.

biffbampow
24th May 2015
TV
Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons (1967 - 1968)
Yet another great theme!

biffbampow
24th May 2015
TV
Home And Away (1988 - Now)
Did you know Ray Meagher played a baddie in the television series called prisoner

Ah yes... in the UK known as "Prisoner Cell Block H"! Actually Ralph was pretty good in that part and the character returned some time later so he had two spells in the show.

biffbampow
23rd May 2015
TV
Later... With Jools Holland (1992 - Now)
I think Portishead peaked with "Dummy" to be honest. It came along at the right time for me and was the album I played the most in 1995 and 1996 - one of those rare albums that felt truly complete - perfect running order, all great songs, the whole vibe... a masterpiece. The second album, I loved side one but side two bored me to tears after which they went into hibernation for a ridiculous ten years and I've never heard that third album nor feel any need to.

biffbampow
23rd May 2015
TV
Later... With Jools Holland (1992 - Now)
There's a ton of bad things I could say about this show, but I'm in a good mood so... I did enjoy watching the first 5 or 6 series... and one edition from November 1994 was one of those lifechanging moments. I was watching and taping them all and headlining were INXS. Never liked them. Jools then introduced a new act after interviewing Michael Hutchence and another INXS member and the next 4 minutes just stopped me in my tracks. I then couldn't wait for the show to end so I could finally rewind it and play that song back to see if I'd hallucinated it or not. I wasn't hallucinating and they changed my life in a variety of ways as I was in Andys Records the following Monday to buy the album. The song was "Glory Box", the band, Portishead. That performance is in my top 5 greatest musical moments on BBC TV.

I'll leave it there!

biffbampow
23rd May 2015
TV
Countdown (1982 - Now)
Well... my grandparents absolutely LOVED this show. They'd both sit there with a pen and a pad and play the game at home... often doing better than the contestants did! I never liked him, but for me there was only one host for this show and that was Whiteley and when he died, I was genuinely upset which surprised me but says something about him I suppose! The way they got rid of Carol Vorderman was disgraceful and Jeff Stelling is for me one of the slimiest TV presenters I've ever seen.

My grandparents did also attend the taping of some shows, one featuring this gormless young lad they knew who got absolutely slaughtered. I couldn't believe it when that lad - name with-held cos I can be a nice guy! - bragged about winning a spot on the show because to put it politely, he was as thick as two ice lolly sticks!


Page 1 of 5  :  Previous  :  Next  :   

45worlds website ©2024  :  Homepage  :  Search  :  Sitemap  :  Help Page  :  Privacy  :  Terms  :  Contact  :  Share This Page  :  Like us on Facebook
Vinyl Albums  :  Live Music  :  78 RPM  :  CD Albums  :  CD Singles  :  12" Singles  :  7" Singles  :  Tape Media  :  Classical Music  :  Music Memorabilia  :  Cinema  :  TV Series  :  DVD & Blu-ray  :  Magazines  :  Books  :  Video Games  :  Create Your Own World
Latest  »  Items  :  Comments  :  Price Guide  :  Reviews  :  Ratings  :  Images  :  Lists  :  Videos  :  Tags  :  Collected  :  Wanted  :  Top 50  :  Random
45worlds for music, movies, books etc  :  45cat for 7" singles  :  45spaces for hundreds more worlds