This is a brilliant and hilarious series with a clever, unique take on the employer/employee relationship. The cast was highly talented and the chemistry between the leads was amazing. The sexual tension between Angela and Tony is what everyone seems to remember when they discuss this show, and the writers kept it going for seven years before the characters finally confessed their love. I think this long running courtship makes the show stand out because it was done so well and so believably when in reality the concept is quite farfetched. This is an incredibly entertaining sitcom, one of the best of the family comedy genre. Although it was a comedy and it had its corny moments, it was really very touching with the right amount of laughter and suspense. The plot was well written. It had sweetness, laughter, romance, goofiness and much much more. The writers and actors together did a wonderful job of creating and maintaining emotional and sexual tension between the characters.
This show was very well written in the first three seasons, but season 4 was disappointing when they changes the cast. The scenes were spectacular and the plots where well knitted in most of the episodes. I liked the attention to detail and the ability for it to be fairly believable, despite the fictional capability of Airwolf. The characters complimented each other and made the show very dynamic. The action scenes were always fantastic. The music accompanying the action was brilliant. You could not help but fall in love with the characters and the pulse of that chopper. Although fantasy-that helicopter almost had a mind of its own. Great cast, great music and best of all great chopper. Really fantastic flying augmented the series. It was a thinking person's action (and espionage) show, that truly emphasized personal relationships over technical gimmicks.
Remington Steele was a mixture of mystery, comedy, romance, and so much more. An excellent series, very much of its time. The dialogue and banter was intelligent. Not only were the mysteries satisfying and the characters both intriguing and likable, but the smooth jazz of the theme and soundtrack were very good. The episodes are extremely well-written. The sexual chemistry between Laura Holt and Remington Steele was the driving force of the show but it had so many other plus points too. The writers of Remington Steele delighted in torturing their audience, keeping us guessing as to when the two would finally consummate their on-again, off-again rocky-romance as they ran around solving crimes. The premise of the show was clever, the writing was intelligent and the characters were real. An episode could bring you to tears or keep you laughing throughout. As the episodes and seasons go by, the characters develop even more. First four seasons were pretty good whereas the fifth season was very disappointing.
This series took a staple element of the detective genre - mismatched partners, and added the twist that they were brothers. Instead of setting it in a classic location for a detective series (NY, LA, Chicago), they took the 90 minute drive down the coast to the beautiful city of San Diego. What they found was a gold mine. Instead of the tired cliche locations, they banked on the little seen but widely known attractions of San Diego. The chemistry between the male leads was wonderful, the relationship they had developed as brothers was very believable, the dialogue was great. This show the right combination of comedy and drama. There was a strong supporting cast. The acting is stellar in most cases, there were good story lines, and the show didn't take itself too seriously. Simon and Simon showed just enough of the mundane side of the investigation business to keep it believable.
The dialogue was funny and some of the topics that the show dealt with are still relevant today. The show had a good influence on kids, it sounds crazy, but it did deal with a lot of issues that most kids have to deal with in school. The characters dealt with the daily pressures of school life: homework, tests, love, drugs, popularity, and friendship. Filled with memorable moments and interesting characters, SBTB is one of the best young adult programs of its time. It's funny, and it's story lines are easy to follow and entertaining, and there was usually a moral to each episode. This show could be incredibly cheesy and unbelievable but was also had moments of depth and feeling. The whole cast were great and they really suited their roles.
Space Ghost Coast to Coast gives us the most ill-fit host of any type to man the desk for fifteen minutes at a time while basically insulting, interrupting, arguing with, ignoring and even blasting away guest after guest on his show while arguing with musical director Zorak and camera man/director Moltar. This series is so funny and ridiculous, what with Space Ghost frying Zorak, or even the guests, alien intruders popping out of nowhere, and a bunch of weird stuff going on. The show's plots make little to no sense, but that's what's best about it. You never know what's going to happen next, because the writers make it very unpredictable. The comedy is brilliant without even really trying. It features episodes that make you scratch your head, ones that take you behind the scenes and show you their process and ones of such dizzying inventiveness that they make you glad that someone, somewhere thought up the idea of giving Space Ghost his own talk show. The characters were all hilarious, the voice acting was great, the limited animation actually made it even funnier, and the odd, surreal sense of humor was just great. Space Ghost had odd, off-the-wall humor. The dryness of the jokes really grows on you, though. I loved the animated characters interacting with real people. It was basically the launchpad for Cartoon Network's adult-oriented, late-night programming block Adult Swim.
Magnum P.I was action packed, funny, and entertaining. This show had great humor, story lines, beautiful scenery, not to mention wonderful actors. This show was a classic. This show had good characters, fresh atmosphere, touching moments, big production, great writing, sensitive cinematography, genius music, cinematic direction, top notch acting both main and supporting. There was a great sense of brotherhood among the cast members. The actors are excellent, and the character development is top notch: almost every episode reveals something new about someone. Magnum was a great show because it offered fine actors usually giving excellent performances, great production values, always great music, and almost always interesting, and, frequently very moving, story lines that were typically believable. Magnum was a regular guy looking to help people. He struggles and overcomes, his relationship with his friends grows and evolves, and he deals with Vietnam and flashbacks in a realistic and functioning way. He is capable of screwing up and fixing his mistakes. He is light and comical and void of an agenda. And he has friends that will unquestioningly follow him into a bar room brawl just because, well, that's what real friends do.
One of the seminal TV shows of the 80's it is sadly remembered more for it's style, music and fashion content than anything else. Which is unfair as it was also brilliantly acted. The stories fit the spirit of the series quite well - they're interesting enough to catch your interest - never complex, but not devoid of intriguing and well-developed characters. A show that had a cool soundtrack that married music to visuals better than any show. The pulse and rhythm of a glamorous resort city of Miami,Florida was the juxtaposed against the seamy haunts of the drug underworld in this gritty action series,which made heavy use of rock music backgrounds and music video effects. This was a great show, the atmosphere, camera angles, juxtaposition of music and scenes, drama, action, and especially downbeat endings which were quite unusual and unique at the time. Each season is quite distinctive in tone, with extremely high quality production values. This show had plenty of style, but there was also plenty of substance. The scenes at night speeding through Miami to a thumping soundtrack are truly breathtaking. Seasons 1 and 2 were great. Very fresh and very original. Season 3 however had a slightly different feel to it. Season 3 also started to show some slightly poor episodes, but most were good. Season 4 was different yet again. Even though season 4 had the odd good episode, most were just bad. Season 5 seemed to find its way again.
Moonlight was an entertaining show with a lot of potential. The premise is based on exploring the intricate relationships between vampires and humans and how the two try and fit into one another's worlds. The chemistry between the cast was impeccable. Wonderfully portrayed, beautifully wardrobed and the ideal actors for each role. Very beautiful cinematography and the way nighttime L.A. is captured is in keeping with the whole vampire mythos (fast forwarding to create an eerie atmosphere,etc). It's compelling, stylish and has characters that are very interesting. The story is beautiful and intriguing, dark and yet funny, romantic and exciting. I especially enjoyed the complexities of human/vampire relationships and the contrast between the vampire friends, Mick st john and Josef. Moonlight is a down to earth vampire show which focuses more on character chemistry and development, rather than special FX and heavy prosthetic's. This show was canceled too soon. There was so much potential, and a huge cliffhanger at the end of the series.
A great light hearted action adventure, fighting good over evil with a splash of potential romance and spiked with comedy. A great show with action, multiple mysteries, romance, humor, and suspense. Very enjoyable series! Fast paced, good acting, and some spectacular locales. The story moves along nicely, and the different timelines are beginning to tie in to one another quite nicely. It's witty and funny. Lots of action and chases, nice production values make it look very good. I like the overarching story line running through all the episodes. The actors do a very good job with defining the characters and embracing the differences that makes them work so well together. Its a well written blended show combining history, plots, intrigues, timelines with a bit of a fun side which keeps it all interesting.