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    Image of BullfightsOnAcid BullfightsOnAcid
    11/06/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    Ah yes those were the days - 'Bigfoot & Wildboy', 'Electra Woman & Dyna Girl' and don't forget 'Dr. Shrinker'. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    11/06/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    Somehow you always knew television of the 1970s was a Sargasso Sea of crazy...

    As a survivor of 70's TV, I can tell you it was more of a Dead Sea of deadly dull. The weed-hazed weirdness coming from Sid and Marty Krofft provided some of the few exceptions. How many bongs were named after H.R. Puffinstuff? #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Bill-Lee Bill-Lee
    11/06/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    I was born in 1976 so this show was fortunately off the air before I started watching TV. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of capnrob capnrob
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    You know, I was once severely confused by an accidental exposure to an episode of this show and an unfortunate collision with memories of _The Six Million Dollar Man_. I swear, I stood in front of the TV for about ten minutes going "Wait, isn't he supposed to be a robot or something?" before the breakers tripped in my head.

    What *was* it with the seventies and conflicting Bigfoots? #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Hamslicer Hamslicer
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    Vampirism is easily identified by black eyes. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    Was there anything on American television in 1980 or so that didn't suck?
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    11/05/09

    @cletar: 80s yes 70s no #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Starlionblue Starlionblue
    11/06/09

    @cletar: Cheers? #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of madara madara
    11/06/09

    @cletar: Battle of the Planets, but that was from Japan. #krofftsuperstore
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    cletar promoted this comment madara was starred madara was unstarred
    Image of commentotron commentotron
    11/06/09

    @cletar: Magnum PI. The A-Team. Knight Rider.

    Do not fuck with my choldhood. They were AWESOME. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of josecanUC josecanUC
    11/07/09

    @cletar: The Paper Chase, Lou Grant, and the Rockford Files, to name three. Respect your elders. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    Is that the same BigFoot who made an appearance in a few episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man and The Bionic Woman? #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Dr.ClaytonForrester Dr.ClaytonForrester
    11/05/09

    @Roklimber: Seeing as how they were both ABC, they basically were. They certainly looked alike. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/05/09

    @Dr.ClaytonForrester: They do, don't they? If they're not the same, maybe they're family members. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Dr.ClaytonForrester Dr.ClaytonForrester
    11/05/09

    @Roklimber: And both working in TV, too. So proud.

    I wonder what the holiday parties were like at ABC around that time ...

    Now all they need is the Wookie cast of Star Wars Holiday Special to join them and they have a bonafide community here ... #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Roklimber Roklimber
    11/05/09

    @Dr.ClaytonForrester: No kidding. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/05/09

    In reply to Bigfoot And Wildboy: The Reason Jimmy Carter Didn't Get A Second Term?
    I thought it was "Galactica 1980" that doomed the Carter administration. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Dr.ClaytonForrester Dr.ClaytonForrester
    11/05/09

    @cletar: It might've been Supertrain. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Brian Fowler Brian Fowler
    11/05/09

    @Dr.ClaytonForrester: Boy, is my face read.

    All this time, I was thinking it was because Regan sold out the embassy in Iran, and the "liberal media" sold Carter out to Regan. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of cletar cletar
    11/05/09

    @Brian Fowler: No, poor Carter was just trapped between the hammer of "Galactica 1980" and the anvil of "Supertrain."

    Oh, and of course, there was the vicious crotch-punch that was FootBoy and BigMan or Sasquatch 'n' Friends or whatever the hell that was. #krofftsuperstore
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    Image of Shadowcat24 Shadowcat24
    10/30/09

    In reply to Syfy's Americanization of Being Human Is Just Wrong
    I am so upset about this! Being Human is my favorite televison show right now. I saw all six episodes on BBC America and purchased the first series from Amazon UK. I love Mitchell, George, and Annie to death. I don't know why SyFy doesn't show the UK series like it did with Dr. Who and The Sara Jane Adventures.

    I hate the majority of US televison shows. The actors and actresses with few exceptions are pretty and vapid. They just cannot act. Too many female characters are portrayed as fashion-obsessed airheads. The males are portrayed as douchebags.

    The actors and actresses in the UK look more like real people. "Spaced" was the first televison show I could actually relate to as a female geek. I am Black and there are no Black geek characters on US televison except that horrible Urkle character from "Family Matters". "The IT Crowd" is a UK show has a Black geek character named Marcus Moss.

    I hate shows like "Desperate Housewives" , "Girlfriends", and "Gossip Girl". "Ugly Betty" is the only US show I actually bother to watch.

    I read they are planning to remake "Shameless" which is one of my other favorite UK shows. The very "Britishness" is what makes shows like "Being Human" and "Shameless" unique. Americans know so little about other cultures. We have to "Americanize" everything. This madness has to end! #beinghuman
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    Image of Lampbane Lampbane
    10/29/09

    In reply to Syfy's Americanization of Being Human Is Just Wrong
    As someone who didn't think that the US Life on Mars was a "dismal translation" I am willing to give this a chance rather than outright dismiss it. #beinghuman
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    Image of Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H. Evil Tortie's Mom: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/09

    @Lampbane: True, although LoM was made by a real network that cares about things like writing and acting and budgets.

    Siffy, not so much... #beinghuman
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    Image of Dr Emilio Lizardo Dr Emilio Lizardo
    10/29/09

    In reply to Syfy's Americanization of Being Human Is Just Wrong
    Apparently, Imagining Greater was too hard for them. #beinghuman
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    Image of gorehound gorehound
    10/29/09

    In reply to Syfy's Americanization of Being Human Is Just Wrong
    so you guys are getting tired of all the YARM..................
    like i have been saying many times we need new scifi not remakes #beinghuman
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    Image of Mary Ratliff Mary Ratliff
    10/29/09

    In reply to Syfy's Americanization of Being Human Is Just Wrong
    I'm very, very tired of American producers deciding that if something is good, we should make an American version of it.

    How about, if something is good, you release it in the states? Doctor Who has found a gigantic following here, so much so that BBC America has started airing things concurrently. So why can't SyFy just buy Being Human's syndication rights and air it here instead of trying to make it over again?

    I feel the same way about the Americanized version of Top Gear that keeps faltering here in the states. Top Gear can't be brought over because there can be no imitation of it. It's those three hosts and that format specifically that makes the how what it is.

    I haven't seen Being Human yet, but I imagine it's the same way. British networks air American shows instead of making their own versions, don't they? Aside from game shows I mean. I'm sure that they loved Stargate and Babylon 5 just as much even though it wasn't made on their shores. Can't we return the favor?
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    Image of twDarkflame twDarkflame
    10/29/09

    In reply to Syfy's Americanization of Being Human Is Just Wrong
    I watched 3, and didnt think it was good at all.
    The pilot/prototype eppisode thing was a lot more fun, imho.

    Its certainly no "Jeykll" #beinghuman
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    Image of Tomb: R.O.A.C.H. Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.
    10/29/09

    In reply to Syfy's Americanization of Being Human Is Just Wrong
    This would be like remaking Doctor Who.. #beinghuman
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    Image of TemporalSword TemporalSword
    10/29/09

    @Tomb: R.O.A.C.H.: No, I don't think so. An American remake of Dr. Who would cause a nerd uprising the likes of which mankind has never seen, and likely wouldn't survive from. #beinghuman
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