What TV programme did you like when you were younger, but it isn't the same when you watch it now?

[stephec]

Have I beat Accy in the thread title length? 😂

As the title says really, I thought I'd start this off to avoid the Eurovision 2026 thread going off topic too much.

 

[Sharky]

High on my list - Doctor Who
Watched the very first episode and for many years, but haven't watched it now for a long time.

 

[postman]

High on my list - Doctor Who
Watched the very first episode and for many years, but haven't watched it now for a long time.

A couple of Xmases ago i watched one with my daughter who wanted to watch.It was woke crap.

 

[stephec]

High on my list - Doctor Who
Watched the very first episode and for many years, but haven't watched it now for a long time.

I still like the Tom Baker ones as that's who I grew up with, very wobbly sets but in a charming way, whilst the McCoy ones were poorer than a very poor thing first time round.

 

[Yellow Fang]

I used to think the Star Trek series from the 60s was the best. I still do because I do not like the others. It is just that now the original series seems camp and starring a pair of ego-maniacs. It is as dated as that those black and white Flash Gordon films with sparklers coming out of the backs of the rocket ships.

 

[FrankCrank]

One series I tried to watch again recently - The Young Ones.
Thought it was so cool back in the day, but that day has passed.

 

[raleighnut]

Star trek was 'cowboys and indians' in space and as for William Sh*tner.

 

[presta]

I steer clear of trying to re-live the past if the past was at all special. Memories are a gilded lily, and only contain the good bits, reality gets dished up warts and all. It's a disappointment that just spoils the memory.

 

[Sharky]

When repeats are shown in the old 4:3 format, I can rarely watch them. Look really dated, compared to the modern wide screen format.

 

[stephec]

One series I tried to watch again recently - The Young Ones.
Thought it was so cool back in the day, but that day has passed.

That's why I started this thread after commenting on the Eurovision thread about that show, it was good at the time but hasn't aged well.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Not allowed to watch It Ain’t Half Hot Mum so I will never know.

 

[Chromatic]

Not allowed to watch It Ain’t Half Hot Mum so I will never know.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4uivPpzCGo

 

[Profpointy]

A couple of Xmases ago i watched one with my daughter who wanted to watch.It was woke crap.

That said, I don't recall the classic era Doctor siding with the ruthless corporations against the environmentalists, or against the underdogs who were somehow "different", or with the authoritarian governments for the sale of order. Presumably it was always "woke crap"

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

A lot of the cartoons from my childhood. They were great at the time, but I now see a lot of them as being badly animated, formulaic and boring. Very short in terms of duration too - As a kid, they seemed to go on for a decent time, but... Now?

Oh and also there is the thing about many cartoons only having a limited number of episodes, which means that we must have watched repeats and never really realised sometimes! 🤔🤷‍♂️

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

For me Monty Python TV programs. Films still excellent and stood tests of time. TV programs brilliant in their day but maybe I've changed ...