80's really? Really now?
Faded colours in movies.
Horrible movies like Zanadu, Saturday Night Fever (which was half a decade late, but hey Travolta made a career out of that).
Too many 1 hit music wonders. Sure lots of junk on stream today and shorter songs by 30 - 1.5mins and less effort for full albums because streams, collaborations, marketing products is what earns the money, being a musician now is just for the name and fame brand itself to start with.
80's commercial overload and jingles.
Far too many knock off TV shows:
Base: 6 Million Dollar man (great)
knock off: Bionic Woman and that horrible 6 million dollar family TV movie special so disappointed.
Base: BSG (The OG seriers),
Knock Off: the 2 or 3 TV shows where the light cycles tried to copy CHIPS and Robotech Invid saga (flying cycles).
Base: Knight Rider
knock off 1: Automan
knock off 2: Airwolf (was ok half S1 and beginning pilot of S2)
knock off 3: Street Hawk.
junk: Go-Bots (for kids). Let's not forget the myriad of nutso cartoons: Bravestarr, Thundarr the Barbarian, Jace and the Wheeled Warriors, The Centurions, .. need I go on?
Movies:
Base: Superman (79 actually)
knock off: Supergirl (complete Junk)
there is a whole lot more but not enough space.
OMG ... C.H.I.P.s ... there that show ALONE is a reason to forget the 80's! I was a kid to early teen years!
THE ONLY saving grace to the 80's was and always will be Miami Vice!
EVER great movie star in that show continued to prosperous careers in Hollywood because the show broke all the rules and extended what production, writing, filming SHOULD be.