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When my free trials of ATP ends, the chances of me wanting to fork over a monthly fee for these kind of yawner shows is about 1 in 10. I figure for the shows I'm actually interested in, I can wait a year, pay for 1 month and binge them in a weekend or two.
 
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.
You forgot all of the greatest action movies, Rambo, terminator, commando, robocop, aliens, die hard, lethal weapon etc etc.
 
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.
You seem to need a hug
 
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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.

How Miami Vice ever made it pass the censors to get aired always puzzled me. Who did they have to blackmail? Lol.

That one show changed TV forever. That and The Wire.
 
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The 80s were amazing! The 90s were the beginning of the decline of good music. It's becoming more rare.
I guess you're right. I dared to disagree with the inherent awesomeness of everything that happened from 1979 and 1990 and got a post deletion and a reprimand. But I have seen the light and am now a changed man. Tacky synthpop made HIV, Culture War, and corporate sycophant culture worth it, all the way, totally rad!
 
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