JAPAN NEWS AND DISCUSSION
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Why do some celebrities self-destruct due to substance abuse?
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What do you think are the main reasons why U.S. car sales are so low in Japan?
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What can be done to ease escalating tensions between the West and Iran over its nuclear program? And should Japan join sanctions against Iran?
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What do you think of the revised plan to realign U.S. forces in Japan by sending some Marines to Guam, and rotating others to Australia, the Philippines, Hawaii and possibly Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture?
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Why are there so many deaths due to snow-related accidents (people falling off rooftops, for example) in Japan this winter?
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1970sweet
Wow, I'm first to report on this.
Favorite fondly remembered TV shows definitely have to be:
•Cowboy Bebop •Dragonball Z •Power Rangers (original) •Ronin Warriors •Buffy the Vampire Slayer •Scooby Doo
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smartacus
Get Smart
Batman
The Munsters
But thanks to DVDs, I can watch them all (but Batman is not a legal copy).
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yabits
As a kid who first remembers TV in the late 50s-early 60s, I was really fond of the Disney show with the Mouseketeers that played most afternoons. On that show, they had a continuing serial adventure and the two I recall were Spin and Marty, and my favorite, The Hardy Boys. (As a result of that show, I started to dive into reading all 50 or so Hardy Boy books that were written up to that time.
The Wonderful World of Disney played on Sunday nights and that was always a great hour for me and my siblings, watching Swamp Fox, Scarecrow, Kilroy, etc. Disney was really in its hey-day back then. (Also, even as a 7-year-old, Annette was hot.)
The other two shows I recall fondly were the 3 Stooges in the morning -- (and fighting with my mom not to switch the channel to Captain Kangaroo); and Saturday Night at the Movies which one of the major networks televised. If there was a really great movie, we kids could stay up as long as our bodies would let us to watch it.
The local channels in Detroit/Windsor (Ont.) played kids shows with Captain Jolly, Johnny Ginger, Poopdeck Paul, Morgus (a mad scientist who hosted movies), and a few others whose names I can't recall.
But my number one all-time favorite: Soupy Sales!!
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ChrisBiggins
I always enjoyed the sophistiaction of classic British comedies; On The Buses, `Til Death Us Do Part, Porridge, Rising Damp, Only Fools And Horses, The Comic Strip, Steptoe And Son.
These comedies had worldwide appeal and were lovely and sweet. I loved them all with a passion.
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yabits
Writing my previous post caused me to recall another movie show out of Windsor: Bill Kennedy at the Movies. Kennedy was a former minor actor who seemed to know everyone in Hollywood and had great personal stories to tell after commercial breaks.
Everyone in North America who has ever watched the original Superman series (with George Reeve) has heard Bill Kennedy's voice: He was the narrator who began each show with "Yes, it's Superman...strange visitor from another planet....fighting a never-ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way."
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Dewaashita
WKRP, MAS*H--the first couple of years, Batman. Hard to list all of them, I have so many favorites.
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gaijintraveller
The Prisoner, Patrick McGoohan's masterpiece. Set in a rural village in Wales surrounded by loudspeakers, I can't help wondering if it inspired Japan to copy the setup with endless advisory announcements, "Don't forget to take your umbrella, it will rain today."
A theme continued throughout the series was individualism against joining the group and acceptance of the behaviour expected by those in charge.
Anyone living in Japan should watch it.
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yabits
Worth mention is that 'Til Death Us Do Part inspired the American show, All in the Family. and Steptoe and Son was converted to Sanford and Son.
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cleo
Top of the Pops, Dr. Who, The Man from UNCLE, The Monkees, Monty Python, Sunday Night at the London Palladium, Kung Fu, Shin, Saiyuki.
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ChrisBiggins
cleo; Do you mean Palladium with Forsyth or Tarbuck as host? I prefered Forsyth and he`s still on telly, bless him the sweetheart.
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cleo
Brucie, of course! Nice to see him, to see him, nice.
I like Tarby too, but don't remember him doing the Palladium. Must have been after I left.
Happy memories of Sunday Night are tied in with memories of being freshly bathed and ready for bed in freshly-laundered pajammies, and tucking into a plate of Mum's fresh-baked home-made bread rolls with lashings of butter. Very aromatic memories, I have.
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ChrisBiggins
cleo; Sounds lovely dear. I can
t believe Brucie is still on the box, hes over 80 and still going strong.0
pathat
Gilgamesh Night was a winner in the '90s.
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ChrisBiggins
Ooooh diddly doo, i forgot The Fast Show and Goodnight Sweeheart.
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LostinNagoya
Tom & Jerry, the old style. Love them!
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pamelot
The Soupy Sales Show, The Ed Sullivan Show, Lost in Space, All Charlie Brown Holiday Specials, French Cooking With Julia Childs , Early SNL, I Love Lucy, Monty Python, Soul Train...
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ChrisBiggins
I remeber watching black and white Bilko with my daddy when i was a little boy. It was funny, but i don`t see it anymore
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XXXXX
what do you know, me too.
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XXXXX
the Bugaloos, I dream of Jeanie, Star Trek, Mio Mao
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XXXXX
Super chicken, George of the jungle, the Jettsons, the Flintstones
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couversaka
Does anyone remember a show called "Oregon Kara Ai" ("オレゴンから愛") that aired on Fuji TV in the 1980's? That was a curious bit of TV drama...
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anderstungtwist
Never saw it, but there is a coffee shop nearby named "Oregon" and I've been informed that it is named for the tv show.
Newhart and Twin Peaks are my favorites.
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ilcub76
When I was young, I watched reruns of "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Bewitched" after I came home from school. Those have to be the best shows.... nice clean humor!
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Pukey2
Thanks to Youtube (and DVDs if you can be bothered to spend the money), you can see all these shows again. Wonderful! I recently rediscovered The Lost Islands on Youtube. So many others to mention.
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seesaw
Friends. I could watch it over and over again...:)
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LoveUSA
Anything with my favourite actor Tik Jesadaporn - so handsome
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mansen
the west wing
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Kronos
BBC's Yes, Minister together with Yes, Prime Minister, and Fawlty Towers.
Life on Earth by David Attenborough
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limboinjapan
Many great ones mentioned here so I won't repeat them but one I remember well for always scaring the cr@p out of my annoying younger brother was Kolchak: The Night Stalker!
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Okinawamike
Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In:
Loved to watch Goldie's Hawn, Til mom would change the channel to Gun Smoke!
Click this link to see the full cast and guest. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062601/fullcredits
A lot of names from Edward G. Robinson to Gina Lollobrigida to Rosemary Clooney (George's mom)
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seeker1
Yes! Kolchak: The Night Stalker! And on a similar vein, if any of you haven't had the pleasure, please check out Dark Shadows! An excellent gothic soap opera. I think most of it is available on dvd now. Barnabas and Quentin, and who can forget the beguiling Angelique.... Other shows I like: The Monkees, Batman, Flipper, Skippy, Gentle Ben, Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, there are just too many!!!! My brain hurts! Oops, forgot Star Trek (TOS) and UFO. Loved the gear in UFO, and the (female) uniforms on the submarine and moon base.... Great stuff.
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Wakarimasen
Blackadder, Alan Partridge, The Fast Show, Deadwood, Fawlty Towers, Frasier, The Simpsons, Family Guy and quite a few more.
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ratpack
H.R.Puffinstuff (don't know why!!), lost in space, gilligans island, the night stalker (use to scare my dacks off), george of the jungle and some mothers do have em. Recently seinfeld and friends.
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sarcasm123
Haaa, yeah, Friends. We used to watch the first 5 minutes of a show every once in a while and predict how it would end. Most of the time we got it right. Predictable stuff.
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emmettjcat
wow! there is someone other than me who remembers H.R.Puffinstuff? i even have the complete series on vhs ... haven't seen it on dvd or other means yet. terrible show but defining memories of youth. magnum, p.i., gilligan's island, three's company, the love boat ... charlie's angels ... hmmm ... what else ... diff'rent strokes, one day at a time, the facts of life. magnum, p.i. is the mostly fondly remembered show though. best of all time. it was good clean drama/comedy/detective/hour long television like nothing ever before or after.
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Betting
H.R. was great when I was a kid, loved to watch it.
Shows I enjoyed when I was a kid include Brady Bunch, Gilligan's Island, Combat, Blake's 7, Doctor Who (Pertwee and Baker were the best), Man about the House (and it's US counterpart, Three's Company), Some Mother's do have 'em and Father dear father. And the list isn't even half finished yet, not by a long shot. And I always enjoyed 60 Minutes on a Sunday night.
My favourite Japanese shows are Genki ga deru terebi, Ureshii tanoshii daisuki and Music Station (when I first came to Japan, not now). And Gilgamesh night on Saturday's was awesome with Fumie Hosokawa and the recently departed Ai Ijima. Tonight Tonight wasn't bad either.
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Livvie
Golden Girls! Loved all those slinky robes and nightgowns Blanche used to saunter about in while eating cheesecake.
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M51T
Hatty Town.
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bobbafett
M.A.S.H, Bottom, The Simpsons, Automan, Sledgehammer, Batman and Robin, The Dukes of Hazard, Knight Rider, Blakes 7, The Tomorrow People, Dr. Who, Sapphire and Steel, WWF, Robin of Sherwood, COPS, On the Buses, The Office (UK), Scooby Doo, Prison Break, The Sopranos (random....I am all over the place here)Seinfeld, 8 is enough, The Cosby show, The smuggler, wow, too many come to mind. Can see a lot of them on surfthechannel.com
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yabits
Three more popped up out of the memory hole: Leave it to Beaver, The Andy Griffith Show and one of its spinoffs, Gomer Pyle, USMC.
For the 70s, there was no better show than Barney Miller. (Thanks to WGN for playing the reruns.)
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GW
rat patrol
voyage to the bottom of the sea!
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pamelot
@ Okinawamike:' Laugh-In' was one of the greatest shows, ever! Thanks for reminding me of that one... 'Look that up in your Funk and Wagnalls!' 'The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate Award', 'Very Intersting, but stupid!'... ;^) Totally, dude!
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Okinawamike
pamelot:
And red rubber baby buggie bumper
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featherhead
Like limboinjapan, I'd have to say The Night Stalker, Dark Shadows, The Twilight Zone, Johnny Quest, Batman, the Munsters, Beavis and Butthead(for its intellectual content).
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featherhead
Yabits reminded me; Andy Griffith, Beverly Hillbillies, and Gilligan's Island.
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Okinawamike
Get Smart (Maxwell), The Green Hornet (Go Bruce), Star Trek (Kirk), The Man From Uncle (Doc on Bones)
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Okinawamike
What was the one with the host (The Crip Keeper)? Twilight Zone.
What's best in seeing old shows/movies now is seeing big stars when they were unknown.
Saw Brad in Thelma and Louise the other day. What a hick.
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featherhead
What was the one with thecreator Dan Curtis? Dark Shadows? What'S best in seeing old shows/movies now is seeing big stars which you used to go to school with, such as Brad Pitt. Okinawamike referred to Brad as a "hick". Does he mean his role in the movie, or in real life?
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Sarge
Star Trek, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, The Outer Limits, Lost in Space, I Dream of Jeannie, The Munsters...
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featherhead
Oh, yeah, sarge...I Dream of Jeanie. How could I have forgotten?
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TheRat
Don't forget "The Carol Burrnett Show," and Saturday Night Live.
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yabits
The MAD magazine parody -- Loused up in Space -- summed up the show perfectly, and was far better to boot. "Ask the robot...." LMAO...
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TheRat
And "Married with Children," "Adam 12" (just as the very first police show), and "Leave It to Beaver," and "I Love Lucy," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "Miami Vice," and one I always enjoyed as a child, "The HoneyMooners--Jackie Gleason," "Red Skelton Show," "The Lone Ranger," "McHale's Navy" and "Bewitched." "Flipper," "Gentle Ben," "Lassie," "Staglag 13."
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OssanAmerica
Sea Hunt, Twighlight Zone, Outer Limits, Star Trek (monday night 8pm NBC), Man from Uncle, Honey West, Mchale's Navy, Flipper,Hogans Heroes, Adams Family, The Munsters, Time Tunnel, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Betwitched, I dream of Jeannie, The Green Hornet, Then came Bronson, Mannix, Kung-Fu,Night Gallery, The night stalker, Second City TV, SNL (with Chevy Chase, Belushi,Ackroyd,Radner,Curtin, etc).....
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michaelqtodd
Have not watched for many years but "must see TV" for me included Twin Peaks, Colditz, Puffnstuff,Brideshead Revisited,The Untouchables,Flipper and Lassie
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Okinawamike
Okinawamike referred to Brad as a "hick". Does he mean his role in the movie, or in real life?
The movie of course. Loved him in the Greek flick.
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MeJapanese
"Father knows Best, "I love Lucy", "Shindig", "I Spy", "Hawaii Five- O", "Garisson's Guerillas", "Lassie", ""Dr. Kildaire", "Peyton Place", " Beverly Hillbillies", "Sock it to Me", "Kung-Fu", "Hogan's Heroes", "MASH", Marcus Welby MD","Green Hornet", "Leave it to Beaver", "Roller Derby", " Dick Cavett Show", "Ed Sullivan Show",.......
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Himajin
Leave it to Beaver, Father Knows Best, Sea Hunt, Flipper, Carol Burnette, Lassie and Wild Kingdom.
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BurakuminDes
Love Thy Neighbour, Some Mothers Do Ave 'em, Prisoner, Diff'rent Strokes, Underbelly....the list is endless
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guest
Rumpole of the Bailey. Batman, Hogans heros, Happy Days, F troop, Underdog, Romper Room, The Munsters, The Adams Family, Star Trek, Josie and the pussy Cats, Hong Kong Fuey,
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BurakuminDes
I forgot: "Are you Being Served?", and "Scooby Doo"...
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Sarge
featherhead - I don't know you could have ever forgotten I Dream of Jeannie. What the heck is wrong with you ha ha ha!
"Sea Hunt"
Was that the one with Lloyd Bridges?
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Himajin
Yes, Sarge.
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