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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 18:27 #1

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I could mention tonnes of stuff but right now this one comes to mind, Billy Liar - awesome writing,
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 18:38 #2

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Tv programs?

For me the its got to be The X-files. Taught me something about critical thinking and that the truth is out there. And also, trust no cigarette smoking middle-aged men who work for shadowy government agencies. :D
The things you leave behind, you find in front of you.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 18:47 #3

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BBC Survivors aired in the 70's written by Terry Nation (not the crappy one from a few yrs ago).

Made me realise just how fragile our so called civilisation is and how quickly it could all break down.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 18:47 #4

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Billy Liar was a tv programme?
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 18:51 #5

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Back in the 70's I used to like watching MASH. Great humour (that thoroughly crushed the myth that Americans don't 'get' sarcasm) but without sanitizing the madness of war. Very poignant.
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angelchemuel wrote:
Billy Liar was a tv programme?
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Yes, I used to watch that.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 18:57 #7

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Chocky's Children. One freaky assed kids program that was.
But now I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma,
a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.
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Wow...i was still on mr benn in the 70's but upgraded to dangermouse :playball:

Mr benn taught me about disguises and having a jolly good time dressing up....and dangermouse loved investigating....

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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:00 #9

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Quantum Leap, it got me thinking about the nature of reality as a teenage lad.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:00 #10

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mild_peril wrote:
Chocky's Children. One freaky assed kids program that was.

Was that based on John Wyndham's book, 'Chocky'? That was a cracking story.
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Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), the original series. Taught me that ghosts are real :emb:
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:05 #12

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Gilly wrote:
mild_peril wrote:
Chocky's Children. One freaky assed kids program that was.

Was that based on John Wyndham's book, 'Chocky'? That was a cracking story.

I didn't know, but by the power of google it turns out that it was.

I'm tempted to get the book now and have a read, as the program itself was just brilliant in its day :thumbup:
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:06 #13

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If I had to name a single programme it would have to be

Threads
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:08 #14

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I watched Threads again very recently - it's still shocking. Couldn't get it out of my head for days.
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mild_peril wrote:
Gilly wrote:
mild_peril wrote:
Chocky's Children. One freaky assed kids program that was.

Was that based on John Wyndham's book, 'Chocky'? That was a cracking story.

I didn't know, but by the power of google it turns out that it was.

I'm tempted to get the book now and have a read, as the program itself was just brilliant in its day :thumbup:

I'd recommend it. I got a set of Wyndham books, including that one, for my 11th birthday, & loved them. But they're not aimed at that age group, and I've read some since & found them to be just as good.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:13 #16

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Quality Street wrote:
I watched Threads again very recently - it's still shocking. Couldn't get it out of my head for days.
Same here QS.
I suppose because it's not really fiction, more certainty.
Remember the next day after it aired, everyone was talking about it or asking to please not talk about it.
I've never seen a reaction like it before or since.

No surprise they hide it for a couple of decades.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:14 #17

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John Wyndam started my love of Sci fi. We had to study Day of The Triffids for my GCE English Lit. Absolutely love that book. He wrote some great stuff.
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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:17 #18

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DARK SHADOWS a Tv series with Barnabas Collins, a vampire, in the70's, taught me how TV is also used to calm down people,
as a soothing programmer through entertainment. (Canal 9, 1972) - YouTube


13/10/2011 - Subido por cinefania

DAMNED UP TO THE LAST GENERATION
A love letter to the NSA agent who is monitoring my online activity. :D


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Old Programs that Influenced You 30 Jan 2014 19:24 #19

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angelchemuel wrote:
Billy Liar was a tv programme?
:jane:

Yes. !973/4 :) There was some very good comedy's back in the day; before the PC mob came about. :think:
A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.
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Pretty good metaphor for this forum. :P :cool:
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