TV’s retro-surge has another player.
Now CW is jumping in, with a series of one-hour documentaries. Over eight Mondays (starting Oct. 13), “TV We Love” will range from the esteemed “I Love Lucy” (shown here) to … well, “The Brady Bunch.”
Retro-TV took hold with the changeover to HDTV. Suddenly, each station had three extra channels that viewers could reach without cable.
PBS used those to create PBS Kids and other specialties. Most stations, however, simply lined up channels that offer oldies, from “Star Trek” to “All in the Family” to cowboy movies.
Now comes the new series, produced by former NBC chief Jeff Zucker. When he ran CNN, it was strong on pop-history documentaries; Zucker will include his own commentaries throughout this series.
“TV We Love” will start with “I Love Lucy.” The other shows (and some of the people interviewed) include:
“The Brady Bunch” (Barry Williams and Christopher Knight); “The Love Boat” (Fred Grandy and Ted Lange), “The Honeymooners”; “Happy Days” (Don Most and Scott Baio); “Dynasty” (Jack Coleman, Pamela Sue Martin and Al Corley); “Cheers”‘; and “Touched by an Angel” (Roma Downey and series creator Martha Williamson).
For retro-TV fans, here’s a fresh look
TV’s retro-surge has another player.
Now CW is jumping in, with a series of one-hour documentaries. Over eight Mondays (starting Oct. 13), “TV We Love” will range from the esteemed “I Love Lucy” (shown here) to … well, “The Brady Bunch.”
Retro-TV took hold with the changeover to HDTV. Suddenly, each station had three extra channels that viewers could reach without cable.
PBS used those to create PBS Kids and other specialties. Most stations, however, simply lined up channels that offer oldies, from “Star Trek” to “All in the Family” to cowboy movies. Read more…