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Any older shows (70s-80s-90s) that still hold up? What are you favorites?

It's not the kind of show OP was talking about, but TBH, I still love 'Cheers.' It feels very true to life.

it was great till Kirstie Alley fucked it up

I still honestly enjoy The Brady Bunch.

I think many shows hold up if you go in with the knowledge of the era they were written in.

I mean, yeah, for sure. My recs aren't all adventure shows, but I'll give you my faves from the 60s on!

60s- The Man From UNCLE- LOVE this one. Some seasons went harder on the adventure side, some lean into camp, but I find both ends of the spectrum enjoyable.
Batman- speaking of camp.
The Green Hornet- Bruce Lee, 'nuff said.
Hogan's Heroes- Every so often this is one of those shows I feel the need to rewatch. Again, it can lean hard on the humor, but some eps really make the adventure side tense and meaningful.
The Addams Family- Okay, this one's not remotely an adventure show, but I couldn't name my old TV faves and leave it out.
The Twilight Zone- Not usually adventure heavy but it DOES hold up!
Star Trek- Yeah it's sci-fi but it is ALSO adventure.

70s- MASH will ALWAYS hold up.
Starsky and Hutch- it's not perfect, but some eps hold up incredibly well/were ahead of their time.
Wonder Woman- Who doesn't love Wonder Woman??
The Rockford Files- it's been a while so I could be wrong about this one holding up, but I recall liking it back when I'd catch those old syndicated reruns.

80s- Quantum Leap- Another one that had some eps that were really ahead of their time
St. Elsewhere- Not an action series for the most part but another show that had some eps that were ahead of their time (even if some of it is very much a product of the 80s).
The A-Team- often on the campy side, yeah, but fun action!
Knight Rider- Didn't watch a lot of this one but I love William Daniels and he voices a car, so.
Perfect Strangers- I used to be obsessed with this silly little show so I'm including it even though it's not remotely action.
Golden Girls- I mean it's a very different kind of action but I can't talk about 80s TV without bringing up my girls.

90s- Twin Peaks my beloved
The X-Files, at least the early seasons
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr- Campy cowboy action featuring THEE Bruce Campbell.
Highlander- It's been a while but I was very into this one.
Sliders- Sci-fi fun
Xena- obviously
M.A.N.T.I.S- I barely remember this one because I watched it when it was on the air and I was a kid but it did leave an impression!
PSI Factor- Another one that left an impression on me as a kid
The Scarlet Pimpernel- They managed to stretch it out to two seasons. I wouldn't call it my favorite adaptation of one of my favorite books but I do think it was fun.

Oh man, I totally forgot about The Addams Family! Need more of those family values.

I've been wondering if Xena would hold up and be as entertaining and fun as it was when I first watched it, or if would be awkward camp that didn't age well. Only one way to tell!

it's hard for me to be mad at highlander, even though when it was bad, it was BAD... but when it was good it was GREAT!

Love the Addams Family, MASH and Golden Girls until they changed producers.

Yes yes YES to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Babylon 5 is still one of the best TV series I've ever seen, or at least the first four seasons are.

It's hard to say. My tastes changed in the last 5 years... 10 years - even more so. I looked at the titles named here, and gotta say some of them didn't hold up to me at all.

The ones I rewatched recently that held up are:
Quantum Leap
The Persuaders
Keeping Up Appearances
Murder She wrote
Columbo
Thin Blue Line
Sledge Hammer! (campy)
When Things Were Rotten (very campy)

Even a classic like MASH can't tempt me now. Tried to rewatch - no go.

KEEPING UP APPEARANCES!
Yesssssss
And Columbo, I don't know how I missed that one!

I can rewatch Murder She Wrote again and again and never get tired of it. I will adore Jessica Fletcher forever.

That's hard to say without knowing how much of a stickler the person watching is going to be. Nothing is 100% foolproof when it comes to standing the test of time - all of those shows are products of their time, and that will be conspicuous to different degrees.

Adventure shows, because I would be here all night if I included other ganres.

Charlie's Angels can be very silly, but I think it's still entertaining.

I still rewatch Scarecrow & Mrs. King and still love it. Not really lighthearted, but Tour of Duty is still a good show.

Due South is still awesomely quirky. Star Trek: Voyager is still enjoyable (DS9 is still good, but Voyager is the one I would probably consider the most lighthearted of the 90s Star Trek). SeaQuest DSV is a bit uneven, but still fun to watch. Quantum Leap is still pretty good. Stargate SG-1 has its moments.

There are a bunch that I remember fondly, but haven't watched in a while (sometimes literal decades), so I can't speak to how well they hold up: The Incredible Hulk, The A-Team, CHiPs, Remington Steele, The Greatest American Hero, The Young Riders, La Femme Nikita, The Pretender, Sliders, Star Trek: TNG, The X-Files

The Pretender is still good. It has a Noir vibe.

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