This will change depending on your age and location. I'm old, and from New Zealand but there are two shows I recently watched again and was surprised to find they were still quite good (slow pacing and dodgy special effects aside). The two I will stand by are the British Sci-Fi series -
"Blake's 7" and "Sapphire and Steel".
My girlfriend is American and swore "Twilight Zone" was also great. (We never had that here so I can't comment).
Are there any other classic shows you feel are still worth watching? I'm looking for more.
I guess I should also ask why you thought they were great to stimulate discussion. "Blake's 7" was good because most of the characters were criminals and cynics apart from Blake, the leader, who was an idealist. They were also well acted and the cast had a great dynamic. Also, the writers were not afraid of killing characters off.
"Sapphire and Steel" was good because they did not over-explain everything. The writer seemed one step ahead of the viewer (but didn't try to go three steps ahead, like "Lost" for example). Also, very little exposition was given, and very little back-story, yet the characters were deep and interesting and they developed through the drama on-screen, (rather than through flashbacks - like say... "Lost" for example).
I didn't mean to appear so anti-Lost there but I do wonder if that show hold up over time and remain interesting to re-watch once the big mystery has been solved.
"Blake's 7" and "Sapphire and Steel".
My girlfriend is American and swore "Twilight Zone" was also great. (We never had that here so I can't comment).
Are there any other classic shows you feel are still worth watching? I'm looking for more.
I guess I should also ask why you thought they were great to stimulate discussion. "Blake's 7" was good because most of the characters were criminals and cynics apart from Blake, the leader, who was an idealist. They were also well acted and the cast had a great dynamic. Also, the writers were not afraid of killing characters off.
"Sapphire and Steel" was good because they did not over-explain everything. The writer seemed one step ahead of the viewer (but didn't try to go three steps ahead, like "Lost" for example). Also, very little exposition was given, and very little back-story, yet the characters were deep and interesting and they developed through the drama on-screen, (rather than through flashbacks - like say... "Lost" for example).
I didn't mean to appear so anti-Lost there but I do wonder if that show hold up over time and remain interesting to re-watch once the big mystery has been solved.
. So Id say Thomas the Tank engine.
