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TheFaultsofAlts

Masterpiece Theatre

Network: ABC
Premiere Date: September 5th, 1980
No. of Seasons: 25

In the fall 1980 season, barely any new shows were ready for September, so ABC had to do what was once deemed unthinkable, and partner with the Public Broadcasting Service. The grandest result of this partnership was when Masterpiece Theatre took the timeslot of The ABC Friday Night Movie, both because ABC already had a movie presentation slot on Sunday nights, and were proud of that Sunday movie timeslot, and because PBS needed the funding to upgrade their broadcast stations. This wasn't to say that Masterpiece was moving full time to ABC. Far from it, in fact. It's just that ABC needed a surefire success to cap off Friday Nights on the network, and PBS needed to venture out into new territories.

This deal between the two companies couldn't have worked better. As a result of Masterpiece being on ABC on Friday nights, ratings went up for the night, thus being one of the few good things to come out of the Big Three that wasn't built for the slaughterhouse. Not only that, but the next year, in 1981, reruns of Sesame Street replaced American Bandstand at the 1 P.M. slot on Saturday Mornings, which was actually an improvement over Bandstand, to the point where the other networks, CBS and NBC, would partner with PBS to bring Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and Reading Rainbow to boost their own respective SatAM lineups. And as if it couldn't get any better for the network, Disney managed to save Masterpiece Theatre from being cancelled when cleaning house in 1995, thanks in part to their own deal with PBS to help create Bill Nye the Science Guy, and instead pair The Wonderful World of Disney with The ABC Sunday Night Movie for a double dose of theatrical entertainment.

Unfortunately, the good times were not to last, as Sesame Street was bumped off in 2001 to make room for the Powered by Zoog sub-block on One Saturday Morning, Mister Rogers and Reading Rainbow were kicked out in 2003, and the final domino in the puzzle, Masterpiece Theatre became a PBS exclusive once again in 2005 to make room for more of 20/20 on Friday nights.

Oh, and in terms of the TGIF glory days of the early-90's, that block would instead be on Wednesday nights under the title of The Hump. In other words, the first TGIF expansion/ripoff would actually be the TTL equivalent instead.
 

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Teen Titans Go! - [2014- present]
Inspired by the DC comic series as well as the American TV show, Teen Titans Go! is the first offiical Japanese anime adaptation of a DC property, as part of the company's expansion of their works, with the series produced and animated in Japan though also having some American writers. Despite the name chosen, the anime is somewhat darker and more serious than the 2003 American cartoon. So much so that it is considered a seinen series rather than a shonen series and its English dubbed aired on Toonami.

The anime sees the first iteration of the Teen Titans form under Dick Grayson as Robin along with Wally West as Kid Flash, Donna Troy as Wonder-Girl (who's origin here is simplified; her semidivine nature came from her being resurrected and gifted by the Olympians due to the owing a divine favor to Diana after Donna died to help save people), Roy Harper as Speedy and Garth as Aqualad. However, they would soon be joined by Lilith Clay as Omen. The series sees the teen superheroes clean up crime in their chosen city while dealing with interpersonal relationships and the struggles of being sidekicks and young heroes.

The first iteration of the team lasted for three years before the team began going their seperate ways. However, due to production miscommunications, they were left with some more time and were unfinished on their current designs. Instead, they imported Beast Boy, Cyborg, Starfire and Raven as part of the second team though with Dick remaining behind. However, the surprise came on who would be his replacement, especially with the tease of a friend of Dick's named Jason..

It was none other than Jason Hart aka The Protector. He was apparently chosen over Jason Todd because of his friendly attitude, but also more down-to-earth and everyman nature, allowing an outsider prospective to being a supehero (personality-wise, he was compared to Wendell Vaughn/Quasar) Many enjoyed the series as well as the revival of Jason Hart (who ended up forming a romance with Starfire to where he was considered the only other serious romantic contender with her besides Dick himself) as well as the slight differences of the team.

The second iteration was popular though not enough to warrant a second season (many claimed this was due to the present of the original 2003 show and thus having fewer original ideas to utilize). The show would take a year-long hiatus to decide the next team, especially as the Young Justice cartoon was airing. However, they decided to try and do something a little different, creating their own iteration.

The third iteration of the Titans in the anime was led by the 4th Robin, Stephanie Brown and consisted of Karan Singh/Solstice, Jamie Reyes/Blue Beetle III, Lorena Marquez as the second Aquagirl (here, her background being specified as Brazilian and her backstory modified) and Eddie Bloomberg/ Kid Devil (who has his demonic powers from the getgo, but it is still very intelligent, being tech-savvy and somewhatknowledgable on magic). The third iteration earned alot of positive reputation for taking neglected characters (the only known one outside of Stephanie Brown and more known as Spoiler while forJamie Reyes, he was planned for Young Justice, but was scrapped in favor of focusing with the characters already there) and fleshing them out to where the iteration made its way into other media and the comics itself. The third iteration has noted it would end on its third season.

It would be announced that the fourth iteration would be the final one for the series, led by Damain Wayne/Robin V and consisting of Walter "Wally" West/Kid Flash II (not to be confused with his older cousin Wallace, the first Kid Flash) and Jackson Hyde as Aqualad II. Other characters are unknown though some have rumored characters like Maya Ducard (a supporting character of Damien’s and the second Nobody, speculates to be the third Question) and even Star Blossom.
 
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The Ranger

House of Cards-a documentary about all the chaos and lost trade caused by Brexit
Crocodile Dundee-a film about Lieutenant-General Dundee, the most famous Australian General of WW2, and how when Japan invaded Australia in 1941 he decoyed them into the bush, then caught their supply lines in a grip "like a crocodile's", resulting in the defeat and the killing or capture of 30,000 Japanese soldiers, leading to his nickname of "Crocodile Dundee."
Crocodile Dundee II-follows the General's political career after WW2. Whilst well acted, the film was nowhere near as interesting as the first Crocodile Dundee film and many said it woould have made a much better documentary.
 

The Ranger

Band of Brothers-Follows the adventures of a group of archers and men at arms in King Henry V's army, ending with the Battle of Agincourt.

The Battle of Britain-
Episode one is about Julius Cesare's invasion of Britain and his battles with the British chieftain Cassivellanus.
Episode two is about Caracatus's struggle against the legions of Emperor Claudius.
Episode three is about the rebellion of Boudicca.
Episode four is about the Pictish chief Calagacus and his fight against the Roman invasion of Scotland.
Episode five is about the original King Arthur and his fight against the Anglo-Saxons.
Episode six is about King Harold II of England and his fight against Duke William at the Battle of Hastings.
Episode seven is about the Spanish Armada of 1588.
Episode eight is about Charles Edward Stuart and his 1745 invasion, and the last land battles in the UK.
Episode nine is about the famous sky battle in 1940 between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe, the last time that the UK was in any real danger of invasion.

Sink the Bismarck-a film about the attempt to kill Otto Von Bismarck by the Fenians by sinking his ship, in the hope that Germany would blame Britain and start a war which might make it easier for Ireland to win it's freedom from the British Empire.
 
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TheFaultsofAlts

Wacky Races

A creation of Merv Griffin so that he can diversify his television portfolio, this show is about people of various colors and genders doing various sketches and stand-up routines. Oddly enough, it was hard to find a host for this show, to the point where Merv just decided to host the show himself, like his pre-game show days.

Notable cast members for this show included Bill Cosby, Lisa Kudrow, and Paul Winchell. Speaking of Winchell, when it came time to delve into animated skits, Griffin called up Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera to develop a recurring skit starring the guy, which led to one of the most lovable villains in television history, Dick Dastardly, starring alongside his dog Muttley in Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines. Heck, in the final season of the show, Jim Carrey managed to properly bring Dastardly to live-action with his specific brand of comedy, prompting Bill and Joe to greenlight a live-action movie based on the animated short series.

Unfortunately, due to his deteriorating health, the show ended in 1998, with a 2-hour special chronicling the best, and worst, of the Wacky Races history books, and ending with Merv giving the audience a fond farewell.

People all across the globe loved the show, to the point where it lead to Jim Henson getting The Muppet Show greenlight on ABC, and Nick Park at Aardman said that Dick Dastardly was one of his inspirations for making the Wallace and Gromit cartoons.
 

drakensis

The Ranger said:
The Battle of Britain-
Episode one is about Julius Cesare's invasion of Britain and his battles with the British chieftain Cassivellanus.
Episode two is about Caracatus's struggle against the legions of Emperor Claudius.
Episode three is about the rebellion of Boudicca.
Episode four is about the Pictish chief Calagacus and his fight against the Roman invasion of Scotland.
Episode five is about the original King Arthur and his fight against the Anglo-Saxons.
Episode six is about King Harold II of England and his fight against Duke William at the Battle of Hastings.
Episode seven is about the Spanish Armada of 1588.
Episode eight is about Charles Edward Stuart and his 1745 invasion, and the last land battles in the UK.
Episode nine is about the famous sky battle in 1940 between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe, the last time that the UK was in any real danger of invasion.
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No 1688 Glorious Revolution?
 

wietze

The Ranger said:
Band of Brothers-Follows the adventures of a group of archers and men at arms in King Henry V's army, ending with the Battle of Agincourt.

The Battle of Britain-
Episode one is about Julius Cesare's invasion of Britain and his battles with the British chieftain Cassivellanus.
Episode two is about Caracatus's struggle against the legions of Emperor Claudius.
Episode three is about the rebellion of Boudicca.
Episode four is about the Pictish chief Calagacus and his fight against the Roman invasion of Scotland.
Episode five is about the original King Arthur and his fight against the Anglo-Saxons.
Episode six is about King Harold II of England and his fight against Duke William at the Battle of Hastings.
Episode seven is about the Spanish Armada of 1588.
Episode eight is about Charles Edward Stuart and his 1745 invasion, and the last land battles in the UK.
Episode nine is about the famous sky battle in 1940 between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe, the last time that the UK was in any real danger of invasion.

Sink the Bismarck-a film about the attempt to kill Otto Von Bismarck by the Fenians by sinking his ship, in the hope that Germany would blame Britain and start a war which might make it easier for Ireland to win it's freedom from the British Empire.
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you are forgetting an episode about the Glorious revolution ;)
 
Duke Andrew of Dank

Duke Andrew of Dank

More episodes from my earlier Lupin III ideas:

The Shepard Guards His Flock: Fujiko is dismayed to learn that Emmanuele Poiroit (Ann Jillian) is more effective in her craft because she has gotten her own Lupin. Said man is Orbán Juhász (Mark Hamill), a native of Budapest who apparently has ties to Arsene Lupin II, and knows Jigen because of said ties. Later on, Jigen confesses to Lupin that he remembers a name like that from when he was working with Lupin II. Further discoveries and insight from Jigen reveals his history as sort of the Robin Hood of the Warsaw Pact - though unfortunately, he also has fewer scruples than Lupin. That, and Juhász loves taunting Lupin about the fact that unlike him with Fujiko, Juhász has actually succeeded in regularly scoring with Poiroit.

Dairytale or Dairyland: A botched attempt at stealing the Field Museum's Ancient Egypt exhibits leads to Lupin & Gang having to make a getaway to Canada. This trip leads them through the state of Wisconsin with Pops hot on their tail. Unfortunately for them, they also end up irking a Neo-Nazi group called the America Socialist Hitlerite League (their acronym makes the Blue Brothers reference more obvious). Can they escape, or no?

Didgeridoo About Nothing: Lupin and Jigen are making plans to find an artifact in a Dreamtime cave near Cape York, at Fujiko's insistence. However, it soon turns out that Poiroit has also sent Juhász to work with a (fervently racist) Australian outlaw named Kel Edwards (Jim Cummings). Goemon teams with an aboriginal entertainer named Tommy (David Hudson), to try and talk Lupin and Jigen out of it; apparently being concerned about the idea of the Imjin creatures of aboriginal myths coming to attack them. When the fears are confirmed true, Lupin and Jigen are forced to get Juhász and Edwards out of there too. Thankfully, Tommy has several connections with the Timara...

Sins of the Fathers: When Lupin suddenly finds that his car has had all its tires punctured, Goemon notices some arrows in them and suspects foul play. His suspicions are confirmed when he learns that Emmanuelle Poiroit is seeking the same treasure they wanted. The arrows have turned out to be from Fua Zheng (Cam Clarke), a descendent of Fua Mulan, who has his own personal vendetta against Goemon. More specifically, against the entirety of Japan.

The Inspector of Od: Fujiko gets knocked unconscious when a train she was riding into Budapest derails, and she had acted to shield a young boy from injury. When she wakes up, Fujiko finds herself in a strange land with only a dog for company, and a house she was in having fallen on and killed The Sucky Witch of the South. She learns from The Mediocre Witch of the South (recurring character Emmanuele Poiroit; who debuted in the Red Jacket anime), that she must go to meet the Inspector of Od if she wants to return home. Along the way however, Fujiko earns the ire of The Sucky Witch of the North (Bonnie Parker; who also debuted in Red Jacket anime) because The Sucky Witch of the South was her sister.

Meanwhile, Fujiko meets up with several other characters who also need the Inspector of Od's help: The Scarecrow (Lupin), who needs medication for his compulsive sexual disorders; The Lion (Jigen), who needs an updated license that complies with new gun laws; and the Tin Man (Goemon), who needs an authentic Japanese meal. Eventually, The Sucky Witch of the North is killed by Fujiko when she throws water all over the place to stop the Scarecrow from burning to death. When everyone thinks he's dead, Scarecrow then reveals himself to have been dressed up as a guard, and he also stole the Sucky Witch's wand. When they return, they are disappointed that the Inspector of Od is really just Zenigata speaking into a microphone. In the end, Scarecrow uses the wand to turn the Mediocre Witch into an old crone, steals her crown, and leads the gang in robbing the Inspector's castle. The dream ends as Fujiko feels herself being licked by the dog, relieving both Lupin and Goemon, and a scene thereafter reveals that the boy Fujiko saved in the beginning was the son of Zenigata's daughter, and thus his grandson.

Fountain of Goof: A little trip that Lupin & Gang take to the Fountain of Youth in the midst of the Florida swamps ends in disaster. Goemon is only regressed to a teenager, but Lupin is de-aged to a toddler and Fujiko to an infant. Jigen, the only member who wasn't de-aged (because Goemon has jumped in to save Lupin and Fujiko), knows that in Nevada there's a place where people can age. However, only his estranged father, Bill Maverick, knows where it is. Meanwhile, Zenigata is convinced that if anything, Jigen abducted the three kids and gets Barney Fife Jr on the phone for help.

Beagle Action: After performing a heist on the Smithsonian collection, Lupin & Gang discover that they are being followed by a small beagle. Eventually, Lupin decides to give the beagle off to Zenigata. Pops is overjoyed to finally have proper company and names the beagle "Kuiper", but it soon turns out Kuiper escaped from a dog-fighting ring. Leaving it up to Lupin to save both Kuiper and Fujiko when said dog-fighters look for the beagle. Kuiper was popular enough with fans that he appears alongside Zenigata in every subsequent episode.
 
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Tmckay

Tmckay

Eastenders: Popular documentary turned reality show exploring the lives of people living in The East End Of London between 1970-2020 as a result of The London Wall(1970-2020) made necessary by The London Civil War(1950-1965)
 

Plateosaurus

Red Sun: An ambitious sci-fi western series from 1979. It's set on the planet of Diops, a tidally locked planet orbiting the red dwarf star Pangu. it is here two colonies have been formed: one is by NAOS, formed of the US and the British Commonwealth, and the other by the communist states of the USSR and China, and they battle for control of the planet. However, the majority of the series focuses on the colony town of Omaha, and its chief of security Jason Preston (Charles Bronson) and leader Alan Magawe (James Earl Jones) as they struggle to maintain order for its often unruly people. The show's style and story are admitted to be homages to the 1940's and fifties, such as science fiction, westerns, and war stories of the era.

The show only lasted for one season due to budgetary reasons, though its story was continued via novels and a 1983 movie. Nevertheless, its quite popular among audiences. It was later rebooted from 1999 to 2005 on ABC.
 

TheFaultsofAlts

Thor vs. the Care Bears:

Based on one of MANY 2020 memes, and created as a collaboration between Disney and American Greetings, this animated Disney Channel Original Movie has Asgard wiped clean of all rainbows in the area, leading Thor and a reluctant Loki to investigate the disappearance. This investigation led to a rebirth in the intense rivalry between the Asgardians, led by Valkyrie, and the Care Bears family, temporarily led by Grumpy Bear. Grumpy being the leader is because the Care Bears plan to win the war against Thor's race.

Unlike the Disney+ shows, even that of What If?, this special is noncanon to the MCU at large, even if we take into consideration the fact that Spongebob and Yo Gabba Gabba are somehow in the MCU through simple cameos and references. Another thing that makes this noncanon to the MCU is the surprise cameo of Rainbow Brite, aged up and bearing twin daughters with Brian, her husband who used to be the only human who could see her back when they were children. To this day, the fandoms of Marvel, Care Bears, and Rainbow Brite are split on whether this is unlikely special is absolutely great or absolutely terrible.
 

The Ranger

The Addams Family-A documentary about a London crime family that goes by that name.
Dynasty-Documentary about Ancient Egypt
EastEnders-Documentary about the many escapes and escape attempts from East Berlin before the Berlin Wall came down.
A Night to remember-A film about Georg Elser's successful attack that blew up and killed Adolf Hitler on the 8th of November 1939.
Blind Date-A documentary about blind people dating.
 
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KacperO

KacperO

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TREMORTON 2085:
A 1980-like sequel of My Life As A Teenage Robot which follows on 2085, Tuck Carbunkle is grew up by turning 21 year old, and he's about to discover the mission
as he's join the largest families in tremorton for the debt collector.
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TheFaultsofAlts

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TREMORTON 2085:
A 1980-like sequel of My Life As A Teenage Robot which follows on 2085, Tuck Carbunkle is grew up by turning 21 year old, and he's about to discover the mission
as he's join the largest families in tremorton for the debt collector.
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As someone who used to have a big fat crush on Jenny Wakeman, you have NO idea how much I want to see this! Then again, I'd be happy with any continuation of the show.
 

Tanaka did nothing wrong

(Alternate history) series (I hope they are ok):

The Crown (2018 - )

In an alternate 1931 where the Central Powers won the First World by the skin of their teeth in 1919, Austria-Hungary is in a precarious situation, as the emperor Charles I, Emperor of Austria and King of the Lands of the Crown of St. Stephen has become terminally ill, creating uncertainty about the future of the empire. Otto, his son of ascends on the throne after his father's death and he soon discovers that his father has left him a heavy burden: with the international economy still in disarray following the Wall Street crash of 1930 and creating instability across the globe, the empire of the Habsburgs is badly pressed on many fronts. Otto begins his reign not with jubilant crowds and celebrationsbut with many responsibilities, as the honeymoon of the 1920s is finally coming to an end.

Rome (1975-1976)

A rare TV series of its kind, this West German production is a TV dramatisation of Berchtolt Brecht's novel, The Business Affairs of Mr. Julius Caesar. The series quickly drew the attention of the West German public at a time of domestic political troubles in West Germany and a changing historical view of the 1920s and 1930s, as many noted the "artful commentaries about and allegories with the Weimar era and possibly today".

(and a somewhat unrelated one :coldsweat: :coldsweat: ):

Great Teacher Onizuka (1995)

Based on the manga of the same name, GTO shows the adventures of Eikichi Onizuka as he tries to become (and then remain) a teacher at a private school in Tokyo. Set in the 1980s, this anime series offers an interesting image of late 1980s Japan and the issues, society and norms of the bubble era in Japan, especially when it came to the younger generation. It has therefore become fairly popular in recent years, as the persisting problems inside Japan have led to a surge of nostalgia for that period.
 

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Tales From The Hood (1996-2003): Based on the 1995 movie of the same name, Tales From The Hood was executive-produced by Spike Lee, with Rusty Cundieff and Darin Scott as the producers. The star was Clarence Williams III as Mr. Simms (aka Satan, though this isn't as obvious in the TV series), the proprietor of a funeral home in South Central Los Angeles who would tell the story of how a dead body (or several dead bodies) wound up in his funeral home. It dealt with topics such as racism, past sins, drug use (and abuse), sexual assault/harassment, police brutality, etc. The catchphrase for the show would be Mr. Simms' saying "Unless, of course, you're scared." and then smiling sinisterly.

The series, HBO's follow-up to Tales From The Crypt, was a big hit on HBO, and would be nominated for several Emmys during its seven-season run. It would also be popular in syndication, especially on the OWN, BET, and Chiller channels (among others). Its popularity in syndication led to another revival on Amazon in the late 2010s, with Tony Todd as Simms (Keith David was considered for the role (he would appear in different episodes as different characters in each season), but Todd beat him out in the audition)...
 
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Plateosaurus

Age of the Dinosaurs (2012)
POD: Discovery doesn't pick up Ricardo Delgado and David Krentz's Reign of the Dinosaurs concept. They wait some time, and successfully pitch it at National Geographic, and is much more closer to their original vision.

Episodes and Focus species
  • Dinos Rising- Focuses on the first dinosaurs of the Triassic and Early Jurassic
    • Inostrancevia
    • Eodromaeus
    • Crylophosaurus
    • Heterodontosaurus
  • Here Be Dragons- Focuses on Asian feathered dinosaurs, from the Middle Jurassic to Mid-Cretaceous.
    • Anchiornis
    • Monolophosaurus/Darwinopterus
    • Raptorex
    • Sinornithosaurus
  • The Watering Hole - An Allosaurus with a broken jaw lives at a watering hole in Jurassic Portugal, and must contend with some unwanted rivals.
  • Bird-Hipped Brawlers- The ornithischian dinosaurs are highlighted.
    • Styracosaurus
    • Shantungosaurus/Zhuchengtyrannus
  • Crocs - Various crocodilians of the mesozoic are highlighted.
    • Effigia
    • Kaprosuchus
    • Deinosuchus
  • 70 Million Years Ago - Several scenes from around the world 70 million years ago are highlighted.
    • Rahonavis
    • Therizinosaurus
    • Tylosaurus
  • End Game - In Late Cretaceous North America 66 million years ago, two families of dinosaur, T. rex and Pectinodon, live out their last days before the asteroid impact.
 
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