# TV Shows lost in the mists of time **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 9, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324 "2012-04-09T23:39:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/121 "2012-04-11T13:40:10Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > [Hec Ramsey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hec_Ramsey) > > Part of the NBC Mystery Movie line up for a very short time in the early 70s. I liked it more than I did McCloud. > > Hec Ramsey was an old gunfighter/lawman coming to grips with the changing West of about 1900. He was very big into forensic science. I remember one closing scene where he saw an automobile and wondered about its usefulness. I haven’t been able to find it on NetFlix yet. I loved that show! But then, I loved _The Flying Nun_. ---
**Author:** ![Stelios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/122 "2012-04-11T13:46:02Z")
Anyone remember _Profit_? It was a fucking _awesome_ show which ran for about 7 episodes back in the '90s, and was abruptly cancelled halfway through its run with absolutely zero concern for the viewers who’d gotten hooked. According to Wiki, it was cancelled for being “Ahead of its time” in featuring an amoral central character. Really. Well heaven forfend. Of course, _now_ we have Dexter, The Shield, and Breaking Bad. Stupid chickenshit TV executives…really know how to ruin a good thing, don’t they? ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/123 "2012-04-11T13:46:26Z")
Don’t talk smack on Sister Bertrille. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/124 "2012-04-11T14:11:05Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > I remember watching a show called _He & She_ when I was a little kid. I loved that show! I have a crush on poor Jack Cassidy, and a girl-crush on the great Paula Prentiss, who should have been the Carole Lombard of the 1960s/70s. ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/125 "2012-04-11T14:23:49Z")
Anyone remember [_It’s a Man’s World_](http://www.tvobscurities.com/articles/itsamansworld/) ? Apparently it only lasted 19 episodes, but as an 11 year old kid I loved the show. At the time I thought it would be way cool to live on a houseboat! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/126 "2012-04-11T14:24:52Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Here’s a very obscure one: _The Bearcats_, which apparently ran for one season in 1971. It was a Western, with a cool car. I remember liking it but remember nothing of the plot. Since I would have been 7 or 8, I assume there was a Cute Guy in it. Between the two leads, Rod Taylor and Dennis Cole, I’m guessing you had a crush on Dennis Cole. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/127 "2012-04-11T14:26:32Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > [Hec Ramsey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hec_Ramsey) > > Part of the NBC Mystery Movie line up for a very short time in the early 70s. I liked it more than I did McCloud. Richard Boone rules. Dennis Weaver drools. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/128 "2012-04-11T14:29:44Z")
Have gas laser chromatography kit, will travel. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/129 "2012-04-11T14:33:41Z")
> [@NoClueBoy](#): > > Have gas laser chromatography kit, will travel. In its way, Hec Ramsey was a primordial version of CSI. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/130 "2012-04-11T14:42:31Z")
NM ---
**Author:** ![sciurophobic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cab0a1/32.png) [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/131 "2012-04-11T14:47:37Z")
Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood TV show “When Things Were Rotten”. I found only 2 clips online, and one was just the opening credits. It was only released on VHS, but I’m surprised nobody uploaded any more. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/132 "2012-04-11T14:48:12Z")
> [@Eve](#): > > I loved that show! I have a crush on poor Jack Cassidy, and a girl-crush on the great Paula Prentiss, who should have been the Carole Lombard of the 1960s/70s. Prentiss and Benjamin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary last year. Time do fly. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/133 "2012-04-11T14:48:28Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > Here’s a very obscure one: _The Bearcats_, which apparently ran for one season in 1971. It was a Western, with a cool car. I remember liking it but remember nothing of the plot. Since I would have been 7 or 8, I assume there was a Cute Guy in it. Good show! But then, I enjoyed _Mr. T & Tina_. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/134 "2012-04-11T15:07:33Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > In its way, Hec Ramsey was a primordial version of CSI. Y-y-y-y-yeah! I also thought that Bah-RISS-co may have gotten some inspiration from it. At least the feel of “things, they be a-changin.” ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/135 "2012-04-11T15:43:07Z")
Another fondly remembered one: **Wizards and Warriors** , the D&D spoof starring Jeff Conaway. I recall it being hysterical but I was a 15-year-old boy into D&D at the time so I may not have been a typical viewer. Lasted half a season. ---
**Author:** ![Meltdown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/136 "2012-04-11T15:51:44Z")
Two series from the early 90s come to mind: [Woops!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103583/combined) a sitcom about life after the apocalypse, where only six people are left alive. Hilarity ensues. [Herman’s Head](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101115/combined) – wow, this actually lasted three seasons. Herman is your standard everyday schlub – the gimmick is he has competing aspects of his personality (sensitivity, anxiety, etc.) that you get to see dramatized by actors who live in his head. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/137 "2012-04-11T16:01:31Z")
> [@Meltdown](#): > > [Woops!](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103583/combined) a sitcom about life after the apocalypse, where only six people are left alive. Hilarity ensues. “Volvo.” ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/138 "2012-04-11T16:04:54Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > How about “Alien Nation,” the series based on the movie, with aliens who came to modern-day Earth? I used to like that show a lot. > > “Count your spots, George.” The first time I was ever bummed out by the cancellation of a tv series. It was so much better than the movie. I had no idea that they made five Alien Nation tv movies between 1994 and 1997. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/139 "2012-04-11T16:11:05Z")
Got one I remembered today: a western from 1985 called [**Wildside**](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088642/combined). One thing I didn’t remember: Meg Ryan had a recurring role. Only aired for 6 episodes, but I loved it. ---
**Author:** ![CaptMurdock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/captmurdock/32/11736_2.png) [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324/140 "2012-04-11T16:21:19Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > The first time I was ever bummed out by the cancellation of a tv series. It was so much better than the movie. > > I had no idea that they made five Alien Nation tv movies between 1994 and 1997. Yeah. Some of them were okay, but they never really recaptured the magic of the series. “Buck, how many times must I tell you: Don’t drink the bile directly from the carton – get a glass!” 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-lost-in-the-mists-of-time/618324.md?page=8)