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kleinbl00  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: So, who would be interested in reviving Hubski's Anime Club?

Well, they were different shows. 11 and staying up too late was pretty much entirely Dr. Who, because the PBS affiliate would run an entire short series from 11pm until 2am. Star Trek was also on Saturdays at 4:30, which meant an afternoon of working on cars, followed by Star Trek, followed by working on cars.

But the after-school stuff? Yeah, it was all shit. You'll notice nobody is nostalgic for it. Ducktales on the outside, but even that was because everything else sucked so hard.





user-inactivated  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Transformers and GI Joe still sell toys and comics. The toys are probably selling to more children than collectors, but the comics have to be mostly nostalgia-bait. Someone has to be nostalgic for that stuff.

kleinbl00  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Let's not confuse nostalgia for the toys for nostalgia for the TV show. after all, the show was created purely to sell the toys.

Difference  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·  

So just the animated tv was crap? I don't know much about 80's tv, but I do know Dr. Who and Star Trek are iconic. Sounds like you guys had better live-action than we do know. Not much in terms of sci-fi series.

kleinbl00  ·  3449 days ago  ·  link  ·  

The good Dr. Whos were all from '72 to about '78. Star Trek ran from '66 to '67.