TV Reviews8.1/10
How Tour of Duty Brought the Vietnam War Home Without the Hollywood Glamour
A tour of duty, a platoon in the mud and heat of Vietnam, before any other series dared show Americans fighting there.
CLAY TRIBUNE / THE ARCHIVE
Tag: 1980s TV
TV Reviews8/10
Dungeons & Dragons: Six Kids Get Pulled Into a Magic Realm and Never Quite Get Home
A tale of six children pulled into a magic realm, armed with powers of ranger, cavalier, magician, barbarian, thief, and dark wizard.
TV Reviews7.6/10
Airwolf at 42: The Helicopter Was the Best Character
Airwolf aired from 1984 to 1987 across CBS and USA Network — 80 episodes, four seasons, and one helicopter that outlived every recast.
TV Reviews7.4/10
Miami Vice: Five Seasons of Style Over Story, and Mostly Better for It
Miami Vice ran five seasons on NBC, trading elaborate writing for music and style. How Don Johnson, Edward James Olmos and a Ferrari made TV history.
TV Reviews5.3/10
The A-Team’s real legacy is a machine that sold toys, not a show that told stories
A review of NBC's The A-Team, 1983-1987: Hannibal, Face, B.A. Baracus and Murdock, the rotating reporters, falling ratings and the season five reboot.
TV Reviews3.3/10
The Car Was the Star, and 44 Years Later That’s Still the Problem
Knight Rider ran four seasons, 84 episodes, and one talking Trans Am. A retrospective review of the 1982 NBC series starring David Hasselhoff as Michael Knight.