I know, no Shogun. I was only 2 when it came out and I never saw it as a kid. I’m so sorry!! Next list I’m gonna have to do honorable mentions. Please forgive me! 🙏

@israelparper6080

17 күн бұрын

You left out Lace with Phoebe Cates. I even read the Jackie Collins novels. I don't think I can ever forgive you.

@mysocalledgenxlife

17 күн бұрын

@@israelparper6080 it’s a crime 😂😂. I limited myself way too much. Definitely deserved a mention.

@ryancoulter4797

17 күн бұрын

Add Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Smiley’s People

@joanreynolds955

17 күн бұрын

That’s setting the bar awfully low. The problem is that it’s a lot more costly to make the mini-series than the tacky reality shows.

@mortimerbrewster3671

17 күн бұрын

I thought A Woman Of Substance was better than at least a couple on this list. Also, Jamaica Inn (1983 with Jane Seymour) was worthy of a spot in the top 10. I have A Woman of Substance on DVD but have not been able to find Jamaica Inn in a US compatible format.

The 1970s were the real deal for TV mini-series. "Roots", "Rich Man Poor Man" and "Salem's Lot" were among the biggest and best of them.

@Deborahtunes

7 күн бұрын

"Salems Lot" was great. The scene that scared me the most was the kid vampire at the window...

@LLucky1944

4 күн бұрын

Holocaust

@stephenklien

3 күн бұрын

I can still see that kid. Thanks for the memory. 😱

@katcraig7525

4 сағат бұрын

Y'all are bringing back some bad memories. I remember being too afraid to go sleep after watching Salon's Lot. I hid under the bed covers.

Some Thornbirds trivia: Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown fell wildly in love during production. They married, had three kids, and live happily together in Sydney to this day, some 40 years later.

@annegiorgio5602

17 күн бұрын

Except it was an awful series

@annegiorgio5602

16 күн бұрын

@@chi5860 the author of the book, Colleen mcculloch was so outraged at the series she vowed never to sell another book to Hollywood and she didn’t. If you had read the book which I have you’d realise how badly it made.

@annegiorgio5602

16 күн бұрын

@@chi5860 the truth hurts doesn’t it

@annegiorgio5602

16 күн бұрын

@@chi5860 I knew you’d come up with a stupid comment and you haven’t disappointed

@TubbsFarquhar

15 күн бұрын

@annegiorgio5602 Sure. But lots of people enjoy it, so who cares? There's plenty of more important things to worry about in this world.

Winds of war and war and remembrance I watched religiously

@AlexanderJWei

17 күн бұрын

Yes! I forgot about these, but they were excellent and I went on to read both books.

@classicgunstoday1972

17 күн бұрын

Winds of War was good. Except they waste too much time on 40 year old Ally McGraw playing a 21 year old girl flirting with Airwolf guy and Glasses guy. War and Remembrance I remember to be good only I have not seen it since it aired

@billr7768

17 күн бұрын

I have the DVDs. My fav miniseries.

@user-bf1lf6zb6j

17 күн бұрын

I just mentioned Winds of War. Way better than some of her choices

@scottc287

17 күн бұрын

Several friends and I would meet at one of our houses after school to catch that week's episode. A great series. Lonesome Dove and North and South are the only others on this list I remember watching.

I got goosebumps when "I Know My Name is Steven" came up. That whole thing was such a tragedy. That poor family.

@gloriaf4015

19 сағат бұрын

That is the first one I thought of when I saw the title of the video. It made an impression on young me.

The sad thing is that a lot of these TV movies were better than what is showing in theaters nowadays

@yvonnecooper5004

17 күн бұрын

I agree.

@thisblackgirlslife

17 күн бұрын

That part! 🎯

@ltjjenkins

17 күн бұрын

Replace "a lot" with all

@Otokichi786

17 күн бұрын

Then there's "Birds of Prey" (1973): kzread.info/dash/bejne/qo2F0bWleKe0ZJs.html Who is this "Harley Quinn"?;)

@1travstone

17 күн бұрын

Uh. That’s debatable. I’ve seen a lot of these. They’re not all that great

Lace and Lace II starring Phoebe Cates and Queenie (1987) starring Mia Sara were favorites of mine.

@mysocalledgenxlife

21 күн бұрын

Both of those titles were really good.

@ringwe

19 күн бұрын

The "which one of you bitches is my mother" question, is peak 80s.

@tech9803

19 күн бұрын

With her immortal line, "Which one of you bitches is my mother?"

@Hardbody217

17 күн бұрын

I was surprised Lace wasn't on the list. It has one of the most famous TV quotes of all time.

@beyourself2444

17 күн бұрын

I remember Lace, my mom loved it

I was thinking "Roots"... That's a 70s mini series! Time flies

Man, the 80s and early 90s were the best. TV events like this were epic in a way people today will never be able to grasp. Thank you for taking us back to this special era in TV.

As someone who watched some of these miniseries, I'm surprised James Clavell's SHŌGUN is not mentioned.

@seanswinton6242

17 күн бұрын

I agree. Also "Taipan" I think it was. Forgive the spelling. Both also starred Richard Chamberlain as you know. He was the king of TV miniseries!

@grannyweatherwax8005

17 күн бұрын

Agreed. Seems like ratings should have been used to make most picks, rather than personal taste, especially taste for true crime. I was there in the 80s and haven't even heard of some of these.

@Myrdden71

17 күн бұрын

Shogun was superb! That and Marco Polo (1982) got me really interested in history in a way I had not been before.

@Himmiefan

17 күн бұрын

I think it was late 70s.

@Myrdden71

17 күн бұрын

@@Himmiefan 1980, so too early for the poster of the video. I think she posted when she was born in the description. :)

Lonesome Dove is my all time favorite mini-series. The casting was spot on and they really enhanced the book rather than the opposite like most do. The things that were eliminated and characters they combined made sense and did not detract from the narrative and the cattle drive scenes really were so much more vivid than I pictured them in my head as I was reading.

@garylefevers

17 күн бұрын

100% right.

@lex6819

16 күн бұрын

I loved Lonesome Dove

@minirth.maggie

16 күн бұрын

Agreed! It was so good!

@paulaisomura4894

16 күн бұрын

My favorite. Loved the book and the TV series. Best Western ever.

@rodneyreinhardt1312

16 күн бұрын

Should be #1.

North and South should be ranked higher in my opinion.

@seanswinton6242

17 күн бұрын

I'll agree. Mainly because it was filmed where I live and made my senior year of high school awesome! Sets weren't far from my home and high school. After school, we would sometimes we would go and watch them film and the stars like Elizabeth Taylor, Patrick Swayze, Morgan Fairchild, and others.

@happyfamily1298

17 күн бұрын

@@seanswinton6242I’m from the Lowcountry and was thrilled when my aunt and uncle were extras in the film. It was so exciting seeing our home on tv, wasn’t it?❤

@jw4172

17 күн бұрын

Defiantly should be #2 behind only V

@iamthem.a.n.middleagednerd1053

17 күн бұрын

North and South book 1 and 2 were great MINUS the God Damn establishing shots that lasted FOREVER!!

@SuziSPSquirrel

15 күн бұрын

I agree I remember North and South being must see tv at the time.

V and V the Final Battle had us HOOKED!!

@kristinesharp6286

3 күн бұрын

I had recurring nightmares. I was always in the resistance. The remake was gosh awful.

@KrystyneY

3 күн бұрын

When Nancy McKeon has that alien baby!!

@kristinesharp6286

3 күн бұрын

@@KrystyneY she was in Facts of Life. Robyn in V played by another actress.

@yell0wberry

Күн бұрын

@@kristinesharp6286Blair Tefkin

“East of Eden” with Jane Seymour was my all time favorite mini series. Her performance was incredible, and it was very true to the Steinbeck novel.

@seanswinton6242

17 күн бұрын

Oh God yes! It was right up there with "The Thornbirds" and "North & South". I was smitten with Jane Seymour, Rachel Ward, and Morgan Fairchld. I got to see her and Elizabeth Taylor while they were filming "North & South." Parts were filmed directly behind my HS on side streets and my neighborhood. Really cool.

@denisegann6072

3 күн бұрын

YESSS!!! That is a great one. Jane Seymour was incredible in it. That should’ve at least been an honorable mention 😊

"Masada," from 1981, is another highly-rated miniseries.

@fawnebrown4619

17 күн бұрын

This was one of my favorites!

@kristinesharp6286

3 күн бұрын

I didn’t realize it was a real event at first, but I was just a kid. I really appreciated some attention to that time and place later on.

@Shan_Dalamani

2 күн бұрын

And instantly, the theme music popped into my mind. Masada was epic.

The Winds of War was my favorite. Based on one of the best historical fiction novels ever. The seamless blend of the fictional Henry family with real life persons and events is second to none.

Rest in Peace Patrick Swayze and Kirstie Alley ,North and South will always have a special place in my heart , they can't make series like that anymore , Today Confederate soldier can not be the hero of the story .

@thegood9

17 күн бұрын

Oh, man...that was an EVENT. Just an amazing series.

@hectorsmommy1717

17 күн бұрын

It was quite the romantic set too. George married Constance, Madeline married a producer, Virgilia married her brother Billy (from the second series), and Brett married her BIL Stanley

@grannyweatherwax8005

17 күн бұрын

Pretty good thing we no longer romanticize those slaver traitors and make them into hero.

@classicgunstoday1972

17 күн бұрын

You should check out Hell on Wheels. It was made only about 11 years ago and finished after 4 years. Well after PC was established (and there is a little of that in it) but before the Woke madness of today. It’s main character is a heroic Confederate played by Anston Mount and he is one of the few characters in the series everybody respects regardless of any differences

@ErisRising

17 күн бұрын

Confederate soldiers were not the heroes of any story except in their own minds.

I do miss the old miniseries and made for TV movies. The Day After scared the crap out of me.

@Shan_Dalamani

2 күн бұрын

We were actually warned not to watch it alone.

@catrionamassey8521

2 күн бұрын

We watched it at school as we were learning about nuclear war, our parents had to sign permission slips

I was born in 1973 and watched most of these with my mom. Thornbirds was massive. I also remember Lace and Lace 2. Centennial (1978) was by far my favorite, but wrong decade 😊.

@JeantheSecond-ip7qm

17 күн бұрын

1974. So much nostalgia.

@SCFLEUR

17 күн бұрын

Born in 76 and I remember watching many of these with my mother too. In particular North and South, V Lace/Lace II and I Know My First Name is Steven. What was I doing watching most of this 🤭. But I rember we used to talk bout V in school. (I was about 7-what the heck 😆)

@joleerinehardt2676

16 күн бұрын

I loved Centennial . and Lace

@LLucky1944

4 күн бұрын

I loved Centenniel!

@LLucky1944

4 күн бұрын

In the 70s… Awakening Land was awesome

Growing up in the 80s I had no business watching all these mini series however I was Obsessed 🤩 Thanks for posting

The mini-series actually started in the 70’s. Rich Man, Poor Man, Roots, Holocaust, Centennial, Eleanor and Franklin, The Bastard.

@kristinesharp6286

3 күн бұрын

Holocaust was well done. Sad story of course. Roots probably the first come to most people’s minds.

@mikis4863

6 сағат бұрын

Another was Captains and the Kings.

How could you not have The Winds of War on this list?

@seanswinton6242

17 күн бұрын

Yes, by Herman Wouk. That awesome! Also "Shogun" and Tai Pan" both starring Richard Chamberlain as well. Come to think of it, those may not have been in the 80's.

@grannyweatherwax8005

17 күн бұрын

It was huge! Also not including Anne of Green Gables in favor of some true crime no one watched back in the day is crazy. Or The Day After.

@tracithomas6543

17 күн бұрын

Anne of Green Gables wasn’t a miniseries - and it was a Canadian production that aired on PBS rather than one of the Big Three networks.

@donnaleach8119

16 күн бұрын

@@tracithomas6543 : it was a mini-series, but, yes, it was Canadian and not on one of the U.S.’s big 3 stations of that time.

@sailorman9403

15 күн бұрын

@@seanswinton6242 Shogun was just barely in the 80's. Sep 1980.

Although not a miniseries, the made for TV movie The Burning Bed also features the impactfulness of Farrah Faucett's acting skills. Her portrayal was so real and so powerful.

@athenaspsyche

5 күн бұрын

Very powerful movie

@BA-wz4cl

19 сағат бұрын

one of her best performances

1983's Chiefs was an outstanding miniseries, featuring great performances by Brad Davis and Keith Carradine.

@mommiedearest5337

17 күн бұрын

Chiefs was a great show! What a story!

@fdemelo2011

17 күн бұрын

Chiefs introduced me to serial killers. Great cast too.

@sharonfauerbach211

17 күн бұрын

Kane and Abel was another great miniseries.

@jeffharper9854

17 күн бұрын

Good book too.

@Myrdden71

17 күн бұрын

And Billie D. Williams, Charlton Heston (cameo really), and Wayne Rogers of MASH fame. This was such a great series with more than one plot, including a serial killer who kept just ahead of the law until ...

This was a walk down memory lane, as I am in my 50s and remember several of these miniseries. I miss the concept of miniseries in general. Shows like these were an event that viewers looked forward to. I miss the days when everyone would be talking about the same show the next day because there weren't all the viewing options we have today. Thanks for the video!

@DBCuzitis

17 күн бұрын

A time when “must see T.V.” really meant it. These 80’s miniseries were a “blink and you missed it” event viewing. Long running episodic tv shows could drill their iconic theme songs and characters into our collective consciousness and if you missed an episode here or there you could just pick up the next episode. Remembering these miniseries is very nostalgic. Few VCRs, no streaming, and who knew when or if a box set on tape might be available for purchase. “No phone, no lights, no motor car, not a single luxury.” Times 😄

@yell0wberry

Күн бұрын

I thought the last days of Pompeii was pretty good, I also thought the burning bed was a miniseries, I could be wrong

I both read the Thorn Birds and loved the mini-series. All I can say..... Barbara Stanwyck. Wow

Seeing Robert Urich reminds me of how ubiquitous he was on television.

@minirth.maggie

16 күн бұрын

He was everywhere!

@fdemelo2011

16 күн бұрын

@@minirth.maggie I miss him. Had he lived, he would have participated in the SWAT reboot as a link to the old series.

@kevinnelson66

8 күн бұрын

I had a crush on Urich's wife Heather Menzies back in the day. Rest in peace Robert and Heather.

I was thrilled to see The Thorn Birds claim #1 spot, as I loved it as well. A scene that I've never forgotten was when Barbara Stanwyck's character, elderly and at the end of her life, asks Father Ralph to kiss her. Her speech about how her body is old but inside her body she's still young, still wants... It made a huge impression on me as a young person, who, in the way of youth, never gave much thought to getting old. It was a powerful speech.

@rebeccae.5217

5 күн бұрын

Best scene in that entire marvelous series!

V and Lonesome Dove are precious to me. They occupy the duality of my tastes in media.

The hairspray budget for "Hollywood Wives" must've been through the roof. (Or through the ozone layer, lol!)

You put "V" at number 2, and that's fair. I remember being glued to the tv for the last few episodes. "The Thorn Birds" was huge, so it deserves #1. My mother and sister LOVED it. 11 year old me was like,"Yawn. Please." But "V?" Oh yeah. I bought a disc copy of it in 2013 and watched it, again and again.

The two V mini series were amazing. Thrilling, scary and amazing production values. Great cast as well.

In 1985 my roommate got the videos for The Thornbirds, which I had not seen when it aired on television. We started watching at 8:00 pm on a Saturday night and finished the whole thing at 4:03 am. It was outstanding. It was so good, that I watched it again that same afternoon (back-to-back viewings). The acting was exceptional and the story was riveting, but also heartbreaking!

I’m Gen Z, but I love North and South and The Thornbirds! 😊 I’ll have to check out some more shows from this list

Absolutely loved the Thorn Birds. It gives me great pride as an Aussie and I bought it on DVD about a decade ago, so now I don’t need a VCR to rewatch it. Storytelling at its best ❤

V. Saw it originally when I was 8 yrs old and rewatch whenever I'm in the mood.

I remember sitting with my roommate as we sobbed while watching The Thornbirds. The story had so many layers and was beautifully acted and written. I would love to sneak in Captain and Kings starring the late and great actor, Richard Jordan. There were so many great performances in this series but it aired in 1976 and I know you were focusing on the 80s. Thanks for a great video.

My favorite, by far, is "Centennial," but it came out in 1978-79.

@Himmiefan

17 күн бұрын

I agree!

@Idafan43

17 күн бұрын

Also agree, I have the tapes on this.

@sandclann

17 күн бұрын

I agree! I grew up in Greeley!

I rewatched the Thornbirds as a middle aged person in 2012, and during the pandemic. I realized Ralph was a real jerk. Funny how you see things as an adult, versus a teen. I recall V too. The birth of the alien baby really freaked me and my high school classmates.

@cat_mama6767

17 күн бұрын

@@melissaolson6108 but I love God more

@ilkamiranda2037

8 күн бұрын

True. Today i will be yelling Forget him move on not worth it. Back then i was crying like a baby.

@kristinesharp6286

3 күн бұрын

Yes he was a jerk. But he was a man not a God like priests were thought to be. He not only had passions of the flesh but passion for power and status. I suppose it creepy being with a girl young enough to be his daughter and a woman old enough to be his mom. I was confused why with such a big family only to get 2 grandkids. I also doubt the priesthood passed down through genes. Why was that old woman’s house meant to be theirs? Couldn’t they have saved some money working the place and moved into their own house somewhere else? I didn’t really get why the place was more hers than her brothers? I did like the series though. It showed what happened to women who got pregnant before marriage. The eldest was not the son of the dad. And it was known and not really a good thing. Good thing times different, Nice family saga.

Lonesome Dove was incredible. My whole family watched it together, which was rare after we got an upstairs tv with a cable box.

That feeling you get when you see imagery that you haven't seen in decades, since you were a little kid. Crazy. I watched several of these miniseries, but V stands out to me, I was nine. Not on the list because it wasn't a miniseries, but you referenced it in the vid... The Day After *terrified* me. I would lie awake at night after that, wondering if all the buttons had just been pushed. Anyway, great nostalgia, thanks!

@mysocalledgenxlife

22 күн бұрын

Peak 80s kid Cold War fear! We had a good run between The Day After, War Games, Red Dawn…etc…

@WillmobilePlus

21 күн бұрын

Oh yeah! My parents didnt filter what we could or couldn't watch, so I was like this 5-6 year old watching that movie, acting like I wasnt freaked out. LOL!

Shocking you did not mention (possible you didn't know) about the chilling irony about little Judith Barsi's appearance in Fatal Vision. ICYDK, Judith Barsi was a prolific child actress between 1983 and 1988. An abnormally petite little angel, she appeared in dozens of commercials, multiple tv show guest appearances, and three big name movies, however her first REAL (non-commercial) role was as Kimberly McDonald (one of the murdered daughters) in flashback scenes in Fatal Vision. Shes best remembered for Jaws 4 the revenge, as well as voicing "Ducky" in The land Before Time, and the little girl in All Dogs Go to Heaven. Both the animated movies had completed her voice work but not fully finished with production when little judith was shot in the head by her father while she slept, before he shot her mother and later himself. Little Judith was 10 years old, and her mither and she had been a victim of physical and severe psychological abuse from him for years. So yeah, its chilling that her first real tv role was as a victim of murder by her father, foreshadowing what would come only about 4 years later.

@joleerinehardt2676

16 күн бұрын

I remember that /////

There were do many mini series that I enjoyed in the 70's-80's. Thorn birds, rich man poor man, east of eden, lace and lace 2, Master of the Game, and Princess Daisy Roots original, Centennial and of course, Jesus of Nazareth. There were so many everyone had their favorites. Thank you for the walk down memory lane. I miss these great stories.

@lex6819

16 күн бұрын

I loved Centennial. It was also my Dad's favorite. He probably still has the book somewhere.

@STho205

16 күн бұрын

Centennial was my favorite in the 70s...especially the Levi Zent years. East of Eden was my favorite in the 80s because, unlike the 60s James Dean movie, it stuck to the novel and the entire point of the novel. Anne of Green Gables was my favorite in the 90s, all three series. It was likely a weekly series in Canada, but was shown as a miniseries on PBS Wonderworks in the US like Masterpiece Theater for children.

@cindymorales408

16 күн бұрын

@STho205 exactly the levi zent years were the years I enjoyed watching. Centennial was written so well that the stories were gripping. An endless number of celebrities in this series. I also remember the Anne of Green Gables stories they were awesome. I also agreed about east of eden. The mini series was so good, and Jane Seymour was unforgettable.

@STho205

16 күн бұрын

@@cindymorales408 Steinbeck makes it clear that Kate was born evil...not just circumstances...she was born bad. Typically that gets soften by revisionist portrayals...but Jane Seymour played it exactly as written.

In my opinion, Lonesome Dove is the finest television production of all time. I’ve watched it dozens of times times since first seeing it when it originally aired in 1989.

Being from the UK, there were some of these mini series we got and are classics, but there are some I didn't know existed and will now be scouring KZread for. Thanks for this. It was a great video.

I'll take Manhattan with Valerie Bertinelli should've been a honorable mention

@tesladisneyfairy6183

17 күн бұрын

Omg yes!!! Her gay brother was a great storyline for the time !!

@ilkamiranda2037

8 күн бұрын

All judith krantz's

@shavonnestacia2865

8 күн бұрын

@@tesladisneyfairy6183 It was!

Great list, loved one that was not included was Chiefs 1983, Peter the Great 1986 was a masterpiece, loved George Washington 1984 and its sequel in 1986. with Barry Boswick. I remember a bad one, Dream West 1986, it was fun.

@j.tshark3313

17 күн бұрын

I love Chiefs but I think this list tried to tone down having so much matter that might get it demonetized.

@Myrdden71

17 күн бұрын

Chiefs, Peter the Great, Marco Polo, Shogun, and V are probably my top five of all time from the 80s. Great stuff!

I remember watching V in my first apartment. 19in tv. Now I have it and the sequel. I also have Thornbirds.

The North and the South was my favorite. This clip brought back so many memories. Thanks for sharing.

@mysocalledgenxlife

21 күн бұрын

Hi Susie! I’m heading to Arnold right now 😊

I grew up in the 80's, and I have not heard of all of these miniseries. Thank you so much for this video! I see some guilty pleasure miniseries here that I need to check out. V the Miniseries was the rare tv event that my family watched together, so it will always have a place in my heart. It was the water cooler show of many schools and workplaces at the time. I vaguely remember the marketing campaign for it, where you would see random posters of smiling Visitors saying that they come in peace or want to be friends. It was brilliant marketing. The Thorn Birds will also hold a special place for me. It (and North and the South) were my mom's favorite miniseries. I had never watched The Thorn Birds, so we got to watch it together shortly before she died. Man, what an amazing series, and I am so glad that I got to watch it with my mom.

I am so happy I found your video! I am a millennial, but I love watching these type of shows because they remind of the time my mama and I spent together. Thank you so much 🥹❤️

@mysocalledgenxlife

17 күн бұрын

Millennials are welcome here…as long as you act like a Gen Xer 😂😂 thanks for your comment. These were all about time I spent with my mama, and that’s why I made the video. Glad you like it!

V better be #1, just saying

@mysocalledgenxlife

21 күн бұрын

The #1 on my list was because of personal impact as much as cultural…it was a special movie for me and my mom. Otherwise V would have taken the top spot 😊

@danielherrin

20 күн бұрын

I can understand that. ​@@mysocalledgenxlife

@trhansen3244

17 күн бұрын

I loved watching V but there is no way it should be #1. Maybe around #7 or so.

@ladyhawke7034

17 күн бұрын

Twins!!!😂😂😂😂😂

@splashenful

17 күн бұрын

What about 'The Last Days of Pompeii?'

Both "North & South" and "The Thornbirds" are special to me. The former had parts filmed near both my home and high school walking distance away. My classmates and I got to watch some of the filming, see and meet some of the actors and actresses in it like Patrick Swayze, Liz Taylor, Morgan Fairfield and others. We would spend free period watching. The high school I attended was Catholic. That made the "Thornbirds" special and cool. It became the topic of discussion so much after its first night, my religion class teacher, who was a nun, decided to make it homework. It was mandatory to watch and she ditched her plan during its airing! The guys all were smitten over Rachel Ward just like the ladies were over Richard Chamberlain! I remembered Rachel Ward from "Sharkey's Machine." Richard Chamberlain was the king of the mini-series! I remembered him from both "Shogun" and "Tai Pan" (forgive the spelling on the title. The movie "O" was filmed in my HS before it was torn down.

I know my name is stephen is a personal one for me. It was one my mum actively looked for here in the uk on sky television. She passed away on may 2nd. Im glad you placed this mini series / movie on this last. Great work.

@allysonhennelly6808

17 күн бұрын

I’m very sorry for your loss. You have my deepest condolences. ❤

@retrobiggy

17 күн бұрын

@allysonhennelly6808 thank you so much for replying ❤️❤️

Shogun with Richard Chamberlin was the best. My sister loved North and South.

@mysocalledgenxlife

18 күн бұрын

I was only 2 when Shogun aired, but I’ve discovered after making this video that a lot of people LOVED it. I’m gonna watch it next week.

North and South is and was epic. I own the dvd and watched the VHS tape we had when I was kid, when my parents had taped it off tv. I made my exes watch it, my friends, roommate, my husband and now my kids. Everyone I showed it to, loved it.

I have a lot of these on dvd and have been watching them lately. 70s and 80s miniseries were great.

V as a kid was my jam! In the late 90s I special ordered it on two VHS tapes, took off work, and binged it. I was shocked to find it was widescreen because they shot it on film. Great stuff. 👍 The Day After was also crazy. It definitely left a lasting impression. 😮 And seeing that ending of the Jim Jones film at like age 5 haunted me! 😢😂 You missed a good one though. The Billionaire Boys Club 1987! Judd Nelson, Brian McNamara, and Ron Silver! Thanks for the vid. 👍

Good and Old school. These series age like fine wine! North and South! V! The only V IS the original! Damn straight! When she said the THORN BIRDS I almost cried.

@seanswinton6242

17 күн бұрын

Both were massive. I attended Catholic school until university. Thornbirds was like homework for us. We discussed it in class the next day while it ran. Senior year, North & South came town. I got to see filming and actors. I was a fan of Patrick Swayze, Mogam Fairchild, and was in awe of Elizabeth Taylor. She was one of the older actresses I grew up watching. It was filmed near my neighborhood and school. Actually set were on some side streets literally behind my high school. We would go near sets out of curiosity during free period. Stored in my high school memory book is a sample of the ground material from the set as the city had strict cleanup guidelines. We couldn't get any actual set items left. Good Times.

The thing about the murder Mini-Series events is that back then, stories like that (a mother killing her children, a soldier killing his whole family) were so huge on TV because they did not happen often! And no,it isn't because we just didn't know about them because we didn't have the internet. Nowadays multiple family murders and children murders happen daily.

Fatal Vision! Such a sad case, but so well-written and acted. I was only two months old when it aired, but I saw years later on Lifetime.

@jeffharper9854

17 күн бұрын

He's guilty.

@victorugbodaga754

9 күн бұрын

​@jeffharper9854 that is what I thought after I saw the documentary.

@kristinesharp6286

3 күн бұрын

The different blood types. CSI before CSI.

Loved these things, even though some of them were kind of boring (mainly drama because my mom loved VC Andrews paperbacks), but my mom ran the TV in the evening, so I saw a bunch of these. V was definitely top of the list for the ones I was actually into. When my wife and I moved into a first house in 2011, we didnt have cable or internet, so we busted out the VHSs of Centennial, and North & South. The two miniseries that her family watched.

The Day After Tomorrow scared the crap out of my childhood brain. V was great. The Winds of War was excellent. Truly event television. They literally don't make 'em like they used to.

Great video and the links were much appreciated! I remember watching so many of these.

You asked at the end of this video if we agree with your picks. I looked at my collection and realized, I own several of the miniseries on your list!! Thank you for this video!!

You did a great job - big fan of the mini-series growing up - much thanks

East of Eden, with Jane Seymour, the queen of television miniseries, back in 1981 should have been added. I also remember The Burning Bed with Farrah Fawcett.

@anneb889

17 күн бұрын

Yea, I think The Burning Bed was more well known than the poor little rich girl one.

@kristinesharp6286

3 күн бұрын

I think the Burning Bed was a tv movie not a series.

I can vividly remember watching I Know My First Name is Steven. My mother used it as a lesson for us. I remember watching Small Sacrifices and Farrah Fawcett was stellar. I remember the crazy popularity of Lonesome Dove. Nostalgia is a wild thing but I remember as a kid sitting in front of the TV waiting for the movie of the week. Some were obviously not for kids but if my parents were watching I would watch too. Seeing all the classic TV stars was so familiar a feeling. It's something I dont know we'll ever have again.

Nothing is better than Lonesome Dove. Nothing. I read the novel first and expected to be disappointed. The choice of actors was spot on. Excellent adaptation from novel to small screen.

Loved the 1970's TV Movies and Mini-Series!

@Otokichi786

17 күн бұрын

A notable 1973 Helicopter movie: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qo2F0bWleKe0ZJs.html

@splashenful

17 күн бұрын

Did you ever see 'Sunshine?' If so, what did you think of it?

@williamjhughes9460

16 күн бұрын

Yes me too. My favorite was Rich Man, Poor Man 📺

I would had included "Mistral's Daughter". It had all the drama you could ask for and gorgeous backdrops.

@cocoaorange1

17 күн бұрын

I am a 80's teen, and recall most of these mini series. Oh the days of TV movies! I have to check that one out.

Oh how nice to see the young Sam Neill. I saw him in his first NZ movie when I was a university. He recently published his bio…an amusing ramble down movie memory lane.

North and South Book 1 and 2 are my all times favorites. I've seen them both several times. I've seen pretty well all the 80's mini series when they aired, but those are my favorite ones. Before we had a VCR, I can recall every night watching The Winds of War and War and Remembrance. Running to the bathroom on commercials only, lol. Those were the days! Whole family events. The Thorn Birds as well.

Just found your channel with this video. Fellow Gen-X er here! :D Ah, mini-series! They really were major TV events back in the day. The first one I have a memory of is Masada...and I don't think I even saw it! I just remember all the commercials for it! I do remember watching North & South, V (including the series!), Lonesome Dove, and The Thorn Birds. Some of my favorites were The Winds of War and it's sequel, War And Remembrance, Shogun, The Last Days Of Pompeii, and Fresno. But my all-time favorite has to be 1982's Marco Polo. It captured my imagination like nothing else with it's adventure, culture, and travel to far-off lands. Sadly it's very difficult to find online (it's always all the later Marco Polo series - bleh!). I did manage to watch it on KZread several years ago, but unfortunately it's no longer fully on YT anymore.

@mysocalledgenxlife

20 күн бұрын

Thanks for your comment! You brought up great titles that I didn’t include for one reason or another…but I hadn’t heard of Fresno. I just looked it up, and oh man! I’m not sure how I missed it. But I’m gonna watch that immediately!

@seanswinton6242

17 күн бұрын

Great choices! I remember all of those! Again, yet another thing that made the 80's a great time to be alive! The 80's were my HS and university years!

I watch "V" at least twice a year! Thanks for this awesome list,I had completely forgotten some of these! I would also recommend If tomorrow comes and Lace 1/Lace 2.

You are so right with the Thornbirds. It was so classic, and I love it when Meggie leaves the old, frail Father Ralph crying at the cemetary. He reaches out to her ballinghis eyes out, andshe ignores him!

I absolutel loved the Thorn Birds. I even got the flute sheet music for the theme. It was such a beautiful love story.

Amazing looking back and FINALLY realizing television (TV) was really entertaining,educational, informative, and excellent!!!!!

@seanswinton6242

17 күн бұрын

Yes, that when television was truly great! There were so many great miniseries at home. What's more is this was regular television, not cable.

V Thorn Birds North & South I remember those clearly. They were tv events!

The Thornbirds was life!! I watched with my mom and became so obsessed, I spent a week reading it afterwards by the pool. The book is excellent too. I absolutely agree it's #1!! It left a lasting impression on me, for sure ❤

51 year old gen Xer here. Excellent video and recommendations. V, Fatal Vision and others were a family event i recall. I will watch The Thorn Birds now! Subscribed!

They don’t make TV like this anymore

@trhansen3244

17 күн бұрын

Thanks mainly to liberals. They destroyed, in short order, Star Wars and Star Trek and Disney and the MCU. Even Putin could never hope to do all that.

@merricat3025

17 күн бұрын

Now they have fake reality shows

@ashleighelizabeth5916

16 күн бұрын

Nonsense, the new Shogun series although different is every bit as good as the first one was. And while not all of the best TV is done in the form of miniseries, shows like Reacher, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Madmen, Andor, Sherlock (the Cumberbatch version) and many others are well crafted, well acted entertainment. Not everything is reality TV, there's still good out there but you have to go look for it instead of just throwing up your hands and giving up.

@sailorman9403

15 күн бұрын

@@ashleighelizabeth5916 The downside is to find these shows you have to pay for 3-5 different subscriptions. I am debating Apple plus, Monarch: legacy of monsters and Manhunt.

In the UK there was ‘A Woman of Substance’ and ‘Widows’. ‘Roots’ must have been earlier!

@tesladisneyfairy6183

17 күн бұрын

I literally just rewatched a woman of substance. “Tear it down brick by brick “

Thank you for the discussion, plus the links. I watched these then as a kid too, and yeah, they were moments that won't be recaptured today.

I watched "Guyana Tragedy" as a kid. (Nobody really paid attention in those days) Maaaan 🥺🥺🥺

I still have LOnesome Dove on VHS at my cabin and watch it almost yearly

I came of age in the 80s. Thanks for this! I'll be rewatching a lot of these 😊

Thank you so much for this list! There are several I haven't seen that I definitely want to check out. And I HAVE to rewatch The Thorn Birds!! 😊💜

*V* was so scary to me as a little little kid but I couldn't get enough! It was so good!

Some 80s mini-series I remember enjoying that aren't on your list: The Winds of War, War and Remembrance, Shogun (1980), Lace (1984) starring Phoebe Cates, Something Is Out There (1988) SF mini-series turned into a weekly series, East of Eden (1981) starring Jane Seymour, Pride and Prejudice (1980) BBC mini-series (I liked this Lizzie Bennet better than the 1995 version, The Scarlet Pimpernel (1982) starring Jane Seymour, All the Rivers Run (1983) an Australian mini-series, Elvis and Me (1988). Here are a few I remember from the 70s: Frankenstein: The True Story (1973) starring Jane Seymour, Rich Man, Poor Man (1976), Roots (1977), I, Claudius (1976), Salem's Lot (1979), From Here to Eternity (1979) starring Natalie Wood, and Dallas (1978) originally broadcast as a 5 part mini-series it was so popular it became known as the first season of the 14 season show. The Day After (1983) was especially impactful as I lived in Kansas City which was a big focus of the movie. Another TV movie I remember involving an atomic explosion was the TV movie Special Bulletin (1983) about a terrorist nuclear bomb destroying Charleston, South Carolina.

@mysocalledgenxlife

21 күн бұрын

I went to KU and lived in Lawrence and Kansas City for years, and the Day After was very impactful for me too. You mentioned some great titles…and I may need to add a 70s miniseries list!

@heatherwebb7510

17 күн бұрын

I love "I Claudius", but would not class it as a mini-series.

@imtired6104

17 күн бұрын

I LOVED All the Rivers Run!

@westcoastgeeks7294

17 күн бұрын

How is Shogun not on this list? Especially after they just brought it back.

@lex6819

16 күн бұрын

Oh I loved The Scarlet Pimpernel

Thanks for including so many links!

Great post - Thank you 👍👍👍

“America’s first civil war”? How many have there been?

North and South and Shogun...my favorites.

Thanks for the memories.

Great to see five of my favourite miniseries in this list. Another KZread free-to-watch is 'Victims for Victims', the true story of Raging Bull actress Theresa Saldana and her struggles after suffering a savage attack by a crazed stalker.

I loved this video. I was a junky for these growing up in the seventies and eighties. Was just considering a watch of Amerika since I remember the hype, but didn't see it back in the day. Glad you dismissed the Jackie Collins critique of Hollywood Wives. I remember that being a blast and where else can you see Andrew Stevens sharing top billing with Anthony Hopkins. I totally adore V as a kid, and that's probably my favorite of the bunch. I remember The Deliberate Stranger with Mark Harmon also being awesome. Some cool ones here I haven't seen, and will check out. This was the true golden age of TV.

The Thorn Birds my absolute favorite! ❤️

AWESOME! Thanks for the flashbacks!!! 💜😎

Some honorable mentions from the 80's: "The Last Days of Pompeii" , "Anno Domini (AD)", "Evergreen", "Beulah Land", and "The Blue and the Gray" -- loved these. There were a few from the '70s that I vaguely remember, like "The Captains and the Kings". And pretty much anything by Judith Krantz. I loved this video, thank you!

@ashleighelizabeth5916

16 күн бұрын

Honestly the Blue and the Gray was better than North and South IMO. Although I very much like both.

@Shan_Dalamani

2 күн бұрын

I loved The Last Days of Pompeii. Of course it's heartbreaking when the good guys die (and the animals that didn't make it).