1970's appreciation thread

eplebnista

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daw123

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Star Wars.

Personally I think the '80s was better with regard to music, TV and movies. Then again I can't really relate to the '70s, since I was born in the '80s.
 

daw123

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WTH???!

Of course the '70s were better!
The 80s had this:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Doomsday_Clock_graph.svg

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As I said, I'm only going from my personal biased opinion, since I wasn't alive in the 70s to experience the decade firsthand.

I admit that the '80s wasn't that great from a Doomsday point of view:
1980 7 11:53pm −2 Further deadlock in US-USSR talks, increase in nationalist wars and terrorist actions.
1981 4 11:56pm −3 Arms race escalates, conflicts in Afghanistan, South Africa, and Poland add to world tension.
1984 3 11:57pm −1 Further escalation of the arms race between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.
1988 6 11:54pm +3 The U.S. and the Soviet Union sign treaty to eliminate intermediate-range nuclear forces, relations improve.

Then gain the '70s had its issues as well:
1972 12 11:48pm +2 The United States and the Soviet Union sign the SALT I (Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty) and the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
1974 9 11:51pm −3 India tests a nuclear device (Smiling Buddha), SALT II talks stall.
 

MagnusTheBrewer

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The '70s sucked. The '60s were "cool." The '80s were "Rad." Except for StarTrek, TV was an abysmal wasteland of bad programming.
 

Miramonti

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I don't think I saw a single episode of this show. The parental units must not have been into it.

Why take diet pills when you can enjoy AYDS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTitP5_yDUU&

Take only as directed. :eek:

Yikes, how eerie. Gotta admit tho, they were on to something. Ok now I'm going to hell. :(

Star Wars.

Personally I think the '80s was better with regard to music, TV and movies. Then again I can't really relate to the '70s, since I was born in the '80s.

I don't agree, and I'm more qualified to say because I saw both. ;)

The '70's was a transitional period in a lot of ways. Bizarre to many, but much was born out of it imo.
 

Miramonti

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one of my fav clips ever. can't get enough of it!

quality music began its slow death shortly after the 70s ended.

I can't agree with you more with the definition of quality music. :thumbsup:


Classics! Can't believe you linked HR Pufnstuf! I think the last time I thought of this show was the last time I saw it. Holy crap, that's good one.


These always touched me. For some reason I always had an infinity for native americans. Shoulda seen me in Y-Indian Guides. :p
 

Miramonti

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The '70s sucked. The '60s were "cool." The '80s were "Rad." Except for StarTrek, TV was an abysmal wasteland of bad programming.

I think the 80's and 90's were designed to make fun of the 70's. :p

Now that there's been much more distance in time from it, I have a lot more appreciation for things in the 70's. Even Stevie Wonder's Superstition, I absolutely hated that song, but now can't get enough of it either.
 

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One of my favourite memories of being a kid in the 70's was listening to the radio my mom always had on in the kitchen, and wondering why a girl was singing songs about another girl. (Graham Russell from Air Supply) lol :p