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How Do I Find TV Shows That Has A Cult Following & Are No Longer On TV

by highbids
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I'm trying to find the keywords & how popular old tv shows
are that are off air & has a good fan base.

I found this site Old TV Shows & used the google adwords tool to
find out how popular the shows are but it's not pulling the
individual show keywords.
#cult #find #longer #shows
  • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
    Perhaps have a look at websites that sell boxsets and see what old tv shows are still selling
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  • Profile picture of the author Rick Johansson
    Agree...go to your local store and take a look at what old TV shows are still selling as box sets. This will give you a list of shows you can research further...via keyword research, competition, etc.

    Rick
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    • Profile picture of the author butters
      It wouldn't surprise me if the original stargates and star treks have a following.
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      • Profile picture of the author George Wright
        Originally Posted by butters View Post

        It wouldn't surprise me if the original stargates and star treks have a following.
        I don't think that StarTrek still has a following.

        Anyway,

        May the force be with you, live long and prosper, We simply must accept the fact that Captain Kirk is no longer alive.

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        • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
          Originally Posted by George Wright View Post

          I don't think that StarTrek still has a following.

          Anyway,

          May the force be with you, live long and prosper, We simply must accept the fact that Captain Kirk is no longer alive.

          "Is there anyone on this Forum, who even remotely, looks like Satan?" -- Kirk
          "I am not aware of anyone who fits that description, Captain" -- Spock
          "No, Mr. Spock, I didn't think you would be" -- Kirk



          George Wright
          They are still playing them on the UK sci fi channel
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        • Profile picture of the author TiffanyB
          Originally Posted by George Wright View Post

          I don't think that StarTrek still has a following.
          Try telling my dad this.


          You could check out hulu as they have older television shows on them and then check out the reviews and discussions on them to see how many people are talking about them. You can also check out the bestsellers on Amazon especially the boxed sets and go through for older TV shows. I checked really quick and one that stick out as a bestseller was Thirtysomething.

          A few off hand that I know still have a huge following are:
          90210 (the original series)
          Buffy the Vampire Slayer
          Angel
          Dawsons Creek
          Dallas
          I Love Lucy
          Abbott and Costello - I believe this was a TV show not just movies
          Beavis and Butthead
          Mary Tyler Moore Show


          Some of these shows may have repeats on TV as I don't know if that matters to you or not.
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        • Profile picture of the author Nonny
          Originally Posted by George Wright View Post

          I don't think that StarTrek still has a following.
          You can watch one of the Star Trek series any night of the week if you have cable - some times on multiple channels simultaneously. Sometimes it seems as if that's the only thing showing - sort of the same way MASH used to be on all the time.

          Almost every old science fiction show has a cult following of some sort.

          To TiffanyB's list I'd add:

          Firefly
          X-Files
          The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
          The Prisoner
          Quantum Leap
          Bionic Man
          Babylon 5
          A-Team

          And pretty much any of the programs that have a large number of people writing Fan Fic.

          See, for example, these directories:
          TV Shows - FanFiction.Net
          Open Directory - Arts: Online Writing: Fiction: Fan Fiction: Multifandom

          Also, pay attention to the buzz about TV shows that are either being remade as updated series or feature films. The main reason to do that is if there is already a decent sized fan base for the original.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lynette Crase
    You could try youtube. There are a lot of old tv shows
    posted there and you can check out the keywords being
    used.
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  • Profile picture of the author highbids
    I'm doing a search now on ebay with a software program pulls down the completed auctions for
    categories & I've picked the dvd category & hopefully that will tell me whats selling.

    I tried blockbuster & there's no category for old movies
    to bad because a lot of people rent old movies there.
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    • Profile picture of the author butters
      Originally Posted by highbids View Post

      I'm doing a search now on ebay with a software program pulls down the completed auctions for
      categories & I've picked the dvd category & hopefully that will tell me whats selling.

      I tried blockbuster & there's no category for old movies
      to bad because a lot of people rent old movies there.
      go to google type in top 100 movies of 1960's etc... or along them lines, your get loads of movies.
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  • Profile picture of the author highbids
    I did search for "100 movies of 1960's" & came up a number of them.

    I think I'm going to see whats actually selling on eBay to give
    me a gage of what people are willing to pay to see them.
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  • Profile picture of the author highbids
    I've bookmarked them both keep them coming guy's

    Like I motioned in the above post I'm doing research on eBay's site
    to see what actually is selling & that should give me a gage as to what
    people are really interested in.
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  • Profile picture of the author highbids
    May the force be with you George.
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  • Profile picture of the author highbids
    Nice list thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author fitz10
    Sitcoms Online - Sitcom news, message boards, photos, links, theme songs, and more! has several message boards with extremely active members talking about their favorite TV shows, many of which are no longer broadcast. The Unsolved Mysteries board has a rabid following.
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