The one hundred and seventy-fourth TV show: #334 The A-Team

I remember really enjoying The A-Team as a kid. The formula is fair enough, the action is good and there's some funny, light dialogue. It doesn't vary its formula much, but you can see how it would appeal on a base level.

On the other hand, with my modern eyes, the show has lost some shine. It's shallow, with some questionable eighties sides and plots that leave a lot of unnecessary dead air. The focus of its violence is such that it can't commit to what it wants and to a modern eye, it feels carried by Dwight Schultz and Dirk Benedict as actors that bring some more nuance to what they do, while the guest actors surrounding the show don't necessarily give much - assuming they don't fully give into the stereotypes.

So it's not necessarily a bad show, but it has its issues where the stunts are a focus that don't appeal to me, and at this point, unless you were invested as a kid, there's a lot less to find in here now.