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Smartphones have become so deeply woven into everyday life that it is easy to forget how many separate tasks they quietly took over. Getting somewhere unfamiliar once meant printing directions or unfolding a map, taking photos required remembering a camera, and hearing a song outside the house meant carrying an entirely different device. Now we barely think twice before reaching into our pockets to solve all of those problems in seconds. Even small conveniences, like checking the weather or calculating a tip, can suddenly feel surprisingly difficult when our phones are dead or missing. One little screen has essentially become a camera, map, wallet, planner, encyclopedia, and much more. Here are 15 things we can no longer imagine without our smartphones.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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Some movies leave you with questions that never quite go away. A character notices something strange, a mysterious object appears for a moment, or a seemingly important detail gets introduced without ever receiving an explanation. Sometimes it feels intentional, sometimes it seems like something the filmmakers simply forgot, but either way, viewers are left filling in the blanks themselves. Years later, fans are still debating what certain moments were supposed to mean, why a character behaved that way, or what happened to something the movie quietly abandoned. Here are fifteen movie details that were never properly explained and still drive audiences crazy.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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Doctors hear all kinds of answers when they start asking questions that patients would rather avoid. People may forget a few details, minimize a habit, or confidently insist they follow every medical recommendation to the letter. Sometimes the lie is obvious, while other times it takes a test, an examination, or a few follow up questions to reveal what is really going on. It is rarely about patients trying to deceive their doctors for no reason. Embarrassment, fear of judgment, and anxiety about what comes next can all play a role. Here are fifteen things doctors say patients are most likely to lie about.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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This article contains spoilers for “Troy,” the season 3 finale of Silo “How long?” asks Daniel Keene when he jolts awake from a period of cryosleep. “Seven years,” replies Dr. Victor Crnkovich, suggesting that he had to bring him back from cryosleep quickly this time. Daniel’s true identity has been repressed since the nuclear bomb […]

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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There was a time when becoming a movie star meant being seen everywhere without ever posting a single thing yourself. Their faces appeared on magazine covers, billboards, television interviews and theater marquees, and fans had to wait for the next movie to see them again. Some stars became household names long before the internet became part of everyday life, building careers through unforgettable performances and carefully guarded personal lives. Their fame traveled through newspapers, fan clubs, talk shows and word of mouth, creating a very different kind of celebrity culture. These stars were already impossible to miss long before anyone could follow them online.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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Signs are supposed to make life easier. They tell us where to go, what to avoid, and occasionally what absolutely must not happen. Then there are the signs that leave you standing there for a second, wondering who wrote them and whether following the instructions might somehow make things worse. Some are hilariously specific, others seem to contradict themselves, and a few raise far more questions than they answer. They may have been created with perfectly good intentions, but the wording, placement or combination of instructions turns them into accidental comedy. Here are some signs that deserve a second look before anyone decides what they actually mean.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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Television has always been willing to take a strange turn, but some shows pushed their stories into territory nobody could have predicted. A perfectly normal episode could suddenly involve a bizarre disappearance, an unbelievable secret, a character making an absolutely wild decision, or an entire plot built around an idea that sounds ridiculous when explained out loud. Somehow, viewers kept watching, and the story moved forward as if nothing unusual had happened. These moments are especially fun to revisit because they remind us just how much television can get away with when the characters are compelling enough. Here are 15 storylines that still make viewers wonder how they actually made it to television.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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For many of us, the 90s don’t feel that far away, at least not far away enough to justify turning the decade into a setting. And yet, the decade was over almost 30 years ago; you probably have coworkers that were born after 1999. While that alone is a harrowing prospect, it also means there are plenty of shows set in the decade.

So we’ve gathered the best of the bunch for your viewing pleasure. Some revisit teenage life, while others explore crime, the AIDS crisis, or any kind of serious ordeal that happened at the time. These shows provide very different reasons to revisit the final decade of the twentieth century.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

The post 15 of the Best Shows Set In The 1970s appeared first on Den of Geek.

There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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With the announcement of his RoboCop TV series for Prime Video, James Wan effectively told fans, “Dead or alive, you’re coming with me.” Okay, maybe that’s overstating it a little, but there’s no question that even the biggest RoboCop devotee has reason to be skeptical about another take on the classic 1987 movie, even from […]

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There are many shows that are set in the past, either distant or recent, using what we know of that era to shape their stories. It can be used as a colorful background, or as a key aspect of the story due to historical events or limitations of the era. If your audience has nostalgia about it, all the better, and a great deal of nostalgia is saved for the 1970s.

The best examples don’t simply throw some bell-bottoms and carpeting onto a modern script, they make it part of their identity. From fictional families and ambitious musicians to real-life criminals and historical scandals, these shows offer very different windows into a fascinating decade.

That ’70s Show

Eric Forman and his friends navigate adolescence in Point Place, Wisconsin, beginning in 1976 and eventually reaching New Year’s Eve 1979. The sitcom uses teenage misadventures to explore the decade’s music, fashion, drugs, relationships, and generational conflicts.

The Deuce

Set primarily in 1970s New York, The Deuce follows the interconnected worlds of prostitution, organized crime, and the emerging adult industry around Times Square. Its first season begins in 1971, offering a gritty portrait of the city’s changing sexual economy.

Mindhunter

Netflix’s Mindhunter begins in 1977, following FBI agents Holden Ford and Bill Tench as they interview imprisoned murderers to develop a new approach to criminal psychology. The series blends fictionalized investigations with real serial killers and late-1970s atmosphere.

Vinyl

Vinyl drops viewers into New York’s music industry in 1973, following record executive Richie Finestra as he struggles to keep his company alive. Created by Mick Jagger, Martin Scorsese, Rich Cohen, and Terence Winter, the series captures rock’s chaotic business culture.

Daisy Jones & The Six

Daisy Jones & The Six chronicles a fictional rock band’s rise during the 1970s, following its journey from Los Angeles clubs to international stardom. The story moves through years including 1975, 1976, and 1977, immersing viewers in rock’s golden age.

Mrs. America

Mrs. America dramatizes the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment during the 1970s, focusing on conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly and the feminist movement opposing her. The miniseries turns a major political and cultural conflict into an intimate ensemble drama.

Gaslit

Gaslit revisits the Watergate scandal beginning in 1972, but approaches the familiar story through figures surrounding Richard Nixon rather than concentrating exclusively on the president. Martha Mitchell becomes central to the drama, giving the political scandal a distinctly personal perspective.

The Offer

The Offer recreates the turbulent production of The Godfather, taking viewers into 1970s Hollywood as producer Albert S. Ruddy battles studio executives, political pressure, and organized-crime concerns. The series provides a behind-the-scenes look at one of cinema’s landmark productions.

Minx

Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Minx follows earnest feminist Joyce Prigger as she teams with unconventional publisher Doug Renetti to create an adult magazine aimed at women. The comedy uses the magazine business to explore changing attitudes toward sexuality and feminism.

The Serpent

The Serpent dramatizes the crimes of Charles Sobhraj across Asia’s hippie trail during 1975 and 1976. The limited series follows Sobhraj, his accomplices, and diplomat Herman Knippenberg as investigators attempt to connect a string of murders involving young Western travelers.

The Get Down

Set in New York’s South Bronx, The Get Down begins in 1977 and follows teenagers witnessing the emergence of hip-hop and disco. Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama combines fictional characters with real historical footage and recreates the city’s rapidly changing music culture.

Endeavour

Endeavour spent most of its run in the 1960s, but its seventh season deliberately crosses into the 1970s. The season opens in 1970, with young Detective Constable Morse investigating murders while Oxford experiences political tensions and social change.

A Friend of the Family

This true-crime miniseries takes place during the 1970s and dramatizes the Broberg family’s horrifying encounters with Robert Berchtold, who repeatedly kidnapped their daughter Jan. The series explores how manipulation and misplaced trust allowed the abuse to continue.

Good Girls Revolt

Good Girls Revolt begins in 1969 and continues into the early 1970s, following young female researchers at a fictional news magazine who challenge workplace discrimination. The series explores the professional inequalities that helped fuel the women’s liberation movement.

Life on Mars

In Life on Mars, modern police detective Sam Tyler wakes after an accident and finds himself apparently transported to 1973 Manchester. The series uses its strange premise to combine police procedural storytelling with a sharply contrasting vision of early-1970s policing.

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