Underplayed Gems

Going Live! (1987)

Going Live! poster
Genre
Family, Children
Country
United Kingdom
Length
6 seasons, 179 episodes
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a Saturday morning children's show from the late 80s and early 90s. Kids watch cartoons and hang out with presenters who do silly sketches and talk to guests. Over the years, the hosts changed due to accidents and other jobs.

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What happens

Going Live! is a British children's television series that aired on BBC1 from 26 September 1987 to 17 April 1993. It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene. Other presenters included Trevor and Simon, Annabel Giles, Phillip Hodson, Emma Forbes, Nick Ball, James Hickish and Mark Chase. In 1988, when the second series started, Greene was hurt in a helicopter crash with her then boyfriend, who subsequently became her husband, Mike Smith. Guest presenters stood in for her including T'Pau's Carol Decker. Similarly, in 1992–93 during the final series, Schofield was starring in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and was unable to present the show. A third presenter took his place. Australian soap Neighbours actor Kristian Schmid took the role but soon left due to problems with his work permit. Various other celebrities who stood in included Shane Richie and Robbie Williams during his Take That days. Some of the cartoons shown on Going Live! included Spider-Man, Thunderbirds 2086, ThunderCats, The Raccoons, Star Wars: Droids, Muppet Babies, Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light, Defenders of the Earth, Fantastic Max, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Attack of the Killer Tomatoes, Dungeons & Dragons, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and The Pirates of Dark Water. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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