Recently, we asked the BuzzFeed Community what old movies and TV shows don’t hold up AT ALL through a modern lens. Unsurprisingly, people had a lot to say. Here are some of the best responses: Some responses have been edited for length and clarity. Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/alicelahoda/old-movies-and-tv-that-dont-hold-up
Reese Witherspoon On Hello Sunshine Struggles Despite Hit Shows In 2012, frustrated by the lack of roles for women in Hollywood, Reese cofounded the production house Pacific Standard, which went on to create movies like Wild and Gone Girl — both of which were based on books by female writers. A few years later, in … Read more
Starz On Starz, 50 Cent’s rotating Power shows keep that universe rolling on a consistent basis, but the Outlander realm has felt shockingly empty for over a year. The flagship series has, of course, been delivering a historical-fantasy-romance mashup since 2014, and Season 8 will be its final tour. That last detail hasn’t been a … Read more
These shows had to replace their main characters–some for the better, some for the worse. It’s always a fascinating moment when an actor decides to step away from a TV show, especially when said TV series has acquired widespread popularity among mainstream viewers. Whether pursuing another acting opportunity or departing for more personal reasons, these … Read more
“I really like ‘The Masked Singer.’” One would think that after spending a few decades in prison, an incarcerated individual might gravitate toward comedy. In a situation that is undoubtedly stressful most of the time, blowing off some steam via a good laugh would be a welcome change. Of course, laughs are probably hard to … Read more
Winning the lottery is the dream of many people. Those who play typically have some type of strategy in mind that they use, which often includes picking the same numbers every week. If your lucky numbers were 4, 15, 23, 24, 35, and 42 and you were playing the Bulgarian National Lottery in 2009, you … Read more
For the uninitiated, choosing a truly good steak at the grocery store can be a difficult undertaking, as there are many tricks utilized by grocers to make their meat-based merchandise look better at the butcher counter than it actually is. One barbecuing expert—a representative for Knotty Wood BBQ (@knottywoodbbq on TikTok)—has taken to TikTok to … Read more
This sounds pretty fishy to me… A woman named Jean took to TikTok to show viewers something odd she saw for sale in a Goodwill store. Jean was shopping at a Goodwill store in Nashville, Tennessee and she said, “Goodwill has gotten out of hand.” She showed viewers an empty bottle of Mountain Valley Spring … Read more
Nostalgic TV Shows That Adults Still Love Today We all have our favorite series from when we were kids that we could not wait to wake up for when Saturday morning rolled around. However, watching them as an adult can unfortunately be a bit cringe, despite the nostalgia factor, when they don’t hold up well. … Read more
The Simpsons has been running since 1989 and as such, has done every conceivable story or episode idea possible, some multiple times over. (Though have Marge and Homer ever had a marriage problem? Might want to try that one, guys.) That is, except for one very significant possible episode idea: series finale. Seemingly, that all … Read more
A Target worker makes a game out of rating the old shoes people swap out for new ones in the shoe department. The number might surprise you. TikTok user Light Magician Girl (@lightmagiciangirl) posted the video on Saturday from her job at Target. One of her duties is apparently to track down and dispose of … Read more
Peacock Spooky season has finally arrived, and the TV agenda is responding accordingly even though September’s crop of arrivals aren’t fully out of the picture yet, Halloween programming is switching to the front burner. Expect James Wan to scare the hell out of you and those FX vampires to make you laugh it off, but … Read more