Themes From TV Land
Download a TV theme, and reminisce about some of your favorite prime-time shows.
Linda L. Grubbs, PCWorld.com
For the last month, you've been bombarded with previews for the upcoming season's TV shows. You know that Survivor survived and will have a second season, and that this is the last brouhaha for Star Trek Voyager. But what of the television shows of the past? Just because they disappeared from the boob tube, that doesn't mean they're a thing of the past.
This week we go retro and provide you with television desktop themes from the sixties, seventies, and eighties. Get Smart features secret agent Maxwell Smart and his sexy sidekick, Agent 99. Dark Shadows, a 1960s soap opera starring Barnabus Collins will give your desktop a dark and mysterious flair. A-Team, featuring Mr. T and the rest of the cast will give your desktop attitude. Dr. McCoy gets his chance to shine in the Star Trek #1. All of these themes are free, and the links take you directly to the download page.
- Get Smart Theme: Maxwell Smart and Agent 99 adorn your desktop in this collection of photos, icons, and sound files. Use the smart pointer (Max's gun) as your cursor, or look through the doors of the secret passageway that takes you to that infamous telephone booth.
- J.K.D. (Bruce Lee): Remember Kato, the Green Hornet's sidekick? This desktop theme features the Jeet Kune Do master himself, Bruce Lee. A scene from Enter the Dragon and icons that represent famous kicks are part of the collection.
- The Munsters: Grandpa, Herman, Lilly, Eddie, and Marilyn are all part of this desktop theme inspired by the popular 1960s television show.
- Lost in Space: Forget Star Trek: Voyager--the Robinsons have been looking for Alpha Centauri for ages! This desktop theme features all the members of the family, as well as Dr. Smith and Robot.
- Dark Shadows: Barnabas, the hopeless romantic and reluctant vampire, is the star of this haunting desktop theme. Sound files and cursors are part of the package.
- Brady Bunch: Now's your chance to hang out with the Bradys. This desktop theme includes a wallpaper photo of the entire clan. You also get icons of Cindy, Greg, Jan, Marcia, Peter, and Bobby, as well as a recycle bin that looks like that famous tic-tac-toe opening screen.
- Six Million Dollar Man/Bionic Woman Theme: Remember when happiness was warming up to Lee Majors and Lindsay Wagner on your TV screen? Put that magic back in your life and on your PC screen with this desktop theme based on the 1970s series. This theme includes an assortment of icons, cursors, wallpaper, and sound files featuring the bionic duo.
- A-Team: Get reunited with the members of the A-Team. Sergeant Bosco "Bad Attitude" Baracus (Mr. T), Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, Lieutenant Templeton "Faceman" Pec, and Captain "Howling Mad" Murdock are all part of this desktop theme that includes cursors and sound bites.
- Ultimate Starsky and Hutch: Catch a glimpse of those macho hunks from the popular 1970s television series in this animated screen saver. Starsky's bright-red hot rod and other scenes from the show are highlighted.
- Star Trek #1: Spock mind-melds with Bones in this desktop theme that features Dr. McCoy and his paraphernalia.
