You brought it to mind by saying, "and he was of MY time"... I see that a lot. I also see others 'accused' of that a lot... as if you cannot judge fairly anything based in your generation... I don't buy that.
Personally... there are things I like about my generation but there are things I do not like as well. I don't think my 'era' was the "tops" in music, for example... damn good, but I wouldn't say 'best'. Movies - I think my generation turned out some of the best movies of all time BUT OVER ALL I don't think my generation is as good as say... my Dad's.... or even the generation behind me.
And lastly... 'bias' doesn't really bother me, even if present... .
What I mean by that is I like hearing comments such as yours... I'm quite sure my "TV" favorites, (as opposed to music and movies), ARE a bias toward my era... I can give what I think are rational and good reasons for that... at least to me. - - More shows were meant to 'entertain' then... not shock, not expose the underbelly of society, not pontificate... and I think that was 'healthy'... BUT... it's probably mostly 'bias'. - JamesJM