FACT TREK—The Death Slot (or: The Flying Fickle Finger of Fate)
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I forgot to add this gag was probably a dig at Hee Haw, which debuted on CBS as a summer 1969 replacement for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour and then got a full pickup for the fall (1969-70) season.
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You did say it. And poster above copied it verbatim.
The poster is new. He probably got mixed up on the reply procedure.
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Actually got around to rewatching it this evening after so many years. It’s still a neatly quirky and funny film. Worth seeing.
We just saw the episode where, at the end, they are confronted (in an interview) with the question about whether they played their own instruments or not. A peeved Mike Nesmith (is there any other kind) was like, "We just came off a tour of 12 cities -- if I didn't play, I'd be in big trouble!"
Wow, really? Mike was always my favorite Monkee because he seemed so nice and laid-back. If any of them had been a jerk in real life, I would've expected it to be Mickey, or maybe Davy. I guess I should know better than to expect screen personas to reflect the real people.
If you watch the interviews, you'll see Mike's sharpness.
Bill: Mike, at lunch you were talking about how you were planning to buy a house. Why do you want a house?
Mike: Of all the... Why do you like that shirt, Bill? To keep the wind off of me.
(imagine Mike's tone as sarcastic as possible.)
Don't get me wrong. I love Mike, and I think he's very talented. He was also the biggest jerk of the Monkees (Peter was probably the sweetest).
Well, in Mike's defense, it was kind of a dumb question.
Now, that certainly came across on camera.
Mike and Peter really did not get along, apparently, though Mike posted a nice encomium when Peter, a pretty good soul, from what I could tell, passed. Micky is fun, enthusiastic, good time, was one of the vampire drinking buddies with John, Ringo, Harry Nilsson, in the early 70s. Said he got along with Mike fine in the 60s and they obviously hit it off in the Mike/Micky show I was blessed to see. Micky’s touring now (workhorse too) in a Monkees tribute show with the band they used on reunion tours.
Interesting. As I understand it, they were the two that were musicians from the start, while Mickey and Davy were mainly actors who could sing.
I still think Mike wrote the best songs the Monkees did.
You know, the Monkees really are cool, especially that Davey Jones chap. When I get to the 2nd Trek season, I hope there's someone like that on Star Trek!!
Okay...bringing it back to TOS, how about another Screen Gems-related reference? According to Twitch Upon a Star, Herbie J. Pilato's biography of Bewtiched star Elizabeth Montgomery:
So Montgomery was a first generation TOS fan. Who knew?
And The Incredible Hulk! I knew I loved her for a reason.
I wonder if the watched Trek over her own show in ST's first season?
