News Gil Gerard (1943-2025)

[Shaka Zulu]

Dammit. I don't think my heart can take anymore of this. Rob Reiner, Tony Geary and now Gil Gerard. ALL part of my childhood and all popular at around the same time....

Whenever somebody famous that I know has died, I always say, 'Im losing everybody I cared about'; I know how you feel.

 

[Shaka Zulu]

No disrespect to Gerard, other than him wanting to sideline Erin Grey, but season 2 was a total misfire, and coming back after an extended hiatus due to the strike with an almost unrecognizable show didn't do anything to help them hold onto their existing audience, let alone expand it. For as much more "serious" it was supposed to be, it wasn't much, it was just less fun. And Hawk was utterly wasted after the first episode.

Too many cooks ruined the soup.

What Gerrard wanted that ended up as Season 2 may have been inspired by this concept that the series was going to be like originally.

 

[Maurice]

What Gerrard wanted that was Season 2 may have been inspired by this original concept that the series was going to be like.

Unlikely. I doubt that Gerard ever saw that.

 

[Shaka Zulu]

Unlikely. I doubt that Gerard ever saw that.

Even if he didn't, to me it sounds like what was in the second season, except that it was better than the actual series.

 

[Maurice]

Without seeing actual scripts it's impossible to actually compare them.