The Classic/Retro Pop Culture Thread
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I don't know if Weigel has the rights to it, but at this point I wouldn't be surprised to see SWAT pop up soon.
The single version topped the charts in 1976:
The single version topped the charts in 1976:
I love those 70s TV adventure themes. 
I don't remember that, but I never watched either show regularly.
There was also a short-lived show called Chopper One which IIRC was set in the same vague "W.C.P.D." as S.W.A.T. It was like CHiPs but with a helicopter instead of motorcycles.
THE ROOKIES was her second TV show, after DARK SHADOWS, which is where I first encountered her. And, yeah, that Jackson was in THE ROOKIES is about the only thing I remember about it.
August 13-14:
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Sweet. I think I've only got Alfred Hitchcock Presents on DVD. I don't think I have any Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
One of Police Story's episodes served as a spinoff pilot for the Police Woman series with Angie Dickinson. (Damn, she was so friggin' hot back then.)
I Spy, starring Robert Culp and Bill Cosby, presented a white man and a black man as friends, professional partners and social equals. And this was in 1965 -- a year before Star Trek and three years before the sitcom Julia starring Diahann Carroll.
^ Though both leads, Robert Culp got first billing. I just thought it was interesting for the time to have a black actor get first billing (I should have used that instead of lead as the main cast are sometimes all referred to as the leads) even if it wasn't the first occurrence. Christopher pointed out that was a result of using alphabetical order but I didn't notice that.
Probably the result of alphabetical order. That's just what it looks like to me based on the way the credits are done and on what I read about the pilot movie. There's a chance I could be wrong, since I haven't actually seen the show, but it seems likely to me.
I didn't realize that. The spinoff part, I mean. I did realize that Angie Dickinson was hot.
There were several such shows. Mission: Impossible and Land of the Giants spring to mind. I may remember more when I wake up.
Three weeks ago, the Decades schedule said:
But now playing:
But now playing:
I noticed that when I got home from the cookout yesterday. Weird. I wonder what the reason for the change is. Not that I object, since Kung Fu is one of my all-time favorite shows and I'm always happy to see it get some exposure. I have the whole series on DVD, though.
The no-longer-to-be-taken-as-final Binge scheduled for August 30-31:
Another unexpected one...and one of the winkiest, nudgiest lines ever in a TV theme song.
Another unexpected one...and one of the winkiest, nudgiest lines ever in a TV theme song.
Almost two minutes-- that's a long intro. I don't think I ever saw a single episode of this show. In 1982, I was a young man traveling around and doing all those winky, nudgy things myself, so I didn't have much time for TV. But Lee Majors is really cool (and soon to be appearing on Ash vs. The Evil Dead), so I'll probably give this a look.
If I remember I might check that Fall Guy out. I didn't remember it being on so long ago, I actually was a kid when this aired and while I wasn't unaware of it but never really watched it. Looks fun from the intro anyway.
I watched it briefly, it was a fun show as I recall. The full premise doesn't get explained until the post-opening narration...Lee Majors's character and his sidekick are part-time bounty hunters when they're not doing stunt work.
I remember a cute gag when they were pursuing guest star Buddy Hackett, who had a friend at a mental institution called "The Reporter" who thought he was Clark Kent (without dropping the name, though Kryptonite was referenced). And a bit back when I was browsing YouTube for the MeTV thread, I came across this:
I remember a cute gag when they were pursuing guest star Buddy Hackett, who had a friend at a mental institution called "The Reporter" who thought he was Clark Kent (without dropping the name, though Kryptonite was referenced). And a bit back when I was browsing YouTube for the MeTV thread, I came across this:
Hm. That was apparently a 1984 episode, a couple of years after The Incredible Hulk ended. The audio was so awful I couldn't tell what the Hulk was doing in what looked like a '40s gangster movie/show, if they bothered to explain it. And they didn't quite get the wig and eyebrows right. But the music accompanying the Hulk's "attack" did sound rather similar to the Hulk theme from TIH, which was a nice touch.
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I've only got it on in the background, but the vibe I'm getting from The Rookies is "Mod Squad in uniform"...which makes sense, as they're slightly overlapping Aaron Spelling productions.