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  • #586
    Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

    Originally posted by French Rage View Post
    "Stranger Things" opening is pretty good and memorable. "House of Cards" too. But neither at the level of older shows, though.
    I think looking at the older shows without our nostalgia, they almost all suck. MTM is good. MASH is adequate. Hawaii 50 has a great song. Peter Gunn has the best theme song in TV history.

    But I can't think of another good opening in an old show. Most are pro forma introductions of the characters, like Bob Newhart or Barney Miller. Some are painfully and hideously dated, like Carol Burnette. Others are so horrific the only explanation is an outright loathing of the audience, like Dick Van Dyke or the Brady Bunch. Most are just as pandering and saccharine as the shows themselves, like Kotter or the Partridge Family, .

    20th century television sucked.
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    • #587
      Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

      So no one watched Psyche: The Movie? It was during the the theme song that it hit me just how much i missed hearing that thing. And it had its high points, some extremely funny, but overall, it just seemed a bit lacking to me. Maybe it was the S.F. setting. Or just a rather weak plotline in general.

      What I didn't realize was that Timothy Omundson suffered a stroke just weeks before filming was to begin, necessitating a last minute total re-write, and limiting his appearance to just a brief cameo. I thought he looked a bit odd the way he was talking. Have become a huge fan of his after this show, and his work on Galivant and Supernatural.

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      What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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      • #588
        Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

        Originally posted by rufus View Post
        So no one watched Psyche: The Movie? It was during the the theme song that it hit me just how much i missed hearing that thing. And it had its high points, some extremely funny, but overall, it just seemed a bit lacking to me. Maybe it was the S.F. setting. Or just a rather weak plotline in general.

        What I didn't realize was that Timothy Omundson suffered a stroke just weeks before filming was to begin, necessitating a last minute total re-write, and limiting his appearance to just a brief cameo. I thought he looked a bit odd the way he was talking. Have become a huge fan of his after this show, and his work on Galivant and Supernatural.

        "Does your left eye have a name too?"

        "Yes, it's Lisa Lopes".

        "Walked right into that one"
        We have it TIVO-ed, but I haven't been off from work yet to watch it.
        I hadn't heard that about Timothy Omundson !!!

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        • #589
          Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

          Yeah the Timothy Omundson thing was pretty scary but it sounds like he is doing well. They talked about it at Comic-Con and in a bunch of interviews.

          I havent watched it yet only cause Psych was the show my best friend and I watched from Day 1 one when it premiered and he hasnt been available to watch it yet.
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          • #590
            Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

            Originally posted by Kepler View Post
            I think looking at the older shows without our nostalgia, they almost all suck. MTM is good. MASH is adequate. Hawaii 50 has a great song. Peter Gunn has the best theme song in TV history.

            But I can't think of another good opening in an old show. Most are pro forma introductions of the characters, like Bob Newhart or Barney Miller. Some are painfully and hideously dated, like Carol Burnette. Others are so horrific the only explanation is an outright loathing of the audience, like Dick Van Dyke or the Brady Bunch. Most are just as pandering and saccharine as the shows themselves, like Kotter or the Partridge Family, .

            20th century television sucked.
            Rockford Files, A-Team, The Jeffersons...

            Also as noted in another thread: And you knew who you were then...
            Last edited by Slap Shot; 12-13-2017, 12:56 AM.

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            • #591
              Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

              Originally posted by Slap Shot View Post
              Rockford Files, A-Team, The Jeffersons...

              Also as noted in another thread: And you knew who you were then...
              A-Team was legit great, OK.

              The others are our nostalgia. Play them for a 17 year old now. You'll get a pitying look and a recruiting trip to the local assisted living facility.
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              • #592
                Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                I was always partial to N.Y.P.D.
                https://youtu.be/1N7Tg2jaCdw
                M Squad with Count Basie doing the opening.

                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f65xzJN9O18
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                • #593
                  Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                  Originally posted by SonofSouthie View Post
                  M Squad with Count Basie doing the opening.

                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f65xzJN9O18
                  Wow. Now I hafta see that.
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                  • #594
                    Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                    Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                    Wow. Now I hafta see that.
                    From what I remember it was a pretty good show. Lee Marvin was always one of my faves.
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                    • #595
                      Originally posted by SonofSouthie View Post
                      M Squad with Count Basie doing the opening.

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                      • #596
                        Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                        Originally posted by joecct View Post
                        Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

                        https://youtu.be/Jm_t3g4RhpY
                        Didn't remember that one. Looked it up, show lasted for 4 episodes, now I know why.
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                        • #597
                          Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                          Originally posted by SonofSouthie View Post
                          From what I remember it was a pretty good show. Lee Marvin was always one of my faves.
                          Me too. His Twilight Zone "The Grave" is among my favorites and for a long time was pretty obscure in the rotation.

                          He's wonderful in basically everything he ever does. And he had a great sour attitude towards acting, basically saying it was the easiest job he'd ever had. Other actors apparently Did Not Like This.
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                          • #598
                            Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                            Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                            Me too. His Twilight Zone "The Grave" is among my favorites and for a long time was pretty obscure in the rotation.

                            He's wonderful in basically everything he ever does. And he had a great sour attitude towards acting, basically saying it was the easiest job he'd ever had. Other actors apparently Did Not Like This.
                            I remember that episode. Funny, 1 year later Lee Van Cleef and Strother Martin were Marvin's stooges in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.(One of my top 10 movies)
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                            • #599
                              Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                              Originally posted by Kepler View Post
                              Me too. His Twilight Zone "The Grave" is among my favorites and for a long time was pretty obscure in the rotation.

                              He's wonderful in basically everything he ever does. And he had a great sour attitude towards acting, basically saying it was the easiest job he'd ever had. Other actors apparently Did Not Like This.
                              The Great Scout and Cathouse Thursday. Hilarious movie. And maybe Oliver Reed's best role.
                              What kind of cheese are you planning to put on top?

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                              • #600
                                Re: TV: There She Is, The Old Radiation King

                                Originally posted by SonofSouthie View Post
                                From what I remember it was a pretty good show. Lee Marvin was always one of my faves.
                                If this is the one I'm thinking of, my father-in-law really likes it.

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