Oh, nostalgia

[vr_trakowski]

Pros and Cons--so prison shakedowns are separated by race?  Huh. 

A Small and Deadly War--Dean Stockwell, snerk! 
Also, Murdock reading a Fantastic Four comic, double snerk.  

Black Day at Bad Rock--well, it took them all of one episode to break their own continuity... 

And can anyone tell me WHY In the Heat of the Night isn't available on DVD yet??  The series, that is.  Sheesh.  

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[inalichenmanner.livejournal.com]

I was 15 when the sequel started, and I recognized it as truly horrendous the first episode. It was beyond bad. But I am rather fond of the original series, actually. They had a great premise, and it's rare to find a sci-fi show that openly dealt with faith in a positive manner. The network just let Glen Larson have input on the show after coming up with the idea. :-O I tried to find some clips on YouTube, but they seem to have parodies and deleted scenes mainly.

Here's a dangerous drinking game that gives you some clues about the problems. It even has a great section on the novels:

http://web.archive.org/web/20050309183228/www.galacticafanfic.com/drinking.html

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Hee! Oh dear. Yeah, somehow I don't think I'm missing all that much.

[inalichenmanner.livejournal.com]

The 18 drinks for Commander Cain alone is a hoot. Add in the Sheba sniping, the Sheba hero worship, mention of Cassie's past, the food at a Cylon base plot hole... You'd get wasted on that, even splitting it up in the two parts. Hmm, now I want to go count how many drinks it takes to get through it.

I wonder how they managed to get someone like Lloyd Bridges to play the part of Cain. I seriously doubted he needed the money. I know Fred Astaire asked for a part because his grandkids loved the show. Ray Bolger must have been desperate to take the really bad takeoff of the Tin Man he played - at least he wasn't a scarecrow! And Jane Seymour seems to never mention her role when talking about her past. Can't imagine why. :)

[vr-trakowski.livejournal.com]

Ah well. I still don't approve of the reboot, though. New ideas, people, give them a try!