I'm mostly buzzed about Johnny Staccato. I've only seen one episode (fate being what it is, probably the same episode as on the DVD set), but it looked fun.
I like the way the walls go out. Gives you an open feeling. Firefly is a good design. People don't appreciate the substance of things. Objects in space. People miss out on what's solid.
Early ,'Objects In Space'
Natter 43: I Love My Dead Gay Whale Crosspost.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Calli - Mar 15, 2006 8:32:25 am PST #4002 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Frankenbuddha - Mar 15, 2006 8:32:56 am PST #4003 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Johnny Staccato (1959, NBC, produced by Everett Chambers)
Woot!!! I can get totally psyched for a jazz-noir Cassavettes!
Theodosia - Mar 15, 2006 8:33:49 am PST #4004 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I only know the themesong for Johnny Staccato, strangely enough.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 15, 2006 8:34:25 am PST #4005 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm mostly buzzed about Johnny Staccato. I've only seen one episode (fate being what it is, probably the same episode as on the DVD set), but it looked fun.
Oh crap. I should have gone to the link - I thought they were putting out the whole thing.
They really ought to. Maybe pull out Honey West while they're at it (that only lasted a season, right?).
DavidS - Mar 15, 2006 8:34:57 am PST #4006 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Heh. I own two Johnny Staccato tapes, so I could bring them to the F2F. (I bought them at Kim's Video in NYC, if anybody's shopping there.)
EZ Streets will get it's own disc,
Cool! Tim Goodman of the Chron will wet himself with joy.
Nutty - Mar 15, 2006 8:36:38 am PST #4007 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
I loved EZ Streets. Even knowing it had Jason Gedrick in it, which meant it was doomed to quick cancellation, I watched every episode.
I have a thing for depressing urbanity. Also, that show was very subtly depraved.
DavidS - Mar 15, 2006 8:36:39 am PST #4008 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Maybe pull out Honey West while they're at it (that only lasted a season, right?).
I've got two Honey West tapes too, one of which is the pilot, which was actually an episode of Burke's Law.
Trivia Note: Honey West was an Aaron Spelling production.
My Staccato tapes have about 4 episodes each, so I've got 8 all together. I used to have some 77 Sunset Strip eps too, but those seem to have disappeared into the ether.
Jesse - Mar 15, 2006 8:47:29 am PST #4009 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
YAY! I HAVE MY PASSPORT! The passport people are my new favorite government employees -- they were always nice when I called 1000 times to check in, and they returned both my old passport and the return envelope I had sent (it was priority mail, and I ended up using FedEx).
Scrappy - Mar 15, 2006 8:48:03 am PST #4010 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Yay, Jesse!
SailAweigh - Mar 15, 2006 8:50:00 am PST #4011 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Was Honey West the one with the ocelot? If so, I liked her as much as Emma Peel of the Avengers. What little girl didn't want to kick ass and wear hot clothes at the same time?