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Battle of US TV: Rnd1 Heat 8
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Rusty Shackleford
Banned
Tough one, loved both of these, but have to go for the wee fella in the grubby trenchcoat. Joyous afternoon viewing when you're having a sickie.
Jedi Shrimper
formerly Drastic™
Alias Smith and Jones
Alias Smith and Jones is a Western television series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Kid Curry, a pair of Western outlaws trying to reform.
When Duel died suddenly on December 31, 1971 (reportedly of a self-inflicted gunshot), an attempt was made to continue the series with another actor, Roger Davis, in the role of Heyes. The series continued for another seventeen episodes, but never regained its popularity after the loss of Duel. Davis first voiced the intro theme, which explained the storyline. When he was hired to play Heyes/Smith, Ralph Story assumed the intro narration. In the final season the intro referred to Heyes and Curry as "Kansas cousins". Two episodes that season also made reference to them as cousins.
Alias Smith and Jones is a Western television series that originally aired on ABC from 1971 to 1973. It starred Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy as Kid Curry, a pair of Western outlaws trying to reform.
When Duel died suddenly on December 31, 1971 (reportedly of a self-inflicted gunshot), an attempt was made to continue the series with another actor, Roger Davis, in the role of Heyes. The series continued for another seventeen episodes, but never regained its popularity after the loss of Duel. Davis first voiced the intro theme, which explained the storyline. When he was hired to play Heyes/Smith, Ralph Story assumed the intro narration. In the final season the intro referred to Heyes and Curry as "Kansas cousins". Two episodes that season also made reference to them as cousins.
Jedi Shrimper
formerly Drastic™
Columbo
Columbo is an American crime fiction TV series, starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show popularized the inverted detective story format; almost every episode began by showing the commission of the crime and its perpetrator. Thus, there is no "whodunit" element. The plot mainly revolves around how the perpetrator, whose guilt is known, would finally be exposed and arrested. The show's creator once referred to it as a "howcatchum".
The character first appeared in a 1960 episode of the television-anthology series The Chevy Mystery Show. This was adapted into a stage play, and a TV-movie based on the play was broadcast, in 1968, as the pilot for a series. The series began on a Sunday presentation of the "NBC Mystery Movie" rotation: Quincy M.E., McCloud, McMillan & Wife, and other whodunits. The series spawned a similar format on Wednesday nights with fare such as The Snoop Sisters, Hec Ramsey, and Banacek. Columbo aired regularly from 1971 to 1978 on NBC, and then more infrequently on ABC beginning in 1989. The most recent episode was broadcast in 2003.[1]
Columbo is a scruffy-looking cop who is often underestimated by his fellow officers, and by the murderer du jour. Despite his appearance and superficial absentmindedness, he solves all of his cases and manages to come up with the evidence needed for indictment, thanks to his eye for detail and the meticulous and committed approach he brings to his work.
Columbo is an American crime fiction TV series, starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The show popularized the inverted detective story format; almost every episode began by showing the commission of the crime and its perpetrator. Thus, there is no "whodunit" element. The plot mainly revolves around how the perpetrator, whose guilt is known, would finally be exposed and arrested. The show's creator once referred to it as a "howcatchum".
The character first appeared in a 1960 episode of the television-anthology series The Chevy Mystery Show. This was adapted into a stage play, and a TV-movie based on the play was broadcast, in 1968, as the pilot for a series. The series began on a Sunday presentation of the "NBC Mystery Movie" rotation: Quincy M.E., McCloud, McMillan & Wife, and other whodunits. The series spawned a similar format on Wednesday nights with fare such as The Snoop Sisters, Hec Ramsey, and Banacek. Columbo aired regularly from 1971 to 1978 on NBC, and then more infrequently on ABC beginning in 1989. The most recent episode was broadcast in 2003.[1]
Columbo is a scruffy-looking cop who is often underestimated by his fellow officers, and by the murderer du jour. Despite his appearance and superficial absentmindedness, he solves all of his cases and manages to come up with the evidence needed for indictment, thanks to his eye for detail and the meticulous and committed approach he brings to his work.
OldBlueLady
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Alias Smith and Jones, here's the theme tune and main intro leading into a compilation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrao...D56BADCF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=21
For those of us of a certain age this was American tv at its best - not taking itself too seriously and providing an hour of Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, the two most wanted outlaws in history, getting themselves into and out of scrapes in the American mid West in the late 19th century.
The series came out on the back of the success of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and aired for just a couple of years, with just 50 episodes. It starred Pete Duell as the wily brains of the outfit, Hannibal Heyes, and a young Ben Murphy, as Kid Curry, the man with the fastest draw in the West. The main premise of the programme was that these two WERE actual outlaws guilty of everything they stood accused of but having never murdered anyone and having fallen out with their own gang, were trying to earn amnesty by striking a deal with the Governor hence "I sure wish the Governor would let a few more people in on our secret" in the title sequence.
When Pete Duell died at the end of 1971, apparently as a result of suicide, Roger Davis took over the role of Heyes. He had previously been the narrator of the intro sequence, but the show did not retain the popularity it had previously enjoyed with Duell and Murphy.
I seem to remember it being on on a Monday evening around 9.00 for some reason, I used to get in from Guides and sit down with my dad to watch - one of the few programmes we ever agreed on!
Great tv, but then again, so is Columbo!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrao...D56BADCF&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=21
For those of us of a certain age this was American tv at its best - not taking itself too seriously and providing an hour of Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry, the two most wanted outlaws in history, getting themselves into and out of scrapes in the American mid West in the late 19th century.
The series came out on the back of the success of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and aired for just a couple of years, with just 50 episodes. It starred Pete Duell as the wily brains of the outfit, Hannibal Heyes, and a young Ben Murphy, as Kid Curry, the man with the fastest draw in the West. The main premise of the programme was that these two WERE actual outlaws guilty of everything they stood accused of but having never murdered anyone and having fallen out with their own gang, were trying to earn amnesty by striking a deal with the Governor hence "I sure wish the Governor would let a few more people in on our secret" in the title sequence.
When Pete Duell died at the end of 1971, apparently as a result of suicide, Roger Davis took over the role of Heyes. He had previously been the narrator of the intro sequence, but the show did not retain the popularity it had previously enjoyed with Duell and Murphy.
I seem to remember it being on on a Monday evening around 9.00 for some reason, I used to get in from Guides and sit down with my dad to watch - one of the few programmes we ever agreed on!
Great tv, but then again, so is Columbo!
Jedi Shrimper
formerly Drastic™
Got to be Columbo. Great show, great character. Apparently Peter Falk wouldn't tell the other actors when he was going to go off script and start rambling on about shopping lists & could he borrow a pencil etc so their reactions would be more realistic. genius.
Oh, and er one more thing...
Oh, and er one more thing...
Aberdeen Shrimper
The Man who sold the world
Columbo for me.....classic TV
canveyshrimper
R.I.P
I'm a sucker for westerns so Alias Smith & Jones gets my vote, but mainly on the first series when Pete Duel & Ben Murphy starred. Unfortunately Roger Davis never came close to Duel.
I always enjoy delving into bewhiskered Colombo's but the 70's ones not the remakes of the 90's. Just love the retro 70's Lionel Blair's and equally dodgy Barnets.
I always enjoy delving into bewhiskered Colombo's but the 70's ones not the remakes of the 90's. Just love the retro 70's Lionel Blair's and equally dodgy Barnets.
maninasuitcase
President
Obviously I voted for Columbo.
The reason I like it is because unlike most other murder mysterys, the murderer and how he did it are always revealed to the viewer. The mystery is how Columbo puts all the clues together to catch the killer. In addition, the programme is plot driven, their are no red herrings, no second murder to investigate and all the screen time is relevent to the investigation.
Peter Falk was a fine impromptu actor and this comes across in many scenes, sometime to great comic effect. Falk was also keen to work with his friends and recruited the likes of Patrick McGoohan (4 episodes), John Cassavetes, and Patrick O'Neill to the show. McGoohan also directed and wrote episodes.
The standard of guest star was very high, and included such actors as Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence, Robert Culp, Janet Leigh, Matin Landau, Faye Dunaway, Jose Ferrer, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Vaughn, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Robbie the Robert from Lost in Space and The Forbidden Planet. Some, like McGoohan appeared in multiple episodes.
Steven Speilberg was one of the directors on the first series and Steven Bochco was a writer.
Overall it has stood the test of time and is currently enjoying repeats on both ITV and channel 5. Indeed Channel 5's The Mentalist owes much to Columbo.
The reason I like it is because unlike most other murder mysterys, the murderer and how he did it are always revealed to the viewer. The mystery is how Columbo puts all the clues together to catch the killer. In addition, the programme is plot driven, their are no red herrings, no second murder to investigate and all the screen time is relevent to the investigation.
Peter Falk was a fine impromptu actor and this comes across in many scenes, sometime to great comic effect. Falk was also keen to work with his friends and recruited the likes of Patrick McGoohan (4 episodes), John Cassavetes, and Patrick O'Neill to the show. McGoohan also directed and wrote episodes.
The standard of guest star was very high, and included such actors as Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence, Robert Culp, Janet Leigh, Matin Landau, Faye Dunaway, Jose Ferrer, Dick Van Dyke, Robert Vaughn, William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy and Robbie the Robert from Lost in Space and The Forbidden Planet. Some, like McGoohan appeared in multiple episodes.
Steven Speilberg was one of the directors on the first series and Steven Bochco was a writer.
Overall it has stood the test of time and is currently enjoying repeats on both ITV and channel 5. Indeed Channel 5's The Mentalist owes much to Columbo.
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