Being entertained by dead people

[ZahZoo]

I like old westerns like The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, The Virginian... Plus old cop shows like Kojac, Streets of San Francisco & Hawaii-50.

One of my favorites I haven't seen in reruns for several years is Taxi...

[sadaist]

And the cast of Jersey Shore is alive & well. Yay us.

[FORD]

Not to mention half of The Beatles, half of The Who, half of The Knack, and 3/4 of The Ramones are all dead, and yet Sammy Hagar still roams this earth.

No goddamn justice

[kwame k]

I like old westerns like The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, The Virginian... Plus old cop shows like Kojac, Streets of San Francisco & Hawaii-50.

One of my favorites I haven't seen in reruns for several years is Taxi...

There's another great theme song, Hawaii 5-0......the drumming on that song is so fun.

[Blackflag]

There are only three TV shows that were ever worth watching: 24, Barney Miller, and Sledge Hammer!.

[Blackflag]

Not to mention half of The Beatles, half of The Who, half of The Knack, and 3/4 of The Ramones are all dead, and yet Sammy Hagar still roams this earth.

No goddamn justice

How does "the knack" end up in that list?

[Seshmeister]

I like old westerns like The Rifleman, Gunsmoke, The Virginian... Plus old cop shows like Kojac, Streets of San Francisco & Hawaii-50.

One of my favorites I haven't seen in reruns for several years is Taxi...

There are lots of Taxi reruns still on cable here.

The Taxi people went on to do Cheers and then Frasier.

Movie people get so much credit and fame but those guys have made maybe 250 hours of good to great comedy.

[Kristy]

Mike Post was awesome at writing theme songs...... The A-Team, Baa Baa Black Sheep, CHiPs, The Commish, Hunter, MacGyver, Magnum, P.I., NewsRadio, Quantum Leap, Remington Steele and many more.

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[Blackflag]

And B&BH, but that goes without saying.

[chefcraig]

Mine is The Rockford Files...

But what's hilarious is almost everyone you just listed, has been in an episode of TRF.

But then if I happen to see ANY 70's cop/PI/drama 2/3rds of the supporting cast can be seen on every other show..

I swear there were only 2 dozen actors in LA during that period :D

One of the best episodes of TRF ever featured Tom Selleck as this Dudley Do-Right private detective that seemed to be adored by everyone he ever encountered, mainly because he seemed to have saved their lives at one time or another. The chemistry between Selleck (playing Lance something), Rockford and Lieutenant Chapman was priceless.

Lance had a gun strapped to the door of his glove compartment in his convertible, which without fail would open and slam into Rockford's kneecap. Of course, Lance got the millionaire's daughter at the end, while Rockford was asked by the guy "What can I do for your services?" Rockford responded with what we all say in such a situation, "Oh, that's really not necessary...", to which the millionaire says "OK", and walks away, leaving Rockford with nothing.

[kwame k]

For anyone interested you can watch The Rockford Files here Hulu - Search

[FORD]

How does "the knack" end up in that list?

Have you listened to their albums, or did you just buy into the media "they wanted to be the next Beatles, but they're just a one hit wonder" bullshit?

Fucking brilliant band. And sadly more disrespected than Rodney fucking Dangerfield.

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[LoungeMachine]

One of the best episodes of TRF ever featured Tom Selleck as this Dudley Do-Right private detective that seemed to be adored by everyone he ever encountered, mainly because he seemed to have saved their lives at one time or another. The chemistry between Selleck (playing Lance something), Rockford and Lieutenant Chapman was priceless.

Lance had a gun strapped to the door of his glove compartment in his convertible, which without fail would open and slam into Rockford's kneecap. Of course, Lance got the millionaire's daughter at the end, while Rockford was asked by the guy "What can I do for your services?" Rockford responded with what we all say in such a situation, "Oh, that's really not necessary...", to which the millionaire says "OK", and walks away, leaving Rockford with nothing.

Called White on White and Nearly Perfect.

I have all of the seasons on DVD, and most of the Made for TV Movies from the 90's on vhs



One of the greatest shows ever, IMO. Sadly, I think Jimmy Garner will be the next star to go....

[FORD]

Called White on White and Nearly Perfect.

I have all of the seasons on DVD, and most of the Made for TV Movies from the 90's on vhs



One of the greatest shows ever, IMO. Sadly, I think Jimmy Garner will be the next star to go....

Yeah, he was looking so old on that last TV series he did, "8 simple rules" or whatever it was called. Ironically he survived the show, and John Ritter didn't

[chefcraig]

Called White on White and Nearly Perfect.

I have all of the seasons on DVD, and most of the Made for TV Movies from the 90's on vhs



One of the greatest shows ever, IMO. Sadly, I think Jimmy Garner will be the next star to go....

Yeah, I hear ya. It's a testament to how good the writing was on that show that I can recall a hilarious sequence from that episode, roughly 35 years after it aired.

Lance and Rockford stumble onto a crime scene, and Lance promptly picks up the phone to call the police. This draws Rockford's ire, as he hates getting involved with active investigations. So when the police arrive, Lance addresses Chapman by saying "Hi, Doug. I used the phone because I didn't think the bad guys used it." Chapman responds "Yeah, you are probably right there, Lancer." Cut to a clearly astounded Jim Garner, who has observed this conversation with a look of sheer incredulous indignation. As they are leaving, Garner says to Lance "Lemme guess, you saved his life too?"