tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post5797131783848362322..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Longstreet: The Way of the Intercepting FistRick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-90576568664122032672015-04-13T01:09:36.488-04:002015-04-13T01:09:36.488-04:00Essential parody of the last-name-only detective s...Essential parody of the last-name-only detective shows is Adam West's unsold pilot Lookwell. Name checks both of the above shows as well as most of the others.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-9695424442045512382015-04-12T20:15:17.429-04:002015-04-12T20:15:17.429-04:00This really an informative classic movie review. I...This really an informative classic movie review. I can't believe Bruce Lee was here. I just amaze to Bruce Lee. I hope I can still watch this classic <a href="http://filesharingtalk.com/content/1847-Best-Sites-To-Watch-Movies-Online-For-Free-And-Without-Registration" rel="nofollow">film</a> free.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15495778169364731778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-54049844154633846052015-04-12T19:26:51.907-04:002015-04-12T19:26:51.907-04:00I don't recall ever seeing Longstreet but love...I don't recall ever seeing Longstreet but loved Banecek, interesting original stories plus the sexy Peppard for us ladies. Interesting to learn the real reason it folded. emeraldcityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15944171047574404495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-22104799825481845022015-04-09T17:16:10.056-04:002015-04-09T17:16:10.056-04:00It was to Garner's credit that he realized his...It was to Garner's credit that he realized his mistake was still doing MAVERICK in the Age Of Eastwood. Even THE VIRGINIAN tried rebranding as MEN FROM SHILOH, with a Morricone theme.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-63456591381528208082015-04-09T16:56:48.338-04:002015-04-09T16:56:48.338-04:00The attempt to revamp NICHOLS always intrigued me....The attempt to revamp NICHOLS always intrigued me. I seem to recall they retitled the show JAMES GARNER AS NICHOLS, so, you know, people would know it starred Jim. Neither LONGSTREET nor BANACEK cracked the Top 20 (the Sunday MYSTERY MOVIE did that year). So, it wasn't a good year for insurance investigators.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-14636572303118820432015-04-09T14:03:03.760-04:002015-04-09T14:03:03.760-04:00Banacek's ex would be Elizabeth Ashley. He add...Banacek's ex would be Elizabeth Ashley. He added his current gf to the show. Nichols was unique in that, in a deperate ploy for renewal, Garner killed off his own charater, to be replaced by his more macho, spaghetti western-like twin brother, NBC wasn't buying. Literally.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-22630446291065136652015-04-09T13:38:15.309-04:002015-04-09T13:38:15.309-04:00When it premiered, Longstreet's opposition was...When it premiered, <i>Longstreet</i>'s opposition was <i>Nichols</i>, James Garner's new show, which was placed by NBC in the timeslot long occupied by <i>Ironside</i>.<br />This is called "hammocking"; with Flip Wilson as lead-in and Dean Martin as lead-out, Garner's show was considered a shoo-in.<br />What happened: the audience switched away from <i>Nichols</i> to <i>Longstreet</i>, apparently filling the handicapped-detective gap left by <i>Ironside</i>'s move to Tuesday; said audience switched back to Dean Martin afterward.<br />In January, NBC switched <i>Ironside</i> back to its old Thursday slot, and down went <i>Longstreet</i>; insurance-investigator-phobia didn't enter into it.<br /><br />As to <i>Banacek</i>, the story I heard was that George Peppard decided to leave when the showrunner, George Eckstein, told him he wouldn't be coming back.<br />Ex-wife - which one was that? Peppard had several, as I recall ...Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-10435425678924529102015-04-09T00:05:11.993-04:002015-04-09T00:05:11.993-04:00Banacek was slated for a third season. Peppard pul...Banacek was slated for a third season. Peppard pulled the plug rather than give part of his salary to his ex-wife.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.com