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Post by crapgame on Apr 14, 2018 9:10:10 GMT -5
Well I have been binge watching 70's cop shows that I TiVo-ed and must say,, the Mod squad is not anywhere as good as I remember it, The Rookies is a pretty darn good series, not mention Kate Jackson not only looks great but plays a great character. Police Story took a few episodes to get used to since there is not a regular cast, it changes every show, the show still holds my interest and I can watch 3 in a row no problem.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 9:15:39 GMT -5
I watched an episode of the Mod Squad several months back and it was good comedy, it was so bad.
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Post by mgtarheel on Apr 14, 2018 9:39:49 GMT -5
Hill Street Blues was one of my favorites
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Post by crapgame on Apr 14, 2018 10:13:17 GMT -5
I watched an episode of the Mod Squad several months back and it was good comedy, it was so bad. Peggy Lipton played such a weak character..I think she was the victim of crimes more than the real victims.. |
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Post by Darin on Apr 14, 2018 10:22:51 GMT -5
Barney Miller was one of my favorites ... still is!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 10:27:49 GMT -5
Barney Miller is classic TV. Timeless.
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Post by Ronv69 on Apr 14, 2018 10:33:43 GMT -5
Barney Miller was one of the all time TV greats.
Hill Street Blues was another one we never missed.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 14, 2018 10:44:19 GMT -5
Hill Street Blues was 1980's......  Watching the old shows the gun handling now looks so silly......Every car door is an effective ballistic shield, proper muzzle control is non existent, recently saw a guy n an old cop show with a suppressor on e revolver...I even saw Frank Cannon bring down a Cessna with a snubby revolver...one shot! That is certified badass shooting!.  I remember in one cop show from the 70's a criminal making his own ammo was putting cyanide in a cavity of the bullet to make the rounds more deadly.... No eye or hearing protection at the range... It goes on, and on, and on.....not so much better nowadays either, but it was really bad in the 70's. |
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Post by yaddy306 on Apr 14, 2018 11:02:31 GMT -5
You should check out “Mindhunter” on Netflix. A new show, but set in the late 70’s. I enjoyed it a lot.
I’m also a big “Columbia” fan.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 11:38:11 GMT -5
Columbo is my favorite but I like Kojak too. Who loves you baby?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 14:33:14 GMT -5
David Cassidy: Man Undercover!  I'm not a huge fan of the genre unless it's also supernatural (Night Stalker), but did like Columbo. I remember watching Baretta and Kojak with my dad, but can't recall much about them. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 15:14:21 GMT -5
Savalas was ahead of the curve with his shaved head. The lollipop bit was lame. As TV movies, the Kojak entries were entertaining.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 17:01:10 GMT -5
Technically not a cop show, there was a prison show called "On the Rocks". Pretty funny, but monotone comedy.
Loved Kojack. Cade's County with Glenn Ford, Adam 12. I think Dragnet's last year was 1970.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 14, 2018 19:42:59 GMT -5
A few winters back, I watched all of "Adam 12" from start to finish. Held up well, I thought.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 20:18:14 GMT -5
A few winters back, I watched all of "Adam 12" from start to finish. Held up well, I thought. I may try to do that. I have been able to watch all of "Have Gun Will Travel", "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "Leave it to Beaver". My wife thinks I'm nuts. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 20:38:19 GMT -5
A few winters back, I watched all of "Adam 12" from start to finish. Held up well, I thought. I may try to do that. I have been able to watch all of "Have Gun Will Travel", "Wanted Dead or Alive" and "Leave it to Beaver". My wife thinks I'm nuts. I tried watching I Dream of Jeanie with my wife and she couldn't get past the "master" thing. She'd probably feel the same about June Cleaver in her heels and pearls cooking a pot roast. |
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Post by trailboss on Apr 14, 2018 21:09:56 GMT -5
And I couldn't get past Major Nelson acting the nervous fool when Barbara Eden called him master, while putting the moves on him.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2018 3:10:20 GMT -5
Columbo is my favorite. I like Adam 12, Dragnet, and Barney Miller too.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2018 3:15:13 GMT -5
Barnaby Jones
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Post by Darin on Apr 15, 2018 7:10:54 GMT -5
And I couldn't get past Major Nelson acting the nervous fool when Barbara Eden called him master, while putting the moves on him. Right!?? What a bonehead. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2018 14:10:32 GMT -5
And I couldn't get past Major Nelson acting the nervous fool when Barbara Eden called him master, while putting the moves on him. Right!?? What a bonehead. He needed a lesson in swinging from Major Healy. |
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Post by toshtego on Apr 15, 2018 15:17:42 GMT -5
I had a friend who, as an actor, died a thousand deaths at the hands of Starsky & Hutch, Beretta, Kojak, Canon, Friday & Gannon and was booked by Danno more than once. An Italian American from The Bronx, he looked like a punk hood. He auditioned for the role of Fredo Corrleone but did not make the cut. I cannot watch those shows without looking for Jimmy O.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 15, 2018 17:00:05 GMT -5
I had a friend who, as an actor, died a thousand deaths at the hands of Starsky & Hutch, Beretta, Kojak, Canon, Friday & Gannon and was booked by Danno more than once. An Italian American from The Bronx, he looked like a punk hood. He auditioned for the role of Fredo Corrleone but did not make the cut. I cannot watch those shows without looking for Jimmy O. That’s pretty cool. I once met a guy that looked every bit of a punk thug and I think was in the dead pool, he said in an elevator scene Dirty Harry wasted him... he said watching the movie he cheered for inspector Callaghan. Bruce Dern made a pretty good living at looking like a dirtbag. |
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Post by PhantomWolf on Apr 15, 2018 23:12:19 GMT -5
So.. Watching Columbo I have always gotten the feeling that there is maybe a sad back story. Ever notice he mentions his wife multiple times in every episode, but the fact that he chain smokes cheap cigars, drives that rust bucket, wears the same dirty, unpressed suit daily, and seemingly has trouble tying a tie and or buttoning his shirt... And that hair! It is my theory that Columbo is a widower and having a hard go of it, so he loses himself in the job.
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Post by trailboss on Apr 15, 2018 23:23:52 GMT -5
Saw once where Peter Falk went on a South American vacation, and he was surprised that everywhere he went was a mob scene. Unbeknownst to him, Columbo was a huge hit in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Post by toshtego on Apr 16, 2018 12:35:15 GMT -5
So.. Watching Columbo I have always gotten the feeling that there is maybe a sad back story. Ever notice he mentions his wife multiple times in every episode, but the fact that he chain smokes cheap cigars, drives that rust bucket, wears the same dirty, unpressed suit daily, and seemingly has trouble tying a tie and or buttoning his shirt... And that hair! It is my theory that Columbo is a widower and having a hard go of it, so he loses himself in the job. That could be so. A character so disheveled likely does not have anyone at home looking after him. He is a long way from Fred Thursday, LOL! Then again, look at the perpetual bachelor cop, Joe Friday. Neat as a pin. All those characteristics you describe are part of what the audience loved about him. Peter Falk always portrayed someone a little bent out of normal shape. |
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Post by Pistol Pete 1911 on Jul 30, 2018 23:37:48 GMT -5
I was working in a house a few weeks back and there was a 15yo young man watching the old Hawaii 5-O. This young man stated that he had been watching for some time and every time Jack Lord said "book em Dano" it would make him laugh. As for me I'm a Rockford Files kinda guy.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2018 23:47:17 GMT -5
Barney Miller for comedy series cop show and Kojack for best cop series of the time👍👍. Hill Street Blues as well, but the first year it aired was 1981....still a good cop show. For me NOTHING tops NYPD BLUE...all 13 seasons. Now Blue Bloods, I recently watched all 8 seasons on Netflix 👍
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I remember in one cop show from the 70's a criminal making his own ammo was putting cyanide in a cavity of the bullet to make the rounds more deadly....
