The public reaction to the finale is pretty much cult TV legend and even the episode previews tout the episode as the exciting finale to The Prisoner.
The previous episode, shot months earlier for this purpose, was meant to lead into the finale. The public was led to believe the series was...
The original A&E Chronological order is still not quite right. They never seem to get A,B&C and The General in the right order. The General has to come first since Colin Gordon is No. 2 in both and he is extremely nervous in A,B & C, drinking milk to salve, I assume, an ulcer. The final shot of...
I am working my way through these in reverse order. It's very satisfying that way - get the lesser efforts out of the way first.
Now that I've watched the last two, it's interesting to compare them. I've had debates with a couple of friends of mine over which is the "better" film: Superman III...
It seems like the UK Import is fairly common for not too much more money than the US pre-order price was. So, knowing full well all of the issues, I went for it. There are few movies series I consider essential for me to have. Star Trek, Star Wars (the pre-Disney), the original 5 Planet of the...
And if I had a sawbuck for every fan who is gonna ask if they will be the original versions... :D :popcorn:
I'll probably see Empire, maybe Revenge of the Sith. But the "maclunkey" in ANH and the added "nooo!" in Jedi were really a step too far.
I watched this film for the first time in years, probably since I got the "Remastered Edition" DVD. I was transfixed the entire time. I was aware of a few dodgy performances, but neither that nor the dated technology bothered me. It was the early 80's and I watched it with that perspective (the...
I've been around only since the early syndication days, being born in 1967, but I can't remember a point in my life without Star Trek. I wasn't aware of fandom beyond Starlog and Enterprise Incidents and a couple of reference books, but whenever I did read of the best of's in those days, City...
Yeah those early episodes did have something of an evolution. After the Minnow fell apart, though, it didn't matter all that much. And, TBH, CBS did run those in a good sequence. So the airdate order worked for Gilligan's Island. Keep in mind, I'm saying this based on old memories and I am only...
I honestly am excited to see this 4K restoration based on the initial comments/reviews here. The Blu Ray is close enough to the original experience as I remember (and 1986 is way to long ago for my memory to be even remotely reliable). Nobody is coming over to take it from me, so if I don't like...
Shatner was fine, but even in the aired version, they didn't give him a lot to work with. Other than her looks and the fact that she seemed to have "gifted insight" what was so special about her? WHY did he fall in love? I couldn't even tell if she felt the same. If Kirk didn't let her die at...
I have to say, it's pretty much just the original trilogy for me (and yes, I'm one of like 7 people who really loves Alien 3). Resurrection is just some weird, unnecessary post script, the Prometheus/Covenant films are like a different continuity (I do enjoy them as films) and the AvP movies are...
Yep that certainly happens in some shows (V: The Series had a couple like that). Gilligan's Island didn't have that problem and only one or two guest stars returned. As long as references to Wrongway Feldman didn't come before his introduction, it didn't matter what order the show ran in within...
Yes, I remember you mentioning that. You must've been a lucky outlier. All of the copies I have and have ever had on VHS and laser disk had the replacement music. You didn't have to feel our pain.
Well, if going by definition, "arbitrary" is "based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system." There was generally a reason: to showcase stronger episodes at peak times and save weaker installments for lower ratings weeks. If a pilot episode was not considered good or...
Tremendous Tributes the last few days, guys!
@Doug Wallen - Daniel Travanti was wonderfully covered and you snuck in his Lost in Space appearance! I wonder if he kept that on his resume?
@The 1960's Neal, hitting home runs with the lovely Marta Kristen whose shining eyes enlivened many of the...
A lot of fans seem to feel that way, but honestly, Kirk had like a dozen women after Edith, even got married and conceived a kid before she died. I know that's the nature of episodic TV, but I still felt Kirk/Kirok's relationship with Miramanee was more "real" than Edith because we saw it grow...
I can confirm the music was altered in the Paramount single episode releases (the transporter picture cases and the later blue cases), the Columbia House/CBS Video subscription release and the Laserdiscs. I never had the Fotomat or the Paramount Home Video's Television Classic's volume which...
And since it's Alan Hale's birthday, I posted a tribute on our ongoing thread. Go take a look.
https://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/tributes-to-your-favorite-classic-tv-stars.376852/post-5312958
The original Star Trek, at its start, aired them in order of completeness. Some episodes intended to air up front were delayed for months due to effects not being finished. All NBC seemed to want was a "planet" show with an alien to lead the series and to not have an episode where evil Captain...
“Court-Martial” focuses mostly on the Skipper as he hears of how the Maritime Board placed the blame of the wreck squarely on his shoulders. Nobody else on the island feels he did anything wrong and when they realize he’s suicidal over the news, they galvanize into action to find him. Hale’s...
ALAN HALE, Jr. BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
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Alan Hale Jr. (born Alan Hale MacKahan; March 8, 1921 – January 2, 1990) was an American actor and restaurateur.[1] He was the son of actor Alan Hale Sr.[1] His television career spanned four decades, but he was best known...
From what I understand, after the song is removed for the main VHS releases it ended up on the DVDs accidentally. And then Paramount turned around and paid for the rights after the fact. And now we have it. But somebody out there can correct me if I'm wrong.
It was only removed for a Home...
I remember one for Star Trek II. That is the only one I remember hearing. That doesn't mean I don't think there were any for the other films, I just heard the one.