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  1. JohnHopper

    What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)?

    The cream of the crop remains: “The Chapel at Able-Five” directed: Michael Caffey guest: Fritz Weaver It’s another episode in which Saunders is deprived of one sense (see a case of deafness in “Hear No Evil”) and here, he is blind. To enhance that state of insecurity, a German priest helps...
  2. JohnHopper

    Columbo Coming to Blu-ray on November 21, 2023. See Post #55!

    TOP TEN COLUMBO Ransom for a Dead Man (with Lee Grant) Murder by the Book (with Jack Cassidy) Death Lends a Hand (with Robert Culp) Suitable for Framing (with Ross Martin) The Most Crucial Game (with Robert Culp) A Stitch in Crime (with Leonard Nimoy) Lovely but Lethal (with Vera Miles) Any Old...
  3. JohnHopper

    The Honkers (1972)

    It's on YouTube!
  4. JohnHopper

    The Honkers (1972)

    I finally watched The Honkers and it is the companion piece to Junior Bonner or should I say it’s James Coburn’s answer to Steve McQueen’s Junior Bonner. The tone is different because of the leading actor’s idiosyncrasy and sightly grim but it’s a good film on the whole (actors, script...
  5. JohnHopper

    The Persuaders!

    The New Avengers was produced by the team (Brian Clemens/Albert Fennell) who made The Professionals, by the way. I used to watch the two seasons of The New Avengers back then and still remembered it.
  6. JohnHopper

    The Persuaders!

    You omitted The New Avengers (1976) on your list.
  7. JohnHopper

    Cimarron Strip

    I wish I could watch “Knife in the Darkness” in good condition.
  8. JohnHopper

    Cimarron Strip

    Like I said previously, the three CBS series that need a Blu-Ray release: The Wild Wild West (season 1 DVD is in bad shape) Rawhide (season 4 DVD is in bad shape) Cimarron Strip (the whole season DVD is in bad shape)
  9. JohnHopper

    What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)?

    I discovered VOYAGE in 1982 through its second season. I was hooked. Prepare to dive, Mr Morton!
  10. JohnHopper

    Ron Harper (Planet of the Apes TV, Land of the Lost) passed away.

    Garrison’s Gorillas had one great creative guy: Paul Playdon working as a writer and a story editor for the series. Playdon used to be the finest writer on Mission: Impossible.
  11. JohnHopper

    Ron Harper (Planet of the Apes TV, Land of the Lost) passed away.

    Garrison’s Gorillas had some good directors: Joseph Sargent, Gerald Mayer and three Combat! craftsmen (Michael Caffey, Georg Fenady, John Peyser)
  12. JohnHopper

    Ron Harper (Planet of the Apes TV, Land of the Lost) passed away.

    I second that statement. Good action-adventure fun! I watched Garrison’s Gorillas in the 1990’s with clean prints and it was a treat! Too bad, there’s no official release: a BD would be welcome.
  13. JohnHopper

    What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

    Thank you. Let me know when you get your BD set and to confirm the English subtitles issue. I wish they could release Danger Man, the long hour series.
  14. JohnHopper

    What's the last TV DVD/Blu-ray you bought?

    Do The Prisoner BD set include English subtitles? Thanks.
  15. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    93rd BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE • WILLIAM SHATNER (March 22, 1931) William Shatner Biography William Shatner OC (born March 22, 1931) is a Canadian actor. In a career spanning seven decades, he is best known for his portrayal of James T. Kirk in the Star Trek franchise, from his 1966 debut as the captain...
  16. JohnHopper

    What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)?

    “The Volunteer” produced and directed by Robert Altman guest: Ted Knight A dedicated French orphan willing to join Company K plot and with original music cues: see the opening titles and the theme of Gilbert performed by a harmonica. First, the boy acts like a puppy dog and then he becomes the...
  17. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL • PETER GRAVES (March 18, 1926-March 14, 2010) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE SEASON 7 Episode #11 “Kidnap” (1972) producer: Barry Crane executive producer: Bruce Geller assistant to the producer: Dale Tarter story consultant: Laurence Heath story editor: Stephen Kandel script...
  18. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL • PETER GRAVES (March 18, 1926-March 14, 2010) Peter Graves Biography Peter Graves (born Peter Duesler Aurness; March 18, 1926 – March 14, 2010) was an American actor who portrayed Jim Phelps in the television series Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 and in its revival...
  19. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    Thanks. Much appreciated. I'm glad that you returned to Mission: Impossible. “The Killer” was so good that the new series did it again. My three favorite series with Conrad remain: The Wild Wild West Baa Baa Black Sheep Centennial
  20. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL • ROBERT CONRAD (March 1, 1935-February 8, 2020) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE SEASON 5 Episode #1 “The Killer” (1970) producer: Bruce Lansbury executive producer: Bruce Geller associate producer: Barry Crane story consultant: Laurence Heath script supervisor: Barbara Atkinson writer...
  21. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL • ROBERT CONRAD (March 1, 1935-February 8, 2020) Robert Conrad Biography Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020) was an American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He is best known for his role in the 1965–1969 television series...
  22. JohnHopper

    What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)?

    The cream of the crop remains: “The Sky’s on Fire” A good remake of the feature film with a real global death threat enhanced by a plotter rival scientist which creates mutiny inside Seaview by stinging sailors with his drugged ring. The tale goes like this: one scientist named Dr. Weber kills...
  23. JohnHopper

    What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)?

    The cream of the crop remains: “Blind Man’s Buff” It’s a good and engrossing question of identity episode treated through the classical amnesiac case which was also made in other CBS series like The Wild Wild West (see the season 3 “The Night of the Amnesiac”) but it is blended with the theme...
  24. JohnHopper

    What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)?

    UFO Episode #9 “Ordeal” (1970) producer: Reg Hill executive producer: Gerry Anderson script editor: Tony Barwick writer: Tony Barwick director: Ken Turner director of phtography: Brendan J. Stafford composer: Barry Gray (stock) songs: The Beatles, The Spencer Davis Group cast: Gary Myers...
  25. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL • JOHN VERNON (February 24, 1932-February 1, 2005) John Vernon Biography John Keith Vernon (born Adolphus Raymondus Vernon Agopsowicz; February 24, 1932 – February 1, 2005) was a Canadian actor. He made a career in Hollywood after achieving initial television stardom in...
  26. JohnHopper

    QM File: THE FBI (ABC/1965-1974)

    Just ordered this companion book. Thanks for the reference. Much appreciated.
  27. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    I like Dan Clark who played heavies and mavericks on many CBS series like Rawhide (the season 3 “Incident of the Night Visitor”), Mission: Impossible (the season 7 “Hit”), Mannix, Hawaii Five-O. Bold Venture features the one and only Luana Anders: just for the actress you must watch it.
  28. JohnHopper

    What did you watch this week in classic TV on DVD(or Blu)?

    I'm currently watching the season 7 episode of Mission: Impossible entitled “Kidnapped”.
  29. JohnHopper

    Tributes To Your Favorite Classic TV Stars

    BIRTHDAY MEMORIAL • KEVIN McCARTHY (February 15, 1914-September 11, 2010) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE SEASON 6 Episode #9 “Invasion” (1971) producer: Bruce Lansbury executive producer: Bruce Geller associate producer: Barry Crane story consultant: Laurence Heath script supervisor: Barbara Atkinson...
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