I agree with you. It's a weak telefilm as the majority of reboots of Seventies series.
They belong to the specific era and can't exist in a new context.
season 4, volume 2:
[TOP LIST]
1. SPOOKS FOR SALE
2. POLICE BUFF
3. THE HONORABLE PROFESSION
4. JUDGMENT DAY
5. SUPERSTAR
[POINTS OF INTEREST]
1. The theme of illegal surveillance executed by former CIA agents working for their own private company and the good cast of...
season 3, volume 2
[TOP LIST]
THE TWENTY-FIVE CALIBER PLAGUE
LETTERS FROM THE GRAVE
ENDGAME
TEN DOLLAR MURDER
THE PROGRAMMING OF CHARLIE BLAKE
RIVER OF FEAR
ASYLUM
LABYRINTH
SOLITAIRE
[POINTS OF INTEREST]
The theme of the traveling gun combined with the exciting city film-making by Virgil...
Top list for season 2, volume 2:
WINTERKILL
MOST FEARED IN THE JUNGLE
COMMITMENT
THE CHAPEL OF THE DAMNED
CROSSFIRE
A STRING OF PUPPETS
RAMPAGE
[POINTS OF INTEREST]
For the diehard character of the old retired man blackmailing a former friend turned multi-millionaire to blow up a bomb in each...
Top list for season 1, volume 2:
ACT OF DUTY
THE SET-UP
A COLLECTION OF EAGLES
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
TRAIL OF THE SERPENT
BEYOND VENGEANCE
THE ALBATROSS
[POINTS OF INTEREST]
For the character of maniac Oren Prentiss, the female cops and the general dramatic tone
A good character’s study on a...
Top list for season 1, volume 1:
THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO (pilot)
THE FIRST DAY OF FOREVER
FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM HOME
TOWER BEYOND TRAGEDY
HALL OF MIRRORS
TIMELOCK
IN THE MIDST OF STRANGERS
THE BULLET
BITTER WINE
[POINTS OF INTEREST]
For the theme of the kook B-movies veteran...
The structure of QM shows is very 1950's and also inspired by classical plays.
All QM shows are more or less derived from Desilu’s The Untouchables as a template.
Season 5 suffers from a flat dramatic leaning because this is a different era: the mid-Seventies unlike the gloomy early Seventies, especially the first season which feature a collection of madmen.
Oddly enough, the narrative structure is modified: you have five acts instead of four and Act 1 is...
It's…
THE YEAR OF THE LOCUSTS
writer THEODORE J. FLICKER
director ARTHUR NADEL
with guest stars GEORGE VOSKOVEC, MICHAEL ANSARA, CHRISTOPHER STONE
co-starring PENNY SANTON as MA FERGUSON, JOHN ROPER as JERRY FERGUSON, RITA LYNN as BONNIE LEWIS, PHILIP AHN as MR. WU
Find my selection of favourite episodes for season 1.
[Top list for season 1, volume 1]
THE STREETS OF SAN FRANCISCO (pilot)
THE FIRST DAY OF FOREVER
FORTY-FIVE MINUTES FROM HOME
TOWER BEYOND TRAGEDY
HALL OF MIRRORS
TIMELOCK
IN THE MIDST OF STRANGERS
THE BULLET
BITTER WINE
[Top list for season...
Actor William Windom appears in many STREETS. Tell me the episode title or the synopsis.
The robbed newspaper salesman is the season 1 episode entitled IN THE MIDST OF STRANGERS which is a very good entry.
Find the file:
IN THE MIDST OF STRANGERS
writer DEL REISMAN
director ROBERT DOUGLAS...
I just finished the fourth season of The Streets of San Francisco.
Find my favourite ones.
[—SEASON 4 • VOLUME 1—TOP LIST]
1. POISONED SNOW
2. THE GLASS DART BOARD
3. NO PLACE TO HIDE
4. SCHOOL OF FEAR
5. DEADLY SILENCE
6. MURDER BY PROXY
7. TRAIL OF TERROR
8. DEAD AIR
9. THE CAT’S...