tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post1284415738346742192..comments2024-03-29T11:13:00.338+00:00Comments on Ambush Predator: TV Theme Retrospective: Gun For HireJuliaMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-49876515224408081262011-08-11T13:12:56.349+01:002011-08-11T13:12:56.349+01:00Would Magnum have been the same? No, but it would ...Would Magnum have been the same? No, but it would still have had Hawaii, the girls and a killer 'tache. :)Lerxstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-8877211782103814012011-08-11T12:05:49.674+01:002011-08-11T12:05:49.674+01:00@ Lerxst ..
I never knew that about the Lone Rang...@ Lerxst ..<br /><br />I never knew that about the Lone Ranger ..<br /><br />Eee, its just like they say .. you learn summat new every day .. ;)<br /><br />If anyone is interested, I can highly recommend Kuresawa's original "Seven Samurai" .. well worth watching ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-18527979512327263812011-08-11T10:24:31.061+01:002011-08-11T10:24:31.061+01:00Funny how TV shows so often make a star of the car...Funny how TV shows so often make a star of the car and so infrequently use the kind of shitty old nail that most cops and private detective types could actually afford. Morse's Jag, Crockett's (fake) Ferrari Daytona Spyder, Gene Hunt's Audi Quattro and so on. Would Magnum have been the same if Robin Masters had let him have a bog standard Ford to drive around in? No, not really.Angry Exilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02491082312193274360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-24759843837492610102011-08-11T05:38:35.662+01:002011-08-11T05:38:35.662+01:00"It was The Return of the Saint that made me ...<i>"It was The Return of the Saint that made me want a Jag."</i> <br /><br />Ahh, yes! I did look at an XJS before I settled on my Sovereign but the dashboard was a bit too 'Seventies' for me.<br /><br /><i>"..anyone else remember this one ?"</i> <br /><br />Oh, yes!<br /><br /><i>"Or even the original series of the Avengers Captain.<br /><br />Ian Hendry was out for vengance over the murder of his fiance, hence the Title."</i> <br /><br />No-one ever seems to wonder about the title, do they?<br /><br /><i>"Not enough of the car unfortunately."</i><br /><br />Agreed! :)JuliaMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07844126589712842477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-20010280947377810772011-08-10T23:01:56.114+01:002011-08-10T23:01:56.114+01:00If we've moved into westerns, then how about t...If we've moved into westerns, then how about the Lone Ranger - originally seeking vengeance for the death of his brother, but then continuing as a masked vigilante.<br /><br />And the TV series started in 1949.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I dug this out:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj3Ogsn5Vr4<br /><br />Not enough of the car unfortunately.Lerxstnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-90595311308299247582011-08-10T20:38:07.228+01:002011-08-10T20:38:07.228+01:00Or even the original series of the Avengers Captai...Or even the original series of the Avengers Captain.<br /><br />Ian Hendry was out for vengance over the murder of his fiance, hence the Title.RABnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-13141191989544696392011-08-10T18:14:00.416+01:002011-08-10T18:14:00.416+01:00The genre goes back even further, anyone else reme...The genre goes back even further, anyone else remember this one ?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Have_Gun_%E2%80%93_Will_Travel<br /><br />Not forgetting of course, the iconic "Magnificent Seven" derived from the Japanese original ..Captain Haddocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-85850376270028543762011-08-10T16:12:05.821+01:002011-08-10T16:12:05.821+01:00I loved that series. Must rewatch it sometime. But...I loved that series. Must rewatch it sometime. But Callan was better.SBChttp://nospam.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627081175329856970.post-89425143757110140972011-08-10T13:39:46.210+01:002011-08-10T13:39:46.210+01:00It was The Return of the Saint that made me want a...It was The Return of the Saint that made me want a Jag.Lerxstnoreply@blogger.com