British retro shows that I really, really love: RANDALL & HOPKIRK, DECEASED; THE CHAMPIONS; Gerry Anderson's UFO. Above all - THE PRISONER. We can thank TH-cam for keeping them in our purview.
I remember Search. Watched it as a kid. Burgess Meredith stole the show as the controller. I recognized him from before as the Penguin but only here did I appreciate what a great actor he was.
Honey West, Search, The Protectors, Name of the Game, The Persuaders all favorites! Have the complete The Persuaders series! Love Banacek too, especially the episode with Joanna Pettet!❤
I remember watching *BANACEK* when was first broadcast. The _railroad car missing from a moving train_ and _missing football player_ episodes are the ones I remember.
I would like to see a remake of Search set in the 1970s. The show was ahead of its time but if it was remade in today’s world the technology would be commonplace.
@@terrytalksmovies Ahhh...but can it X-Ray a lock to help you pick it? I took a plastic toy googly-eye, cut it open and glued a drawing of the camera device inside (glued a magnet to the back..so it would stick to a ring or necklace). n ran around pretending I was talking to control....was I a weird kid or what (course, you could probably feel safe, they never talked back....) Honey West and Banacek were more my older brother's shows. It does need a reboot. Wasn't so much shooting as figuring stuff out, more like Mission Impossible.
Some of my favorite T.V Series from the 1970's is Rod Serlings Night Gallery, Ghost Story/Circle Of Fear, Planet Of The Apes, and The Invisible Man. Do you think Terry that someday we will get Burkes Law, and The Ray Bradbury Theater on Blu-Ray? Enjoyed your look back on these T.V Series.
Banacek was one of the best written shows ever. Every piece of dialog was written to be epic. There is so much awesome in that show. The football episode is called - Let's Hear It For A Living Legend The train car episode is called - Project Phoenix The chalice episode is called - The Vanishing Chalice My choice of best episode: Horse of a Slightly Different Colour
Stingray deserved more than the two seasons it ran. Nick Mancuso was never in danger of winning an Academy Award, but he was perfect for this 80's man-of-mystery role supported by above-average writing. The show's producer was the well-known English actor, David Hemmings. The episode I remember most was called Playback: "Ray recreates a space isolation experiment to try and clear an old friend of murder charges which stem from the fact he was the sole survivor of the first experiment. The subjects of the second experiment become increasingly unstable and violent as it progresses, and Ray must unravel the mystery before history repeats itself." [from Wikipedia] The twist in this episode was well-executed and believable. Loved this nostalgic review! Thanks, Terry! 🖖
I saw Anne Francis at a Fantasy/SF/Media convention about 20 years ago. She explained why "Honey West" wasn't renewed for another season. Basically, ABC was a cheapskate network who felt that it would be better to import an already produced TV show featuring a tough action/adventure heroine than to spend more money on "this show." The import was "The Avengers" and they only aired the episodes that featured Diana Rigg and Linda Thorsen. I loved "Honey West" AND "The Avengers" and wondered for the second time in my life why we couldn't enjoy BOTH SHOWS! No wonder ABC was usually #3 in the network wars!
I' m so happy to see someone give a tip of the hat some of my favorite short lived TV series, especially Search. I was just starting high school when it came out and I totally geeked out on it. I never missed an episode of Banacek because the mysteries were great and George Peppard was just so 70s cool. I watched The Professionals, The Champions and The Persuaders when they hit syndication here in the US. I want throw you a couple of suggestions for other short lived great shows. One is Tales of the Gold Monkey. It starred Stephen Collins as Jake Cutter, an ex Flying Tiger pilot making a semi legal living in the south Pacific, flying about in his Grumman Goose seaplane. It was called Cutter's Goose. Great stories and was a hit for ABC but the producer, Donald Bellasario, wouldn't make changes to the show that execs wanted and, fed up, he just shut the show down. Next, The Ellery Queen Mysteries, starring Jim Hutton as mystery writer Ellery Queen and David Wayne as his dad, NYPD Inspector Queen. It lasted 1 season. Great mysteries, great acting, light hearted and funny and some awesome casts that included a lot of golden age of Hollywood actors. Third, The Magician starring Bill Bixby as Tony Blake, a professional stage magician that helps people in trouble, using his magician talents and gadgetry. It was 1 season. Last, I'm a little hesitant to add because it was a hit series, lasting for 5 seasons. It's Airwolf, starring Jan Michael Vincent as Stringfellow Hawke and Ernest Borgnine as Dominic Santini. Airwolf is a high tech helicopter with a powerful arsenal. Hawke steals it to look for his missing brothers and keeps it hidden. Eventually, the US spy group he took it from let's him keep it but he must undertake missions when he is needed. This one is good because not all the stories relied on Airwolf for a ex machina, it was just there for transportation or to get keep the defeated bad guys from getting away until authorities arrived. So, this is quite a bit longer than I planned. I do have all these series on DVD or Bluray, plus a lot more. Thanks for taking time to read.
Stephen Collins turned out to be a pedophile, alas, which is why you don't see him any more. Airwolf didn't grab me because it was a rehash of Blue Thunder. The Ellery Queen Mysteries was solid, though.
One bit of dialogue from Banacek that always stuck with me. Christine Belford's character says loudly: "Go with you to a hotel room. What for?" There's a few quiet lines, then Banacek says loudly "Fifty Dollars!?"
To me, George Peppard was Banacek or Lt Stachel from the Blue Max (but mostly Lt Stachel, I love The Blue Max). I also was a fan of The Protectors. I don't recall any of the other shows (but given that I had a stroke in 2016, that doesn't' mean much). I do remember that I really enjoyed Banacek, for its ambiance and its cases, which seemed so different for the early 70's.
Oh yes and Stingray, loved the theme song! Used to watch Sundays after church when I was a little girl! When first aired! Troy and Marina. Lois Maxwell was the voice of one of the characters! Also Thunderbirds!
Banacek was great. Unfortunately, you cannot find complete episodes any longer. A&E would show them, uncut, in the 1990s but Hallmark got them in the early 200os and edited them for reasons I cannot find. The DVD series you are holding is the edited episodes. I watched the original program CBS used to have late-night entertainment and would feature most of the Mystery Movie series. That is how I discovered the editing It is like listening to an old and beloved recorded that skips. Honey West was just a year too early. It was B&W as you said, and in 1966 the networks went totally to color, and it is only 30 minutes long, while most (not all) Drama and adventure shows expanded to an hour in 1966. Honey West was the first, and for a long long time, the only female lead professional show. Anne Francis was confident, capable, and ran her business. You would not see this on American television again for quite some time. Great episode as always. (BTW, the Wheel series started in the 1950s with Wire Service 1956-57. At least in America)
I’d like to see some of these series somehow find their way to streaming platforms. DVDs can het pricy for the picture quality. i’d add Dan August to the list
Banachek was one of my favorites and I own both seasons. I always loved the theme music and the opening sequence where he kayaking in Boston. I really liked that because I almost killed myself once doing that under the golden gate bridge. Of course the best part was the super-detailed explanation at the end. But in terms of 1970's detective shows; there is only one word that really matters...ROCKFORD!
Stingray was running on the Tubi streaming channel a couple months ago (free, with commercials). It was fun to revisit after 35 years. I'm pretty sure Nick Mancuso was the first TV guy that my sister found attractive -- she was so feminist back then that she got angry when boys showed interest in her, but she would watch Stingray with me even though it was a genre she normally didn't like.
BANACEK, don't forget the screwy Polish adages. the stolen experimental engine, the stolen royal carriage, the stolen computer mainframe, the stolen airliner,etc. Also, his friend with gift of research, good recalling.
Banacek was part of a rotation that started with the series “NBC Mystery Movie” that aired weekly, but the original Sunday lineup rotated among Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan & Wife. Banacek was added later on another night when the network attempted to replicate the initial success. But like most of the titles under this “umbrella” series, Banacek didn’t last long. The football player disappearing on the field from under a tackle pile really intrigued me, though the solution was not as satisfying as I still think the idea deserved.
@@terrytalksmovies Yes indeed they were, and as I recall had better solutions than the one I mentioned. Murray Matheson was really good as the main character’s “sidekick” and go-to expert on pretty much everything. This and McMillan & Wife are among my wife’s favorites old shows, but I was always partial to Columbo because Falk just nailed the character and the 70s vintage episodes had the best stories. Another from those days was the Jim Hutton “Ellery Queen” that was hands-down fabulous as mystery drama. It sadly didn’t catch on and Hutton died a couple of years later. That series would be worth a feature if you’ve not done one already.
Hi Terry! Another great video. I remember watching Banacek with my dad. The others I will have to look for. Bit of related trivia: my best friend's father was sent some promotional material for Stingray when it was in early production. They were looking for investors and made sure to note that some of the exteriors used would be filmed in Columbus, Ohio (our home state). Well my friend's dad did not have the kind of money needed to invest in a TV production, but we thought it was cool that they sent a video tape proposal none the less. Cheers and stay safe!
I have both Search and the pilot episode/movie, when it was called Probe, courtesy of my brother and the Spirit of Christmas. The best episode was the one where Cameron was kidnapped. I wish they had taken the time to figure out exactly what the probes could and couldn't do, because their tech varied wildly from episode to episode. Banacek was good, but mostly because the characters were fun. ("What? The episodes had plots? Never noticed 'em.") It was like A-Team in that respect.
Where can you find episodes of the TV show "Search"(Probe) Starring Hugh O'brien,Doug Mcclure,Burgess Meridith They used cameras disguised as jewelry,and communicated with an operations center,secret agent stuff,cool! Have only found the pilot episode
Networks in the early 70s produced "prestige" 90 min. programs and TV-movies because feature films were becoming too expensive. The NBC and ABC "Mystery Movie" wheel format churned out distinctive novelty shows like Columbo, McCloud, McMillan & Wife, the under-appreciated Hec Ramsey w/Richard Boone, and B.L. Stryker with Burt Reynolds. One of the most sadly neglected short-lived shows was 1989's Shannon's Deal produced by indie director John Sayles.
I remember The Protectors and Banacek when I was a kid, I think it was because my mum fancied George Peppard and my dad fancied Harry Rule's Jensen Interceptor. Stingray was apparently shown on ITV in the UK but I don't remember at all, maybe a late night filler (many were). Beasts is another one I don't recall but I do remember a Hammer House of Horror anthology series in particular a story with Peter Cushing and Brian Cox where the former has a private zoo and Cox is a burglar, that episode has stayed with me forever lol!
I believe Dr. Scorpion was used as a foundation for the Stingray series. The character is similar. I also recall something about the car being owned by one of the producers and it was returned to them after the show.
@@terrytalksmovies agree. Big fan of Gerry Anderson’s work and don’t understand the 30 minute format. Found a copy of Beasts last night…looking forward to the rat episode.
I had wanted see Honey West for years since heard lot about Connie Francis being private detective. It turned out being action packed and just plain fun to watch. She was good, but didn't take herself overly seriously.
Highly recommend the moody, clever and dark series Profit, starring Adrian Pasdar. The computer links haven't aged well but the premise is slick and occasionally still relevant.
You didn't notice that Banacek was based on the female insurance investigator from the film "The Thomas Crown affair"? I think they even used the same Bostonian house. 😅
"The Protectors" was half hour because the American networks were starting their evening schedules half an hour earlier, resulting in several half hour adventure series, such as "Mod Squad" and another British, but much inferior to "The Protectors" show, "The Adventurer"
Amazing how great these series . I love Honey west, Breast great writing. I like the theme of Search. All these series I liked . The protectors you can get from Networkonair.
Terry ,what is your opinion of the British show "Department S"? What is your opinion of the 70's Elery Queen Mystery ? Have you seen either of the American Mysteries shows ; The Eddie Capra Mystery or "Black Magic " ? What is your opinion of them ?
@@terrytalksmovies The latter two are ones that sadly have not had official releases on DVD . But they were favorite of mine during the 70's and 80's and they still hold up well today .
Please forgive me if you've already covered this (I'm still working through your back catalogue) but how about Tales of the Gold Monkey from the 80s? Would love to hear your opinion on that. I love it, personally, it was a massive favourite when I was a kid. Anyway, keep up the good work and peace!
@@terrytalksmovies Ah! I wasn't thinking, was I? Sorry about that. I know in a perfect world we should be able to seperate the art from the scandal, but you don't have that luxury. People would probably judge you for it. It's a real shame though, because it really was a good series. But I don't blame you at all for playing it safe. Hopefully I'll find something else to recommend. Thanks for considering it!
I'm definitely a Stingray fan, and the theme for Probe (later Search) might make a cool ring tone. Say, I wonder if you have an opinion on something I only vaguely recall -- Strange Report, starring Anthony Quayle. Ever catch it? Thanks for the look back.
Sorry to hear you're still in lockdown there Terry. When you say lockdown, you are not kidding. How is it determined who can go outside and when? Sounds like the situation is not good. Hope you get a vaccine soon or that your leaders are somehow able to get control of the outbreak. On to the main topic, Stingray seems like such a cool show with a bi to the visual flair that Miami Vice had. I am pretty sure it is on tubi.tv here or some streaming service because I had that in my queue before. So many old and new series that I will never make it through because I still spend more time watching movies.
Lockdown is easing up gradually as the science permits. As for movies vs tv : I'm cherry picking both, though October is all horror movies on the channel.
@@terrytalksmovies look forward to that. I have trouble watching anything but horror once that month starts. I think groups on websites like DVDTalk got me into that kind of thing years ago. Can't believe October is already upon us.
Perhaps you can help me to solve an enigma for decades, I watched this movie (or pilot) on TV in the late seventies; the start is a woman who hears a boy calling her and she walks to a pit outside the house and fells down. Two investigators try to find out what happened and this pit have no end, and is just part of several damned places around the world. My searches have been a failure for the moment, but I keep trying! I was ten years old, so I didn't take note of the title, something I do all the time with interesting shows or movies!
As I understand it, the trouble with the series SEARCH was the rigid formula. The hero is nothing but a puppet for the corporation to kibitz. He didn't have to do anything but stroll around; he didn't need any brains.
@@terrytalksmovies Angel Tompkins was one of the hottest knock-outs in the history of tv line-up. Nothing made her look better than that shot of her in the SEARCH credits montage. The world even got the pleasure of seeing her in a nudie.
I really got sick of Burgess Meredith kept barking orders into characters ear pieces. Search/Probe was very male chavaist since never had ANY female agents just technical people in Search Control.
THE NAME OF THE GAME -- I remembered that because Harlan Ellison talked about trying to write an episode of the series for Robert Stack in THE GLASS TEAT, which went through two different stories -- one about campus unrest ("Corridor Without Mirrors", I think was the Pulp-Profound name Ellison gave it) where Stack's conservative character uncovers evidence of a jailed radical's innocence, and the other (provocatively entitled "Smut") about his character being convinced pornography leads to serial killing, only to discover the Psycho du jour is driven by reading The Bible! I guess we're not commenting on Terry's Patreon page any more? I write this here originally, along with asking Terry WTF's up with his mike? He sounds blown-out and staticky. 16min
If you comment here, Tim, it helps the channel much more than the Patreon page. The mic needed its dead cat and I didn't put it on and also, I need to point the sensor away from my mouth. Those little Rode Wireless Go mics are great, but a little fiddly.
Ellison's ep didn't get up, but Los Angeles 2017 did, a science fiction one written by Phillip Wylie and directed by Spielberg. You can find it on TH-cam, Tim.
@@terrytalksmovies - I've seen it. I especially remember Robert Stack being a part of THE NAME OF THE GAME because Harlan Ellison talked about his experiences so extensively, which was really useful insight into how shows got written, the compromises writers have to make, all that kind of stuff.
He misses short lived series, Nightmares and Dreamscapes based upon Stephen King's short stories. Also Masters of Horror which had several very scary stories.
British retro shows that I really, really love: RANDALL & HOPKIRK, DECEASED; THE CHAMPIONS; Gerry Anderson's UFO. Above all - THE PRISONER. We can thank TH-cam for keeping them in our purview.
Also, physical media, @Rob Van Gessel - all of those are on disk, too.
@@terrytalksmovies I own THE PRISONER series on DVD.
I remember Search. Watched it as a kid. Burgess Meredith stole the show as the controller. I recognized him from before as the Penguin but only here did I appreciate what a great actor he was.
It's a fun show and I like the three leads.
Honey West, Search, The Protectors, Name of the Game, The Persuaders all favorites! Have the complete The Persuaders series! Love Banacek too, especially the episode with Joanna Pettet!❤
I don't think there was a bad episode of Banacek.
I remember watching *BANACEK* when was first broadcast.
The _railroad car missing from a moving train_ and _missing football player_ episodes are the ones I remember.
I would like to see a remake of Search set in the 1970s. The show was ahead of its time but if it was remade in today’s world the technology would be commonplace.
It is. My phone does a lot of things the Search tech did.
@@terrytalksmovies Ahhh...but can it X-Ray a lock to help you pick it? I took a plastic toy googly-eye, cut it open and glued a drawing of the camera device inside (glued a magnet to the back..so it would stick to a ring or necklace). n ran around pretending I was talking to control....was I a weird kid or what (course, you could probably feel safe, they never talked back....) Honey West and Banacek were more my older brother's shows.
It does need a reboot. Wasn't so much shooting as figuring stuff out, more like Mission Impossible.
@@terrytalksmovies -Your watch has more power than the computers in the shuttle.
@@philgiglio7922 not mine. It's a cheap as shit one.
Some of my favorite T.V Series from the 1970's is Rod Serlings Night Gallery, Ghost Story/Circle Of Fear, Planet Of The Apes, and The Invisible Man. Do you think Terry that someday we will get Burkes Law, and The Ray Bradbury Theater on Blu-Ray? Enjoyed your look back on these T.V
Series.
We don't need the series on blu-ray. DVD is enough. They were only ever filmed on 33mm film stock.
Banacek was one of the best written shows ever. Every piece of dialog was written to be epic. There is so much awesome in that show.
The football episode is called - Let's Hear It For A Living Legend
The train car episode is called - Project Phoenix
The chalice episode is called - The Vanishing Chalice
My choice of best episode: Horse of a Slightly Different Colour
Stingray deserved more than the two seasons it ran. Nick Mancuso was never in danger of winning an Academy Award, but he was perfect for this 80's man-of-mystery role supported by above-average writing. The show's producer was the well-known English actor, David Hemmings. The episode I remember most was called Playback:
"Ray recreates a space isolation experiment to try and clear an old friend of murder charges which stem from the fact he was the sole survivor of the first experiment. The subjects of the second experiment become increasingly unstable and violent as it progresses, and Ray must unravel the mystery before history repeats itself." [from Wikipedia]
The twist in this episode was well-executed and believable. Loved this nostalgic review! Thanks, Terry! 🖖
Glad I could remind you of it. There's so much great tv out there.
The Stingray theme song was jazzy and very catchy to remember. But. I found most of the stories cliche and boring.
I saw Anne Francis at a Fantasy/SF/Media convention about 20 years ago. She explained why "Honey West" wasn't renewed for another season. Basically, ABC was a cheapskate network who felt that it would be better to import an already produced TV show featuring a tough action/adventure heroine than to spend more money on "this show." The import was "The Avengers" and they only aired the episodes that featured Diana Rigg and Linda Thorsen. I loved "Honey West" AND "The Avengers" and wondered for the second time in my life why we couldn't enjoy BOTH SHOWS! No wonder ABC was usually #3 in the network wars!
It's always the suits who screw things up.
I' m so happy to see someone give a tip of the hat some of my favorite short lived TV series, especially Search. I was just starting high school when it came out and I totally geeked out on it. I never missed an episode of Banacek because the mysteries were great and George Peppard was just so 70s cool. I watched The Professionals, The Champions and The Persuaders when they hit syndication here in the US.
I want throw you a couple of suggestions for other short lived great shows. One is Tales of the Gold Monkey. It starred Stephen Collins as Jake Cutter, an ex Flying Tiger pilot making a semi legal living in the south Pacific, flying about in his Grumman Goose seaplane. It was called Cutter's Goose. Great stories and was a hit for ABC but the producer, Donald Bellasario, wouldn't make changes to the show that execs wanted and, fed up, he just shut the show down.
Next, The Ellery Queen Mysteries, starring Jim Hutton as mystery writer Ellery Queen and David Wayne as his dad, NYPD Inspector Queen. It lasted 1 season. Great mysteries, great acting, light hearted and funny and some awesome casts that included a lot of golden age of Hollywood actors.
Third, The Magician starring Bill Bixby as Tony Blake, a professional stage magician that helps people in trouble, using his magician talents and gadgetry. It was 1 season.
Last, I'm a little hesitant to add because it was a hit series, lasting for 5 seasons. It's Airwolf, starring Jan Michael Vincent as Stringfellow Hawke and Ernest Borgnine as Dominic Santini. Airwolf is a high tech helicopter with a powerful arsenal. Hawke steals it to look for his missing brothers and keeps it hidden. Eventually, the US spy group he took it from let's him keep it but he must undertake missions when he is needed. This one is good because not all the stories relied on Airwolf for a ex machina, it was just there for transportation or to get keep the defeated bad guys from getting away until authorities arrived.
So, this is quite a bit longer than I planned. I do have all these series on DVD or Bluray, plus a lot more. Thanks for taking time to read.
Stephen Collins turned out to be a pedophile, alas, which is why you don't see him any more. Airwolf didn't grab me because it was a rehash of Blue Thunder. The Ellery Queen Mysteries was solid, though.
search was an interesting sci-fi spy tv episodes with theme music from dominic frontiere of the outer limits tv series
seasons 1 & 2.
Indeed. Search was full of grooviness.
One bit of dialogue from Banacek that always stuck with me. Christine Belford's character says loudly: "Go with you to a hotel room. What for?" There's a few quiet lines, then Banacek says loudly "Fifty Dollars!?"
The rapport there was next level for 1970s television.
I stumbled across Beasts on YT and it is fabulous. I lo e anthology horror series, and it is one of the best.
Love love love Search, Honey West (which I discovered a few years ago), The Protectors (Anthony Holt was also in Space 1999), and Stingray!!!
Groovy spy-fi TV is a genre I miss.
To me, George Peppard was Banacek or Lt Stachel from the Blue Max (but mostly Lt Stachel, I love The Blue Max). I also was a fan of The Protectors. I don't recall any of the other shows (but given that I had a stroke in 2016, that doesn't' mean much). I do remember that I really enjoyed Banacek, for its ambiance and its cases, which seemed so different for the early 70's.
Banacek also had a great theme tune. I believe it's available on DVD still if you look around. It might be good nostalgic therapy for you.
Oh yes and Stingray, loved the theme song! Used to watch Sundays after church when I was a little girl! When first aired! Troy and Marina. Lois Maxwell was the voice of one of the characters! Also Thunderbirds!
Yep, the Andersons did a lot to enhance our childhoods.
Banacek was great. Unfortunately, you cannot find complete episodes any longer. A&E would show them, uncut, in the 1990s but Hallmark got them in the early 200os and edited them for reasons I cannot find. The DVD series you are holding is the edited episodes. I watched the original program CBS used to have late-night entertainment and would feature most of the Mystery Movie series. That is how I discovered the editing It is like listening to an old and beloved recorded that skips.
Honey West was just a year too early. It was B&W as you said, and in 1966 the networks went totally to color, and it is only 30 minutes long, while most (not all) Drama and adventure shows expanded to an hour in 1966. Honey West was the first, and for a long long time, the only female lead professional show. Anne Francis was confident, capable, and ran her business. You would not see this on American television again for quite some time.
Great episode as always.
(BTW, the Wheel series started in the 1950s with Wire Service 1956-57. At least in America)
I bought the DVDs of Banacek for exactly that reason.
Just watched first episode of Banacek as series is now streaming on iMdb tv through Amazon. Good stuff. These are all good picks, thanks for posting.
My pleasure. Banacek is such fun and absurd at times, too.
I’d like to see some of these series somehow find their way to streaming platforms. DVDs can het pricy for the picture quality. i’d add Dan August to the list
I liked was Cool Million staring James Farentino. A Private Eye with a Mission Imposable style team. Loved Banacek
Ii still enjoy picking up a Banacek rewatch now and again. But placed against its contemporaries, Columbo and Rockford, it's rather fluffy.
Nonetheless, Banacek was fun. The ensemble of actors had good rapport.
Banachek was one of my favorites and I own both seasons. I always loved the theme music and the opening sequence where he kayaking in Boston. I really liked that because I almost killed myself once doing that under the golden gate bridge. Of course the best part was the super-detailed explanation at the end.
But in terms of 1970's detective shows; there is only one word that really matters...ROCKFORD!
We can like both. Like Banacek, Rockford worked because of a charismatic star, good supporting cast and extremely good writing.
Stingray was brilliant. A modern take on The Lone Ranger.
Stingray was running on the Tubi streaming channel a couple months ago (free, with commercials). It was fun to revisit after 35 years.
I'm pretty sure Nick Mancuso was the first TV guy that my sister found attractive -- she was so feminist back then that she got angry when boys showed interest in her, but she would watch Stingray with me even though it was a genre she normally didn't like.
BANACEK, don't forget the screwy Polish adages.
the stolen experimental engine, the stolen royal carriage, the stolen computer mainframe, the stolen airliner,etc.
Also, his friend with gift of research, good recalling.
Banacek was part of a rotation that started with the series “NBC Mystery Movie” that aired weekly, but the original Sunday lineup rotated among Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan & Wife. Banacek was added later on another night when the network attempted to replicate the initial success. But like most of the titles under this “umbrella” series, Banacek didn’t last long. The football player disappearing on the field from under a tackle pile really intrigued me, though the solution was not as satisfying as I still think the idea deserved.
Stealing a train carriage in transit was good, and the disappearing art treasure from a sealed case.
@@terrytalksmovies Yes indeed they were, and as I recall had better solutions than the one I mentioned. Murray Matheson was really good as the main character’s “sidekick” and go-to expert on pretty much everything. This and McMillan & Wife are among my wife’s favorites old shows, but I was always partial to Columbo because Falk just nailed the character and the 70s vintage episodes had the best stories. Another from those days was the Jim Hutton “Ellery Queen” that was hands-down fabulous as mystery drama. It sadly didn’t catch on and Hutton died a couple of years later. That series would be worth a feature if you’ve not done one already.
Hi Terry! Another great video. I remember watching Banacek with my dad. The others I will have to look for. Bit of related trivia: my best friend's father was sent some promotional material for Stingray when it was in early production. They were looking for investors and made sure to note that some of the exteriors used would be filmed in Columbus, Ohio (our home state). Well my friend's dad did not have the kind of money needed to invest in a TV production, but we thought it was cool that they sent a video tape proposal none the less. Cheers and stay safe!
I think Stingray is really a hidden gem of TV. It's of its time but well written, well acted and we'll shot.
I have both Search and the pilot episode/movie, when it was called Probe, courtesy of my brother and the Spirit of Christmas. The best episode was the one where Cameron was kidnapped. I wish they had taken the time to figure out exactly what the probes could and couldn't do, because their tech varied wildly from episode to episode.
Banacek was good, but mostly because the characters were fun. ("What? The episodes had plots? Never noticed 'em.") It was like A-Team in that respect.
Banacek and Search were good because of the actors and writers.
Thanks for the recommendations, man! Great video, man!
Thanks mate. You should try a few. Fill out your retro knowledge. Keep up your good work, too.
Personally I really like Stingray. Great series, very evocative of the 1980's, a good decade for me!
I totally agree!
My favourite is the Persuaders and Stingray.
Good choices. 😀
Where can you find episodes of the TV show "Search"(Probe) Starring Hugh O'brien,Doug Mcclure,Burgess Meridith
They used cameras disguised as jewelry,and communicated with an operations center,secret agent stuff,cool!
Have only found the pilot episode
There's a DVD set. Try Amazon.
Networks in the early 70s produced "prestige" 90 min. programs and TV-movies because feature films were becoming too expensive. The NBC and ABC "Mystery Movie" wheel format churned out distinctive novelty shows like Columbo, McCloud, McMillan & Wife, the under-appreciated Hec Ramsey w/Richard Boone, and B.L. Stryker with Burt Reynolds. One of the most sadly neglected short-lived shows was 1989's Shannon's Deal produced by indie director John Sayles.
I'll have to try to find it.
I remember The Protectors and Banacek when I was a kid, I think it was because my mum fancied George Peppard and my dad fancied Harry Rule's Jensen Interceptor. Stingray was apparently shown on ITV in the UK but I don't remember at all, maybe a late night filler (many were). Beasts is another one I don't recall but I do remember a Hammer House of Horror anthology series in particular a story with Peter Cushing and Brian Cox where the former has a private zoo and Cox is a burglar, that episode has stayed with me forever lol!
I should dip back in to my boxset of Hammer House Of Horror. Might be fun. Thanks for the reminder @dcanmore
I believe Dr. Scorpion was used as a foundation for the Stingray series. The character is similar. I also recall something about the car being owned by one of the producers and it was returned to them after the show.
The baby episode of Beasts terrified me as a kid.
Not surprised. It's disturbing.
Thanks for reminding me and introducing me to some series. The Protectors is available I think imprint. Have to get the 70s series. More to get!
I love The Protectors though that half hour format really guts it.
@@terrytalksmovies agree. Big fan of Gerry Anderson’s work and don’t understand the 30 minute format. Found a copy of Beasts last night…looking forward to the rat episode.
In Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Tarantino put a Honey West poster (from his own collection) on the wall of Brad Pitt's trailer.
Loved Honey West.
There is a TV movie that came before the series Search called Probe that’s available on DVD
Thanks. Got it.
The Protectors was high quality series, but it should have been hour long. The writing and locations were fabulous.
It also had that cosmopolitan ambience, too.
"Search" got its start as a 1972 tv movie called "Probe" (yes, I had to look it up because I remember Search as being called Probe...)
Still, very cool series.
I had wanted see Honey West for years since heard lot about Connie Francis being private detective. It turned out being action packed and just plain fun to watch. She was good, but didn't take herself overly seriously.
It had just the right tone.
I know I watched Search back in the day, but don't remember it well.
You can get the DVD. Totally worth it.
Highly recommend the moody, clever and dark series Profit, starring Adrian Pasdar. The computer links haven't aged well but the premise is slick and occasionally still relevant.
I liked Banacek and SEARCH.
The 70s didn't get groovier.
You didn't notice that Banacek was based on the female insurance investigator from the film "The Thomas Crown affair"? I think they even used the same Bostonian house. 😅
The best description I saw of The Thomas Crown Affair was 'a love affair between two bastards'. 😉😀
Great video, really enjoyed this one. I think I will have to watch BEASTS for sure. So did ARCHER get the idea of the Ocelot from HONEY WEST?
Yep I believe Archer did.
@@terrytalksmovies I loved Honey West. It had a great light tone, good stories, and a great couple with real chemistry.
How incredibly beautiful and photogenic was Anne Francis? Wow. And that's a compliment, not a sexist remark, because it's the truth.
Yep, she was. Also intelligent, which adds to the allure.
I think S.E.A.R.C.H. was called P.R.O.B.E. when it ran here (Hong Kong).
I loved it.
It's a shame it didn't do better.
I loved it too.
"The Protectors" was half hour because the American networks were starting their evening schedules half an hour earlier, resulting in several half hour adventure series, such as "Mod Squad" and another British, but much inferior to "The Protectors" show, "The Adventurer"
Yeah, The Adventurer was poorly written and acted.
Really enjoy your videos, Terry. Take it easy. :)
Thanks, you too! There's more to come tomorrow. 😀😉
The Protectors is very good.
As is The Stone Tape.
I always liked Nyree Dawn Porter.
@@terrytalksmovies A very attractive lady. I like the whole production. I even like the dog! :)
Amazing how great these series . I love Honey west, Breast great writing. I like the theme of Search. All these series I liked . The protectors you can get from Networkonair.
The series are all rewatchable in 2020, which is great. Some other series are dated, but these ones still work.
Terry ,what is your opinion of the British show "Department S"?
What is your opinion of the 70's Elery Queen Mystery ?
Have you seen either of the American Mysteries shows ; The Eddie Capra Mystery or "Black Magic " ?
What is your opinion of them ?
I love Department S and even more, Jason King. Haven't seen the rest of them.
@@terrytalksmovies The latter two are ones that sadly have not had official releases on DVD . But they were favorite of mine during the 70's and 80's and they still hold up well today .
Please forgive me if you've already covered this (I'm still working through your back catalogue) but how about Tales of the Gold Monkey from the 80s? Would love to hear your opinion on that. I love it, personally, it was a massive favourite when I was a kid. Anyway, keep up the good work and peace!
If I can find a box set, definitely.
@@terrytalksmovies You can get it on Amazon, apparently. And it has some very glowing reviews, I'm happy to say.
@@artyfartblast3289 Stephen Collins is extremely problematic. I think I want to keep his legacy off the channel. Sorry.
@@terrytalksmovies Ah! I wasn't thinking, was I? Sorry about that. I know in a perfect world we should be able to seperate the art from the scandal, but you don't have that luxury. People would probably judge you for it. It's a real shame though, because it really was a good series. But I don't blame you at all for playing it safe. Hopefully I'll find something else to recommend. Thanks for considering it!
@@artyfartblast3289 Always happy to. But I also have to draw a line. Thanks for understanding.
Everything Lockwood could do on Search we can do with a smart phone.
Yep but the turtle neck sweaters make it cooler.
Very Coo! Thank you much. :-))
Glad you liked it!
Have you looked at Terry Nation’s ‘Survivors’ yet?
Watched some of it, but to quote the Buckinghams, it was kind of a drag.
I'm definitely a Stingray fan, and the theme for Probe (later Search) might make a cool ring tone. Say, I wonder if you have an opinion on something I only vaguely recall -- Strange Report, starring Anthony Quayle. Ever catch it? Thanks for the look back.
I haven't seen Strange Report yet.
Sorry to hear you're still in lockdown there Terry. When you say lockdown, you are not kidding. How is it determined who can go outside and when? Sounds like the situation is not good. Hope you get a vaccine soon or that your leaders are somehow able to get control of the outbreak. On to the main topic, Stingray seems like such a cool show with a bi to the visual flair that Miami Vice had. I am pretty sure it is on tubi.tv here or some streaming service because I had that in my queue before. So many old and new series that I will never make it through because I still spend more time watching movies.
Lockdown is easing up gradually as the science permits. As for movies vs tv : I'm cherry picking both, though October is all horror movies on the channel.
@@terrytalksmovies look forward to that. I have trouble watching anything but horror once that month starts. I think groups on websites like DVDTalk got me into that kind of thing years ago. Can't believe October is already upon us.
Perhaps you can help me to solve an enigma for decades, I watched this movie (or pilot) on TV in the late seventies; the start is a woman who hears a boy calling her and she walks to a pit outside the house and fells down. Two investigators try to find out what happened and this pit have no end, and is just part of several damned places around the world. My searches have been a failure for the moment, but I keep trying! I was ten years old, so I didn't take note of the title, something I do all the time with interesting shows or movies!
Can anyone help out?
Banacek just looks like a poor man Hannibal Smith
Banacek was an infinitely cooler series than The A Team. 😯
@@terrytalksmovies plus BA Face and Murdock along with Hannibal four of the coolest guys on TV ever
Where can i find a copy of Beasts. i hope was better than Hammer Horror anthology which started get very formulated and predictable.
Ebay
In addams family Ted cassidy was thing too
He worked in both roles.
As I understand it, the trouble with the series SEARCH was the rigid formula. The hero is nothing but a puppet for the corporation to kibitz. He didn't have to do anything but stroll around; he didn't need any brains.
Yeah, loosening up the format would've been smarter... along with more Angel Tompkins. 😄
@@terrytalksmovies Angel Tompkins was one of the hottest knock-outs in the history of tv line-up. Nothing made her look better than that shot of her in the SEARCH credits montage. The world even got the pleasure of seeing her in a nudie.
I really got sick of Burgess Meredith kept barking orders into characters ear pieces. Search/Probe was very male chavaist since never had ANY female agents just technical people in Search Control.
THE NAME OF THE GAME -- I remembered that because Harlan Ellison talked about trying to write an episode of the series for Robert Stack in THE GLASS TEAT, which went through two different stories -- one about campus unrest ("Corridor Without Mirrors", I think was the Pulp-Profound name Ellison gave it) where Stack's conservative character uncovers evidence of a jailed radical's innocence, and the other (provocatively entitled "Smut") about his character being convinced pornography leads to serial killing, only to discover the Psycho du jour is driven by reading The Bible!
I guess we're not commenting on Terry's Patreon page any more? I write this here originally, along with asking Terry WTF's up with his mike? He sounds blown-out and staticky.
16min
If you comment here, Tim, it helps the channel much more than the Patreon page. The mic needed its dead cat and I didn't put it on and also, I need to point the sensor away from my mouth. Those little Rode Wireless Go mics are great, but a little fiddly.
Ellison's ep didn't get up, but Los Angeles 2017 did, a science fiction one written by Phillip Wylie and directed by Spielberg. You can find it on TH-cam, Tim.
@@terrytalksmovies - I've seen it. I especially remember Robert Stack being a part of THE NAME OF THE GAME because Harlan Ellison talked about his experiences so extensively, which was really useful insight into how shows got written, the compromises writers have to make, all that kind of stuff.
He misses short lived series, Nightmares and Dreamscapes based upon Stephen King's short stories. Also Masters of Horror which had several very scary stories.
I missed literally thousands of other shows. Part of doing these videos is cherry picking and editing it down to a reasonable number. 😀
How about your thoughts on Quatermass?
Too crowded a subject. Everyone talks about Quatermass.
Honey West.
Yes
Unos años atrás leí una versión relativamente nueva de Honey West me gusto, así que buscare el original
Name of the game wasnice
It was!