Welcome to a new post who's regularity is out of my hands, instead depending on:
Mrs Rockfords Quirky Current TV Obsessions!
A few years ago we decided to go with Virgin as we live in a basement & can't receive Freeview. This gave us the opportunity to catch up on endless repeats of ancient TV shows.
A few years ago we decided to go with Virgin as we live in a basement & can't receive Freeview. This gave us the opportunity to catch up on endless repeats of ancient TV shows.
Peculiar TV obsessions arose within my wife
Before these obsessions firmly took root however, one of the first shows we enjoyed together was the fantastic Rockford Files - hence my blogger name. James Garner plays the private detective who prefers to talk, rather than fight his way out of a scrape.
The title sequence was superb, with the highly original theme tune voiced by the Minimoog synthesizer. Each episode begun cleverly with a different answer machine message, usually concerning Rockford owing money etc. The title visuals used a series of stills of the city & Jim, rather than the usual clips of previous episodes - brilliant! We loved this show and then it just stopped...which if you're familiar with Virgin/Sky and their endless repeats - seems incredible!
It may be this sad loss that drove my wife into the arms of Bodie & Doyle in:
"The Professionals"
Starring a rugged Lewis Collins & a tough but slightly more sensitive Martin Shaw. Every week the excellent Gordon Jackson as their shrewd, dour Scottish boss, kicked Whitehall ass as our boys kicked actual ass in the field! This programme running from '77 to '83 was in my opinion one of the finest on TV at the time. The well thought out, action-packed stories, contained just enough plot twists & humor to keep us coming back for more. The fight scenes were well choreographed, which was almost unique in the era of wobbly sets & "no one will notice" attitude of programming.
It of course seems ridiculously sexist to our modern eyes & was clearly one of the influences to Gene Hunt & other characters in "Life on Mars" Like a piece of quality clothing though, it largely stands the test of time. Today this great programme remains sadly underrated & strangely absent from modern retro-culture.
Newsflash: I've just heard that a modern-day film of the series could be being made at this very moment - alright!
Next Time: Columbo
Before these obsessions firmly took root however, one of the first shows we enjoyed together was the fantastic Rockford Files - hence my blogger name. James Garner plays the private detective who prefers to talk, rather than fight his way out of a scrape.
It may be this sad loss that drove my wife into the arms of Bodie & Doyle in:
Starring a rugged Lewis Collins & a tough but slightly more sensitive Martin Shaw. Every week the excellent Gordon Jackson as their shrewd, dour Scottish boss, kicked Whitehall ass as our boys kicked actual ass in the field! This programme running from '77 to '83 was in my opinion one of the finest on TV at the time. The well thought out, action-packed stories, contained just enough plot twists & humor to keep us coming back for more. The fight scenes were well choreographed, which was almost unique in the era of wobbly sets & "no one will notice" attitude of programming.
Are you sure they're only your wife's obsessions? No... thought not, You're NICKED.
ReplyDeleteHa ha thanks "D" perhaps you're right, I do share a love for these programmes, but the obsession is most definitely Mrs R's
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