The Green Hornet

whatottenchu · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 12:59 pm

terryobrien1980 wrote:

To me, the difference was: The Green Hornet was cool, and Batman was corny. Even the way they dress tells the difference between their coolness and corny-ness.

I agree that The Green Hornet was cooler. They really captured the 60's too. The could do Mad Men from those sets. I was just looking on Wiki and I had forgotten that they named the car "The Black Beauty". I built a miniature model of that when I was a kid. The episode I watched the other night was painful. It was about some "aliens" that go after Britt Reid to make him clear a highway so that they can optain an H-bomb, and they're not really aliens ... well it goes on. Nostalgia is a great feeling, but for me it is best in small doses.

Knight Templar · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:30 pm

Oh man, sweeeeeeeeet.

Ancient Oracle · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:34 pm

terryobrien1980 wrote:

I have always wondered why some TV shows get played over and over - like the Andy Griffith Show - and some never get played, like My Mother the Car, and other forgotten shows.

I was happy to see the SyFy channel bring back The Green Hornet. I watched an all day marathon the other day.

Felix The Cat Cartoons
SuperCar
Rat Patrol

and hundred of others!

elfdream · **Posted:** Sat Jan 15, 2011 6:15 pm

Well hubbie wanted to see it so we saw it this afternoon. I have to be honest that while I remember the TV series I don't remember details.

I didn't think the movie was as bad as the reviewers said it was. It was ok for what it was which meant a lot of flash bang, car chases and things breaking and blowing up. I've seen a LOT worse.

Spoilers:

I would NOT take young children to see this movie. There is lot of 'cold blooded' violence in this. The hero is a spoiled egotistic party boy...very little to admire about him til the end when he finally starts to grow up. Scenes of parties, hedonism but there is nothing 'graphic'.

Some scenes went on for way to long. They could have used some good editing.

And I"m getting tired of how they script writers have to go out of their way to show that the 'buddies' are not gay by making them practically perverts. :roll:

We get it. They are heterosexual males. They like girls. Don't overdo it.

The interplay between Brett and Cato was very funny though. I LIKED that the female lead knew how to say no! While Brett and Cato were both attracted to her in the end no one got the girl. Very refreshing to not have a love story cluttering things up.

So while I don't know if I will see it again I would not write it off either. When things were blowing up it was very funny.

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13105

elfdream wrote:

Well hubbie wanted to see it so we saw it this afternoon. I have to be honest that while I remember the TV series I don't remember details.

I didn't think the movie was as bad as the reviewers said it was. It was ok for what it was which meant a lot of flash bang, car chases and things breaking and blowing up. I've seen a LOT worse.

Spoilers:

I would NOT take young children to see this movie. There is lot of 'cold blooded' violence in this. The hero is a spoiled egotistic party boy...very little to admire about him til the end when he finally starts to grow up. Scenes of parties, hedonism but there is nothing 'graphic'.

Some scenes went on for way to long. They could have used some good editing.

And I"m getting tired of how they script writers have to go out of their way to show that the 'buddies' are not gay by making them practically perverts. :roll:

We get it. They are heterosexual males. They like girls. Don't overdo it.

The interplay between Brett and Cato was very funny though. I LIKED that the female lead knew how to say no! While Brett and Cato were both attracted to her in the end no one got the girl. Very refreshing to not have a love story cluttering things up.

So while I don't know if I will see it again I would not write it off either. When things were blowing up it was very funny.

I like the radio show.

GKC

gurneyhalleck1 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 5:05 pm

And I have a couple of Kolchaks! :wave

GKC wrote:

wondrousgnat wrote:

I always wanted to see Ernie Kovacks (remember the Nairobi Trio and Percey Dovetounsils?) but his late wife would not allow them to be shown. Never knew why.

I was really happy some years back when they brought back Sergeant Bilko. In the end there were just two plots and they were just rewritten.
On another ocassion I watched a rerun of The Lone Ranger. At least twice in that episode there were biblical references and they proved appropriate to the story. We certainly cannot allow that sort of stuff to modern day thinking. (Just a reminder that I am not a computer geek so I am in to old time thinking still.)

I've got a couple of Kovacs, on dvd.

GKC

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13105

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

And I have a couple of Kolchaks! :wave

GKC wrote:

wondrousgnat wrote:

I always wanted to see Ernie Kovacks (remember the Nairobi Trio and Percey Dovetounsils?) but his late wife would not allow them to be shown. Never knew why.

I was really happy some years back when they brought back Sergeant Bilko. In the end there were just two plots and they were just rewritten.
On another ocassion I watched a rerun of The Lone Ranger. At least twice in that episode there were biblical references and they proved appropriate to the story. We certainly cannot allow that sort of stuff to modern day thinking. (Just a reminder that I am not a computer geek so I am in to old time thinking still.)

I've got a couple of Kovacs, on dvd.

GKC

Which are better than the X-Files.

GKC

gurneyhalleck1 · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 9:20 pm

I do LOVE Kolchak but dang I love the X files. I still don't know why you wouldn't give it a chance? It seems like it's right up your alley, Jim. You always do that. Too contrare! It's just like your Herbert heresies/blasphemies!

GKC wrote:

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

And I have a couple of Kolchaks! :wave

GKC wrote:

wondrousgnat wrote:

I always wanted to see Ernie Kovacks (remember the Nairobi Trio and Percey Dovetounsils?) but his late wife would not allow them to be shown. Never knew why.

I was really happy some years back when they brought back Sergeant Bilko. In the end there were just two plots and they were just rewritten.
On another ocassion I watched a rerun of The Lone Ranger. At least twice in that episode there were biblical references and they proved appropriate to the story. We certainly cannot allow that sort of stuff to modern day thinking. (Just a reminder that I am not a computer geek so I am in to old time thinking still.)

I've got a couple of Kovacs, on dvd.

GKC

Which are better than the X-Files.

GKC

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13105

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

I do LOVE Kolchak but dang I love the X files. I still don't know why you wouldn't give it a chance? It seems like it's right up your alley, Jim. You always do that. Too contrare! It's just like your Herbert heresies/blasphemies!

GKC wrote:

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

And I have a couple of Kolchaks! :wave

GKC wrote:

wondrousgnat wrote:

I always wanted to see Ernie Kovacks (remember the Nairobi Trio and Percey Dovetounsils?) but his late wife would not allow them to be shown. Never knew why.

I was really happy some years back when they brought back Sergeant Bilko. In the end there were just two plots and they were just rewritten.
On another ocassion I watched a rerun of The Lone Ranger. At least twice in that episode there were biblical references and they proved appropriate to the story. We certainly cannot allow that sort of stuff to modern day thinking. (Just a reminder that I am not a computer geek so I am in to old time thinking still.)

I've got a couple of Kovacs, on dvd.

GKC

Which are better than the X-Files.

GKC

My take on the show was I didn't like the premise, or Mulder.

My take on Dune ( not Herbert) was that I didn't like the book.

I didn't like BUFFY, either.

Did like FIREFLY.

GKC

Knight Templar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:17 am

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

I do LOVE Kolchak......

Isn't that the guy who investigated vampires? ....the guy from that Christmas movie with that goofy kid with the glasses?

wondrousgnat · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:53 am

I remember a cop show called San Francisco Beat. I have not seen it in over 50 years. But still remember the theme song with no words.

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13105

terryobrien1980 wrote:

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

I do LOVE Kolchak......

Isn't that the guy who investigated vampires? ....the guy from that Christmas movie with that goofy kid with the glasses?

Yep. Vampires and other stuff.

GKC

wondrousgnat · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 3:08 pm

terryobrien1980 wrote:

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

I do LOVE Kolchak......

Isn't that the guy who investigated vampires? ....the guy from that Christmas movie with that goofy kid with the glasses?

Looks like your thinking of Kolshak from the show NIGHT STALKER

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13105

wondrousgnat wrote:

terryobrien1980 wrote:

gurneyhalleck1 wrote:

I do LOVE Kolchak......

Isn't that the guy who investigated vampires? ....the guy from that Christmas movie with that goofy kid with the glasses?

Looks like your thinking of Kolshak from the show NIGHT STALKER

That's "Kolchak".

GKC

Knight Templar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:17 pm

wondrousgnat wrote:

Looks like your thinking of Kolshak from the show NIGHT STALKER

Right!

GKC wrote:

That's "Kolchak".
GKC

Right!

Knight Templar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:39 pm

terryobrien1980 wrote:

I have always wondered why some TV shows get played over and over - like the Andy Griffith Show - and some never get played, like My Mother the Car, and other forgotten shows.

I was happy to see the SyFy channel bring back The Green Hornet. I watched an all day marathon the other day.

Sadly, I am beginning to think this was a one-time fluke. I have not seen any Green Hornets since that one day marathon.

Well, the show only ran for one season, or maybe it was two. Maybe that's not enough episodes to bring back an old show.

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13105

terryobrien1980 wrote:

I have always wondered why some TV shows get played over and over - like the Andy Griffith Show - and some never get played, like My Mother the Car, and other forgotten shows.

I was happy to see the SyFy channel bring back The Green Hornet. I watched an all day marathon the other day.

Sadly, I am beginning to think this was a one-time fluke. I have not seen any Green Hornets since that one day marathon.

Well, the show only ran for one season, or maybe it was two. Maybe that's not enough episodes to bring back an old show.

One season. 9 Sep 1966-14 July 1967. 26 shows, 3 of them two parters.

GKC

Knight Templar · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 7:48 pm

26 shows? In just one season?
That doesn't seem right. :?:

Thats a lot of shows for one season

GKC · **Joined:** Thu Feb 20, 2003 9:22 pm **Posts:** 13105

terryobrien1980 wrote:

26 shows? In just one season?
That doesn't seem right. :?:

Thats a lot of shows for one season

Not back in the day. TV was different, in the Ice Age.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Th ... t_episodes

Doom · **Posted:** Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:35 pm

terryobrien1980 wrote:

26 shows? In just one season?
That doesn't seem right. :?:

Thats a lot of shows for one season

Used to be a lot more than that actually....there are 39 episodes of The Honeymooners and that show only ran for one season....in the days before 'repeats' and 'summer hiatus' you get a new episode every single week, unless there was a preemption for a presidential address or a football game or something....there are 120 episodes of 'Batman' and it only ran for 3 seasons.....although granted it was on 2 nights a week for the first two seasons.

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