tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post198208997538015483..comments2024-03-26T18:25:22.422-07:00Comments on Comfort TV: Purchase or Pass: The ImmortalDavid Hofstedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-81963207161976234092020-09-23T18:03:10.731-07:002020-09-23T18:03:10.731-07:00The pilot for "The Immortal" originally ...The pilot for "The Immortal" originally aired on September 30, 1969. The series proper premiered on September 24, 1970. Christopher George passed away on November 28, 1983. May he rest in peace.Christopher Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477722106362926482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-14154578285282420212020-09-02T18:40:46.711-07:002020-09-02T18:40:46.711-07:00After just finishing this series that would be a t...After just finishing this series that would be a tough sell for me. He was quite convincing as a heartless mercenary - albeit one with impeccable manners. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-19080565419266080382020-09-02T17:21:55.262-07:002020-09-02T17:21:55.262-07:00Unfortunately Christopher George was far from immo...Unfortunately Christopher George was far from immortal himself. He died just 11 years after this show premiered. I've read that he picked up the condition that eventually killed him while he was filming RAT PATROL in Spain.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-53056856815657032642020-09-02T15:47:07.805-07:002020-09-02T15:47:07.805-07:00Fun Fact:
Don Knight, the Gerard-figure here, had...Fun Fact:<br /><br />Don Knight, the Gerard-figure here, had another profession he pursued, when he wasn't playing scuzzy villains (like his earwig merchant on <i>Night Gallery</i>).<br /><br />Don Knight was an ordained Methodist minister, who regularly worked several congregations in Southern California.<br /><br />Sometimes, I wonder how a newcomer to the church would react to seeing a guy who'd been a baddie on his TV last week, turning up in the pulpit on Sunday talking about the Gospel - maybe Methodists do it differently?Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11930808996270803850noreply@blogger.com