tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post5239405990804396259..comments2024-03-26T18:25:22.422-07:00Comments on Comfort TV: The Dilemma of David CassidyDavid Hofstedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-10255665452197563702017-11-25T00:23:38.669-08:002017-11-25T00:23:38.669-08:00This blog post inspired me to break out my Partrid...This blog post inspired me to break out my Partridge Family Season 1 DVD. It's interesting to notice that at least in these early episodes Keith isn't much of a focus; half the time I don't even notice him being there!<br /><br />But it also impressed me how many big names or soon to be big names I saw just as random guest stars... Gordon Jump, Harry Morgan, and some lady named Farrah in the first 2 episodes alone!<br /><br />After watching I've read that there was an unaired version of the pilot out there somewhere with a few minor changes, including a Jack Cassidy cameo that would have just confused people.<br /><br />As for David Cassidy... I never met him but I found it interesting that The Flash never stunt-casted him on the new show - after all, they certainly had a connection with his daughter Katie as part of the "Arrowverse" and of course, he played the Mirror Master on the original John Wesley Shipp show. (Mark Hamill played the Trickster on the original Flash and reprised the role on the new series.) I got the impression that they were never interested in having him, perhaps because of some of those negative stories you illustrated. I know when I saw him on Dr. Phil earlier this year he appeared to be very unwell.<br /><br />On a happier note with David Cassidy/superhero connections, Katie actually hadn't been aware her father played a Flash villain! With her grandfather being a Superman villain on stage, and her [half]-uncle being both Lex Luthor Jr. and Lana Lang's father, you'd think that being in the DC Universe was a family affair. In any event, someone had to tell her, and that someone was me :)Craig Byrnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02915982732984809425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-40009747109421280712017-11-22T19:49:11.668-08:002017-11-22T19:49:11.668-08:00Mr. Hofstede, I imagine you are aware of the issue...Mr. Hofstede, I imagine you are aware of the issues that Sir Alec Guinness had with the "Star Wars" franchise.<br /><br />BTW, what problems did you have with "The Sound of Anger," the 1968 telefilm that served as the initial pilot for "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers"? David Macklin has been very proud of the movie.Christopher Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477722106362926482noreply@blogger.com