tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post2731141407138914678..comments2024-03-26T18:25:22.422-07:00Comments on Comfort TV: The UnshakeablesDavid Hofstedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-44307601984870893822018-03-11T14:43:00.096-07:002018-03-11T14:43:00.096-07:00Charles Witbeck wrote a newspaper article on the s...Charles Witbeck wrote a newspaper article on the similarities between the JUDD and BOLD ONES episodes for the Miami News in March 1972 when the BOLD ONES episode was repeated for the first time.<br /><br />According to Witbeck's article, Proxmire also entered the JUDD episode into the congressional record when it originally aired in January 1969. <br /><br />Found the article here:<br />https://www.newspapers.com/image/301214585/?terms=%22invasion%2Bof%2Bkevin%2Bireland%22<br /><br />Halhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291930694234773688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-9175314553147593072018-03-09T10:05:13.351-08:002018-03-09T10:05:13.351-08:00What bothered me about that pilot was the characte...What bothered me about that pilot was the characterization of Walter Nichols as a callous manipulator. The softening of that character's harder edges, and the recasting of Guy Stockwell with Joe Campanella made for a better series. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-62564649024654193162018-03-09T10:00:17.562-08:002018-03-09T10:00:17.562-08:00Great information, Mike. 'Judd' has been o...Great information, Mike. 'Judd' has been on my want list for a very long time. Announcements like 'Mr. Novak' still have me holding out hope for a legit DVD one day, but if it doesn't happen soon I'll pursue the unofficial channels more aggressively. I'm very curious to see the episode you've described. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-73669962826117957482018-03-09T08:25:20.316-08:002018-03-09T08:25:20.316-08:00As it happens, I remember "The Invasion of Ke...As it happens, I remember "The Invasion of Kevin Ireland" from its first run on <i>The Bold Ones</i> back in 1971.<br /><br />What struck me at the time was that it was a lot like "Epitaph On A Computer Card", an episode of <i>Judd For The Defense</i> that aired two years before, in 1969.<br />On <i>Judd</i>, the victim/plaintiff was played by William Daniels, who was a comparative newcomer in primetime TV back then (he was barely clear of <i>Captain Nice</i>; <i>1776</i> was in the future).<br />The computer apologist here was Peter Donat, who was so slick he practically slid off the film; viewers always knew that he wasn't to be trusted -<b>ever</b>.<br /><i>Judd</i> was always slightly more intense than <i>Bold Ones</i> turned out to be - Carl Betz earned his Emmy with oak leaf clusters for many of the shows.<br />Since <i>Judd</i> has not had a proper DVD release, I have to rely on a crappy "collector" copy (which I'm still looking for in my DVD Wall - dammit, I <i>know</i> it's in there!).<br />But I do recall how the two shows played out - which was quite similar in both cases.<br />- with one slight exception:<br />In the <i>Judd</i> episode, the computer snoops have to settle with Daniels for a ('69) tidy sum.<br />Throughout the show, Daniels constantly says to himself "Little holes in little cards ..."; it becomes a kind of mantra during the hour.<br />In the tag scene, Carl Betz presents a check to Daniels's wife, played (as always) by Jacqueline Scott.<br />As was the custom of the time, the check is on a computer card.<br />And dear Jacqueline Scott just looks at the check/card, and repeats "Little holes in little cards ..." as we fade to black.<br />For 1969-me, <i>this</i> was unshakeable ...<br />And two years later, when <i>Bold Ones</i> did the same story (basically, anyway), it struck me as awfully low-key by comparison.<br />But I was younger then, just past high school; all this stuff was sort of new at the time.<br />Maybe that's it ...<br /> ...who knows?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-65811114956961862492018-03-08T22:36:48.435-08:002018-03-08T22:36:48.435-08:00No offense, Mr. Hofstede, but what do you think wa...No offense, Mr. Hofstede, but what do you think was wrong with "The Sound of Anger," the 1968 telefilm that served as the initial pilot for "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers"? David Macklin, who played one of the defendants in the movie, has been very proud of "The Sound of Anger." Also, it's my understanding that the DVD set for "The Bold Ones: The Lawyers" utilizes a LOT of syndicated episode cuts. I admit that I have the set myself. One episode features future "Santa Barbara" star A Martinez.<br /><br />BTW, Alexander Singer directed "Hunters of the Reef," the unsold pilot from 1978 that featured Mary Louise Weller and the late Michael Parks as scuba divers. The late William Windom was also in it. I REALLY wish that "Hunters of the Reef" could get a legitimate home-video release. If a manufacture-on-demand DVD release isn't in the cards, perhaps the movie could made available for purchase via iTunes and/or Vudu.Christopher Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477722106362926482noreply@blogger.com