tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post6518998728351340702..comments2024-03-26T18:25:22.422-07:00Comments on Comfort TV: My Journey Through 1970s TV: Mondays in 1970 David Hofstedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-66333600483393887252022-05-02T19:15:05.432-07:002022-05-02T19:15:05.432-07:00Great information - thank you. I thought Nelson wa...Great information - thank you. I thought Nelson was the weakest link in what appeared to be a borderline series. David Hofstedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15288510542472710879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1130871072830136009.post-86729809526551161162022-05-02T08:21:03.368-07:002022-05-02T08:21:03.368-07:00Some things you ought to know about The Silent For...Some things you ought to know about <i>The Silent Force</i>:<br /> I looked at the pilot on YouTube (and that's what it was: the 43 minute length gives that away).<br />That's the point: <i>The Silent Force</i> was supposed to be an hour-long series.<br />When ABC bought the show, they only had a half-hour, so Aaron Spelling compressed: Norman Alden and Richard VanVleet were dropped, and the scripts all seemed to start at Act II.<br />Also, Ed Nelson no longer narrated: they brought over Bob Johnson (the Tape Guy from <i>Mission: Impossible</i>) to do the set-ups.<br />Whether an hour show would have had a shot - who knows?<br />Fact is, ABC on Mondays was entirely dependent on the football game; anything they put on that night was a placeholder, nothing more.<br />Remember: on the West Coast, the early shows all aired <i>after</i> the game, which definitely hurt their chances at catching on.<br />Anyway, the CBS and NBC juggernauts were too well established.<br />Nelson no longer narrated<br />Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.com