tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post586585884279793181..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: The Deadly Sweethearts Of DisasterMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-56273121884283536852015-07-11T21:03:42.320-05:002015-07-11T21:03:42.320-05:00As if to add to the confusion you mention about &q...As if to add to the confusion you mention about "DEATH RAY 2000," there's a pilot from around ' 79 that at least SEEMS to be part of this same idea, called BILLION DOLLAR THREAT, with yet another actor.<br /><br />I wish I could see that episode about the villain and his army of female assassins. Thanks to tongue-in-cheek stories like SOME GIRLS DO, and all-out comedies like DR. GOLDFOOT, I have a real attachment to those.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-35583966797210515282014-07-17T14:35:59.609-05:002014-07-17T14:35:59.609-05:00What I, as a big fan of "Man from U.N.C.L.E.,...What I, as a big fan of "Man from U.N.C.L.E.," found annoying about "Sloane" was that he and his partner continually outmaneuvered and ran rings around their boss. Clearly they had no respect for him at all -- so why should we? In contrast, Leo G. Carroll's Mr. Waverly on MfU was The Boss; what he said *went,* and his men respected him and would risk anything for him.Benzadmiralnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-50767207636886046562013-11-05T09:15:11.204-06:002013-11-05T09:15:11.204-06:00I saw the pilot you mention a while back on YouTub...I saw the pilot you mention a while back on YouTube, and as far as I know it's still there (I'm not sure about the series). <br />Robert Logan is a likeable actor, but it made sense that they went with Robert Conrad and his "physicality." As for "suave," he can manage that too. If you've ever seen his COLUMBO episode, he's very believable as someone who can "seduce" a lot of people, not just in the usual sense but as a businessman. Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-86045444209684033952011-06-26T01:42:17.587-05:002011-06-26T01:42:17.587-05:00Great post. Thanks.
I live in Britain and here w...Great post. Thanks.<br /><br />I live in Britain and here we got the pilot ahead of the series, meaning we were equally confused by the change in leading man and the fact that Torque was now a hero!Zokkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-47662737255778276482011-04-24T09:26:04.306-05:002011-04-24T09:26:04.306-05:00@HobbyFan:
You can get the whole show on DVD-R - ...@HobbyFan:<br /><br />You can get the whole show on DVD-R - quality is OK but it's probably the best you'll ever get as this is probably never getting a commercial release, sadly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-39190331030831744402011-04-21T11:42:26.374-05:002011-04-21T11:42:26.374-05:00Man, I wish this was out on DVD. I watched a few e...Man, I wish this was out on DVD. I watched a few eps, and a little stunned seeing a fancy logo for QM debuting with Sloane, a clear signal of the Taft takeover (Taft also owned Hanna-Barbera at the same time).hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-43165933664846650442011-04-20T22:14:34.396-05:002011-04-20T22:14:34.396-05:00To this day I swear that the only reason Robert Co...To this day I swear that the only reason Robert Conrad kept getting shows was that NBC needed him as team captain for The Battle of The Network StarsWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04016344223492519028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-33914302163750944502011-04-20T13:07:38.011-05:002011-04-20T13:07:38.011-05:00Great post. I did an episode-by-episode retrospect...Great post. I did an episode-by-episode retrospective of Sloane on my old Spy-Fi blog:<br /><br />http://spy-fichannel.blogspot.com/search/label/SloaneChristopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.com