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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 25, 2016 23:51:59 GMT
I knew about him being born in 1934. Makes sense.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 25, 2016 19:55:58 GMT
Oh no! So sorry to hear. Such a marvellous actor and he made McGill into a memorable character. Without him, Man In A Suitcase wouldn't have been the show it was and they would have probably cast someone like Jack Lord (also RIP) who was better known to the world as Hawaii Five-O's Steve McGarrett. Richard at least kept himself busy after MIAS ended. His performance in Operation Heartbeat was also top notch.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 20, 2016 16:48:00 GMT
My brother and his mate saw Rocky IV at the local Unit 4/Apollo cinema in Blackburn in January 1986 and they loved it too. Afterwards, he got hold of the movie soundtrack and copied it onto tape. We listened to it endlessly but stopped until a few years later when he started listening to it again.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 17, 2016 22:17:05 GMT
I know. I remember as a kid watching Wizbit on Children's BBC which he presented. Fond memories indeed.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 17, 2016 21:15:10 GMT
I'll never forget the network TV premiere of Rocky III back in January 1995. It was screened on ITV who were sponsored by Diet Coke at the time and I found it surprising that it took so many years to show the 3rd movie on British TV when they had already shown I, II and IV. I first saw Rocky 3 in the summer of 1986 when my brother rented it out from the local newsagent's and we watched it with my dad, uncle and cousins. Great days.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 16, 2016 23:17:57 GMT
My favourite Trans-Am ever will always be KITT in Knight Rider. Going back OT though, I choose The Bandit.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 14, 2016 13:46:18 GMT
Rocky 1 and 3 were the best, Rocky 4 was the ultimate guilty pleasure, but 5 hit the bottom of the barrel although it wasn't that bad.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 12, 2016 14:46:19 GMT
He did loads of stuff but this is what I'll remember him best for.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 11, 2016 21:57:04 GMT
He'll be up there now in that great gig in the sky with Bowie, Lemmy and George Martin.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 11, 2016 21:39:45 GMT
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Post by dscarter1975 on Mar 2, 2016 1:27:38 GMT
The Professionals - action, excitement and a killer theme tune that everyone remembers. The assault course intro was awesome too but the series 2-5 one was much more sleeker, stylish and cooler. The series 4 intro of The Sweeney would have been better if there was a freeze frame on John and Dennis and there were no sound effects, including the bell and the screeching tyres.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Feb 5, 2016 23:53:22 GMT
I remember seeing the adverts for Brond when it first came on. One of the broadsheets hailed it as a "sinister, influential thriller".
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Post by dscarter1975 on Feb 5, 2016 11:44:38 GMT
I never rated ITV at comedy either. Channel 4's best shows in that respect were Whose Line is It Anyway? and Father Ted. ITV were better in the serious drama field, especially crime/thriller/action shows.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Feb 4, 2016 20:24:42 GMT
They were all good in their own ways, but I'll go for ITV as once upon a time, it was one of the best TV networks in the world. It made loads of sales/profit from its programmes, including the likes of The Sweeney, The Professionals, Minder, The Bill, Auf Wiedersehn Pet, etc. However, I think BBC2 produced the best comedy shows. It's just my opinion, but they gave us Monty Python's Flying Circus, Not The Nine O'Clock News, The Young Ones, Alas Smith & Jones, A Bit Of Fry & Laurie and Alexei Sayle's Stuff.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Feb 2, 2016 0:27:51 GMT
Vega$ was shown on ITV from 1978-81 and was never repeated, although I remember a rare Saturday night repeat in '83 or '84, but don't know which episode it was. Might have been as a result of a programme change.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 31, 2016 18:14:06 GMT
I remember also seeing him in The Wild Geese as a priest I think. He was also in Assault and Sitting Target.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 31, 2016 15:37:49 GMT
My mum used to like Bruce Forsyth but thought Wogan's chat show went on too long as the guests became less well known by the early '90s.
(RIP Terry)
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 31, 2016 15:27:39 GMT
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 31, 2016 15:14:18 GMT
Back in the '80s, me and my family would always be in the living room watching his show every weekday evening while we were having our dinner. He would tell his usual anecdotes before introducing his guests and there would always be a pop or rock group turning up to perform their latest hit single. But an enduring image of him for me will be him with mike in hand presenting Blankety Blank. RIP Mr. Wogan.
BTW does anyone remember Wogan's Web which was on BBC1 during the daytime in the late 1990s? That was quite funny in a dark way as he once threw darts at a picture of Carol Vorderman who was ubiquitous at the time.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 25, 2016 0:35:25 GMT
Besides those guys, we've also got left Robert Plant, Jimmy Page who is rumoured to be working on a solo album, Ozzy Osbourne, Mick Jagger and The Man In Black himself Ritchie who is going to play some rock shows this year with a re-formed Rainbow.
Bain played on the greatest Rainbow album (Rising) and had also played with Dio.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 24, 2016 18:01:40 GMT
Which was used in a Miami Vice episode.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 19, 2016 22:02:58 GMT
I like Don Henley's Sunset Grill. A very slow, sleazy and atmospheric tune.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 17, 2016 20:57:36 GMT
Listened to Rebel Rebel and Queen Bitch several times today.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 16, 2016 0:03:03 GMT
I remember watching the 1980 instalment of The Rock & Roll Years with my brother back in 1988 and when David Bowie's Ashes To Ashes video came on, he said that he remembered it very well, including the song itself. He also remembered Split Enz's I got You which was played as an excerpt.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 15, 2016 21:48:51 GMT
Very good writer. I would have put him on a par with the likes of Roger Marshall and Murray Smith. RIP.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 15, 2016 10:36:25 GMT
Hans Gruber was the name of a character in Our Man Flint.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 14, 2016 23:45:52 GMT
I always thought this guy looked a bit like Rickman. He's Christian Burgess of Saracen fame.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 14, 2016 13:20:48 GMT
Oh no, not another one . RIP Alan. To me, he will always be Hans Gruber of Die Hard, one of my favourite villains from the 1980s.
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 14, 2016 10:00:37 GMT
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Post by dscarter1975 on Jan 14, 2016 9:51:13 GMT
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