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[Fabrisse]

Season 2 of this old series was just added to Hulu. I never saw it growing up, but I have to say I'm impressed.

The locations are real -- my heavens, how the pictures of Hong Kong have changed in the last 40 years. The scripts are well written, the guys have a genuine seeming friendship and a genuine seeming partnership.

Even the clothes and theme song are good.

I will say for a show that was on or slightly ahead of the curve on race, the sexism can be a little blatant. However, I think there are many worse examples from the same period.

[selkie]

We picked up the entire series on DVD for less than $30 a while back, and I'm enjoying the first couple I've watched. Good cinematography, and I love the interplay between Cosby and Culp.

[D.C.]

They aired it on one of our local public TV stations a while back, and I learned a couple of things:
1. Shows back then could be very well written, and
2. Bill Cosby was HOT back in the day!

[Fabrisse]

The last few episodes of season 1 took place in Acapulco and the first episode of season 2 was in Palm Springs. There was a lot of shirtlessness. They were pretty fit.

[akg]

I have the complete set also and love them. Especially Cosby (who was hot). I do wish the dvds had subtitles though. The sound isn't always that great.

I do think my favorite part is the partnership and friendship between the guys. I really believe they've been doing this for a while and know each other really well.

[buttersister]

And like and trust each other. That was my favorite part, too. Which made some of the best eps, imo, the ones where one of them was acting OOC and no matter what it "looked like" his partner always knew he wasn't a traitor/gone off the deep end/whatever, that something fishy was going on and he had to - and would - save his partner.

[Fabrisse]

Robert Culp died today.

I've been enjoying the series so much. This saddens me. I hope we hear something from Cosby.

[benteen]

RIP, Robert Culp.

Bill Cosby on Robert Culp...

http://www.google.co...cJT2HAD9EL9VJG3

Edited by benteen, Mar 24, 2010 @ 8:17 PM.

[espie]

I just heard this morning... said "I'll be back" to my officemates and went away for an hour; just was in no shape to get anything done until I had some time to myself. I've been a very big fan of his for many years (and my mom was before me!) and I feel a great sense of loss. My condolences to his family. *hugs Fabi*

[Plefff]

For you, Fabrisse, found via a different site:

Culp & Cosby: A special bond

I think some of these quotes may be recycled. There is also a short something posted on Cosby's web site (My friend) and related comments from visitors to his Facebook page (My friend Bob Culp). I'm not sure the reality of it has sunk in. I know it hasn't for me.

I got re-hooked on I Spy almost a year ago, thanks to DVDs and the Retro Network. Happy to see some activity on this thread but sad it had to happen this way.

Edited by Plefff, Mar 25, 2010 @ 7:41 PM.

[espie]

I wish I had found the thread sooner... I'm terrible at finding new ones; always looking back to check on old ones.

Last night I popped "Pinwheel" into the ol' DVD player, and laughed... he had some hysterical scenes with Arlene Golonka as ditsy agent Melanie. Who ever would have thought Kelly Robinson would order a sexy blonde off his lap, and with the threat of a punch in the nose if she didn't comply?

Tonight I'm gonna watch "Home to Judgment", my all-time favorite ep (and one that Robert Culp wrote), but last night I really needed the laughs.

[Fabrisse]

What season is Pinwheel? I hope it's up at Hulu.

Thank you, Pleff, for the links.

The locations get me more every time I watch the show. I'll miss Culp and his easy rapport with people.

Edited by Fabrisse, Mar 26, 2010 @ 10:21 AM.

[espie]

"Pinwheel" was Season Three. Hope you can find it. Many of the episodes had humor, but this one was a giggle from start to finish. Another good one, if you're looking for laughs, is Season One's "Chrysanthamum" with guest star Marcel Hilaire as another inept spy the team needs to deal with.

[akg]

Happy to see some activity on this thread but sad it had to happen this way.

Me too. If we do get enough activity, we should schedule a rewatch (or a watch). I watched them on a public access channel with horrible quality when I was in college so my dvds (which were ridiculously cheap) have been near the top of my pile for a while now.

[MDKNIGHT]

I don't think I've seen the series since it first aired but I still remember a lot of it. I'm buying the dvds for sure. That show was a classic. And I remember Culp from way back too for a old Outer Limits ep. It had one of those twist endings that really zap you when you are a kid. Never heard anything bad about the guy and in his business that is certainly an achievement. And like many here I remeber him from Greatest American Hero. Man I'm nostalgic right now.

[Wyldemusick]

I'm game for a rewatch myself...I have the DVD sets myself (I originally had some of the single disc releases, but sold them when I got the season sets.) Some of the episodes were clunkers, but there are some that are just astounding -- the one with Earth Kitt springs to mind; just the most incredible performances from Kitt and Cosby.

[espie]

I got the DVDs for Christmas two years ago, from a friend who almost didn't get them for me because she was so afraid I already had them. With the advent of Netflix I'm buying fewer and fewer DVDs, but I'm very glad to have these in my collection. I understand the reunion movie they did for TV is also available on DVD and I'm going to get one of those too... I have it on videotape from the original airing but that's not going to last forever.

[totalTVaddict]

I'm still in Season One watching them for the first time (thank you hulu!). I'd be game for a rewatch as well.

[buttersister]

I watched a few old favorites when they went up on hulu. I'd be happy to watch the rest. I'm in.

[akg]

I think I counted 6 of us in for a rewatch. That should be enough (I think there's only 2 left in the Star Trek TOS group). How many episodes a week can we handle? What day should we start?

There are 28 episodes in season 1.

[Fabrisse]

Two a week? Is that too many? This is the first rewatch I've participated in other than random episodes when a thread takes me there.

[Plefff]

Make that 7!

I would vote for one or two episodes a week. Not familiar with how rewatch discussions usually go; it seems like that sort of pace would give everyone a chance to weigh in while still having enough new stuff to talk about.

May I also suggest that we follow Cushman and LaRosa's I Spy: A History and Episode Guide to the Groundbreaking Television Series for episode order? They use the order that the episodes were completed; Hulu and the DVD sets use the order in which they were aired. Since there actually is some continuity to the series watching them in something like production order makes more sense (except for maybe "The Tiger", which Culp recycled from the spy/adventure series pilot he brought to Leonard, who then countered with I Spy; I keep thinking that what we see there is an early version of Kelly with some Scott thrown in). Also it's fun watching the characters develop.

In Cushman and LaRosa's order the Hong Kong episodes look like this:

Affair in T'Sien Cha
Carry Me Back to Old T'Sing-Tao
So Long, Patrick Henry
Danny Was a Million Laughs
A Cup of Kindness
Chrysanthemum
Dragon's Teeth
The Loser
No Exchange of Damaged Merchandise

Edited by Plefff, Mar 29, 2010 @ 6:09 PM.

[Wyldemusick]

I'm game for it either way...doing it in production order seems like a good idea though, and it would certainly make sense once they get to Greece and so on, as the locations jump around quite a lot of you follow the air order.

I'm presently watching the third season, but a one or two a week rewatch would work out fine because I wouldn't come back around on these for a year or so.

[espie]

I'm in too. I've never done a rewatch and couldn't find a definition in the FAQ, but if it's just all watching the same ep on a given night and then discussing it, I'd love to.

[totalTVaddict]

I'm in too. I've never done a rewatch and couldn't find a definition in the FAQ, but if it's just all watching the same ep on a given night and then discussing it, I'd love to.

Basically, that's it from what I've seen. We all designate a day (please not Friday) and informally track "oh we're discussing X episode(s) this week" and just start talking about them.

I lurk for the Farscape one and they use that episode's thread. But for the one-threaded basement Stargate SG-1 one, we just kinda start talking about the episode--and then perhaps get distracted by shiny objects or actors in discussion until the next week comes 'round.

So it's just a matter of deciding what day and one or two a week (I'd rather do "both" episodes on one day. My schedule's confusing enough to keep track of).

[Limbonaut]

I loved that they went to the actual locations on this show. Like when they went to Rome they really went to Rome!

Edited by Limbonaut, Mar 30, 2010 @ 12:15 PM.

[akg]

I loved that they went to the actual locations on this show. Like when they went to Rome they really went to Rome!

Me too. Especially the places I've been. It's awesome to see what they looked like then and know that Scott and Kelly have been there.

Thanks for the production order, pleff. The channel I watched the on originally had no logic at all. I swear the guy behind the scenes was just airing his favorites. He was obsessed with one episode, it was on once a week.

How do tuesdays sound? I have Star Trek on mondays, Psych on wednesdays, SG-1 on fridays, and Nero Wolfe on sundays (can you tell I'm unemployed right now?).

The Star Trek group is alternating between 2 and 1 episode a week. Would that be good here? The slow weeks give us a chance to catch up.

[Fabrisse]

Tuesday works for me.

[Wyldemusick]

I was going to suggest Thursday, but Tuesday works for me as well. So do we start tonight (rush! rush! :) ) or next Tuesday?

[Fabrisse]

Next week would be better for me.