Wednesday, May 23, 2007

Rescue 8

Rescue 8 Action Drama Series

Casts:

  • Jim Davis as Wes Cameron
  • Lang Jeffries as 'Skip' Johnson
  • Nancy Rennick as Patty Johnson

Rescue 8 was 1950s and first of it's kind paramedic drama series based on actual files of the Los Angeles Fire Department Rescue Station No. 8. The experiences of two rescue specialist in saving people from dangerous, life-threatening situations and but more in physical-orientation from similar fire-fighter series 15 years later, Emergency! It's total of 73 black and white action/drama episodes were made and produced for the audience, to let them understand, appreciate and give respect for rescue and police force. The show was debuted in 1957 and ran from September 1958 to May 1960 in total of 2 seasons.

Rescue 8 DVD

Wes Cameron and Skip Johnson were two heroes from the squad LA Fire Rescue Station 8 Department, they were originally not firemen but rescue experts helping hapless souls in different kind of emergency situations such as car accidents, cave-ins, capsized boaters, stranded hikers and many more.


Friday, May 18, 2007

The District

The District TV Series

Casts:
  • Craig T. Nelson as Chief Jack Mannion
  • Sean Patrick Thomas as Detective Temple Page
  • Elizabeth Marvel as Detective Nancy Parras
  • Roger Aaron Brown as Deputy Chief Joe Noland
  • David O'Hara as Detective Danny McGrego
  • Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Kevin Debreno
  • Lynne Thigpen as Director of Adm. Services Ella Mae Farmer
  • Justin Theroux as Press Secretary Nick Pierce
  • Jayne Brook as Deputy Mayor Mary Ann Mitchell

The District police drama series inspired from real-life experiences of former New York Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Maple, a pertinacious crime-fighter with his revolutionary tactics and efforts that he incredibly dropped Washington, D.C.'s crime rate to 50 percent.

Despite the city of have the most numbers of Law Enforcement Agencies around the world, Washington was demoralized and agencies were ineffective as they still has the highest crime rate in US. The city hired Police Commissioner Jack Maple, portrayed by Police District Chief Jack Mannion in the series, the movie-quoting lounge-singing former NYPD Cop well-known as the underdog champion and an avowed crime-fighter with his dedicated team, they take over crime-ridden and drug-infested streets of the city. They successfully cut crime rate to half and made the city safely and ideal place to live.


The District Action Drama series completed 89 60-minute episodes in total of 4 seasons aired from October 2000 to May 2004 on CBS.

The District DVD


Thursday, March 8, 2007

"Coach" - Brilliant Sports Comedy TV Series

– The Coach Comedy TV Series –

The Coach TV series was one of the most underrated and best sports comedy show of it's time. With it's tight comic scenes, good writings, strong & talented actings in every episodes, a lively theme songs, all bring success to the series; being on top 20 in Nielsen ratings for it's seasons, many awards and nominations from ASCAP, Emmy and Golden Globe and the delightful fun they bring to their viewers of all ages. Beside from being very funny & energetic TV series, Coach also has a great on-screen chemistry, a family-friendly show with touching storylines with balance discussion on its theme: winnings, losings, academic performances, campus politics, relationships and also, dreams.


Story revolves on an old-fashioned college football team head coach Hayden Fox of the fictional Minnesota State University Screaming Eagles (creator modeled Hayden after actual University of Iowa football coach Hayden Frye). Coach Fox loves to eat, sleep but a no-nonsense man with great passion on football while his television reporter fiancé Christine Armstrong who doesn't share sports passion at all leading their relationship in friction, and he deal with his daughter Kelly emerging in her womanhood. But Coach was able to balance his attention and sincere care for the women of his life with his football sports program trying his best make things work out. Coach Fox was aided by his two loyal assistant coaches, the stuttering kind-hearted Fox best friend Luther Van Dam and a perpetual dim-witted student Dauber Dybinski, together their sketchy logic and kind-heart towards their job bring comic humors as they deal with annoying and nagging athletic director Howard Burleigh and ladies basketball coach Judy Watkins. In the final episodes, Coach Fox fulfilled his ultimate dream, he become head coach of a professional NFL team (fictional expansion team of Orlando Breakers) and reminisce their college coaching years.


Award winning performances of Craig T. Nelson as Hayden Fox and Jerry Van Dyke as Luther Van Dam in this sports comedic Coach TV series, aired from February 1989 and lasted until May 1997, with the total of 9 seasons with 200 episodes, now on DVD.


The Coach DVD at TV Shows on DVD


Coach Casts:
  • Craig T. Nelson as Football Head Coach Hayden Fox
  • Jerry Van Dyke as Asst. Coach Luther Horatio Van Dam
  • Kris Kamm as Stuart Rosebrock
  • Bill Fagerbakke as Dauber Dybinski
  • Clare Carey as Kelly Fox
  • Pam Stone Coach Judith "Judy" Watkins
  • Shelley Fabares as Christine Armstrong Fox
  • Kenneth Kimmins as Howard Burleigh

Thursday, February 1, 2007

1980's "Tales from the Darkside"

Tales from the Darkside is a popular horror/sci-fi anthology tv series, produced by George A. Romero, which is similar to some sci-fi series like The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limit and Night Gallery. The series composed of short stories of strange tales that are mostly centered on horror stories around us, more likely considered science fictions or fantasy-based. Although few episodes were lighter comedic, some episodes were creepy that some who watch it few or alone scare them to death. The opening foreboding voice-over:


"Man lives in the sunlit world of what he believes to be reality.
But, there is, unseen by most, an underworld, a place that is just as real,
but not as brightly lit..... A DARKSIDE."

The plot formula of the series comprised from initially normal, mundane situation and then gradually twist into off-kilter, building up suspense and ending up with surprise conclusion, letting the viewers learn to appreciate that things are not often as they seem. Special episodes of tales are adapted work of famous genre authors like Clive Barker, Harlan Ellison and Stephen King. Each episodes also end up with voice-over:

"The dark side is always there, waiting for us to enter, waiting to enter us.
Until next time, try to enjoy the daylight."

Tales From The Darkside was aired from 1984-1988, completing up the total of four seasons and 90 episodes. Now available on DVD - Tales From the Darkside DVD at TV Addicts.TV