Problems keep arising on the Hill in The Spy Who Came in From Delgado. Written by Steven Bochco, Anthony Yerkovich, Jeffrey Lewis, and Michael Wagner from a story by Michael Kozoll and Bochco. It was first broadcast on 21 January, 1982. Renko (Charles Haid), Hill (Michael Warren) and Belker (Bruce Weitz) are working undercover at…
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Hill Street Blues (1982) – The World According to Freedom, and Pestolozzi’s Revenge
Things get pretty dark on the Hill in The World According to Freedom, and Furillo (Daniel J. Travanti) is pissed. Written by Michael Wagner, it first aired on 7 January, 1982. A gruesome collection of murders and rapes seems to be gang motivated, and it makes Furillo and the rest of the precinct incredibly angry….
M*A*S*H (1975) – Aid Station, Love and Marriage, and Big Mac
Aid Station written by series developer Larry Gelbart and Simon Muntner is an exemplary episode that first hit the airwaves on 11 February, 1975. The entire camp is unhappy with the state of everything, though it is the food and coffee that most of the complaints are centred around. The O.R. is packed, and wounded…
Moonlighting (1989) – Perfetc, and When Girls Collide
This week brings us the penultimate instalment of my Moonlighting exploration. It all wraps up, somehow, next week. But first let’s get through these two episodes. Up first is Perfetc. Written by James Kramer, Chris Ruppenthal and Jerry Stahl from a story by Jeff Reno and Ron Osborn it debuted on 9 April, 1989. David…
Moonlighting (1989) -I See England, I See France, I See Maddie’s Netherworld, and Those Lips, Those Lies
Chris Ruppenthal’s script attempts to put Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) and David (Bruce Willi) through their paces this week with I See England, I see France, I see Maddie’s Netherworld. First airing on 14 February, 1989 the pair of detectives find themselves on a hunt for the other half of a ten million dollar winning lottery…
Moonlighting (1988) – Here’s Living With You, Kid, and And The Flesh Made Word
Here it is, the final pair of episodes of the fourth season of Moonlighting. Probably my least favourite so far as it kept the leads apart for almost the entire season. But, hey, with one more season let’s see what happens. The penultimate episode of the season Here’s Living With You, Kid gives us another…
Moonlighting (1988) – Eek! A Spouse!, and Maddie Hayes Got Married
So Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) is married, and David (Bruce Willis) despite blowing up last week, seems to be handling the news better than the rest of the office in Eek! A Spouse! Written by Ron Osborn and Charles H. Eglee from a story by Roger Director, Kerry Ehrin, and Jeff Reno, this episode debuted on…
Moonlighting (1988) – Fetal Attraction, and Tracks of My Tears
Hey look, we’re on episode nine of season four of Moonlighting, and our leads Maddie (Cybill Shepherd) and David (Bruce Willis) still aren’t sharing a scene together. Fetal Attraction was written by Charles H. Eglee and Roger Director from a story by Ron Osborn, Jeff Reno and Kerry Ehrin. It first debuted on 19 January,…
The Rockford Files (1979) – Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man’s Job: Part 2 and A Different Drummer
Season 5 comes to a close this week with the second part of last week’s two-parter. The con continues under Jim’s (James Garner) able hand in this episode written by Juanita Bartlett that aired 3 March, 1979. The phone message features a rather lengthy call from a pest control company. Things seem to be going…
The Rockford Files (1979) – A Material Difference and Never Send a Boy King to Do a Man’s Job Part 1
The first episode up on this installment, may in fact be one of my favorite episodes. Written by Rogers Turrentine, A Material Difference aired on 24 February, 1979. The phone message was a good indicator of how much I would enjoy this episode, apparently Jim (James Garner) gave a 200 page deposition, but it has…
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