tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post3806287838228581797..comments2024-03-28T11:13:05.893-07:00Comments on The Rap Sheet: Killed in the Ratings: “The Devlin Connection”J. Kingston Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-62462265947343920752013-09-25T16:27:50.570-07:002013-09-25T16:27:50.570-07:00If you are still looking for "The Outsider,&q...If you are still looking for "The Outsider," you might include "The Forty Eight Hour Mile" in your search. This was a movie created for syndication from two episodes of the series. Oddly, it re-edited the episodes so that Darren McGavin works both cases (serving a subpeona to a Howard Hughes-like billionaire, and searching for a woman's twin sister) simultaneously. As I recall, there was some new narration from McGavin to make this work. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-3994581407279045802010-09-12T12:10:57.807-07:002010-09-12T12:10:57.807-07:00Jack Scalia = the kiss of series death.Jack Scalia = the kiss of series death.Brian R. Sheridanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15115226818460263341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-35522043677789717042010-09-11T12:18:41.201-07:002010-09-11T12:18:41.201-07:00Hey, Bob:
I'm glad to hear that you are enjoy...Hey, Bob:<br /><br />I'm glad to hear that you are enjoying this series so far. It was a lot of fun to put together. I am not sure that all of the series I'm recalling qualify as "brilliant," but they certainly were canceled--some of them much earlier than they deserved.<br /><br />I am sticking here with shows that I don't think I would otherwise write about in The Rap Sheet. So I'm staying away from the <i>NBC Mystery Movie</i> components--including <i>Cool Million</i> and <i>Tenafly</i>--which I enjoyed immensely, but will likely tackle separately in the future.<br /><br />And I'd like to write about <i>The Outsider</i>, but I don't find any video from that series on the Web. Nor do I have the <i>TV Guide</i> Fall Preview edition from 1968, in which a write-up about <i>The Outsider</i> would have appeared. Furthermore, I've never actually seen an episode of that long-ago Darren McGavin series. Maybe someday I shall procure a bootleg copy, but for now I know <i>The Outsider</i> only by name, not from any viewing experience.<br /><br />Thankfully, though, I do have copies of the <i>City of Angels</i> episodes, and agree with Max that it deserved a much longer run on NBC than it enjoyed.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />JeffJ. Kingston Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073921191624535912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16749171.post-48857573842996008142010-09-11T11:43:18.648-07:002010-09-11T11:43:18.648-07:00There's a t.v. network called Trio that does a...There's a t.v. network called Trio that does a series called "Brilliant But Cancelled." I recently bought a bootlegged version of the entire season of Johnny Staccato, which was taped off of this network.<br /><br /> Similar to what yoy're doing. very enjoyable. Thanks. So far I have seen ALL these shows when they were first run. God, I'm old. Are you gona do COOL MILLION with James Farantino? TENAFLY with James McEachen? THE OUTSIDER with Darren McGavin? Bill Pronzini and I agree that The Outsider is one of te best P.I. t.v. shows ever done. Max Collins thinks one of the best P.I. shows ever done was CITY OF ANGELS.<br /><br />RJRRJRnoreply@blogger.com