It began as a series of feature-length specials in the Columbo mould before becoming a weekly hour show. The one bona-fide exception to Larson’s reactive copycat tendency in the 1970s was medical-cum-mystery show Quincy, M.E. It was originally written for Robert Wagner and then offered to James Earl Jones but eventually became a hit starring Jack Klugman. At least Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979-80) was a genuine, attributed remake … Thus Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) begat Alias Smith and Jones (1971-73) Coogan’s Bluff (1968) became McCloud (1970-77) Burt Reynolds’ back-to-back hits Smokey and the Bandit (1977) and Hooper (1978) spawned BJ and the Bear (1979-81) and The Fall Guy (1981-86) while Battlestar Galactica (1978-79) cashed-in on Star Wars (1977). Larceny’ by Harlan Ellison for his quick-off-the-mark TV projects ‘inspired’ by recent movie hits. Larson (1937-2014) was nicknamed ‘Glen A. Hollywood writer-producer-composer Glen A. This brief review is offered as part of Tuesday’s Overlooked Film & TV meme hosted by Todd Mason over at his Sweet Freedom blog, Jack Klugman, one of the best actors who ever worked on American film and TV, was already a 25-year veteran, and star of the hit sitcom The Odd Couple, when he scored his biggest personal success in Quincy, which ran for 7 years. “You are about to enter the most fascinating sphere of police work, the world of forensic medicine”
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