Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2.fluke 9/24/84; site vax4.fluke.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!bellcore!petrus!sabre!zeta!epsilon!gamma!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!fluke!moriarty From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) Newsgroups: net.tv Subject: Hill Street Blues Premiere Review Message-ID: <2730@vax4.fluke.UUCP> Date: Mon, 30-Sep-85 01:48:08 EDT Article-I.D.: vax4.2730 Posted: Mon Sep 30 01:48:08 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 30-Sep-85 23:49:32 EDT Distribution: na Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA Lines: 31 A fairly good premiere, I thought, though I caught onto the "trick" intro at the beginning right off (quite a lampoon on all the people yelling "The series is going to be COMPLETELY changed!" -- made it look like like it had been). Enjoyed the references to shows from the past season (Lucy's putting together the horse sculpture for her ex-adopted son, Daniel's comment to Frank, "Oh, not the badge again, for God's sake!", Frank quietly refusing the wine, etc.). The weird humor was in evidence (the dinner -- I do enjoy George Wyner as Irwin, the D.A.: "Is my car blocking yours?"), as well as the drama (Yaphet Kotto went a little overboard at times, but you'll rarely see more raw emotion on the screen). This will probably be the last time for a while where every Hill Street member is in evidence; and while I understand Harry Garabaldi will be back for the next episode, I would have liked a little more of a rundown on Patsy & Fay (and Ray, though it's obvious he got the captaincy he wanted). So, if you missed last week, and are worried about massive changes, it strikes me that Hill Street seems to be the same fine show it has always been (even if it isn't trendy to watch it any longer....). "From high atop the battered ramparts of truth and freedom... he took arms against the wicked teeming minions of of infamy, reprobation, crime, subversion and wanton incontinence!" Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer ARPA: fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPA UUCP: {uw-beaver, sun, allegra, sb6, lbl-csam}!fluke!moriarty <*> DISCLAIMER: Do what you want with me, but leave my employers alone! <*> Brought to you by Super Global Mega Corp .com