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From: moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer)
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Subject: Re: Questions and comments for fans of The Equalizer
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Date: Mon, 3-Feb-86 16:12:08 EST
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In article <299@mips.UUCP> hansen@mips.UUCP (Craig Hansen) writes:
>I would like to add that the soundtracks, performed by Stewart Copeland
>(formerly of the Police) are consistently excellent.  Unlike Jan Hammer's
>music for Miami Vice, Copeland music is particularly well-integrated with
>the moods and settings of the show.  And unlike Tangerine Dream/Streethawk,
>you don't have to wade though an awful story line to enjoy the music.

Agreed, though I feel much of Hammer's music IS well-integrated.  The stuff
he created for the "Evan" episode worked very well, and the integration on
this season's premiere was outstanding (particularly in the scenes between
Sonny and the woman who picks him up in the bar).

Stewart Copeland's music is excellent.  I'm a bit amazed at the people they
get to contribute to this show...

>The premise of the show, that a retired CIA agent finds people
>in need of protection and help by advertising in the want ads,
>comes off surprisingly well, though it initially seems
>incredibly far-fetched. I have to agree that the little details
>in the show are what makes it all work.

Exactly: when you get into the full-bodied characterization of McCall by
Edward Woodward, you actually believe that this guy *wants* to help people
(a good samaritan who is doing this not for kicks, but because he can help
people, and perhaps also as penance for some of the things he did in the
CIA).

Even better: if you were really in big trouble, and you are in the REAL
WORLD, who would you call? :

1)  A bunch of yahoos on the run from the Army who are adept only at firing
    machine guns without hitting people and building grenade launchers out
    of lawnmowers.

2)  A person who knows how to influence people in all walks of life through
    blackmail, intimidation and frame-ups instead of gunplay.

What's that phone number again, McCall?

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