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From: jfreund@dasys1.UUCP (Jim Freund)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf-lovers,rec.arts.tv,alt.cyberpunk
Subject: Highwayman
Message-ID: <3396@dasys1.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 88 16:12:54 GMT
Reply-To: jfreund@dasys1.UUCP (Jim Freund)
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Highwayman is on the traditional sci-fi slot that networks assign: Fridays at
8:00 PM (EST).  (Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Max Headroom, Otherworld and V come
to mind as having that same slot.  It's shown on NBC.

In brief, this show sucks.

Premise:  The Road Warrior goes Hi-Tech and meets up with the US Army. 
Costumes and hair styles are a direct steal.  Some cyberpunk-like plot elements
are poorly integrated.

Acting:  Wooden.  The star is Sam Jones, whose height of acting ability was
demonstrated in the title role of Flash Gordon, and in 10 (in which he was well
cast as Bo Derek's plasticized husband.)  His sidekick is a cartoon-like Aussie
named Jocko (of Eveready Batteries fame) who does little more than mug and
grunt.

Dialogue:  "...we are searching the universe systematically--and not just at
random, either!"  'Nuff said. 

Special FX:  OK.  But who cares? 

This show isn't good enough to enjoy, and has enough production value to avoid
being campy, so even that rationale for checking it out is gone.  Don't
bother.
-- 
Jim Freund
Big Electric Cat Public UNIX
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