u/Keltik

Produced by Aaron Spelling, was an ABC drama about three criminologists who only take on high profile cases. Starred Ralph Bellamy, George Maharis, and Yvette Mimieux. 12 episodes aired.

I have been a long-time fan of The Monkees - both the music and the television show. People in the film and video collecting circles might not realize there are actually rare and possibly lost versions of some episodes from the show because the studio actually changed the music. I made a video a few years back about this:

https://youtu.be/a3ObzKwZNbY?si=S5peRNA9UBphmMW0

I'm going around hoping word could get to people who have video or audio recordings that can fill in the gaps on these rare programs (originally broadcast from 1969-1972, but sometimes used for syndication in later years).

Those who have 16mm and 35mm collections occasionally have these rare versions. I have paid to have a handful of them scanned for preservation.

The alternate shows have also been known to air outside the US, particularly in the UK and Japan, but other international airings could be possible as well. I'm always interested to find recordings of the TV series from around the world, I haven't come across many.

In the most interesting cases, people actually recorded the audio of these programs on audio cassettes in the early 1970s. These have provided evidence of at least four episodes that haven't turned up (publicly) on film or video tape.

If you think people in your collecting circles have some of these materials, I'd be interested to hear from them.

I'm making my way through some Joan Crawford movies recently and was intrigued by this one and this movie is a BLAST.

SO MANY great campy lines in this movie. The dialogue is incredible and honestly the cinematography is gorgeous in some scenes. I really thought it was just one to trudge through, but man was I wrong.

Joan was great as always. As problematic as she is/was, she is so fun to watch in movies like this.

While there is plenty of violence and shootings like other Peckinpah movies. It has a sort of sad and melancholy feel throughout it. It truly feels like the end of the West.

The classic western is completely deconstructed here, similar to Once Upon a Time in America with gangster movies. The world looks dirty, and none of the characters are good people. Billy trying to continue his outlaw life and evade the inevitable future and Pat selling out to save his.

Amazing performances, and the music is perfect. Bob Dylan doing the soundtrack was just a great choice, and it completely fits the movie. In a lot of ways, the movie feels even more introspective than even The Wild Bunch with the way it deconstructs the old West myths and legends.

Overall, one of the greatest westerns I’ve ever seen.