On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 17:57:13 -0400, "Charles Novins"
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>> Having been born in 1973, I missed out on the older series (Have seen
it
>> now....) and my introduction to the show was the 88-90 series....which
I
>> LOVED!!!
>>
>> it was ultra-modern and at the time, a lot of the technology used was
>> amazing (I'm from an electronics background so it was very interesting
to
>me
>> also). Seems a lot of the "far-fetched" gadgets used on the show are
now
>> obsolete!! how about that!
>>
>> I also thought that the cast/crew worked well together with jim to lead
>the
>> group as their figurehead.....some very good (and some corny)
>episodes....
>
>I think you got it 100% correct. There are a few exceptionally bad,
corny,
>cheap-looking parts. Those aside, they did an awful lot of right moves.
>They held faith with the general intent of the original show, while at
the
>same time updating a number of elements, such as the general level of
>brutality and the more international cast. The two female team members
were
>just right - tough, super-***y, smart, and assertive. They even took
care
>to throw in some emergency or "non-mission" Missions, at least one of
which,
>I remember, was electrifying.
>
>The second series wasn't as good as the first, it's true, but that's
hardly
>a surprise. It was, however, a creditable addition, unlike the
>nearly-unrelated films.
I agree, too. Though I did like the movies in and of themselves. But
like a lot of the remakes of old series, the trend to turn the main
good guy into a bad guy was a really, really tough pill to swallow!
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