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[apocalypsos]

Things I'm learning and/or remembering watching the pilot of The Greatest American Hero:

1. This is actually pretty good. Cheesy and stupid in that 80s-sci-fi kind of way, but at least the actors realize it and behave accordingly with the appropriate level of snarky humor.
2. The flying special effects were really, really bad, though. Hee.
3. You know who Boston Rob is always pretending to be? Michael Pare, circa 1980. Mmm-hmm.
4. Also, William Katt's early 80s hair frightens me.

EDIT: Also, I took a picture of what the bear's sign says today.

Comments

[gehayi.livejournal.com]

I think that the flying special effects were SUPPOSED to be really, really bad.

Who is Michael Pare?

[apocalypsos.livejournal.com]

It was the eighties. Even if they were supposed to be good, they were still pretty bad.

Michael Pare was in Eddie and the Cruisers. He plays a troubled teenager in the pilot, and it's so Boston Rob, I died laughing.

[cmstephens.livejournal.com]

I tend to wonder if the flying effects in "Half-Baked" were inspired by those in TGAH...

[myniamh.livejournal.com]

All I remember of that show was the 'special' effects of him flying, strings attached to the cape of course and the comments he always got on his 'shoes', not being able to fit them underneath real shoes.

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

May I sing the theme song for you?

"Believe it or not, Iiiiii'm walking on air/I'm just as high as I can be ..."

Also, the lead character had to have a name change mid-pilot because his original name was too close to the guy who tried but sadly failed to shoot Reagan.

Ah, the '80s.

[tinylegacies.livejournal.com]

The bear's sign is cute :)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

4. Also, William Katt's early 80s hair frightens me.

Yeah, but it was "in" at the time. I just Netflixed the remaster of Pippin and he's got the white man's 'fro there too.

[jedusor.livejournal.com]

This bear should have his own LJ. Does he have a name?