Any Spenser: For Hire Fans?
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Any Spenser: For Hire Fans?
I'm a big fan of most 80's cop/P.I. shows, but Spenser is my favorite. Maybe it's because I've read all the books or maybe it's because Hawk was such a bada@#!
I just wish Warner Bros. would release it on dvd already!
I just wish Warner Bros. would release it on dvd already!
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I was a fan of that show too because I too had read all the books. But, sorry, Avery Brooks was not the Hawk I pictured. He wasn't bad, but I think he never did the "yes massa" kidding on the TV show (probably too politically incorrect) that he CAN and does do in the books -- he didn't seem to have the humor in the show that he has in the books. The Hawk I pictured while reading the books before the series was ever filmed was more like Ving Rhames or another guy whose name I canNOT think of right now to save my soul!
Anyway, I was also just mostly a Robert-Urich-as-Spenser fan (I think I didn't appreciate him UNTIL Spenser) -- did you ever see his "Lazarus Man" series?? Wonderful!! I think that was the show he was working on when he died.
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Anyway, I was also just mostly a Robert-Urich-as-Spenser fan (I think I didn't appreciate him UNTIL Spenser) -- did you ever see his "Lazarus Man" series?? Wonderful!! I think that was the show he was working on when he died.
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I saw an interview with Brooks a few years ago, and he said that he pretty much ad-libbed and created his own Hawk. In the pilot, he was supposed to give one of those "Yes Massa" lines, but he refused and made-up his own line. They did several takes before they gave in.golfmobile wrote:I was a fan of that show too because I too had read all the books. But, sorry, Avery Brooks was not the Hawk I pictured. He wasn't bad, but I think he never did the "yes massa" kidding on the TV show (probably too politically incorrect) that he CAN and does do in the books -- he didn't seem to have the humor in the show that he has in the books. The Hawk I pictured while reading the books before the series was ever filmed was more like Ving Rhames or another guy whose name I canNOT think of right now to save my soul!
Anyway, I was also just mostly a Robert-Urich-as-Spenser fan (I think I didn't appreciate him UNTIL Spenser) -- did you ever see his "Lazarus Man" series?? Wonderful!! I think that was the show he was working on when he died.
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I was a Urich fan too. I never did see Lazarus Man, but I did see Vega$
I also didn't like what A&E did when they aired their version of Spenser with Joe Mantenga (sp?) as Spenser and some gay-looking/acting replacement for Hawk.
I always loved 'Spenser' , mostly for Avery Brooks as Hawk. Wonder which network holds the german rights for it, cause it`s off the air for many many years now. Golf, maybe I liked A. Brooks`Hawk because I never read any of the books before I watched the series. Now, after reading several books (Cold Service, Back Story, Now & Then) I see what you mean.
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I only saw it in syndication. First on Lifetime, then on TNT. It hasn't been on tv since the late 90's.
Although, I do sometimes watch it online for free:
http://video.aol.com/show/spenser-for-hire
Although, I do sometimes watch it online for free:
http://video.aol.com/show/spenser-for-hire
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Robert B Parker is in talks with TNT and Dreamworks about a remake of Spenser: For hire.
http://leegoldberg.typepad.com/a_writer ... again.html
Also according to Parker, the seventh Jesee Stone movie will start shooting on Set. 8th.
http://leegoldberg.typepad.com/a_writer ... again.html
Also according to Parker, the seventh Jesee Stone movie will start shooting on Set. 8th.
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Re: Any Spenser: For Hire Fans?
I've seen a post where, Warner's Archive Collection is coming out(very soon) with the complete first season of, Spenser: For Hire! I sure hope it's true!
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Season one of Spenser: For Hire, is now available from, Warner's Archive Collection! $40.00! I hoping it comes to store at a better price!
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A bargain compared to what I spent on the first season of Magnum (when it first came out)!MagnumILWU wrote:Season one of Spenser: For Hire, is now available from, Warner's Archive Collection! $40.00! I hoping it comes to store at a better price!
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I just ordered it! I never thought this would ever get released on DVD!MagnumILWU wrote:Season one of Spenser: For Hire, is now available from, Warner's Archive Collection! $40.00! I hoping it comes to store at a better price!
I think the only way to get it cheaper is later this year when Amazon is able to do their own MOD (Manufatured on Demand) release.
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I really liked Spenser it was a great show. I liked Urich since I was a little kid and watched SWAT. It was a big loss when he died
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Finally got my season one DVD of Spenser: Foe Hire! It's always nice to have nice clean episodes to watch! Spenser has always been one of my favorite shows, and some of these episodes I haven't seen in years! Robert Urich is great as Spenser, and Avery Brooks as "Hawk", has to be the biggest "Bad Ass" on any TV show!
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I loved his Western "The Lazarus Man" too, though it didn't last very long. I was really disappointed with that was cancelled. I think he was a better actor than he may have been given credit for -- he was chilling in "Blind Faith." Gave me the heebie-jeebies, so creepy to see him as the villain.
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I believe they cancelled "The Lazarus Man", when Robert Urich got cancer for the first time! The producers didn't want to take the chance, that he may not be able to continue! The cold hearted nature of show business!golfmobile wrote:I loved his Western "The Lazarus Man" too, though it didn't last very long. I was really disappointed with that was cancelled. I think he was a better actor than he may have been given credit for -- he was chilling in "Blind Faith." Gave me the heebie-jeebies, so creepy to see him as the villain.
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