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ladybug_archive) wrote2014-06-16 01:03 am
ladybug_archive) wrote2014-06-16 01:03 am
Entry tags:
- actors,
- cartoons,
- christopher cary,
- darren mcgavin,
- death,
- h.m. wynant,
- jimmy murphy,
- joseph campanella,
- kolchak,
- mannix,
- movies,
- music,
- nancy drew,
- perry mason,
- richard anderson,
- simon oakland,
- the bionic woman,
- the monkees,
- the rockford files,
- the six million dollar man,
- the virginian,
- the wild wild west,
- tv shows,
- wesley lau,
- william talman
The Monkees are responsible for everything.
Very saddened by Casey Kasem's death this past day. Although I didn't grow up with him as Crystal and many others did, I longed to be able to see Scooby-Doo for years before I was finally able to. And JP made me a couple of tapes of the Top 40 show. I was thinking I should get those out again for a listen.
Crystal mused in her post how Casey was somewhat responsible for her interest in the Monkees, due to the Davy Jones episode of Scooby-Doo. Meanwhile, I've mused many times how The Monkees are responsible for almost all of my current interests. How in the world did that happen? Behold:
- Because of The Monkees, episode 25, Alias Micky Dolenz, I became interested in Jimmy Murphy, who played Tony Ferano.
- Because of that, I started looking up all of his roles and finally decided to try Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a show I'd been idly curious about for years.
- Because of that, I got interested in Simon Oakland, whom I knew years before from Perry Mason, West Side Story, and I Want to Live!, although I hadn't taken note of his name.
- Because of that, I got back into Perry Mason while watching Simon's episodes.
- Because of that, I rediscovered my interest in Hamilton Burger/William Talman and added Wesley Lau (from I Want to Live! too), Richard Anderson (from The Student Prince), and H.M. Wynant (from a Nancy Drew episode; see icon) to my list of interests.
- Because of them and Simon (and Darren), I got around to trying The Wild Wild West, The Virginian, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Cannon, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and other shows that I liked enough to start watching religiously.
- Because of WWW, I discovered Christopher Cary.
- Because of that, I watched The Rockford Files and discovered Luke Andreas.
- Meanwhile, while watching Mannix, I finally tried season 1 and discovered Joseph Campanella.
All thanks to The Monkees.
Crystal mused in her post how Casey was somewhat responsible for her interest in the Monkees, due to the Davy Jones episode of Scooby-Doo. Meanwhile, I've mused many times how The Monkees are responsible for almost all of my current interests. How in the world did that happen? Behold:
- Because of The Monkees, episode 25, Alias Micky Dolenz, I became interested in Jimmy Murphy, who played Tony Ferano.
- Because of that, I started looking up all of his roles and finally decided to try Kolchak: The Night Stalker, a show I'd been idly curious about for years.
- Because of that, I got interested in Simon Oakland, whom I knew years before from Perry Mason, West Side Story, and I Want to Live!, although I hadn't taken note of his name.
- Because of that, I got back into Perry Mason while watching Simon's episodes.
- Because of that, I rediscovered my interest in Hamilton Burger/William Talman and added Wesley Lau (from I Want to Live! too), Richard Anderson (from The Student Prince), and H.M. Wynant (from a Nancy Drew episode; see icon) to my list of interests.
- Because of them and Simon (and Darren), I got around to trying The Wild Wild West, The Virginian, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Cannon, Mannix, Mission: Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, and other shows that I liked enough to start watching religiously.
- Because of WWW, I discovered Christopher Cary.
- Because of that, I watched The Rockford Files and discovered Luke Andreas.
- Meanwhile, while watching Mannix, I finally tried season 1 and discovered Joseph Campanella.
All thanks to The Monkees.