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GeorgeStGeorge

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  1. "Would you tell me please, Mr. Howard, why should I trade one tyrant three thousand miles away for three thousand tyrants one mile away? An elected legislature can trample a man's rights as easily as a king can." George
  2. This was the most expensive television show to produce at the time, costing over a million dollars to make each episode, which was one of the reasons it was canceled after only 13 episodes. The actor playing the titular character based his performance on William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek (1966) of which he is a big fan. A video game based on this series produced by Bug-Byte Software was released for the Commodore 64 platform in 1985. The titular character was a hologram, but no CGI was used on the show, just traditional animation and editing techniques. The star of the show was far less famous than his father (whom the star portrayed in the movie "The Mambo Kings"). George
  3. Vigilante I.C.U. The Wolf of Wall Street George
  4. Flat-screen TVs came out in the late '90s, and digital TV was around 2007. I suspect that Raf's "22 minutes" is a clue, but I'm not getting it. Raf's a newsman, so maybe it has something to do with cable news. George
  5. Well, it's not MTV (that was 1981). It's not football instant replay (1986, though instigated by a blown call against the Oilers in 1979). It's not the Heidi Rule (1968). Reagan was elected, but debates and elections had been televised for decades. jeezIdon't knowthisone. George
  6. Expectations of Allied POWS in this WWII movie were that Japan should have honored the Geneva Convention. Actually, Japan wasn't a signatory to the treaty until 1953. (Interestingly, misdeeds by the Japanese prompted revision of the treaty in 1949.) The commandant of the prison was portrayed as being ruthless. According to many of his prisoners after the war, the actual Japanese officer on whom the role was based was one of the more humane and reasonable ones. To keep costs down, producer Sam Spiegel decided not to hire any extras, using crew members and Ceylon locals instead. This meant that some of the British prisoners were really natives of the region wearing make-up to appear Caucasian. George
  7. This has been unattended for a month and a half. I suggest that Raf either give some more clues or just turn over the cards and offer a free post. George
  8. James Mason Georgy Girl Lynn Redgrave George
  9. Yes. I assume Matt Helm gave it away. George
  10. Hopefully, this will stoke someone's memory: Larry Todd Joe Anthony Rick Todd Bama Dillert Jeffrey Moss Sam Harmon Nick Arden Jason Steele Tom Elder Dee Bishop Matt Helm Vernon Demerest George
  11. Nothing from Nothing "Well, since she put me down, I've been out doing' in my head." George
  12. This was the most expensive television show to produce at the time, costing over a million dollars to make each episode, which was one of the reasons it was canceled after only 13 episodes. The actor playing the titular character based his performance on William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek (1966) of which he is a big fan. A video game based on this series produced by Bug-Byte Software was released for the Commodore 64 platform in 1985. The titular character was a hologram, but no CGI was used on the show, just traditional animation and editing techniques. The star of the show was far less famous than his father. George
  13. I don't get the post, either, unless Allen somehow references the show in his routine. (I didn't watch most of the video.) At any rate, it's not the answer. George
  14. This was the most expensive television show to produce at the time, costing over a million dollars to make each episode, which was one of the reasons it was canceled after only 13 episodes. The actor playing the titular character based his performance on William Shatner as Captain Kirk in Star Trek (1966) of which he is a big fan. A video game based on this series produced by Bug-Byte Software was released for the Commodore 64 platform in 1985. George
  15. Bill Miller Bill Baker Al Crowthers Larry Todd Joe Anthony Rick Todd Bama Dillert Jeffrey Moss Sam Harmon Nick Arden Jason Steele Tom Elder George
  16. The Night They Raided Minsky's Berl Lahr The Wizard of Oz George
  17. I kept getting stuck on "My Boyfriend's Back," but I knew that wasn't it. George
  18. I remember watching it with my Dad. It WAS a bit bawdy for the day but probably tamer than Sesame Street, now. George
  19. I can even hear the girlfriends say, "Yes, we get it." It's an oldie, but I'm not quite clicking on it. George
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