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It's a role, Miguel Ferrer is an actor. "CYRANO DE BERGERAC"????
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Some cities are more popular than others as settings for shows, and have had multiple series set in them. In this case, I recall 3 live-action series set in this city. (This city does not have its own wiki, but it has a page in at least 13 wikis.) The last of those shows was a little obscure (but has its own wiki.) The first of those shows was famous (but does not appear to have its own wiki- it has pages in a more general wiki.) In between those shows was a show with popularity between famous and obscure. (It has its own wiki.) It ran for 5 seasons. It carried the name of the city (lawyers may wrangle on whether or not I am correct.) It was written as a serious show, an action drama. It didn't really cross over with any shows, but was in-continuity with at least 1 show that aired after this show ceased production. The last episode of the series was planned to be the last episode. It was set a decade after the rest of the series, and was titled "The Beginning..." The show borrowed freely from other media, but was as much inspired by them as anything else, taking plenty of dramatic license, which resulted in a better show. Despite this show using largely unknown actors, it could be argued that they used at least 3 well-known actors in recurring roles. One of those actors had been on television, and in a major movie series, (a trilogy, sorta.) The other 2, despite not having worked together previously, were both well-known from roles in well-known Science Fiction franchises (one from "Firefly", one from a "Star Trek" show.) Across one season, an electric light shone outdoors was a significant item. (Again, this was not a legal/law firm show, nor does it contain "Law" or any variation in the name, nor do lawyers play any significant role in the story. If you still think they do after this, it's not because I didn't try to warn you off a dead end. None of this parenthesis is any sort of clue, I'm just trying to head off digressions into the wrong shows.)
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There's 2 famous men who are memorialized in the Baseball Hall of Fame. They were not inducted into it, and they were never baseball players (although they have been seen in uniforms for the St Louis Wolves.) They are memorialized with a solid gold display on the Hall of Fame library's second floor. Because of these 2 men, many of us (myself included) can remember the starting lineup and positions of the St Louis Wolves when they are not up at bat. Who were these 2 men, and why were they memorialized there?
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Some cities are more popular than others as settings for shows, and have had multiple series set in them. In this case, I recall 3 live-action series set in this city. The last of those shows was a little obscure (but has its own wiki.) The first of those shows was famous (but does not appear to have its own wiki.) In between those shows was a show with popularity between famous and obscure. It ran for 5 seasons. It carried the name of the city (lawyers may wrangle on whether or not I am correct.) It was written as a serious show, an action drama. It didn't really cross over with any shows, but was in-continuity with at least 1 show that aired after this show ceased production. The last episode of the series was planned to be the last episode. It was set a decade after the rest of the series, and was titled "The Beginning..." The show borrowed freely from other media, but was as much inspired by them as anything else, taking plenty of dramatic license, which resulted in a better show. Despite this show using largely unknown actors, it could be argued that they used at least 3 well-known actors in recurring roles. One of those actors had been on television, and in a major movie series, (a trilogy, sorta.) The other 2, despite not having worked together previously, were both well-known from roles in well-known Science Fiction franchises (different franchises.) Across one season, an electric light shone outdoors was a significant item. (Again, this was not a legal/law firm show, nor does it contain "Law" or any variation in the name, nor do lawyers play any significant role in the story. If you still think they do after this, it's not because I didn't try to warn you off a dead end. None of this parenthesis is any sort of clue, I'm just trying to head off digressions into the wrong shows.)
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About Abner Doubleday, you'll find this interesting. Baseball historians generally dismiss claims AD had any significant role in the history of baseball (he provided bats and balls for men in his unit, but lots of men did that- and that's about all he did.) There's references to him in the historical comments and educational content. However, there is not an actual display of anything- no plaque, no statue, no wall, etc. So, I would not judge that as "memorialized." I have updated the question to exclude him. About Kenesaw Mountain Landis, I was not looking for that name. That having been said, he was indeed memorialized in the Baseball Hall of Fame....having been INDUCTED in 1944 (the year of his death.) He is memorialized with a plaque- but the induction disqualifies him from his name as a possible answer. https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/landis-kenesaw (Please don't wander around that site- that would be cheating. I linked that specific page because it's about KML and does not have any spoilers for this question on it.)
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There's 2 famous men who are memorialized in the Baseball Hall of Fame. They were not inducted into it, and they were never baseball players (although they have been seen in uniforms for the St Louis Wolves.) They are memorialized with a solid gold display on the Hall of Fame library's second floor. Who were they, and why were they memorialized there?
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"Kiss mah grits!"
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Star Trek (The Original Series, aka ST TOS)
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songs remembered from just one line
WordWolf replied to bulwinkl's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
*checks* I've never heard more than a few seconds of this song. I'm unfamiliar with the artist, as well. Someone else will have to get this one. Probably someone, ah, 'born at a more comfortable distance from the Apocalypse.' (i.e. someone older.) -
Mel Gibson Lethal Weapon 2 Joe Pesci
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No. Not a legal show, not the city of Boston. If you were thinking of William Shatner, then wrong actor, but correct general franchise for one of the actors.
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Some cities are more popular than others as settings for shows, and have had multiple series set in them. In this case, I recall 3 live-action series set in this city. The last of those shows was a little obscure (but has its own wiki.) The first of those shows was famous (but does not appear to have its own wiki.) In between those shows was a show with popularity between famous and obscure. It ran for 5 seasons. It was written as a serious show, an action drama. It didn't really cross over with any shows, but was in-continuity with at least 1 show that aired after this show ceased production. The last episode of the series was planned to be the last episode. It took place a decade after the rest of the series, and was titled "The Beginning..." The show borrowed freely from other media, but was as much inspired by them as anything else, taking plenty of dramatic license, which resulted in a better show. Despite this show using largely unknown actors, it could be argued that they used at least 3 well-known actors in recurring roles. One of those actors had been on television, and in a major movie series, (a trilogy, sorta.) The other 2, despite not having worked together previously, were both well-known from roles in well-known Science Fiction franchises (different franchises.)
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That's it.
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Next one. Some cities are more popular than others as settings for shows, and have had multiple series set in them. In this case, I recall 3 live-action series set in this city. The last of those shows was a little obscure (but has its own wiki.) The first of those shows was famous (but does not appear to have its own wiki.) In between those shows was a show with popularity between famous and obscure. It ran for 5 seasons. It was written as a serious show, an action drama. It didn't really cross over with any shows, but was in-continuity with at least 1 show that aired after this show ceased production. The last episode of the series was planned to be the last episode. It took place a decade after the rest of the series, and was titled "The Beginning..." The show borrowed freely from other media, but was as much inspired by them as anything else, taking plenty of dramatic license, which resulted in a better show. It could be argued that=despite this show using largely unknown actors- they used at least 2 well-known actors in recurring roles. (For some value of "well-known actor." At least, I knew who they were before this show, and that wasn't true of the rest of the cast, generally speaking.)
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I checked earlier today, you're right about "the Nuclear Man" as the title down here.
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Next one. "Ay-ay-ay-ay=ay!"
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No, my son and I sat for the space of 3 episodes and hallucinated the whole thing! OK, seriously, yes. Strictly speaking it was a 3-part story on "Sanford and Son" where "Hawaii Five-O" appeared. Season 6, episodes 1-3, "The Hawaiian Connection." It's the only "Hawaii 5-0" I ever remember watching, other than the opening tune with the surfer. I liked that even when I didn't like cop shows. Oh, and Frank Nelson appeared as an airline pilot twice- when the Sanford flew to AND from Hawaii. https://sanfordandson.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hawaiian_Connection_-_Parts_I_%26_II https://sanfordandson.fandom.com/wiki/The_Hawaiian_Connection_-_Part_III
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My son and I just watched the 3-part crossover of "Sanford and Son" and "HAWAII FIVE-O''. My favorite part was the recap at the beginning of parts 2 and 3. Narrator:"This is Hawaii. This is a palm tree. And this is a coconut..." *clip of Fred being stupid on the beach* etc.
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Kathy Bates Titanic Victor Garber Leonardo diCaprio
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If I was correct, the action figures for that series were huge- a foot tall or something, not 8-inches like the Mego ones. If I was correct, you had a foot-tall Oscar Goldman action figure? Were you a big fan of the character? *slaps forehead* "OG" for Oscar Goldman. I was thinking the slang meaning, that you were discussing an old school character. (An "original gansta.") The entire line was hard to find in stores. I imagine your family looked for Steve and only found Oscar. I think mine knew I was a big fan of the show at the time. I even had an "electro-genic arm" which I wore around. And that thing was uncomfortable because it was built so cheaply and clumsily. It was a hard semi-circle of gray plastic, plus one big decal of circuits, and a strap to hold it in place. One size fits nobody, I think. https://www.plaidstallions.com/images/tl/electrogenic.jpg
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Hm. There were action figures. It was the right decade for action figures. And not all of them were made by Mego, just most of them. The show had a main character, and a spin-off. The main character was an action hero. *thinks* I'm going with "the Six Million Dollar Man." That had a spinoff- "the Bionic Woman." There were action figures of Steve Austin- I had one- and of Oscar something. (Goldman- I had to look up the cast's names.) There was also one of Maskotron. He was a robot bad guy who could be disguised as Steve or Oscar, or wear his own face. I never saw those in stores, but they were advertised on the box of the SA figure, and of the space capsule/bionics operating theater playset. I don't remember the boxes showing an action figure for the Bionic Woman.
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songs remembered from just one line
WordWolf replied to bulwinkl's topic in Movies, Music, Books, Art
"Work all night on a drink of rum."