I watched this the first time when i was 12 or 13 and loved it. I remember being disappointed when it was cancelled and also not understanding why it was cancelled since so many of us loved it.
Watching it again, I am enjoying it all over again. It has strong 80s style and reminds me of Magnum. They both had reluctant heroes. Kick ass theme songs. This one used music a great deal at least in the first 2 seasons. The heroes both had chums/buddies/entourage that would give them a hard time but then be there for them, in the end. They both had cartoonish 80s villains. Both had plenty of Russian villains, Nazis I believe and of course Japanese. Remember that WW2 only ended 25 years before this show and part of that time USA was an occupying force in Germany and Japan.
Magnum did more with the character back story and had more seasons to develop Magnum as a character which I enjoyed. They also returned to some plot lines. They didn't do that in this case and I wonder if that was the fatal flaw.
When i started watching it again I knew it was only on for3 seasons and was expecting a short watch. But boy was I surprised to see 44 episodes listed. That was plenty long enough when you aren't working on a character development back story. So I think I can se why it was cancelled although it may have come from the actors? Would be interested in the story on that.
Both shows were of course sexist and showed plenty of cultural stereotypes. I don't think shows should be banned or not watched because of those things. While the shows reflect the Hollywood/advertisers view of USA society, that view was backed up by a sizeable part of the population. Lets not look back on the past with rose colored glasses, show it like it was - certainly there were no good ol' days for the majority of USA society. And don't ban racist and sexist shows but show the reality or a glimpse of the past.
Finally, this show had the gentle tone that is missing in most shows these days. So I enjoyed watching it. Oh one thing, I preferred the earlier shows with the high school kids. They were missing later on. They had Pam more involved in the 3rd season which was okay. I thought it was hilarious how they had separate bedrooms on their beach vacation.
Watching it again, I am enjoying it all over again. It has strong 80s style and reminds me of Magnum. They both had reluctant heroes. Kick ass theme songs. This one used music a great deal at least in the first 2 seasons. The heroes both had chums/buddies/entourage that would give them a hard time but then be there for them, in the end. They both had cartoonish 80s villains. Both had plenty of Russian villains, Nazis I believe and of course Japanese. Remember that WW2 only ended 25 years before this show and part of that time USA was an occupying force in Germany and Japan.
Magnum did more with the character back story and had more seasons to develop Magnum as a character which I enjoyed. They also returned to some plot lines. They didn't do that in this case and I wonder if that was the fatal flaw.
When i started watching it again I knew it was only on for3 seasons and was expecting a short watch. But boy was I surprised to see 44 episodes listed. That was plenty long enough when you aren't working on a character development back story. So I think I can se why it was cancelled although it may have come from the actors? Would be interested in the story on that.
Both shows were of course sexist and showed plenty of cultural stereotypes. I don't think shows should be banned or not watched because of those things. While the shows reflect the Hollywood/advertisers view of USA society, that view was backed up by a sizeable part of the population. Lets not look back on the past with rose colored glasses, show it like it was - certainly there were no good ol' days for the majority of USA society. And don't ban racist and sexist shows but show the reality or a glimpse of the past.
Finally, this show had the gentle tone that is missing in most shows these days. So I enjoyed watching it. Oh one thing, I preferred the earlier shows with the high school kids. They were missing later on. They had Pam more involved in the 3rd season which was okay. I thought it was hilarious how they had separate bedrooms on their beach vacation.