Who's Left To Investigate Things?
Hello again loyal readers and welcome to passers-by. I hope everyone is feeling good and doing well.
Today's post delves into a subject that I don't often visit, entertainment. I usually ignore the entertainment industry because I generally don't care about things like who is dating who and who wore the worst outfit at the Oscars. However, today I will touch on the entertainment industry because one of my favorite genres took a heavy hit this past week. The genre is speak of is crime dramas.
The crime drama genre is currently doing well with shows like "CSI" and "Law And Order" (and their attendant spinoffs) being very popular. However, this past week the genre lost one big named detective, one funny cop, and one lesser-known, cult classic detective.
The big named detective was Dennis Weaver. Weaver is best known for his portrayal of "Gunsmoke" deputy Chester and his role as Sam McCloud in the show "McCloud". He died Monday at the age of 81.
The funny cop was Don Knotts. While he is remembered for a number of rolls, the one I refer to is his portrayal of the shakiest cop in all of Mayberry, Barney Fife. Knotts died Friday at the age of 81.
The lesser-known, cult classic detective was Darren McGavin. Who, you may ask. McGavin played "Mike Hammer" back in the 50's (long before Stacey Keach), and was the lead in the cult favorite "Kolchak: The Night Stalker", in which he played an investigative reporter who hunted various monsters (an investigative reporter kinda counts as a detective, right?). Most people will remember McGavin not from the aforementioned roles, but for his role as the dad in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story". McGavin died Saturday at the age of 83.
They say the true measure of an actor's success is in how many people remember him for a certain role. By that yardstick, all three of these men were quite successful. I don't think anyone will forget Weaver's "McCloud" riding his horse down a New York City street as the credits rolled. And who hasn't called a somewhat nervous local cop "One-bullet-Barney Fife", recalling Knotts' classic portrayal of that character. And, at least for me, McGavin will always be remembered not only as the reporter/investigator chasing strange monster stories, but also every Christmas when TNT shows 24 hours of "A Christmas Story" ("You'll shoot your eye out, kid!).
I am Chuck, and I remind everyone that death's scythe eventually reaps us all...even the one's who can solve crimes in 30 minutes or less.
Today's post delves into a subject that I don't often visit, entertainment. I usually ignore the entertainment industry because I generally don't care about things like who is dating who and who wore the worst outfit at the Oscars. However, today I will touch on the entertainment industry because one of my favorite genres took a heavy hit this past week. The genre is speak of is crime dramas.
The crime drama genre is currently doing well with shows like "CSI" and "Law And Order" (and their attendant spinoffs) being very popular. However, this past week the genre lost one big named detective, one funny cop, and one lesser-known, cult classic detective.
The big named detective was Dennis Weaver. Weaver is best known for his portrayal of "Gunsmoke" deputy Chester and his role as Sam McCloud in the show "McCloud". He died Monday at the age of 81.
The funny cop was Don Knotts. While he is remembered for a number of rolls, the one I refer to is his portrayal of the shakiest cop in all of Mayberry, Barney Fife. Knotts died Friday at the age of 81.
The lesser-known, cult classic detective was Darren McGavin. Who, you may ask. McGavin played "Mike Hammer" back in the 50's (long before Stacey Keach), and was the lead in the cult favorite "Kolchak: The Night Stalker", in which he played an investigative reporter who hunted various monsters (an investigative reporter kinda counts as a detective, right?). Most people will remember McGavin not from the aforementioned roles, but for his role as the dad in the holiday classic "A Christmas Story". McGavin died Saturday at the age of 83.
They say the true measure of an actor's success is in how many people remember him for a certain role. By that yardstick, all three of these men were quite successful. I don't think anyone will forget Weaver's "McCloud" riding his horse down a New York City street as the credits rolled. And who hasn't called a somewhat nervous local cop "One-bullet-Barney Fife", recalling Knotts' classic portrayal of that character. And, at least for me, McGavin will always be remembered not only as the reporter/investigator chasing strange monster stories, but also every Christmas when TNT shows 24 hours of "A Christmas Story" ("You'll shoot your eye out, kid!).
I am Chuck, and I remind everyone that death's scythe eventually reaps us all...even the one's who can solve crimes in 30 minutes or less.
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