2️⃣ Following the murder at the end of part one, the #JamesBSikking vigilante plot goes in a different direction. Same with the #CraigHurley high school storyline, which is now revealed to be about a large-scale pornography ring.

3️⃣ This is really exciting storytelling. An example of the show at its very best.

4️⃣ Teleplay is by #TerryDNelson, long-time story editor on the show.

#80sTV #TVDetectives #CopShow

#Hunter s5e11 (1989) - 9/10

1️⃣ Smart teleplay by #JoeMenosky, for #StephenJCannell Productions, has multiple storylines in the spotlight.

2️⃣ #CecVerrell is simply excellent as an escaped psycho killer. Meanwhile, #JamesBSikking leads an aggressive vigilante group. Finally, #RobertVaughn sends #StepfanieKramer undercover in a crime-ridden high school.

3️⃣ The tone is grim/realistic. Action/violence is often kept offscreen. A picture is painted of an entire city under siege from different factions.

58 years ago today:
The Fugitive
S2E30: Last Second of a Big Dream
Barry Craft figures he'll get some publicity by arranging to have Kimble captured at his wild-animal show.
Airdate: 1965-04-20
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10083/season/2/episode/30
#TheFugitive #DavidJanssen #BarryMorse #JamesBSikking #ABC #RobertButler #Television

50 years ago today:
M*A*S*H
S1E15: Tuttle
Hawkeye creates a fake doctor, Captain Jonathan S. Tuttle, to give supplies to the local orphans. Henry wants Tuttle to be officer of the day, so Hawkeye creates a fake personnel file, and all his back pay is given to the orphanage. When General Clayton wants to reward his generosity, Hawkeye is for...
Airdate: 1973-01-14
https://themoviedb.org/tv/918/season/1/episode/15
#MASH #JamesBSikking #CBS #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvseries #tvshows

50 years ago today:
M*A*S*H
S1E15: Tuttle
Hawkeye creates a fake doctor, Captain Jonathan S. Tuttle, to give supplies to the local orphans. Henry wants Tuttle to be officer of the day, so Hawkeye creates a fake personnel file, and all his back pay is given to the orphanage. When General Clayton wants to reward his generosity, Hawkeye is for...
Airdate: 1973-01-14
https://themoviedb.org/tv/918/season/1/episode/15
#MASH #JamesBSikking #CBS #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvseries #tvshows

59 years ago today:
The Fugitive
S1E15: Home is the Hunted
Kimble returns to his home town in Illinois after learning that his father, John Kimble, has suffered a heart attack and has donated his medical library to the University of Wisconsin and in the process of selling the family house. While Kimble hides out at the home of his sister Donna and her sympa...
Airdate: 1964-01-07
#JamesBSikking #JacquelineScott #TheFugitive #ClassicTV #TV #Television
https://themoviedb.org/tv/10083/season/1/epi

Back in 1981, "Hill Street Blues" had a luxury that few television shows have today: time to find an audience. With no ratings in its first season, James Sikking talks about how the show still managed to survive. https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2022/11/07/how-hill-street-blues-beat-the-odds/

#JamesBSikking #JamesSikking #HillStreetBlues #TV #TVNews #CelebrityNews #EntertainmentNews