100 TV Shows #77 The A-Team #78-Banacek

[karaokegal]

Unfortunately I can't use 77 Sunset Strip in this spot, because like Route 66, it was before my time and I know it only through zeitgeist and osmosis.

So instead...a show that I only watched for one man, and a post that will be more or less a love letter to him and my favorite of his movies.

The A-Team

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Banacek

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So there it was, 1983. I'm

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[joanne_c]

That photo of George is mesemerising. More on the rest later (though I have to mention that I know Ben Gazzarra through his Audrey association best, ironically enough, and the mention of him and George gives me OT3 thoughts now). Also Ben's character in the movie Bloodline (where he met Audrey) was Rhys Williams, much to my amusement on re-reading the book a year or so back. Yes, he was Welsh too.

[karaokegal]

Elaine Stritch's Ben Gazzarra story is awesome and hilarious too. Gotta love Hollywood casting, get a New York Italian to play a Welshman.

[joanne_c]

Well, Audrey's character in the book was supposed to be in her twenties, and she was a little out from that by that point, so I'm not sure if accuracy was very much in the minds of the casting people (but then again, James Mason and Michelle Phillips were pretty much just right for their characters, so I'm going to figure star power for Audrey and probably chemistry for Ben

[karaokegal]

Bloodline may be the only Sidney Sheldon book I ever read...I don't retain much, but even then I may have been looking for the "Ben/Audrey" scenes, following my weird obsession with "They All Laughed."

I also have a bit of a James Mason thing, but that mostly has to do with is younger self, his voice, and OMG LOLITA!

I wonder if Ms. Kristel's memoir is still in print or available on Kindle? She lived through some very interesting times and presumably knew (in all senses of the word) some of the sexier men. I'd love to hear Ian McShane dirt.

[dref22]

Unrelated: Did you know that Peppard was was offered and accepted the role of Blake Carrington in the TV series Dynasty? Apparently during the filming of the pilot episode, he repeatedly clashed with the show's producers and he felt that his role was too similar to J. R. Ewing of Dallas. He was fired a few weeks later and the part was offered to John Forsythe and they re-shot Peppard's scenes.

[karaokegal]

I saw that on the Wiki page...FWIW, much as I love Mr. Peppard, John Forsythe was utter perfection as Blake Carrington...and I may have had a residual crush going back to Bachelor Father reruns.

[dref22]

I agree! I can't see anyone else as Blake! This made me happy. :)

[karaokegal]

Awwwwwww!