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I'm remembering the black and white TV series with George Reeves. Why not?
One great thing about growing up in Roxboro, North Carolina in the 1970s is that the place was in a time warp. I've seen TV programs and heard songs on the radio that I am too young to have seen and heard. Yes I have.
One great thing about growing up in Tampa, Florida in the 1970s and 1980s is that, in addition to network TV, they have a very cool independent TV station scene happening, which began long before cable TV discovered reruns are often better than new stuff. We got the best of the best down there, man, including this little review right here.
The blaring intro wound up with "...truth, justice, and the American way!" My response was always, "three different things." Zing! Dissident!
Little brother Barry noted that every episode ended the same way. Dude shoots at Superman, who just stands there with hands on hips puffing up his chest. Ha! Then frustrated dude throws empty gun at Superman, who steps out of the way. As in, actor can laugh at fake bullets but the damn gun would hurt like hell. Puss.
In between, there was Clark Kent, who was much more "Father Knows Best" than "mild mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper," at the manual typewriter. Didn't mean a damn thing to me at the time. But years later, Mom gave me a used manual typewriter for Christmas that looked exactly like the George Reeves Clark Kent model. Royal, heavier than a boat anchor, loud enough to make little brother Barry leap over a tall sofa and slap me upside the head in a single bound. I learned to type on that monster, and a coupla years later I may have even begun to learn how to write on it. Be grateful you never read anything I typed there and let's move quickly on.
Superman the first TV series. Damned if I remember. If I saw it now I'd probably be disappointed. I suspect 50s and 60s TV was better than 70s TV, because the fools that wrote 70s TV were trying to copy the crap they saw growing up in the 50s and 60s. Maybe the 50s and 60s writers knew they wrote crap and the 70s folks did not. Or maybe I just don't care and this review is over.
But dig this. Every show ended with some blabber about how it was based on the character from Superman Magazine. And that bugged me to no end because I'd never seen such a thing. Turns out they meant the comic book. I've read many comic books I've loved, but come on. Pretending that the 1970s comic books are Superman Magazine is almost as bad as saying McDonald's Restaurant with a straight face.
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A great addition to my other season DVDs. Looking fwd to seasons 5 & 6.
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I loved the colour series,overall very good, in some scenes the quality is average, hey but its 1950's tv and we are lucky to have it in colour, i think you guys had colour from 1964 and 1974 for Australia, so some foresight from the producers in the fifties to make the series very popular in syndication.
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I'n so old fashioned, that I still prefer the black and white Supermans of the first seasons, but the television Superman (the late George Reeves - no relation to the late Christopher Reeve) is still the best IMO. This is great family fare. Your young children will love it - and so will the big kids (including parents!). George Reeves is the consummate hero. Noel Neill as Lois Lane is simply the best. And, to top it off, you get the original Perry White, Jimmy Olsen (replete with bow tie!, and Inspector Henderson. Lots and lots of fun!
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It was great! Great quality in a movie! Can't wait for the next seasons! Thanks!
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