thanks, jim. didn't even know about it, but sure would like to see it after reading your description.
--- On Sun, 3/15/09, JIM DOHERTY <jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: JIM DOHERTY <jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com>
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Re: M Squad for $50
> To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 6:44 AM
>
> Sonny,
>
> Re your question below:
>
> "is this 'the mod squad' tv show or something totally
> different?"
>
> M SQUAD was a half-hour cop drama from the late '50's that
> starred Lee Marvin as Det. Lt. Frank Ballinger of "M Squad,
> a special unit of the Chicago Police." Ballinger was
> sort of Joe Friday on steroids.
>
> It's a tough, gritty, fast-paced show, and, though it was
> obviously filmed on a tight budget (most of the show was
> studi-shot with a few frequently used establishing shots of
> Chi-Town to set the scene), it's still one of the best
> half-hour action dramas ever broadcast. M SQUAD is
> what made Marvin a star.
>
> The spoof POLICE SQUAD was partly a spoof of M SQUAD, and
> the opening credits, with Leslie Nielsen leaning over a car
> in a shootout, were a direct lift from M SQUAD.
>
> JIM DOHERTY
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