Favourite TV themes

[horrie hastings]

Who you got? Jaclyn Smith for me.

Also partial to the homage "Kelly Watch the Stars" by French electronic duo Air.

I was a Kate Jackson fan.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

While the original theme is fun I have to go with this one as being better

Top ten hit in the UK. At a time when coloured vinyl was all the rage. Similarly predictable implication for their version of Nights in White Satin.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I have to go with Julie Rogers (Tanya Roberts). She was only in 16 episodes but come on, she's Sheena!

I had to google Tanya Roberts. Rings a faint bell.

Presumably rings a bell for you too, but more in the Anita Ward sense.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I was a Kate Jackson fan.

Among British connoisseurs, rough estimate -

50% Farah, 40% Jaclyn, 10% Kate.

Predilections may be in reverse on the other side of the world.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

I had to google Tanya Roberts. Rings a faint bell.

Presumably rings a bell for you too, but more in the Anita Ward sense.

She was in a few movies I like. Sheena (love the animal fur bikini), Beastmaster and a really good horror film from the late 70s called Tourist Trap. First and foremost though she was in Body Slam a wrestling based movie with my alltime favourite Rowdy Roddy Piper.

 

[Captain Apollo]

Who you got? Jaclyn Smith for me.

Also partial to the homage "Kelly Watch the Stars" by French electronic duo Air.

Cheryl Ladd every day, and twice on Sundays

 

[horrie hastings]

Among British connoisseurs, rough estimate -

50% Farah, 40% Jaclyn, 10% Kate.

Predilections may be in reverse on the other side of the world.

I liked Kate because she was the plain Jane of the three character wise and also the brains.

Did like when Cheryl Ladd came in later.

 

[horrie hastings]

Cheryl Ladd every day, and twice on Sundays

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Cheryl Ladd was my favourite over all of the series but of the original three of Farrah, Jaclyn and Kate, Kate was my favourite.

 

[horrie hastings]

Cheryl Ladd recording for Josie and the Pussycats, Cheryl was the singing voice of Melody in the cartoon series,

 

[horrie hastings]

I have to go with Julie Rogers (Tanya Roberts). She was only in 16 episodes but come on, she's Sheena!

Tanya with Jaclyn and Cheryl

 

[horrie hastings]

Probably going a bit off topic here now but here is Cheryl Ladd with two of the greatest actress's from the Golden era of Hollywood. Bette Davis and Barbara Stanwyck.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Love,love,love Barbara Stanwyck. Double Indemnity and Meet John Doe are two of my favourites from that era.

 

[horrie hastings]

Love,love,love Barbara Stanwyck. Double Indemnity and Meet John Doe are two of my favourites from that era.

Great movies both of them, especially John Doe , my two favourites are No Man Of Her Own and Titanic,
Watched My Reputation a couple of months ago, another great Stanwyck movie.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Great movies both of them, especially John Doe , my two favourites are No Man Of Her Own and Titanic

I use the term The Colonel uses in John Doe all the time - Heelots.

 

[horrie hastings]

I use the term The Colonel uses in John Doe all the time - Heelots.

 

[Det.Wojciehowicz]

Thats the one.I just wish that there were more movies today with that quality of writing.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

Me and my mates used to play Marine Boy by throwing our thongs at each other.

Picture the scene -

May 1st 1976. Eight year old in full Man Utd kit complete with Man Utd hat and scarf, perched on the edge of a sofa four feet from the magic lantern.

BBC 1, 9:10 Marine Boy 9:35 Champion the Wonder Horse. Few more programmes, then... 11:15 Cup Final Grandstand Manchester United v Southampton.

It was a long and exhausting day.

Re Marine Boy. There's something piquantly evocative about underwater settings. Creates an otherworldly feel without leaving the planet.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

Cheryl Ladd every day, and twice on Sundays

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Almost a great pic.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I saw Juliet Mills in Avanti last night on the Sky Arts channel.

 

[Ride the Lion to Zion]

I have Themeology, a CD of John Barry film and TV themes. Two of the standouts are the moog-propelled pieces from around the turn of the decade, On Her Majesty's Secret Service and The Persuaders Theme.

Through the 70s, a lot of theme and incidental music was made on synths by the likes of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Helped to cut costs, particularly for children's TV and schools programmes. A composer with a moog is cheaper than groups of musicians.