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Post by Katryna on May 20, 2006 20:54:40 GMT -5
Loved it, GB! You know I have a soft spot for Wade. The traffic cop scene is great! So glad you included it.
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Post by anna on May 21, 2006 0:04:03 GMT -5
GB, that was hilarious! Bakersfield also has what I think is the first look at what I think of as "Ron . . . Through the Chain Link." Bakersfield PD  ER  Rub a Tub Tub  Doggone  |
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Post by bjobsessed on May 21, 2006 0:09:20 GMT -5
That's great Anna. I'm sure there's a few movies where he's looking through a chainlink too. Maybe Sleepers? Haven't watched that one in a while.
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Post by Dreamfire on May 21, 2006 3:42:17 GMT -5
Oh man, GB you have made tears run down myface again! Thannkyou.
And the parralells are absolutely amazing! I bet wade would be into them!
Natascha
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Post by hoosier on May 23, 2006 16:51:06 GMT -5
Classic moments in the life of Dt. Wade Preston, Bakersfield, P.D. The Pilot 10 point landing, off running! Even in workboots. Reminds me of Starsky of Starksy and Hutch sliding across the hood of his Grand Tarino in the opening of the show! Maybe thats where it comes from! |
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Post by inuvik on Jul 10, 2006 15:43:11 GMT -5
I also now have this thanks to one of our lovely board members and have watched the first 6 episodes. It's so fantastic! What a great show. I can't believe it only lasted one season. It's so funny!
Anyone know why it may have had such a quick demise? Timeslot, its competition, anything like that? I'd like to know more.
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Post by bjobsessed on Aug 15, 2006 18:31:55 GMT -5
I just got a google alert for Ron and this is what it said.
Google Alert for: Ron Eldard
On Demand and on DVD: Beat the Dog Days With Series Gems That Went ...
International News Service - Sydney,Australia
... topics like AIDS and sexual abuse by clergy (ABC never aired those particular episodes); "Bakersfield," 1993's loopy single-camera Fox-com with Ron Eldard as a ...
The top line is blue and when I click on it, there is nothing there. Did anybody else get this? If so, what did it say???
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Post by bluedelft on Aug 15, 2006 18:45:43 GMT -5
I just got a google alert for Ron and this is what it said. Google Alert for: Ron Eldard On Demand and on DVD: Beat the Dog Days With Series Gems That Went ... International News Service - Sydney,Australia ... topics like AIDS and sexual abuse by clergy (ABC never aired those particular episodes); "Bakersfield," 1993's loopy single-camera Fox-com with Ron Eldard as a ... The top line is blue and when I click on it, there is nothing there. Did anybody else get this? If so, what did it say??? Try this link: www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny-ettel4851100aug15,0,25369.story?coll=ny-television-headlines Took a little searching but I found it on another site.
Edit to say copy and paste the link for it to work. |
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Post by bjobsessed on Aug 15, 2006 20:33:44 GMT -5
I just got a google alert for Ron and this is what it said. Google Alert for: Ron Eldard On Demand and on DVD: Beat the Dog Days With Series Gems That Went ... International News Service - Sydney,Australia ... topics like AIDS and sexual abuse by clergy (ABC never aired those particular episodes); "Bakersfield," 1993's loopy single-camera Fox-com with Ron Eldard as a ... The top line is blue and when I click on it, there is nothing there. Did anybody else get this? If so, what did it say??? Try this link: www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny-ettel4851100aug15,0,25369.story?coll=ny-television-headlines Took a little searching but I found it on another site.
Edit to say copy and paste the link for it to work.Karma for the effort of finding it. Too bad it didn't say what I hoped it would. |
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Post by bluedelft on Aug 15, 2006 20:57:42 GMT -5
Karma for the effort of finding it. Too bad it didn't say what I hoped it would. You're welcome! Thank You! |
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Post by housemouse on Aug 15, 2006 21:00:54 GMT -5
I also now have this thanks to one of our lovely board members and have watched the first 6 episodes. It's so fantastic! What a great show. I can't believe it only lasted one season. It's so funny! Anyone know why it may have had such a quick demise? Timeslot, its competition, anything like that? I'd like to know more. If I remember correctly it aired back when Fox was a fledgling network with not too many viewers. Anything that didn't attract (relatively) big audiences quickly was gone overnight. |
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Post by Duchess of Lashes on Aug 15, 2006 21:19:01 GMT -5
From IMDb:
Bakersfield, P.D. really was one of the funniest, well-made comedies to ever hit the tube. Unfortunately, between lacking promotion, a then-struggling FOX network, stiff timeslot competition, and a script that was a bit too clever for the general public, the show dragged badly out the gate. It lasted for only one season, with the final episodes shown in June, 5 months after the cancellation was already decided.
While definitely a comedy, the show had no laugh track. It didn't play as a typical sitcom. It was a side-splitting comedy, placed in the environment of a "serious" cop show.
The characters were all quirky, yet strangely believable. From the wishy-washy captain on down, each character presented in Bakersfield, P.D. was unique and interesting. Even the guest characters exhibited a small-town charm that, while sometimes bordering on the ridiculous, always entertained.
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Post by inuvik on Aug 16, 2006 11:11:48 GMT -5
Thanks Mouse and LL for the info. I agree BJO--too bad it's not being released! But this isn't the first time I've seen it mentioned that people want it. The more articles like this, the more likely it will be! Too bad we haven't seen any articles arguing for a BJ release.  |
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Post by shmeep on Aug 16, 2006 11:48:01 GMT -5
I can't believe I somehow missed this entire thread for the last several months. I never saw any of those screencaps or the comments on them. Shame on me!
GB, thank you for taking the time to bring such funny moments to life. The dialogue and the pictures made me vividly recall the scenes and made me smile.
Inuvik, I really hope it does come out on DVD soon, but I'm glad you get to watch it just the same. A very kind person gave me my copy of the show as well and I'm grateful to have been able to watch it. As for why it didn't succeed? It was obviously way ahead of its time and was too clever. People didn't know what to do with it. It might have had a better chance today, but maybe not. After all, Arrested Development, one of the most hilarious shows I've ever seen, was also canceled.
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Post by bjobsessed on Feb 21, 2007 16:54:41 GMT -5
I still didn't get my official MBB dvd's--hopefully tomorrow--but I did get my Bakersfield press kit. The lady on ebay said it was loaded. She wasn't kidding! It came with 20 colour slides, about 8 different b & w photos--one really cute one of Ron, episode synopsis, production notes, biographies, magazine and newspaper reviews etc. I haven't read anything yet, but I'm looking forward to it.
Funny think is all the reviews are very favourable with a quote from the 8/23/93 issue of Time calling it a "flaky, funny,sweet-tempered comedy...TV's most honest, uninhibited comic treatment of race since 'Frank's Place.'"
And yet with all the positive, we all know what happened!
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