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cinaedI got the first two seasons of Greatest American Hero for two reasons:
1.) Each season was only $7.50.
2.) One of the main characters is played by Robert Culp.
Now, Robert Culp, for those of you who aren't into classic shows, is awesome. He and Bill Cosby starred in "I Spy," which was the first American show to have a black man and a white man as equals (they were partners and spies-- it's amazing and all on Hulu, for those interested).
So when I saw Culp was one of the stars, and that it was a "quirky sci-fi comedy," I expected something slightly cheesy and funny, because hello, it's an 80s show about a special education teacher who's given a special suit from aliens and promptly loses the instruction manual.
...Oh was I wrong.
Instead, in the first six minutes of the pilot episode, I got to watch a black FBI agent hunted down by white supremacists and murdered as one of the women sang "Onward, Christian Soldiers."
I was actually crying and felt sick to my stomach, because that was NOT what I was expecting. I have withstood all the Criminal Minds episodes, and THIS was what made me almost throw up. How is this a comedy? It was honestly one of the most disturbing scenes I've ever watched. It doesn't help that later on the aliens USE THE DEAD FBI AGENT'S BODY as a mouthpiece to talk to Culp's character and the main guy.
Culp turns out to be a recovering alcoholic FBI agent-- his partner is the one we see murdered in the first few minutes. They capture the bad guys, and Culp pretty much bullies the main guy into working for the US government.
Ace, I said to myself, maybe that was just pilotitis and the second episode will be better.
ME: *starts second episode*
BLACK COP: *talks to witness he is protecting*
ME: Okay, so far so go--
CAR: *drives by and starts shooting*
BLACK COP: *dies*
ME: *screams at TV* WHY DO YOU HATE BLACK PEOPLE, SHOW?
...So, yeah. I think I am giving up on this show, since the only redeeming features are the awesome lawyer girlfriend and the theme song.
1.) Each season was only $7.50.
2.) One of the main characters is played by Robert Culp.
Now, Robert Culp, for those of you who aren't into classic shows, is awesome. He and Bill Cosby starred in "I Spy," which was the first American show to have a black man and a white man as equals (they were partners and spies-- it's amazing and all on Hulu, for those interested).
So when I saw Culp was one of the stars, and that it was a "quirky sci-fi comedy," I expected something slightly cheesy and funny, because hello, it's an 80s show about a special education teacher who's given a special suit from aliens and promptly loses the instruction manual.
...Oh was I wrong.
Instead, in the first six minutes of the pilot episode, I got to watch a black FBI agent hunted down by white supremacists and murdered as one of the women sang "Onward, Christian Soldiers."
I was actually crying and felt sick to my stomach, because that was NOT what I was expecting. I have withstood all the Criminal Minds episodes, and THIS was what made me almost throw up. How is this a comedy? It was honestly one of the most disturbing scenes I've ever watched. It doesn't help that later on the aliens USE THE DEAD FBI AGENT'S BODY as a mouthpiece to talk to Culp's character and the main guy.
Culp turns out to be a recovering alcoholic FBI agent-- his partner is the one we see murdered in the first few minutes. They capture the bad guys, and Culp pretty much bullies the main guy into working for the US government.
Ace, I said to myself, maybe that was just pilotitis and the second episode will be better.
ME: *starts second episode*
BLACK COP: *talks to witness he is protecting*
ME: Okay, so far so go--
CAR: *drives by and starts shooting*
BLACK COP: *dies*
ME: *screams at TV* WHY DO YOU HATE BLACK PEOPLE, SHOW?
...So, yeah. I think I am giving up on this show, since the only redeeming features are the awesome lawyer girlfriend and the theme song.
