Tuesday, October 26, 2010

The Cult-TV Faces of: The Investigator





















11 comments:

  1. nicholas galvante5:05 AM

    whew... here we go... i better get a prize for most...

    1.) sixth sense tv series.. after night gallery
    2.) classic kolchak
    3.) arrghh.. pass// nancy drew?
    4.) hardy boys
    5.) dark shadows?
    6.) pass....
    7.) moonlighting! it's dave and maddie doin their best!
    8.) twin peaks... cooper yeah
    9.) shari b... beyond reality
    10.) mulder x-file
    11.) scully x-file
    12.) eric close... in dark skies
    13.) debra messing in prey
    14.) lance! millennium
    15.) klea! millennium
    16.) doggett
    17.) reyes
    18.) 2005 carl kolchak
    19.) veronica mars
    20.) dresden files
    21.) fringe...

    i'm tired...

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  2. Nicholas,

    No wonder you're tired, you ran the table -- you got all but three of the cult-tv investigators! Very impressive!

    The one that are left are
    #5 (not Dark Shadows) and # 6. You did get number 3, that's Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy Drew.

    best,
    JKM

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  3. SteveW11:42 AM

    #6 Sapphire & Steel?

    #5 ????

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  4. SteveW: Nice job, buddy! You nailed # 6. That's Sapphire & Steel indeed (a great show, by the way...).

    Now, # 5 is extremely obscure, I will readily admit. Here's three hints. It's from the 1970s; it's British, and it involves the supernatural!

    best,
    John

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  5. SteveW11:50 AM

    #5 Blake's 7!!??? I thought I recognized that actor....

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  6. SteveW11:55 AM

    Well, no, I guess that can't be it. Sci-fi, not supernatural.

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  7. Hi Steve! A great guess, but no, it's not Blake's 7. :)

    best,
    JKM

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  8. SteveW12:24 PM

    Huh, the only supernatural ones I can think of from that era are anthology shows like "Thriller" (the Brian Clemens version, not the Boris Karloff one) and "Hammer's House of Horror." That actor looks like he could have stepped out of either series, but that's as close I can get. He's a definite '70s British TV "type"--i.e., mounds of hair and chiseled features.

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  9. SteveW: Wow, you know your British shows, all right! But it's not either of those either.

    Let me offer this clue, you should "factor" something else in...

    best,
    John

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  10. SteveW2:15 PM

    Hah! Well, then it must be "The Omega Factor"--not a show I've seen, but one I've heard good things about! Great quiz...

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  11. SteveW - you got it! "The Omega Factor" it is; a very interesting, cerebral (if glacially-paced) genre treat!

    Great job!

    best,
    John

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