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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26      Non-Film Score Discussion: EDWARD WOODWARD as THE Equalizer : ENDGAME    FIRST   PRIOR   3 4 5 6 7    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Mar 12, 2008 - 5:35 PM     By:   MikeJ   (Member) Breakpoint is a classic Season One episode. I watched this episode AFTER having acquainted myself with Tony Shaloub on WINGS and other performances. He is damn scary in this episode but still no match for the refined gentleman machine of destruction known as Robert McCall.    Posted:   Mar 16, 2008 - 3:32 PM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member) still no match for the refined gentleman machine of destruction known as Robert McCall. And that hasta be THE best all-around description we've ever heard, Mike. Edward might wonder if you're still channeling the spirit of Control. Are ya? ...    Posted:   Mar 17, 2008 - 1:09 AM     By:   MikeJ   (Member) Lookit that... The man is still a titan. It was such a treat to see him turn up in HOT FUZZ last year.    Posted:   Mar 17, 2008 - 1:57 AM     By:   Sarge   (Member) I have fond memories of THE EQUALIZER, and really should revisit it in the near future. However, Edward Woodward will always be burned into my mind as THIS character - He's pompous, arrogant, and pious to the point of absurdity - yet we come to admire his sense of justice, his refusal to give up, and ultimately we feel tremendous pity for him. It's a subtle job of acting that can easily go unnoticed, but Woodward gave that guy a soul. He could have EASILY been a one-dimensional stiff whose horrible fate was merely an interesting plot twist...    Posted:   Mar 17, 2008 - 12:00 PM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member) It’s no accident that the one thespian who never willingly relinquished or conceded his theatrical crown to anyone did once proclaim Edward Woodward “the best actor in England”. More than ‘nuff magnificently said! …    Posted:   Mar 17, 2008 - 12:19 PM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member)    Posted:   Mar 17, 2008 - 1:09 PM     By:   MikeJ   (Member) I had completely forgotten that Chad Redding was in that Season One episode with Tony Musante. Man, you could not have cast a better actor to play THAT scumbag... well, except maybe Ray Sharkey... I recently watched a Second Season episode with Chad Redding, A HOME OF THEIR OWN, I think it was called... She was pretty good as McCall's police liason. And Ron O'Neal was an excellent replacement for Steven Williams. While I wish they had kept Williams around, it was great having THIS actor as his replacement. The only problem is... They didn't keep O'Neal around for very long, either. But I always enjoyed O'Neal's combined flustered/flabbergasted reaction to McCall's antics.    Posted:   Mar 17, 2008 - 2:13 PM     By:   'Lenny Bruce' Marshall   (Member) Dan Hedaya IS DICK NIXON!    Posted:   Mar 27, 2008 - 3:46 PM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member) I recently watched a Second Season episode with Chad Redding, A HOME OF THEIR OWN, I think it was called... She was pretty good as McCall's police liaison. That happens to be one of our favorite eps for Round Two (especially the poignant song that so touchingly brackets the beginning and end).    Posted:   Mar 29, 2008 - 8:17 AM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member)    Posted:   Mar 29, 2008 - 6:47 PM     By:   TheSaint   (Member) 12.Reign of Terror BEE-U-TI-FULL Lonette McKee (Elly Watson), Joe Maruzzo (as Head of the Punk Street Gang), Tomas Milian (as McCall’s haunted KGB counterpart from the past), And one of the most DYNAMIC guest-starring stints ever from Fred Williamson (as Detective Mason Adams), former lover of Elly, whose one-man demolition derby visiting the gang’s hideout is so spectacular it’s the closest sequence ever to actually stealing McCall’s thunder. Why o WHY didn’t they ever hook these two dynamos together in the same sequence?!!!! I haven't watched this episode since it originally aired. Didn't like it the first time, don't like it the second time. McCall should've just blown those punks away. I had forgotten about how cool the Williamson sequence was-the highlight of my least favorite episode.    Posted:   Mar 30, 2008 - 9:27 AM     By:   Disco Stu   (Member) What's really intriguing now when you watch the eps is that they've become almost an historical visual document for parts of midtown Manhattan that no longer exist. We used to live at 54th and Broadway (up from Studio 54) and a lot of the Times Square locations spotlighted in the show have either been demolished, refurbished or Disneyized like some of 42nd street. Wethink a lot of the city's colorful 1980s character only exists in shows like this which caught - and stopped - time for all tyme ... So much has gone lost. Those series have a completely different air about them. It's the hazy video effect, the fashion of the 80's (which up to '88 I really love by the way). This series has the same feel as "Night heat" which I prefer to the "Equalizer" (and I sincerely wish it will be properly released on DVD). Even "Sledge Hammer" has that feel a bit although that series feels more like a late 60's thing. The street visuals are always a source for me to watch a series of film. D.S.    Posted:   Mar 30, 2008 - 12:00 PM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member) You bring up a compelling perspective re the in-house Look of certain shows, Disc. One thing that became apparent after a coupla years during our Reviewing enterprise a few lifetimes ago is that it appeared certain networks had their own visual elan, also. Now someone more professionally versed in that side of the biz - ala our venerable Sir M - would be far more an authority on this but it was a unique side effect, all the same ...    Posted:   Mar 31, 2008 - 12:10 PM     By:   MikeJ   (Member) The one thing that used to crack me up about some of the sets they used to use was all the mannequins people seemed to have lying around in their lofts... I mean, once or twice, ok... but this happened MANY times.    Posted:   Apr 6, 2008 - 9:37 AM     By:   tgrocki   (Member) I've just found out about this message board and now I am joining in. I am the guy who posted "Equalizer Fun" on youtube. I was an Assistant Editor on "The Equalizer" for seasons 2-4 as well as a Sound Re-Recordist for season #1. I was the biggest fan of the show that was actually working on the editing crew. It was my first editing job of my career and unlike most film editing jobs that go for 9-12 months, this job lasted for 3 1/2 years. We had a large crew because we had three teams rotating show by show, so it was like a big family. We also had hiatus in the summer, so the whole cycle of the show felt just like college. It was a great experience! If anybody has any questions about what it was like I would love to elaborate. I was so happy to see this message board because I did not know there was so much interest and I'm happy to see that everyone appreciates the great work that was done, especially by the writers and the actors. All the editors on the show were feature film editors from New York. The Executive Producer, the late Jim McAdams, kept the show in New York for editing so that he could retain more control and keep it away from the Universal Studios power structure in LA. We believed that the staff editors at Universal would not give the show it's edgy New York feel that NY feature film editors would. At least that was the story that we believed on the NY crew. I'd love to talk about this memorable time in my life! tgrocki    Posted:   Apr 6, 2008 - 9:39 AM     By:   tgrocki   (Member) I also just ordered the DVD set of season one from Amazon after reading the reviews that said the quality was good. I was burned last year when I purchased a complete set of the show that was some sort of bootleg or whatever and it was the worst quality DVD I have ever seen. Fortunately, they knew it too and refunded my money as soon as I asked for it. I can't wait for the other seasons. Even though I didn't join the actual editing staff until season 2, I was very involved with the show on season #1 while working in the mixing studio for all the season 1 shows as a re-recordist.    Posted:   Apr 6, 2008 - 11:41 AM     By:   MikeJ   (Member) Wow, thanks for putting that montage together for youtube, tgrocki! I'm sure I'm not alone in saying Welcome to the board here and we would love to here your comments about the Second Season and beyond. Perhaps it is time for neotrinity to begin his Second Season breakdown...    Posted:   Apr 6, 2008 - 11:56 AM     By:   tgrocki   (Member) I'm not exactly sure that "Blood and Wine" would be my all-time favorite episode. I loved the two-parter "Memories of Manon", and my favorite one-part episode might very well be "Beyond Control". I like the latter pick because it gets into the CIA backstory a bit, the former because I worked on it, and his co-star Anne Heywood was such a dish for McCall from his past. I also like the one where Mickey Kostmeyer is being brainwashed in a sensory deprivation tank, mainly because my temp sound mix was used as a model for the final sound treatment in the show. There were lots of other really good ones that I would have to look at some again to decide. It's been such a long time. Tgrock    Posted:   Apr 6, 2008 - 11:58 AM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member) EQUALIZER ALERT: If you wanna see and laugh out loud at one of the funniest, fall down hilarious gag reels ever, you've gotta beam over to YouTube and take a glorious gander at tgrocki's "Equalizer Fun" opus. (Especially Mr. Woodward's glorious "tirade" vis-a-vis Wendy's and, especially, Herb ("who the hell is Herb?!" - the tag line is magnificently memorable!) We've already written you over on YouTube (and was pleasantly surprised to see your letter in response this afternoon), Meester Tee, so, by all means, share any and everything you've a hankering to. Such inside status adds a seminal stroke of inspiration to anchoring our appreciation for this super series. Man, with HooRaq's Big Valley Yum and Meester T's wondrous arrival, wow, wotta week! ...    Posted:   Apr 6, 2008 - 5:31 PM     By:   Gordon Reeves   (Member) "Blood and Wine" is probably tied with "Memories of Manon" as far as our favorite two-parters are concerned, with "Beyond Control" probably THE most representative Control ep (except for "Trial by Ordeal" which has a fabulous closing line that equals what he says in "Beyond Control"!).     Non-Film Score Discussion: EDWARD WOODWARD as THE Equalizer : ENDGAME    << < 3 4 5 6 7  > >>  Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26

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