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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      Non-Film Score Discussion: Anyone remember Simon and Simon?     1 2    NEXT   LAST   Last Post   Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 1:34 PM     By:   scorechaser   (Member) Just popped in season 1 of this show, which I remember very fondly from way back in the late 80s, when it was first shown in Germany. I don't remember very much, I must say, so I am very much looking forward to rewatch this again.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 2:02 PM     By:   Josh   (Member) Oh yeah, totally. Simon and Simon was a stereotypical but fun private investigator buddy series that didn't take itself too seriously. As a matter of fact, it was filmed here in my hometown (San Diego, California). I didn't realize it was on the air for so long, though ('81-'89), sheesh! And for a minute there, I was about to make mention of the duo's nerdy tech geek advisor and his orange robot friend, but then I realized that that was Riptide, another stereotypical but fun private investigator buddy series from the 80s.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 2:09 PM     By:   mgh   (Member) One of my all time favorite shows.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 2:15 PM     By:   LeHah   (Member) Oh Riptide. Perry King remains the best Han Solo there ever was.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 2:22 PM     By:   scorechaser   (Member) Oh yeah, totally. Simon and Simon was a stereotypical but fun private investigator buddy series that didn't take itself too seriously. As a matter of fact, it was filmed here in my hometown (San Diego, California). I didn't realize it was on the air for so long, though ('81-'89), sheesh! I was surprised to see that it lasted for that long too. I only thought maybe three season or so, but 9 is really long. And Jameson Parker (A.J. Simon) always reminded me of Robert Redford. Just watching episode 2 right now, very laid back show. Like it. And another thing: I don't know why this is, but I have the feeling that some of the 80s shows, especially from the early 80s have a special "shine" to them, meaning that the picture looks so "golden" sometimes. Sorry, can't explain it any better Maybe it is the age, or the film stock they used back then.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 2:26 PM     By:   Michael24   (Member) I haven't seen it in years, but it was one of my family's favorites at the time. Heck, my mom even named my younger brother after Jameson Parker's character. I always remember a moment where they're involved in a bar brawl that breaks out into the whole bar. They get free and run outside, only to see the cops arriving, look at each other, then run back inside. LOL! It was a moment that made no sense, but just fit with the spirit of the fun the show always had. You just don't get such fun, memorable TV themes (or shows) anymore.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 3:37 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) I thought this was about Simon & Garfunkel. Never heard of the show, I'm afraid.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 3:56 PM     By:   Charles Thaxton   (Member) which one was Simon?    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 4:01 PM     By:   pulliamrl   (Member) which one was Simon? The "other" one.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 4:02 PM     By:   Ron Pulliam   (Member) which one was Simon? Or, possibly, the one beside him.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 4:11 PM     By:   Michael24   (Member) which one was Simon? Rick (Gerald McRaney) and A.J. (Jameson Parker) were brothers. Simon was their last name.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 4:45 PM     By:   Josh   (Member) Heck, my mom even named my younger brother after Jameson Parker's character. By the way, does anyone know what A.J. stands for? All I can come up with is Arnold Jackson.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 4:51 PM     By:   Michael24   (Member) Heck, my mom even named my younger brother after Jameson Parker's character. By the way, doesn anyone know what A.J. stands for? All I can come up with is Arnold Jackson. LOL! In Simon & Simon, A.J.'s full name was Andrew Jackson Simon.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 4:56 PM     By:   PhiladelphiaSon   (Member) It is currently shown on RTV.    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 7:08 PM     By:   The Mutant   (Member) Dude from Prince of Darkness!    Posted:   Jan 2, 2011 - 7:11 PM     By:   mastadge   (Member) I remember Simon & Schuster, Simon & Garfunkel, Simon & Sons . . . but I've never even heard of Simon & Simon. Huh.    Posted:   Jun 21, 2011 - 2:49 AM     By:   scorechaser   (Member) Somebody has uploaded tons of episodes on youtube, and I am currently enjoying them greatly. God, what a nostalgic feeling! Love the show!    Posted:   Jun 21, 2011 - 3:02 AM     By:   Zooba   (Member) Yes, at first I thought you were referring to when Garfunkel left and Paul's cousin Ziggy joined up and they became SIMON AND SIMON. All kidding aside, another formula action show from the overflowing fountain of Stephen J. Cannell, I believe? I stand corrected. It was not a Cannell show. Silly me. It did have a great Main Title theme though. I worked on it as an extra a couple of times, back in my early L.A. days. Both Simon's were very nice and friendly as I remember.    Posted:   Feb 1, 2015 - 11:50 AM     By:   Jim Phelps   (Member) I bought the entire series of Simon & Simon over the past couple of years. I hadn't seen the show since the mid '80s and completely ignored it when it aired on A&E in the afternoons during the late '90s and early 2000s. I've always liked the show and more so because it was a part of the Magnum, P.I. universe. In fact, the Magnum-Simon crossover episode "Ki'i's Don't Lie" is the "epicenter" of my childhood TV viewing. Thursday night were the start of the weekend as far as I was concerned, as MPI-S&S led straight into Friday and then the weekend and getting lost in childhood adventuring imagination. One thing I wish S&S had done was to bring back as a recurring character the great Joe Mantegna as Gonzo Journalist Henry Benson, an old pal of Rick's who only appeared in the episode "Emeralds are Not a Girl's Best Friend", the S&S half of the crossover story and who's clearly based on Hunter S. Thompson, right down to the Aloha shirt and Rolling Stone writing gig.    Posted:   Feb 2, 2015 - 12:33 AM     By:   riotengine   (Member) I trust you all have seen this? Greg Espinoza     Non-Film Score Discussion: Anyone remember Simon and Simon?    < 1 2  > >>  Go to page:  1 2   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

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