Imagine if WA would have been produced in the 1980s

**YetAnotherBloodyCheek** · Nov 18th, 2012, 02:01 AM

Originally Posted by LiamKerrington

Steven Bochco and Michael Kollzo (both created "HSB") ... Those two or Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday ("Cagney & Lacey") ... OR Steven J Cannell ("Stingray")

From what I heared, Hill Street Blues changed the way of storytelling for American series a lot. Stingray was kind of cool.

But do not tell me you liked Cagney and Lacey...

**LiamKerrington** · Nov 18th, 2012, 02:05 AM

Originally Posted by YetAnotherBloodyCheek

Naa, not in my opinion. A lot of series involved Cold War references and antagonists as well (MacGyver, Airwolf, etc.). Some story lines involved did contain some criticism towards China, a fact that has slightly diminished for the last few years due to China's growing economical power. So season 1 might have raised the question what to hell the Russians did to the US.

Some involved those themes, right. But a) not even most of them, and b) these themes were just part of the scenery; the relations between characters, the stereotypes and archetypes remained the same.

Originally Posted by YetAnotherBloodyCheek

But do not tell me you liked Cagney and Lacey...

Why not?

**YetAnotherBloodyCheek** · Nov 18th, 2012, 02:06 AM

[QUOTE=bvglee;51729]You may be right here are my 2 cents:

Michael Jackson would have a cameo: Black guy (yes, black, its the 80's) shows up in an episode as if he were a regular Towerfolk talking and stuff, dies a hero on a scavenging run (he's a big name guest star), and is left behind, only to reappear briefly as a zombie chasing and cornering a M.C., before being run over during a paralel and seemingly unrelated car chase! (in the curve where the wheel cover flyes off)

There would have been a Star Trek reference, too, because Michael would have worn a red shirt. Not a good sign for survival.

And at one point, he would have been shown to be shocked by and unexpected zombie attack with his face going from black to white - naah, forget that, too much personal foreshadowing...

**LiamKerrington** · Nov 18th, 2012, 02:17 AM

Originally Posted by YetAnotherBloodyCheek

There would have been a Star Trek reference, too, because Michael would have worn a red shirt. Not a good sign for survival.

Would've been no problem. Scotty was a redshirt as well with the important two features to survive: a name and speaking part. Michael would've been in no danger.

Besides: Datu would be the redshirt then. Because he is the maintenance-man, like Scotty is. And consider this: Scotty is as whiny as Datu - always complaining about too little time to solve the technical problems ...

**YetAnotherBloodyCheek** · Nov 18th, 2012, 08:28 AM

Originally Posted by LiamKerrington

Would've been no problem. Scotty was a redshirt as well with the important two features to survive: a name and speaking part. Michael would've been in no danger.

Besides: Datu would be the redshirt then. Because he is the maintenance-man, like Scotty is. And consider this: Scotty is as whiny as Datu - always complaining about too little time to solve the technical problems ...

No problem? Scotty was at least killed once: TOS episode Nomad.