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Title: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Rico on August 19, 2012, 10:31:30 AM
Got the new podcast up for this week that cover the cool, 80's TV series "The Greatest American Hero."  This is a favorite of mine and I wanted to dedicate a podcast to this fun series.  I alos talk about some other geeky subject, including some Trek talk too.  Enjoy the show!

Podcast Notes:  http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2534 (http://treksinscifi.com/podcast_notes/?p=2534)

http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_398_American_Hero.mp3 (http://www.treksinscifi.com/podcasts/TreksinSciFi_398_American_Hero.mp3)
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Rico on August 19, 2012, 10:56:18 AM
Nice fan video...

Greatest American Hero (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBKqwdxUH8U#)
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Bryancd on August 19, 2012, 11:30:24 AM
Loved this show!
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: bevs_plaything on August 19, 2012, 01:38:53 PM
Gosh, looking forward to listening to this one!  It's about 30 years since I last watched the show!!! :o
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Poodyglitz on August 20, 2012, 11:13:13 AM
Thanks for covering this one, Rico. Will have to get out the DVDs once again.

I was intrigued by this show when it was on the air and it really grew on me. At first glance, it seems really goofy. But when you consider that this was a show about three people on paths of discovery — the suit features, their interpersonal relationships and the week's crime — there truly is more than meets the eye.

Cool that you also mentioned "The Greatest American Heroine". I wonder how much better they would have made a series than the pilot.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: ChrisMC on August 20, 2012, 01:58:08 PM
This was alot of fun , I haven't thought of this show in forever. Gonna do some Hulu watchin'!
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Rico on August 20, 2012, 04:52:58 PM
I just really loved the chemistry of the stars and charm of this series.  Nice to see someone who didn't really want to be a superhero and frankly wasn't very good at it either - but still got the job done each week.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Geekyfanboy on August 21, 2012, 04:57:46 PM
Love this series.. can't wait to listen to this one.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: PaulECoyote on August 22, 2012, 01:17:57 PM
Good podcast.  I remember the theme but not watching the show.  Perhaps I was too young, or it didn't get syndicated / repeated so much on TV in the UK.  Perhaps I was just too into Knight Rider, Street Hawk, Airwolf, A Team etc to notice this one back then :)

Something I may revisit, especially if it is on Hulu and I want something light to watch.  The podcast sparked my interest in it a little.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Meds on August 22, 2012, 01:58:35 PM
Great podcast, love the theme tune and really enjoyed the look back. thanks Rico :)
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Rico on August 23, 2012, 08:53:41 AM
Glad you guys are enjoying it.  Fun revisiting older shows like this that are still fun to watch!
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Bryancd on August 23, 2012, 10:10:21 AM
I was so singing that song out loud in my car! "Believe it or not!" :)
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Meds on August 23, 2012, 12:20:05 PM
ha ha i was singing along at work, got some strange looks :)
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Feathers on August 23, 2012, 02:03:52 PM
Another one that had completely passed me by. The description certainly didn't match what I thought the show might be (which was pretty dull) but I'd have expected to at least have heard of a show like this even though I'd never seen it.

Thanks for the introduction. Another great show. Treks in Sci-Fi is now officially educational.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: ChrisMC on August 23, 2012, 04:56:06 PM
George's Answering Machine (HQ) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ria37d9mInY#noexternalembed)

Can't hear the theme without thinking of this scene. It was our answering machine message for a long time.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: moyer777 on August 23, 2012, 11:12:01 PM
I loved the podcast.  Going to have to get the series.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: WillEagle on September 08, 2012, 12:08:13 PM
Been a lng time since I saw this show. I do remember watching it back in the 80's but not to many details. I looked it up on Amazon and it was only $9.99!! For the whole series! I haven't checked Hulu yet.
Title: Re: Podcast # 398 - "Greatest American Hero"
Post by: Redshirt97 on September 16, 2012, 02:24:33 PM
HI Rico, I listen to the podcast a few days ago.  great podcast. I loved watching this series when it was first on while I was in Jr. high.  It was a fave of mine and I hatted it when they took it off the air.  I  have not seen it in a long time. maybe I will watch again on youtube on the net.  I liked the remark you made about wearing  red t-shirt while watching the series, like you were into cosplay and you didn't know it.