Thursday, July 17, 2008

Looking at 1980s New York via network television

Rolando at Urbanite brought back a memory for me with a post on The Equalizer from 1985. As he notes, The Equalizer shows Times Square in all its pre-Giuliani glory. (Via Jeremiah)

Here's a clip I found from the show's opening (New York looks so SCARY!):



And where was the Olde Garden, which you see at the 21-second spot?

Oh, and all this makes me think of Cagney & Lacey from 1982 (and what happened to Meg Foster?):


Still, I prefer the gritty realism of other shows. (ACID RAIN in MANHATTAN! @ the 2:26 spot)
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2 comments:

  1. eeJuly 17, 2008 at 4:20 PM

    How about Bosom Buddies? Pretending to be a woman to have an apt. in NYC, now that's gritty.

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  2. AnonymousJuly 17, 2008 at 6:10 PM

    Ha! Forgot about that one, Eric...good call.

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