Thursday 5 November 2015

1980: VIDEO ACTION MAGAZINE AD

From December 1980: another magazine I've never heard of... Much less seen... before: the US mag VIDEO ACTION.

Based on this ad, it looks like something I would like.

Anyone ever seen it? Or have cover scans to hand?

5 comments:

  1. I have this ad myself, wasn't it from CINEFANTASTIQUE ? A previous online search yielded zilch which just proves that even the mighty internet has limits.

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    1. Which makes the STARLOGGED mission to unearth the obscure, along with the mainstream, of the Star Age so vital. Lol

      I think I found this advert in a copy of FANTASTIC FILMS.

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  2. Indeed slow and a noble mission it is !

    Ah yes, I must check my copies of FANTASTIC FILMS. As to why the Rockford Files ended, the answer is simple - James Garner didn't want to continue as he was exhausted by that point. I read his auto-biography recently and he doesn't mince words, claiming that he punched Glen Larson for stealing a script from Rockford. I also recall Darren McGavin telling a journalist that he killed KOLCHAK : THE NIGHT STALKER as he was fed up with night shoots.

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    1. There is a very good book about THE ROCKFORD FILES. It covers the series and the later TVMs. I'm pretty sure it covers the disputes with Universal as well over payments and scripts. I can't remember the title... It's on my shelf at home.

      I read that about NIGHT STALKER as well. I think it was a combination of lack of enthusiasm from the Star, soft ratings and high shooting costs that killed it. Plus it was a format that wasn't really suited to a weekly series set in one city. Although BUFFY seemed to pull off a similar premise OK. They probably should have stuck with occasional teleflicks, possibly as a spoke in a movie-of-the-wheel.

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  3. is the Rockford book one of these ? :

    http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_18/177-9207670-0860158?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+rockford+files&sprefix=the+rockford+files%2Caps%2C295

    the mcGavin quote is from this book which I bought years ago :

    http://www.amazon.com/The-Night-Stalker-Anniversary-Tribute/dp/0938817442/ref=pd_sim_sbs_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51-eU74qj6L&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR110%2C160_&refRID=1K2GPE0Y056VZQJEVMB6

    Although the tv movies were of superior quality, the Kolchak tv show was always good for a laugh with all of the banter between the reporter and his boss.




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