Firefly and Starsky & Hutch

[louiselux]

So, Firefly. I've been urged by various people this weekend to buy it and I think I will. A trip to the big shiny HMV in the Bullring after work might be required.

I was quite overcome with Starsky and Hutch love last night, watching the Channel 4 documentary about them. The actors are so funny together - they seem like genuine good friends.

The programme also showed that scene where Hutch breaks down in tears and Starsky takes him in a passionate embrace, and the angle it's filmed from makes them look like they're snogging wildly. They talked about the homoerotic thing. Some chap -a producer I think- said that back then no one saw anything like that in S&H, apart from the small army of women writing slash about them. David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser seemed rather bemused by their recent return to popularity, and there was a hilariously awkward meeting with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, who were nervous and babbling. In all, the programme got me quite interested in reading some fic.

Comments

[daegaer.livejournal.com]

Ooh, Firefly! Do it, do it, do it! It's fab.

I desperately want to see S&H, and all my friends are mocking me :-) Philistines. I'll just have to go on my own!

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Will definitely get Firefly, I think, if I can find it.

Go see S & H, you must! Even if you just have to shriek quietly to yourself at the campness. Apparently the original S&H make a cameo appearance, handing over the oh-so-convincing undercover cop car to the new boys.

[mandragora1.livejournal.com]

Although I heartily endorse the 'buy Firefly' advice, I'm not sure that you'll find it in HMV because it's not released in the UK until 19 April. You *might* be able to buy a Region 1 (North American) version if you've got a compatible DVD player. Amazon.co.uk are selling the Region 1 version at present but I would check with HMV first whether they've got it in stock before making a special trip.

As for me, I bought it from amazon.ca and love it. I had all the eps on tape but the DVD quality is well worth having.

Saw the S&H documentary as well, it's really whetted my appetite for the film. There's lots of fanfic, but quite a lot of it isn't online, I believe.

[louiselux.livejournal.com]

Hmm, thanks for the advice - I might wait now until its released in April, even though my HMV vouchers are burning a hole in my pocket.

[graculus.livejournal.com]

They talked about the homoerotic thing. Some chap -a producer I think- said that back then no one saw anything like that in S&H...

Pffft. He's in denial. As far as I understand they were openly described as 'the two primetime homos' at the time the show was still airing.