I hated Moonlighting. It’s my third most hated super popular entertainment (#1,2 being The Sound of Music and ET). I had to be dragged to Die Hard because it had that fucking guy from Moonlighting. I liked Die Hard, but it took until Pulp Fiction for me to forgive Bruce Willis for Moonlighting. Now I feel bad about it because he’s coming to a sad end.
It wasn't Willis' fault; the character of David Addison was all smarm and smirk. And exhausting. What's happening to Willis is truly horrifying; no one deserves that.
I loved this show, and love your deep dive. TV in the 1980s was a mixed bag. There were some great character-driven action adventure shows that I miss, the Stephen J. Cannell type. But Moonlighting was in its own category. It blew up too fast and cost too much to last. And that's probably best. Shows that go for 10 seasons jump the shark long before their end.
I hated Moonlighting. It’s my third most hated super popular entertainment (#1,2 being The Sound of Music and ET). I had to be dragged to Die Hard because it had that fucking guy from Moonlighting. I liked Die Hard, but it took until Pulp Fiction for me to forgive Bruce Willis for Moonlighting. Now I feel bad about it because he’s coming to a sad end.
It wasn't Willis' fault; the character of David Addison was all smarm and smirk. And exhausting. What's happening to Willis is truly horrifying; no one deserves that.
I loved this show, and love your deep dive. TV in the 1980s was a mixed bag. There were some great character-driven action adventure shows that I miss, the Stephen J. Cannell type. But Moonlighting was in its own category. It blew up too fast and cost too much to last. And that's probably best. Shows that go for 10 seasons jump the shark long before their end.
That's true - all serial stories end in disaster eventually, sometimes in the first episode, sometimes in the 10th season!
Ah, John Saxon. Who can forget "Joe Kidd"?
I'm not saying that I I did not or don't like Moonlighting, but I always liked and still do like the TV show reruns of Remington Steele much better.