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Stingray (1986)
Should have lasted longer.
I remember liking this show quite a bit. Lets face it if I still think of it occasionally 20 years later then it must have made some kind of impression. Too bad it didn't run longer. Im a bit of a gear-head so I watched it for the Vette, you cant go wrong with an old Stingray as your costar. I remember it having a dark mysterious feel to it. I cant remember any of the particular episodes. I guess I kind of wonder if who the star was, Nick Mancuso or the Car. I suspect the car. Perhaps they will offer it on DVD someday then I can decide if I liked it for the car or the content. Oh well, it gave me a way to burn an hour back in the days of no responsibilities.
Blade Runner (1982)
Broken down this is the basic "Cop hunts down Badguy" but in a futuristic setting.
This is one of my all time favorites. Science fiction is my genre of choice. What I like about the film is the mood it sets. Always raining and the city's are overcrowded. There is a feeling of hopelessness that follows throughout the entire movie. Two of my favorite actors (Harrison Ford and Rutger Hower) star in this movie as protagonist and antagonist respectively. There is a feeling of decay of the Earth and the people who qualify leave the planet to "begin again" on an off-world colony. Cloning is common and Harrison (Dekker) must hunt down a group of renegade replicants (genetically engineered humans) before they can meet their creator. There is good action and an excellent plot. There is good reason why this film as obtained cult status. Special effects are good for the time. Although some of the vehicles are kind of cheesy. I have watched this many times and still enjoy it. If you like Sci-Fi then I would recommend viewing this movie.