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Barrett · 4 December 1998, 03:17 PM

First Things First
Rittm: Hook 99 is c. 19 August 99 at the Nugget.
Baa Baa Black Sheep was an APPALLINGLY bad series, but what I've come to expect of Stephen (A-Team) Cannell. The only saving grace was the Corsairs, few of which were the correct model, but WTH, right? The most egregious feature was "Pappy's Lambs," the "nurses" in form-fitting jumpsuits that failed to save the series in the 2nd and last season. Real nurses at a Fresno hospital looked up Greg Boyington's phone number (amazingly, it was listed) and told him what they thought of his representation of their profession, at about 0300 one morning.
One of the pilots who flew in the series said that Robt Conrad (who played GB) was learning to fly and demanded to be checked out in a Corsair one weekend. You may guess the pilot's response.
I last saw Boyington in '86, not long before he died. He looked 200 years old then!
BTW: a well-regarded writer, Bruce Gamble, has just had a history of VMF-214 published by Presidio Press. He's working on a Boyington bio right now.

4 December 1998, 03:17 PM	#16 (permalink)
Barrett Forum Ace of Aces Join Date: Aug 1998 Location: The American West Posts: 4,809	First Things First Rittm: Hook 99 is c. 19 August 99 at the Nugget. Baa Baa Black Sheep was an APPALLINGLY bad series, but what I've come to expect of Stephen (A-Team) Cannell. The only saving grace was the Corsairs, few of which were the correct model, but WTH, right? The most egregious feature was "Pappy's Lambs," the "nurses" in form-fitting jumpsuits that failed to save the series in the 2nd and last season. Real nurses at a Fresno hospital looked up Greg Boyington's phone number (amazingly, it was listed) and told him what they thought of his representation of their profession, at about 0300 one morning. One of the pilots who flew in the series said that Robt Conrad (who played GB) was learning to fly and demanded to be checked out in a Corsair one weekend. You may guess the pilot's response. I last saw Boyington in '86, not long before he died. He looked 200 years old then! BTW: a well-regarded writer, Bruce Gamble, has just had a history of VMF-214 published by Presidio Press. He's working on a Boyington bio right now. __________________ You will not rise to the occasion: You will default to your level of training.