RedskinNutt Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Caught Sci-Fi channel's Incredible Hulk (80s) Marathon a couple of weeks ago, absolutely hilarious. This show was so bad, it was good...after watching 5 straight episodes, the formula wasn't too hard to figure out: 1. Banner shows up in town, usually on the back of a pickup or from a bus. 2. He introduces himself with a name slightly similar to David Banner, just so the midwest audiences can stay with the show. "His name is Bavid Danner Jim Bob! Man, he’s so clever to disguise it! I'm going to wait until the commercials to fondle my sister!" 3. Bixby meets some broad, either a hot young thing or an established actress making a TV cameo in hopes that they get casted in Dynasty or Dallas, and praying the call doesn't come from Falcon Crest or Riptide. The young thing probably ended up in porn. Bixby never really gets with any of the broads...thus staying true to either the nerd, dork or asexual following this show had. 4. Initial minor trouble a-brewing brings out the Hulk. Somehow, the Hulk never kills anyone, just breaks their guns and throws them into something soft, like a lake or a marshmellow factory. Of course, Banner's shirt and shoes rip off, but the pants just tear slightly, not that there’s anything wrong with that… 5. Banner finds clothes somehow and continues mucking around town until real trouble starts 6. He once again becomes the Hulk in order to save the day. Once again, no one gets seriously hurt, ala the ATeam's typical conclusions. I think the A-Team even used the same crappy stock footage. None of the bad guys ever seemed fazed as a 6'5 monster painted green attacks them. 7. Hulk saves the day, Banner feels he cannot stay around because Lord knows what other good deeds the Hulk will run into, so he walks into the wind, or another pickup truck. 8. Oh, from time to time, an investigative reporter whose been hunting the Hulk down since episode one appears about 7.3 seconds after Banner leaves the town. I don't know what kind of budget this guy has, but he's a man on a mission. Funny, he can't grab a giant map of the US, follow the stories from people who have had contact with the Hulk, in order to find a pattern. "Hmmm, DC, Arlington, Fairfax, Centreville, where he go next.....I got it, Boston!" TV writers in the 80s were SOOOOOOOOOOO high back then Greatest episode I saw had Banner fighting a GRIZZLY BEAR for 30 seconds before turning into the Hulk. The Hulk bench presses the bear, which now looks like a moderately priced stuffed animal from Toys R Us., and throws it 50 yards in the air (yes, the bear is shown flying in the air) and lands safely in a lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USS Redskins Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 Very formulaic but it worked pretty well with the Hulk. I caught a couple of eps myself and loved them. Every week they had to find a gimmick so Banner would get hurt and turn to the Hulk. My favorite was an Episode where Banner is in a complex with a group of other scientists - somehow a bounty hunter figures out that one of the scientists is the Hulk - so he locks them all in a room and sets the room on fire to flush out the Hulk. Banner tries to remain cool and helps the other people pull down a metal bookshelf and they start to ram the door to knock it down and Banners hand slips in front of the leg of the bookshelf and his hand gets crushed... he screams, the eyes go green and...... classic stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedskinNutt Posted June 25, 2008 Author Share Posted June 25, 2008 Very formulaic but it worked pretty well with the Hulk. I caught a couple of eps myself and loved them.Every week they had to find a gimmick so Banner would get hurt and turn to the Hulk. My favorite was an Episode where Banner is in a complex with a group of other scientists - somehow a bounty hunter figures out that one of the scientists is the Hulk - so he locks them all in a room and sets the room on fire to flush out the Hulk. Banner tries to remain cool and helps the other people pull down a metal bookshelf and they start to ram the door to knock it down and Banners hand slips in front of the leg of the bookshelf and his hand gets crushed... he screams, the eyes go green and...... classic stuff Yeah Banner was pretty sensitive back then...anything would throw him off. The opening scene has him wigging out about a flat tire....anger issues much? I just loved his hobo existence. Hit town, make friends, turn into hulk, save friends, leave town...rinse and repeat. oh and NEVER kill anyone...how many soft landings can a bad guy have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stwasm Posted June 25, 2008 Share Posted June 25, 2008 All I have to say is...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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