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...technological niceties at his fingertips, from a computer to a whirlybird. At least he has the good taste to not get caught up in the futuristic excesses of Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff), who, in Knight Rider (NBC, Fridays, 9 p.m. E.S.T), plays second banana to a talking black supercar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Video: Lunks, Hunks and Arkifacts | 11/15/1982 | See Source »

...courage and audacity to go a step beyond what you'd expect, or even desire of him, to keep pressing until something detonates, and to combine polish and technique with an edge that makes everything seem electrifyingly spontaneous. As the 85-year-old man who dreams of building the supercar that every American can own, Olivier takes the word "feisty" to new heights, and if it weren't so demeaning to see him play a variation on Granny Clampett at this stage of his career, you could enjoy the performance for its impudence. Even more brilliant are his quieter, serious...

Author: By David B. Edelstein, | Title: Not the Promis'd End | 2/16/1978 | See Source »

...George W. Trendle, who furnished them both with similar appurtenances. The Masked Rider of the Plains had a faithful Indian companion, Tonto, and a 200-carpower horse, Silver. The Green Hornet had a faithful Japanese valet, Kato (during World War II Kato abruptly became a Filipino), and a supercar with the name of a horse, Black Beauty. The supernatural thrived in a Poe-like atmosphere on Inner Sanctum and Lights Out -programs that featured echo chambers, creaking doors and the indelible clack of skeletons rising from granite tombs. Dashiell Hammett's detectives, Sam Spade, The Thin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: Radio: The Coliseum of Nostalgia | 1/7/1974 | See Source »

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