MUSEUM OF TELEVISION & RADIO SCREENING SERIES, THE:
HELLO, GOOD-BYE, PACKAGE 9 {TAPE 1 OF 2}
Summary
Part one of two. Hello, Good-bye presents three months
of pilots, premieres, and final programs from the annals
of episodic television. Although it is by no means a
definitive collection, this screening series showcases
many of the most remarkable episodes ever to open or
close a television series. Included are programs and
footage that have rarely or never been aired, such as
screen tests by John Travolta and Farrah Fawcett-Majors
for "Welcome Back, Kotter" (Travolta got a part;
Fawcett-Majors didn't); Rod Serling's pitch to potential
sponsors on behalf of "The Twilight Zone"; and the
bizarre 1999 Ben StillerÐdirected pilot "Heat Vision and
Jack," starring cult favorites Jack Black and Owen
Wilson. Mostly, however, this screening series is about
the familiar. It reminds us of the power of the medium
of television to help viewers fall in love with
characters like Mary Richards, the Beaver, and Alex P.
Keaton -- and then to force them to adjust when they
must confront life without Hawkeye Pierce, Larry
Sanders, Jerry Seinfeld, Richard Kimble, and the staff
at St. Eligius. Continues with T:64636, which contains
"The Beat."
"Profit"
This twisted, short-lived series (four weeks!) starred
Adrian Pasdar as a psychopathic corporate climber
whose nocturnal habits included concocting evil schemes
while sitting nude in front of a computer and sleeping
in a cardboard box. The show's creators included David
Greenwalt of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel"
fame. (1996; 90 minutes)
Details
- NETWORK: N/A
- DATE: November 30, 2000
- RUNNING TIME: 1:30:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:64635
- GENRE: Drama
- SUBJECT HEADING: Ambition - Drama; Business - Drama; Executives - Conduct of life - Drama
- SERIES RUN: N/A
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Stephen J. Cannell … Executive Producer
- David Greenwalt … Executive Producer, Writer
- John McNamara … Executive Producer, Writer
- Jo Swerling … Supervising Producer
- N. John Smith … Supervising Producer
- Robert Iscove … Producer, Director
- Mike Post … Music by
- Adrian Pasdar … Cast, Jim Profit
- Lisa Zane … Cast, Joanne Meltzer
- Scott Paulin … Cast, Jack Walters
- Lisa Darr … Cast, Gail Koner
- Jack Gwaltney … Cast, Pete Gracen
- Jennifer Hetrick … Cast, Elizabeth Walters
- Allison Hossack … Cast, Nora Gracen
- Keith Szarabaika … Cast, Charles Gracen
- Lisa Blount … Cast, Bobbi Stokowski
- Ric Reid … Cast, Paul Sander
- Topaz Hasfal-Schou … Cast, Aileen Morton
- Colleen Winton … Cast, Constance Gracen
- Tamsin Kelsey … Cast
- Don Davis … Cast
- Michael Macrae … Cast
- Jerry Wasserman … Cast