From: "crayresearch2001" Date: Fri Feb 1, 2002 4:04 am Subject: Angel Tompkins photo in probe_control files. I finally received the SEARCH promotional material I purchased on Ebay and the scans are in probe_control files for everyone to see. The Angel Tompkins photo was scanned at 300 dpi. in true colour and saved as a med-high quality JPEG then reduced in size by 50%. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/probe_control/files/Angel%20Tompkins% 20photograph%21/Angel%20Tompkins.jpg It is just stunning! What do you think? The accompaning document with NBC letterhead, is folded in half and glued to the back of the photo, hence the upside-down type-set at the bottom of the page. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/probe_control/files/Angel%20Tompkins% 20photograph%21/NBC%20PHOTO.jpg This is some really great memorabilia! Don-2 From: "tomatprobe" Date: Sun Feb 3, 2002 2:45 pm Subject: New Guys I know I dont say much these days, I dont think I have the tech skills that a lot of you have. But I really enjoy reading what the new guys have to say. It seems the thing we all have most in common (other than Search) is that we all thought we were the only ones who remembered it! What an idea starting a webb group! Who thought of this? I can empathise (spelling?) with the guy who said he was walking around the play ground talking Probe Control...seems like I did that too, although I admit I didnt have the courage to tell anyone. There are so many New "Searchies" in the group that I cant keep up with them. If Star Trek fans call themselves Trekkies, what are Search fans called? Searchies? From: "tomatprobe" Date: Sun Feb 3, 2002 3:04 pm Subject: Bianco scenes in opening credits Bianco is sneaking around in a dark warehouse from "Live Men...", and I beileve he is tip toeing around on stacks of wooden pallets. Any body disagree? Is this yet another thing everyone else already has figured out? Speaking of music, I heard a lot of music from the pilot "Probe" in "The Gold Machine". From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Mon Feb 4, 2002 2:06 am Subject: Leslie Stevens' Movies Hi folks: Thomas with "The Outer Limits" Yahoo Group wondered if anyone on this list had access to dubs of these movies, all with Leslie Stevens connections (the IMDb link is included): Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964) (TV) Aquarians, The (1970) (TV) ... aka Deep Lab (1970) (TV) I Love a Mystery (1973) (TV) Fer-de-Lance (1974) (TV) ... aka Death Dive (1974) (TV) (UK: theatrical title) ... aka Operation Serpent (1989) (TV) (video title) Jim, do you think Russo might have one or more of these? Thanks to anyone who can help out. More later, Don H. From: dmanmetz@a... Date: Mon Feb 4, 2002 3:06 pm Subject: Fwd: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: yahhoogroups.com: host not found) From: Mail Delivery Subsystem Date: Mon Feb 4, 2002 5:29 am Subject: Returned mail: Host unknown (Name server: yahhoogroups.com: host not found) To: DMANMETZ@a... rom root@l... ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 ... Host unknown (Name server: yahhoogroups.com: host not found) Final-Recipient: RFC822; probe_control@y... Action: failed Status: 5.1.2 Remote-MTA: DNS; yahhoogroups.com Last-Attempt-Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 00:29:21 -0500 (EST) From: DMANMETZ@a... Date: Mon Feb 4, 2002 5:29 am Subject: Bullet/ Probe Missing review To: Thanks to John for sending me "The Bullet" and "One of our Probes is missing". I watched both episodes last week and enjoyed both of them both. I must say "The Bullet" is Search at it's best and may possible be the best episode of the series. There is the right mix of suspense, espionage, and international intrigue that make this one stand out from other episodes. The best twist being that the mission starts out to be about one thing and ends up being about another (don't wanna give away the plot). The episode also uses the Probe Control supporting cast the way it was suppose to be used. Check out the scene were Lockwood has to convince Col. Nobokov that he is historian and is asked a history question that must be answered on the spot to prove that he is legitimate. Probe Control quickly gets the answer and relays it to Lockwood getting him out of a major jam. Ramos, Kuroda, Griffen, and Carlos are doing more in this episodes besides making facial expressions everytime somthing bad happens as in other episodes . That's one of the cool things about Search, how many times in real life have we been put on the spot and asked a question and wished we had someone to wisper in our ear the answer so we could look smarter than we really are (LOL). The last bonus to "The Bullet" is the oustanding performance by Hugh O'Brian. I usually cool, calm, and always in control Lockwood seems a bit rattled when things start to go wrong. O'brian plays it just right, he doesn't overact, but there is a hint of Lockwod being scared as time ticks away his life. I give this episode a 10 out of 10. "One of our Probes is missing" is Tony Franciosa's first outting as Nick Bianco. In terms of character development this episode kinda reminds me of Grover's first episode "Short Circuit" Since Bianco and Grover didn't have the luxury of Lockwood in having 90 minutes (Probe pilot) to devlope their characters, we are given a 3 to 5 minute scene that defines the character and character traits keep popping up throughout the episode. In Grover's case he is surfing on the beach, ridding a horse on the beach, and having a cook out with a pretty woman all in 5 minutes. We see he is a fun loving goof off. We meet Bianco in a New York bar getting ready to beat up a guy that framed him when he was a police officer. Well, for the rest of the episode we see Bianco beating up or skaking up anyone that does not give him what he wants. This was a pretty good episode, but it was typical Search formula: Probe agent goes after missing object, has beautiful woman help him in the case and she falls in love with Probe of the week, car chase, fights, and Cameron yelling at the Probe at the end. I think Bianco's character came into his own in "Operation: Iceman" My thoughts on the Bianco character: while Nick is cool, smart,arrogant, and always in control, time has not been kind to his character. Bianco comes off as a 70's "Hip/withit" attitude. Kinda like an older guy who wants to be in his 20's so the younger generation will except him because he is "hip". I'm sure all of this was major cool in the early 70's. Check out the scene were just before he goes upstairs in the resteraunt and tells Jill (Stefanie Powers) to "just sit here, look pretty and get stoned baby" (LOL). I guess this is as bad as hearing Don Johnson telling someone to "chill out" in one of the old Miami Vice episodes from the 80's. Over all it is an ehjoyable episode. One blooper, just before Bianco goes into the plam shop, Cameron says "Probe One to Omega Probe". Lockwood is Probe One. The big bounus to this episode is the opening theme. It plays the first part of Dominic Fortier's dynamic theme. Check the Probe pilot if you don't know what I am talking about. This also raises a question? In Search's original run on NBC, did the show alternate theme music every other week. I know Hardcastle and Mccormick, Starsky & Hutch's 3rd year, and other shows did this but when they went to sydication only one version was heard. When Search went into sydication overseas, did they just go with one theme. Don't know? Well, another research project for one of you Probe's out there or should I say "Probeies" (LOL). Well, thanks again John, and anyone who has any comment to make about my review please fill free to do so. I'm out. Chris From: "actingman_jc" Date: Mon Feb 4, 2002 4:57 pm Subject: Virtual Mega-Trans Package Richard was the first to ask me... Yes...www.probecontrol.com has been down for the last few days. The Host made some kind of equipment changes and said it would take time for the changes to get registered around the net...although I think it's been a little bit too long. Bryan is the actual holder of the site (it's also preventing him from getting his email cause the host also does his business net stuff) so he knows better then anyone how long it's been. Next time I see him online, I will ask him about it...it may be time to call and start yelling at them. From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Mon Feb 4, 2002 7:35 pm Subject: Chris' reviews & different credits music Hi Chris: Enjoyed your reviews of "The Bullet" and "One of Our Probes." For some 28 years, all I had of "The Bullet" was the audio tape I made back when it ran on NBC in '73. That episode probably has the strongest plot of the 23 episodes. As you mentioned, it has suspense, some nice twists and, if you've never seen it before, it keeps you guessing. Lockwood must grope through this one basically by himself because Probe Control is unable to do much for him. The trouble with some of the other episodes is that the problem presented to the Probe agent is generally too easily solved by a fist to the face or a gunfight at the end, etc. In this one, Lockwood literally has to scratch and claw his way out of the situation he's in. "One of Our Probes" is probably the most humorous Bianco episode, as the rest of his shows were on the serious side. Even though the implication is that SEARCH could be taking place sometime in the future, there is that scene where Stefanie Powers says, "That's got to be Henry Kissinger," who was Nixon's Nat'l Security Advisor at the time. What's funny is that Kissinger is still around as an "elder statesman," so that line still kinda works. On the different opening credits music in "One of Our Probes," I think actingman has the answer. It probably aired that way when it premiered in Sept. '72. I never saw that episode's premiere, but I did catch the Dec. '72 rerun and a friend audio taped it for me. (This is now on the audio CD-R which has been sent to some list members.) The rerun had the later music, not this other music we hear on our video. They evidently had two different themes (actually Frontiere's PROBE theme cut in half) and tried them out on test audiences and ended up going with the one that was used. The first 8 episodes of classic Star Trek used two different sets of music in their opening credits. (The other music is the one that was used in the second pilot, "Where No Man.") The VHS tapes Paramount put out in the '80s standardized them with only one set of music, except for "Where No Man", but the new DVDs correct this and the episodes have the different music in them as they aired on NBC in the 60's and in syndication in the 70's. More later, Don H. From: michael beacom Date: Wed Feb 6, 2002 3:43 am Subject: Re: [probe_control] Leslie Stevens' Movies I love a Mystery was by Leslie Stevens? Wow, so that's why I liked it. I don't have a dub (sorry) but do remember the film, especially David Hartman being selected by the villain for his genetic possibilities. Talk about a confused villain. Someone else said that the most that we had in common was the fact that we loved Search and thought no one else in the world knew about it. Yes, put me in that group. I will never forget the feeling when I was web-cruising and just for the heck of it, put in "Search" and "Burgess Meredith" into Altavista, and out popped an entire web site! As a kid, when the show went off the air I wrote my own stories (writer David Gerrold used to say words to the effect that you write the stories that you want to read when no one else is writing them....this is so) I about had a coronary when, going through a local used book store, I found the novelization of the pilot film and the episode Moonrock. What was it about this show that so captured our imaginations? I think, in some small way for myself, it was similar to my original attraction to The Six Million Dollar Man (the early shows, pre Big Foot). Basically, I know I will never be Superman -- wasn't born that way. But with science, I could become a superman just like Steve Austin. Likewise with Search I knew I was not psychic nor endowed with magic powers, etc, but with Science I might look through walls, see in the dark, listen to things beyond human hearing, have virtual clairvoyant knowledge all through science and mechanical enhancement. I never got into comic books much because they did not have that edge, that feeling of "it might be possible. I might be able to do this" that Search/Probe tingles with. Now, giving me the good looks of a Lockwood, Grover or Bianco, THAT would be a miracle of science! :) I may not have any trivia to add to the group but I must say that it is a pleasure to just sit back and soak up the knowledge of those in this group that chose to share with the rest of us. Thanks guys. Thank you all very much. Michael Beacom. dghprobe3@aol.com wrote: Hi folks: Thomas with "The Outer Limits" Yahoo Group wondered if anyone on this list had access to dubs of these movies, all with Leslie Stevens connections (the IMDb link is included): Fanfare for a Death Scene (1964) (TV) Aquarians, The (1970) (TV) ... aka Deep Lab (1970) (TV) I Love a Mystery (1973) (TV) Fer-de-Lance (1974) (TV) ... aka Death Dive (1974) (TV) (UK: theatrical title) ... aka Operation Serpent (1989) (TV) (video title) Jim, do you think Russo might have one or more of these? Thanks to anyone who can help out. More later, Don H. From: "dghprobe3" Date: Wed Feb 6, 2002 6:04 am Subject: Re: New Guys Hi Tom: Always good to hear from you. Yes, it was a surprise for me when I discovered the website and this mailing list back in Feb. 2001. As to who started it all, it was John (actingman) and Bryan Durk. John or Bryan, could one of you backtrack a bit for us and give a "Reader's Digest" version of just how the two of you got this started? I think it was briefly discussed somewhere, but I can't find the post. As to "Trekkies," I think that started as a sort of put down by older sci-fi fans when Trek fandom was getting started, then journalists picked up on it and started referring to "Trekkie conventions." You see, years before Star Trek premiered in 1966, Science-Fiction fans had their own conventions. When Trek fandom started, the sci-fi fans perceived that Trek fans were "invading" their conventions. "Here come the damn Trekkies," as some of them lamented. What's funny is that years later, after the premiere of Star Wars, something called media fandom emerged. Trek fans began perceiving that media fans were "invading" their Trek conventions. "Here come the damn media fans," as some of them lamented. Sometimes things come around full circle. As for myself, I prefer "Star Trek fan" to "Trekkie" or the supposedly preferred "Trekker." Likewise, I'd prefer "Search fan" to "Searchie." But I guess we can call each other "Searchies" for fun. On a different note, I find that Kevin's SEARCH messageboard as well as the entirety of InsideTheWeb has been shut down: http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/mbs.cgi/mb315284 More later, Don ======================================= --- In probe_control@y..., "tomatprobe" wrote: > ...It seems the thing we all have most in common > (other than Search) is that we all thought we were the only ones > who remembered it! What an idea starting a web group! Who thought > of this?... > ...If Star Trek fans call themselves Trekkies, what are Search > fans called? Searchies? From: "rbrfab" Date: Wed Feb 6, 2002 6:28 pm Subject: 30th anniversary Hi, everybody. I've been off the message board for a while but have not lost interest in the Cause. As I expect everyone realises, we're coming up on a MAJOR date in 2 weeks' time: Thursday 21 Feb, the 30th anniversary of the original screening of PROBE. There was some effort last year to make something of the 29th anniversary of the first episode's showing, but this is the big one. Obviously time differences mean that chat room encounters are not very realistic for those of us on the UK side of the Atlantic, but what do the great American majority of Searchers have in mind for the big night? (I'll be sitting back and watching the pilot with a bottle of good wine to hand-- Cameron would approve!) Welcome to all the new people on the list. I can echo the sentiments of those who stumbled on the site by chance and found it a revelation; that's just what happened to me last spring. Previously I knew there had been 23 episodes but didn't even have a hope of finding out the complete list of *titles*; whereas now I have scripts for most and either video or audio of all. Thanks to all those involved, once again; and let's have the website up and running again before long, please: 'Patch Niner; immediate access!' (certainly by the 21st!). Richard From: Paul Browne Date: Wed Feb 6, 2002 7:38 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] SEARCH and fandom --- dghprobe3 wrote: > Hi Tom: Always good to hear from you. Yes, it was > a surprise for me > when I discovered the website and this mailing list > back in Feb. > 2001. Yeah, it was kind of unusual to find the site. And yet, as I've said, Tony Franciosa (multiple awards and nominations) and Hugh O'Brian (of course the lead on the WYATT EARP series) were both well-known actors back in the day. Not so much now (I recall one-complimentary?-sketch Eddie Murphy did back in the '80's which mentioned TF), afaik they're both more or less retired...but both made "Current Biography" magazine. Even Doug McClure was well-regarded in the acting community, I can remember what I think was his last role circa. 1995 on KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES...obviously ill but hanging in there to get the job done. As far as the SEARCH concept goes, it was IMO ahead of its time. Maybe sort like TRON. The idea of implants used as information "jacks" and so forth on the side of good (or evil, though I don't know, was this aspect was really discussed on the series..?) has often been brought up in recent years. > What's funny is that years later, after the premiere > of Star Wars, > something called media fandom emerged. Trek fans > began perceiving > that media fans were "invading" their Trek > conventions. "Here come > the damn media fans," as some of them lamented. > Sometimes things > come around full circle. Very true. A good thing to remember is that there have been likely millions of ST fans of one or more of the series who've never even been to one Trek convention. As far as SW goes, I only liked ESB of the four films out so far. Maybe the next one...Most SW fans are IMO okay, though the ones that camp out in front of a theatre in hopes of seeing a SW movie are bizarre... > As for myself, I prefer "Star Trek fan" to "Trekkie" > or the > supposedly preferred "Trekker." Sounds good to me...and I've watched ST since the first year of ST:TOS. Never could get into the "Trekkie" vs. "Trekker" business. "Irwin Allen fan," "James Bond fan," "Dr. Who fan" and so forth make sense...even if some want to additionally give themselves some further designation. > Likewise, I'd > prefer "Search fan" > to "Searchie." But I guess we can call each other > "Searchies" for > fun. Again, sounds good to me. Of course, my SEARCH interest intersects somewhat with being a fan of Tony Franciosa (and his own fandom connects to some extent with that of, among others, Robert Stack in NAME OF THE GAME...if one really wants to push it). Anthony "attented exactly one ST-specific con though many media/sf/writing conventions" From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Thu Feb 7, 2002 11:01 pm Subject: OT: TV Spinoffs & Crossovers Thom Holbrook's Crossovers Spinoff Master Page In past posts, there has been discussion on this list of spinoffs and crossovers between TV shows, such as among "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Green Acres," and "Petticoat Junction." Well, there is a web site that gives details and provides a reference to which shows "share" a reality and which ones don't, and why. So for instance, obviously "The Lone Gunmen" is a spinoff of "The X-Files" so they share a reality. But did you know "Alice" and "The Dukes of Hazzard" share a reality? How about "All in the Family" and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"? Now here's the stumper.... "Team Knight Rider" and "Star Trek"! Read the sordid Rider/Trek details here: http://home.earthlink.net/~jinxo/standteam.html HOME page here: http://home.earthlink.net/~jinxo/maincrosslist.html From: "dghprobe3" Date: Fri Feb 8, 2002 3:27 am Subject: probecontrol.com website is back! The website is back! The link: http://probecontrol.com/ From: "kuljit54" Date: Fri Feb 8, 2002 5:55 am Subject: Re: probecontrol.com website is back! --- In probe_control@y..., "dghprobe3" wrote: > The website is back! The link: > http://probecontrol.com/ Hi Don, thanks for the tape that I received Feb 4th and I saw all 8 episodes of Search. favorite episode had to be Countdown to Panic where Lockwood tries to find the cause of the illness that Ed Nelson was carrying around. The Probe control set looked different like all blue and there was different agents at the controls. What was the reason for this change as I preferred the regular Control Sets background with Kuroda, Griffin and Amy Love at the control desks. Don, the video quality was not as good as it could have been but I will be ordering more episodes at SLP speed with 6 or more to the tape. Thanks for everything Don and may probecontrol be updated further. From: "offworld2001" Date: Fri Feb 8, 2002 2:50 pm Subject: I'm not alone....:-) Greetings to all. Wonderful to find the group deicated to this show, and like others have said in posts, I really did think I was the only person on the planet who remebered it. I was thrilled to find the probe control website too and the scripts and info contained therein. My heartiest congratulations to all involved on some excellent work. My memories of Probe and Search are really 'warm fuzzies'. I did have the fortune of having very understanding parents who appreciated my sci-fi and adventure filled viewing habits, so I did get to see the entire run here in Australia, though I can't remember when it was screened. The last time I ever saw any of the shows was the pilot which our local BTQ 7 station broadcast on the 7/7/1977 as a midday movie. I'd love to lay hands on any of the episodes on videotape or CD-R if anybody has done conversions. I read through a lot of posts looking for info but didn't seem to hit the mark. If anybody has episode available (PAL or NTSC) could they contact me please? My email is moff@p... I'll be reading further posts from the group with interest and am now trying to figure out how to sneak the cost of a shirt and cap past my wife. Maybe a scanner if they become available again. BTW has anybody commented on the irony of the current advertising in Yahoo for 'tiny wireless digital cameras' that are still MUCH larger than the scanner? Try wearing that on a necklace! Cheers Bruce Moffatt From: "tomatprobe" Date: Sat Feb 9, 2002 11:15 pm Subject: When......? When should we "celebrate" the 30th anniversary? In 1972 Feb. 19th was on thursday. In 2002, its on a tuesday. So should I watch "Probe" on tuesday the 19th, or thursday the 21st? What will everyone else do? From: "dghprobe3" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 2:21 am Subject: PROBE premiere anniversary --- In probe_control@y..., "tomatprobe" wrote: > When should we "celebrate" the 30th anniversary? In 1972 Feb. > 19th was on thursday. In 2002, its on a tuesday. So should I > watch "Probe" on tuesday the 19th, or thursday the 21st? What will > everyone else do? Tom: It might be a good idea for everyone to take a peek at the PROBE/SEARCH Pilot movie the night of Tuesday, Feb. 19th, then we arrange a chat or Instant Message session for Thursday night, Feb. 21. That way we can cover the day of the week and the actual date. Then again, a lot of us didn't see the pilot when it first ran or was rerun by NBC. I didn't because my first NBC episode was "Flight to Nowhere" in Nov. of '72. Did anyone here catch the first NBC run or rerun of the pilot movie? From: "dghprobe3" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 2:51 am Subject: SEARCH in Australia --- In probe_control@y..., "offworld2001" wrote: > I did get to see the entire run here in Australia, though I can't > remember when it was screened. The last time I ever saw any of the > shows was the pilot which our local BTQ 7 station broadcast on the > 7/7/1977 as a midday movie. Hi Bruce: The Australian dubs Jim has were from 1982 airings off Network Ten in Sydney. The closing credits of each episode feature a voiceover announcer with a distinct Aussie accent, usually hawking the next episode of the U.S. series "Nurse" or the British "And Mother Makes Five." If you have access to any newsclippings, ads, listings or reviews reflecting the Australian airings of SEARCH, let us know. From what you recall, did SEARCH do okay in the ratings there? Was it talked about at all? Did it receive favorable reviews from newspaper or other critics? Thanks for any help on these. Don H. From: "Marta Dawes" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 3:40 am Subject: RE: [probe_control] PROBE premiere anniversary I'm pretty sure I saw it in 1972; I was 15 at the time, and it made quite an impression on me. Marta -----Original Message----- From: dghprobe3 [mailto:dghprobe3@a...] Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 8:21 PM To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Subject: [probe_control] PROBE premiere anniversary --- In probe_control@y..., "tomatprobe" wrote: > When should we "celebrate" the 30th anniversary? In 1972 Feb. > 19th was on thursday. In 2002, its on a tuesday. So should I > watch "Probe" on tuesday the 19th, or thursday the 21st? What will > everyone else do? Tom: It might be a good idea for everyone to take a peek at the PROBE/SEARCH Pilot movie the night of Tuesday, Feb. 19th, then we arrange a chat or Instant Message session for Thursday night, Feb. 21. That way we can cover the day of the week and the actual date. Then again, a lot of us didn't see the pilot when it first ran or was rerun by NBC. I didn't because my first NBC episode was "Flight to Nowhere" in Nov. of '72. Did anyone here catch the first NBC run or rerun of the pilot movie? From: "Jim Alexander" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 4:49 am Subject: PROBE premiere anniversary Did anyone here catch the first NBC run or rerun of the pilot movie? ----------------------------------- I am quite pleased to say that I did. As a matter of fact, that's why I was GOOD AND READY with my cassette deck when they rebroadcast it a few months (?) later (and Don has my audiocassette proof). ;) Have we determined that the first airing was in a 2-hour time slot, and that the second was in a 90-minute timeslot? That is my recollection. As an avid Trekker, I can't claim that I was there for all of the original classic STAR TREK episodes (the only one I vividly remember seeing on NBC was "All Our Yesterdays")... but I WAS there for SEARCH! Jim Alexander probecontrol@sigecom.net From: Jack Bagley Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 3:01 pm Subject: SEARCH dubs Jim... The dubs arrived Friday! What a wonderful weekend I've had, watching those great episodes!! Thanks so much!!! Jack Check out the best in independent novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html From: "crayresearch2001" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 3:33 pm Subject: Re: PROBE premiere anniversary --- In probe_control@y..., "dghprobe3" wrote: > Did anyone here catch the first NBC run or > rerun of the pilot movie? I saw the first run of Probe on TV because, as I remember it, it was somewhat hyped beforehand, and I didn't want to miss it. Somewhere in some vault there must be the original Probe Pilot teasers. Don-2 From: "observer345" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 5:23 pm Subject: Re: PROBE premiere anniversary --- In probe_control@y..., "dghprobe3" wrote: > --- In probe_control@y..., "tomatprobe" wrote: > > When should we "celebrate" the 30th anniversary? In 1972 Feb. > > 19th was on thursday. In 2002, its on a tuesday. So should I > > watch "Probe" on tuesday the 19th, or thursday the 21st? What will > > everyone else do? > > Tom: It might be a good idea for everyone to take a peek at the > PROBE/SEARCH Pilot movie the night of Tuesday, Feb. 19th, then we > arrange a chat or Instant Message session for Thursday night, Feb. > 21. That way we can cover the day of the week and the actual date. > Hmmm... I'll have to play the pilot tape that night, assuming I'm in town. I might have to take a brief road trip then. > Then again, a lot of us didn't see the pilot when it first ran or was > rerun by NBC. I didn't because my first NBC episode was "Flight to > Nowhere" in Nov. of '72. Did anyone here catch the first NBC run or > rerun of the pilot movie? As a matter of fact, I did. I saw the pilot when it's name was Probe. I don't remember how I became aware of the series, but I'd guess it was by TV promos; though I did read TV Guide thoroughly at that time. By the time the second showing came around, and the subsequent series, the name had been changed to Search. I remember having a discussion with a classmate about it. I almost missed the series premiere because of it. From: Paul Browne Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 9:38 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] When......? --- tomatprobe wrote: > When should we "celebrate" the 30th > anniversary? In 1972 Feb. > 19th was on thursday. In 2002, its on a tuesday. So > should I > watch "Probe" on tuesday the 19th, or thursday the > 21st? What will > everyone else do? Another idea, besides those mentioned, might be to try getting an interview (not necessarily this week of course ;) with either Hugh O'Brian or Tony Franciosa on the subject. Now I don't know if either one of them talks about anything these days, let alone SEARCH, but it's an idea. For all I know, Starlog (which I haven't read for years) or something similar has done it already. Oh and for those who don't know, which is likely no one since afaik we were all around at the time, the "rotating leads" format was iirc quite popular in late 1960's/early '70's television. Not just Franciosa and the others on NAME OF THE GAME, there were other examples: NBC MYSTERY MOVIE (both Sunday and Wednesday), THE BOLD ONES, FOUR IN ONE...Thus some television critics used "Name of the Bold Ones" as a description for rotating leads. There were a couple of attempts to revive the format circa. the late 1980's (one even featuring a Columbo-and Kojak-revival) but they were mostly unsuccessful. Too bad two or even all three leads never worked together on a case so we could see their similarities and differences close up (yet another idea, which IMO likely would have been featured had the series been done a few years later, is probes who are either female and/or of various nationalities...). Maybe if the series had been popular enough, there would have been a television or even theatrical film featuring this...Oh well there's always fanfic... Anthony From: "mrfluidpower" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 10:30 pm Subject: Looking for copy of Probe/Search Hello everyone! I am trying to locate a copy of the Probe/Search Pilot movie as well as any copies of the tv episodes. Can anyone help me with that? Also, does anyone know where I might be able to find another short lived series of the same time period...The Delphi Bureau? Thanks! Clyde From: "crayresearch2001" Date: Sun Feb 10, 2002 11:34 pm Subject: Scanner functions; what can it do? After viewing a few SEARCH episodes (and I've only seen half of them so far), I thought it to be a good idea to make a list of all of the functions that can be performed by the unsung SCANNER. A Video Camera: A) With extreme magnification capabilities B) With Infa-Red capabilities C) With X-Ray capabilities A beacon whose location can be pinpointed using triangulation (theese day's it would be GPS). A 360 degree radar unit that could detect movements of vehicles within a 1 block radius! It could detect the close presence of life forms; their heartrates and vital signs (kind of like the Star Trek Tricorder) A Microphone of course. Maybe some of you who have seen other episodes can add to this list. Don-2 From: actingman@i... Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 4:06 am Subject: My first Search I'm the one who demonstrates that Mr. Justman knew what he was doing. I had somehow missed the pilot both times, and to the best of my hazy memory, was not made aware of the show until I saw the Lincoln Enterprises catalog, which induced me to check out the show...or to check it out closer. I had the stupid 10pm bedtime on school nights nonsense to deal with...but I know I was watching the NBC Mystery Movie that came on before Search...so I must have seen the beginning of the show as I SLOWLY prepared for bed. I am not sure which came first. Since the catalog had a few of the second set scripts included for sale, it had to have come out in late December/Early January. Anyway, I didn't get the chance to see the pilot until WNBC Channel 4 ran it at 2am in the mid seventies. They ran the alternate version of the pilot with the "missing" scene. I had thought they were doing weird edits with it and the opening credits (they weren't...it's just how the alternate pilot was thrown together and sent out.) Then a couple of years after that, WPIX Channel 11 picked up the pilot, and they showed the primary version (or whatever we want to call it) with the opening rescue of the diplomat. That's when I got thoroughly confused about the pilot...although both scenes are in the script. From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 10:15 am Subject: Re: New Guys > > On a different note, I find that Kevin's SEARCH messageboard as well > as the entirety of InsideTheWeb has been shut down: > http://www.insidetheweb.com/messageboard/mbs.cgi/mb315284 > > More later, > > Don Thanks for remembering! Sorry I've been sort of incommucato for a while. Lots of personal stuff going on. Anyway, I've gone ahead and put up another SEARCH message board on "Asiaco". http://forum.asiaco.com/searchprobe/ Maybe some stray SEARCH fan will run across it and it'll point him to the site. That's the hope anyway. BTW, has anyone put up a SEARCH/PROBE Yahoo club yet? It might be a good idea, there seems to be a lot of traffic there. And the more "Aussies" you're able to contact, the better chance of finding episodes recorded in 1982. Oddly, that's that's pretty much the brink of the emergence of Beta/VCR, making the search for episodes possible, but difficult. I've come across a few old VHS tapes recorded in '83, but nothing any earlier. If the shows had aired as late as 1985, tracking episodes would probably be a cakewalk. > ======================================= > --- In probe_control@y..., "tomatprobe" wrote: > > ...It seems the thing we all have most in common > > (other than Search) is that we all thought we were the only ones > > who remembered it! What an idea starting a web group! Who thought > > of this?... > > ...If Star Trek fans call themselves Trekkies, what are Search > > fans called? Searchies? From: "Bob Greenberger" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 1:52 pm Subject: The Lone Wankers go Probe Was playing catch up and watching last Tuesday's Buffy last night. One of the three would-be evil-doers was cruising for a victim in a bar and sure enough, he had a tiny camera, suspiciously like a probe, as a tie tack. Back at "mission control", the other two Lone Wankers (as my friends have nicknamed them) were watching monitors, using their headsets and so on. Very reminiscent of our late lamented show. Makes me think, if Leslie Stevens were still around, it would be a worthy series for revival. From: "Bob Greenberger" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 1:56 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] PROBE premiere anniversary Did anyone here catch the first NBC run or rerun of the pilot movie? I remember watching the pilot on NBC prior to the TV series debuting, but was it first run (120 min.) or rerun (90 min.)? Can't say. Did catch all the episodes as it aired weekly, frustrated to see how Cannon of all series, trounced it thoroughly in the ratings. I still recall enjoying "the wheel" concept of the show since I was an avid fan of The Name of the Game and the Sunday Mystery Movie. From: "Bob Greenberger" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 2:06 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] When......? Paul wrote: For all I know, Starlog (which I haven't read for years) or something similar has done it already. I was supposed to write a Starlog piece on Probe way back in time. Could never get ahold of Leslie Stevens and thought the piece wouldn't work without the creator's thoughts. Some of the other TV fanzines like TV Log might have covered Search, but not to my knowledge. From: Jack Bagley Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 3:37 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] The Lone Wankers go Probe --- Bob Greenberger wrote: > > Very reminiscent of our late lamented show. Makes > me think, if Leslie Stevens were still around, it > would be a worthy series for revival. > The idea of a series revival isn't too far-fetched...consider. Warner Brothers owns rights to SEARCH; Warner Brothers has its own network now; good programming is darned hard to come by; mix well and add a small (but devoted) fan base...voila! A potential recipe for a revival of SEARCH. Now the fun begins -- just as an exercise, who would you cast as: Lockwood? Grover? Bianco? Cameron? Harding? Keach? Griffin? Kuroda? Would you use the original Probe Control or the later model (yuck)? (My prejudice is showing -- notice I didn't mention anyone from the later-model Probe Control like Harris in the casting list above.) How would the Scanner look in 2002? Would it be similar to the original (hey, let's face it -- that was pretty advance for TODAY, much less 1972!) or would it be even smaller -- or would the camera actually be an implant, like the earjack? Consider the possibilities -- in today's world, World Securities would be a major player now that we're on a war footing and everything. The story potential alone (post 9-11) is endless! Your thoughts? Jack Check out the finest in independent novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html ===== Jack www.xlibris.com/ApprenticeCruise.html From: Paul Browne Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 5:27 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] When......? --- Bob Greenberger wrote: > Paul wrote: For all I know, Starlog (which I haven't > read for years) or something similar has done it > already. > > I was supposed to write a Starlog piece on Probe way > back in time. Could never get ahold of Leslie > Stevens and thought the piece wouldn't work without > the creator's thoughts. Too bad. I tended to dislike Starlog, for its editorial policies rather than any of the writing, but...If you're the same Bob Greenberger who used to be the "continuity cop," iirc the title, for DC...you could well have done the subject justice. Who knows, maybe Doug McClure was still alive at the time and if Franciosa and/or O'Brian were interested, besides Leslie Stevens...would have been worthwhile. Oh well. Anthony From: "Bob Greenberger" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 5:36 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] When......? Anthony wrote: "If you're the same Bob Greenberger who used to be the "continuity cop," iirc the title, for DC...you could well have done the subject justice." Yeah, that's me. Haven't been at DC in two years, but spent a year at a dotcom and a year at Marvel. Right now I'm between jobs but keeping my hand in here or there. Maybe I'll see if Starlog is still interested in a little nostalgia. From: Jack Bagley Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 5:57 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] When......? --- Bob Greenberger wrote: > > Yeah, that's me. Haven't been at DC in two years, > but spent a year at a dotcom and a year at Marvel. > Right now I'm between jobs but keeping my hand in > here or there. Maybe I'll see if Starlog is still > interested in a little nostalgia. > Maybe they'd be interested in our little nostalgia group... Jack Check out the finest in independent science fiction novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html From: Paul Browne Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 7:02 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] The Lone Wankers go Probe --- Jack Bagley wrote: > --- Bob Greenberger > wrote: > > > > > Very reminiscent of our late lamented show. Makes > > me think, if Leslie Stevens were still around, it > > would be a worthy series for revival. > > > > The idea of a series revival isn't too > far-fetched...consider. Warner Brothers owns rights > to SEARCH; Warner Brothers has its own network now; > good programming is darned hard to come by; mix well > and add a small (but devoted) fan base...voila! A > potential recipe for a revival of SEARCH. > > Now the fun begins -- just as an exercise, who would > you cast as: > > Lockwood? > Grover? > Bianco? > Cameron? > Harding? > Keach? > Griffin? > Kuroda? > > Would you use the original Probe Control or the > later > model (yuck)? (My prejudice is showing -- notice I > didn't mention anyone from the later-model Probe > Control like Harris in the casting list above.) > > How would the Scanner look in 2002? Would it be > similar to the original (hey, let's face it -- that > was pretty advance for TODAY, much less 1972!) or > would it be even smaller -- or would the camera > actually be an implant, like the earjack? > > Consider the possibilities -- in today's world, > World > Securities would be a major player now that we're on > a > war footing and everything. The story potential > alone > (post 9-11) is endless! > > Your thoughts? First off, I'd say it would depend on the format for a SEARCH revival: motion picture, television movie, television series or mini-series. All have IMO somewhat different requirements in terms of casting, direction, script and so forth. Second, if it was intended to be a "Next Generation" type of story (i.e. the original World Securities advanced 30 years in continuity as in ST:TNG or Hugh O'Brian's 1990's Wyatt Earp revival) or a remake of original PROBE/SEARCH script(s) (as with the Brady Bunch movies a few years back)...or something entirely new, just using the World Securities concept more or less without the original characters or any mention of them (like the current Rollerball remake). If a TNG format, perhaps Franciosa and/or O'Brian could be induced into a cameo appearance...so in that case no new actors for Bianco or Lockwood. But offhand, some possible analogues: Franciosa=Tony Danza? McClure=Ewan McGregor? O'Brian=Scott Caan? Another thing, I mentioned this in a previous post, is that there would now likely be probes of different ethnic/national backgrounds: Black, Hispanic, Asian...not just at Probe Control but also agents (as well as, possibly, at least one female probe). So this might be an opening for new characters...Again, depends on what sort of revival is planned. Bianco could well be "ethnic" enough to be an interesting character in 2002...Afaik it was never mentioned if he was supposed to be Hispanic, Italian, something else or anything in particular. Just thought he was Italian since TF was playing him (present writer is Italian-American). But whatever the case, probably there would also be more "character development" in terms of background and so forth than was present on the original series. Maybe there was more characterization planned but the cancellation after one season obviously cut short any such plans. Anthony From: "Geoff Willmetts" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 7:47 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] Revived Search Hello everyone Why re-cast the old characters. If such a series was revived, it would make a lot more sense to acknowledge the death of Cameron/Meredith & have Bianco or Lockwood (original actors) in charge of Probe One knowing all the tricks of the trade & the new agents trying to stay ahead of them. Geoff Willmetts ********* GF Willmetts **************************** Commissioning Editor: http://www.crowsnestbooks.com THE E-BOOK PUBLISHER THAT TRIES HARDER Editor: http://www.sfcrowsnest.com THE SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY MAGAZINE Quicker website access?? Try: http://www.computercrowsnestbooks.com *************************************************** From: Paul Browne Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 8:11 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] Revived Search et al. --- Geoff Willmetts wrote: > Hello everyone > Why re-cast the old characters. If such a series > was revived, it would > make a lot more sense to acknowledge the death of > Cameron/Meredith & have > Bianco or Lockwood (original actors) in charge of > Probe One knowing all the > tricks of the trade & the new agents trying to stay > ahead of them. "TNG" format. Sounds good to me. One thing: checking the actors' ages, Franciosa is 73 and O'Brian is 71. I don't know that either is acting anymore but, if they were willing and able, a worthy idea. On another subject, thanks to the poster who mentioned THE DELPHI BUREAU with Laurence Luckenbill (sp?) from "The Men." This was a "Name of the Bold Ones"-style series I had forgotten, the other "Men" being cult actor Robert Conrad's ASSIGNMENT: VIENNA and character actor James Wainwright's JIGSAW. Don't personally have tapes of any of the series, though. I think yet another "Name of the Bold Ones" was a "movie of the week" on one of the networks circa. 1973-74. Some of the movies were theatrical features, with the others iirc being split between Jimmy Stewart as HAWKINS, a Matlock sort of lawyer, and Richard Roundtree's SHAFT character trying to transfer from the big screen to the little. Unusual rotation, Hawkins was not one of Stewart's better characters but Roundtree at least was able to reprise Shaft a couple years back. Anthony From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 10:03 pm Subject: Re: Revived Search et al. > "TNG" format. Sounds good to me. One thing: > checking the actors' ages, Franciosa is 73 and O'Brian > is 71. I don't know that either is acting anymore but, > if they were willing and able, a worthy idea. > Tony Franciosa was born in 1928, Hugh O'Brian I think must have run his age back at some point, as some stars do. The internet bio I found said 1930, by my reliable old 1970's edition of the "Filmgoer's Companion" says: Obrian, Hugh (1925- ) (Hugh Krampke). Leathery American leading man, former athlete. Then it lists his films. I'd say this is correct. Looking at Hugh in SEARCH, I assumed this was a guy in his mid to late 40's. Burgess Meredith was born in 1908, making him 64 at the time of SEARCH. By today's standards, with people being healthier & living much longer, Hugh or Tony should be able to pull off a part like "Cam". > On another subject, thanks to the poster who > mentioned THE DELPHI BUREAU with Laurence Luckenbill > (sp?) from "The Men." This was a "Name of the Bold > Ones"-style series I had forgotten, the other "Men" > being cult actor Robert Conrad's ASSIGNMENT: VIENNA > and character actor James Wainwright's JIGSAW. Don't > personally have tapes of any of the series, though. > > I think yet another "Name of the Bold Ones" was a > "movie of the week" on one of the networks circa. > 1973-74. Some of the movies were theatrical features, > with the others iirc being split between Jimmy Stewart > as HAWKINS, a Matlock sort of lawyer, and Richard > Roundtree's SHAFT character trying to transfer from > the big screen to the little. Unusual rotation, > Hawkins was not one of Stewart's better characters but > Roundtree at least was able to reprise Shaft a couple > years back. > > Anthony From: "tomatprobe" Date: Mon Feb 11, 2002 10:29 pm Subject: The Great Search Revival Lets face it guys....the original cast is mainly what attracted us (specifically me) to the show. If it were revived it would have to have a lot of similarity with the original. I think Hugh O'Brian is in too bad of shape to be a regular, ie. Cameron, but he might be able to play a Dr. Barnett character. The last time I saw him was in a revisit of Wyatt Earp and he look really, really bed. His voice was very weak. I dont think Ive seen Franciosa in years so I dont know about him. It would be great to see someting like like the first dark probe set rebuilt. The would be a lot of modifications...it just wouldnt be the same for me. I think it would be very sad if we didnt like it. From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 1:11 am Subject: Hugh O'Brian --- In probe_control@y..., "tomatprobe" wrote: > Lets face it guys....the original cast is mainly what attracted us > (specifically me) to the show. If it were revived it would have to > have a lot of similarity with the original. I think Hugh O'Brian is > in too bad of shape to be a regular, ie. Cameron, but he might be > able to play a Dr. Barnett character. The last time I saw him was in > a revisit of Wyatt Earp and he look really, really bed. His voice was > very weak. I think O'Brian is in basically good health for his age. I have a friend who actually met him very briefly when he was in Nashville (where I grew up) for an Albert Schweitzer dedication in 2000. http://www.tennessean.com/sii/00/09/16/confbar16.shtml My friend's an artist & does some work for one of the founders of the event. That fellow and O'Brian have been friends for about 30 years, apparently, due to their shared interest in Schweitzer. He was having some trouble with his knee during his visit, and was taking pain killers for it & mentioned that he was going to have surgery. Doesn't sound like that big a deal. I guess he & O'Brian hadn't seen each other in a while, since this fellow told my friend later that they'd talked over the phone and Hugh told him that he had put on some weight and that he probably wouldn't recognize him. Anyway, my friend said he wouldn't have really known who Hugh O'Brian was if it hadn't been for me talking about SEARCH! He and I were both fans of another forgotten series as kids, "The Immortal", with Chris George, but somehow he missed SEARCH. I'd sent him a copy of "Let Us Prey" previously, but the series didn't ring a bell with him. He said his first impression of Hugh was that he is BIG. Very tall. Franciosa made something of a comback a couple of years ago when he appeared in this Al Pacino movie ("The City"?). I haven't seen it, but I suppose he's still in pretty good shape. He's married to a woman a lot younger than he is, so he's apparently doing alright. From: "Jim Alexander" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 1:18 am Subject: The Lone Wankers do "Probe" >... Was playing catch up and watching last Tuesday's Buffy last night. One of the three would-be evil-doers was cruising for a victim in a bar and sure enough, he had a tiny camera, suspiciously like a probe, as a tie tack. ----------------------------------------- Looks like I should play "catch-up" with BUFFY, too. I taped it, but have not watched it, yet. Thanks for the heads-up, Bob! P.S. I was always a great admirer of your work at DC! Nice to have you here! Jim probecontrol@sigecom.net From: "Jim Alexander" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 1:49 am Subject: She's no Shelly Winters... >... Franciosa's married to a woman a lot younger than he is, so he's apparently doing alright. ----------------------- Well, I guess he IS!!! GO, TONY!!!! :) Jim "jealous" Alexander probecontrol@sigecom.net From: "mrfluidpower" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 3:45 am Subject: Looking for John Gumbinger I'm trying to contact John Gumbinger concerning dubs on some of the episodes he has in his possession. Please contact me at your earliest convenience. Thanks! Clyde From: "mrfluidpower" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 3:53 am Subject: Looking for Larry Clemens I'm looking to contact Larry Clemens about copies of episodes he may have in VCD format. Please contact me at your convenience. Thanks! From: actingman@i... Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 5:29 am Subject: Re: [probe_control] Looking for John Gumbinger That's me. What can I do for you? At 03:45 AM 2/12/2002 +0000, you wrote: >I'm trying to contact John Gumbinger concerning dubs on some of the >episodes he has in his possession. Please contact me at your >earliest convenience. > >Thanks! > >Clyde From: "Larry Clements" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 6:00 am Subject: Re: [probe_control] Looking for Larry Clemens I'm here. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: mrfluidpower To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 9:53 PM Subject: [probe_control] Looking for Larry Clemens I'm looking to contact Larry Clemens about copies of episodes he may have in VCD format. Please contact me at your convenience. Thanks! From: "dghprobe3" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 6:03 am Subject: Re: Revived Search If SEARCH ever is revived as either a movie or new series, a lot would hinge upon whoever is selected to produce the show. Leslie Stevens had a prior working association with Tony Franciosa in "Name of the Game," as a producer of that series. Stevens worked with Doug McClure producing two seasons of "The Virginian," one of those seasons being the last, when it was called "The Men From Shiloh." Then there is Bob Justman, who worked closely with Stevens in "The Outer Limits." I don't think Stevens had a prior association with Hugh O'Brian. From what we've read, Stevens had finished the PROBE pilot script and the studio sent it out to various actors. Hugh O'Brian was looking to make a comeback into TV at that time and the PROBE project sort of fell into place. Also, whoever would be the new producer will probably not have any memories of the series when it first ran, and will likely NOT share the nostalgic feeling we have for the show. It would be great if we could get what the Trek movies had, a Harve Bennett who will take the trouble to study the original and build upon that as a base, but I doubt we will be that lucky. However, if O'Brian is still a part owner of SEARCH, certain things may need to meet with his approval before they can be done, so there still may be a chance to come out with something good. Then again, no revival can occur unless there is public demand. Getting SEARCH to run on one of the better U.S. cable channels seems to be an impossibility at this point. When "Rockford" ran on cable a few years ago, it became hot enough for CBS to revive it as a series of movies with James Garner and much of the original cast and crew. It was an updated version, but it was faithful to the original. Now, if SEARCH were to end up like the recent "Lost in Space" and "Wild Wild West" movies, we may find ourselves saying, "SEARCH Revival? WHAT were we thinking?!!" Don H. ============================= --- In probe_control@y..., "Geoff Willmetts" wrote: > Why re-cast the old characters. If such a series was revived, it > would make a lot more sense to acknowledge the death of > Cameron/Meredith & have Bianco or Lockwood (original actors) in > charge of Probe One knowing all the tricks of the trade & the new > agents trying to stay ahead of them. > > Geoff Willmetts From: "rbrfab" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 9:48 am Subject: Re: Larry Clements Hi, Larry or Don: could you clarify what is actually going on with these VCDs mentioned in the message below? Is it (as was suggested much earlier) the pilot plus 'Let us Prey'? How many disks are there, how good and what does it cost? I might certainly be interested, but maybe you could give an idea of how they compare with the video versions, whether you can do other things e.g. freeze frame and download images, etc. Thanks a lot for taking this new initiative. Richard--- In probe_control@y..., "dghprobe3" wrote: > --- In probe_control@y..., "Larry Clements" wrote: > > Any luck on seeing the VCD's? > > Hi Larry: Yes, indeedy. Thanks very much for those VCDs. I did > have to open "Winfile" and create an Association so that "DAT" files > would play in Windows Media Player. After that, your VCDs of SEARCH > played just fine. > > I tried it in my DVD player and it played fine there too. However, > you can't just stop it and go back to where you were. It goes back > to the very start again and you can't fast forward where you want it > to go. I guess there is no way around that? > > You did a really nice job on those VCD labels. I need to scan one of > them and post a JPG to our "Files" section so people can see how > colorful they are. > > I don't know if many people on the SEARCH list will want the VCDs, > although there are folks who are big fans of them. I understand that > there are some countries where VCDs are very popular. I have also > heard that VCDs are (currently) relatively free of many of the > restrictions now in place on DVDs. > > So, I guess if anyone on the list wants VCDs, get in touch with Larry > and find out how to get them. > > More later, > > Don H. From: "Larry Clements" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 12:35 pm Subject: Search VCD's Movie (rerun on TBS) Suffer My Child The Packagers Let Us Prey The 24 Carat Hit Countdown To Panic Are all on VCD's so far. These all came from Don. Jim Alexander is sending more to be converted in the future. The quality varies from good to poor as the tape sources were multi-generation in some cases. However, even the poor ones were enjoyable. Don, Jim, and I are all capable of creating duplicates. Once VCD's are made (I have the writer), anybody with a CD-R writer duplicate them. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: rbrfab To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 3:48 AM Subject: [probe_control] Re: Larry Clements Hi, Larry or Don: could you clarify what is actually going on with these VCDs mentioned in the message below? Is it (as was suggested much earlier) the pilot plus 'Let us Prey'? How many disks are there, how good and what does it cost? I might certainly be interested, but maybe you could give an idea of how they compare with the video versions, whether you can do other things e.g. freeze frame and download images, etc. Thanks a lot for taking this new initiative. Richard--- In probe_control@y..., "dghprobe3" wrote: > --- In probe_control@y..., "Larry Clements" wrote: > > Any luck on seeing the VCD's? > > Hi Larry: Yes, indeedy. Thanks very much for those VCDs. I did > have to open "Winfile" and create an Association so that "DAT" files > would play in Windows Media Player. After that, your VCDs of SEARCH > played just fine. > > I tried it in my DVD player and it played fine there too. However, > you can't just stop it and go back to where you were. It goes back > to the very start again and you can't fast forward where you want it > to go. I guess there is no way around that? > > You did a really nice job on those VCD labels. I need to scan one of > them and post a JPG to our "Files" section so people can see how > colorful they are. > > I don't know if many people on the SEARCH list will want the VCDs, > although there are folks who are big fans of them. I understand that > there are some countries where VCDs are very popular. I have also > heard that VCDs are (currently) relatively free of many of the > restrictions now in place on DVDs. > > So, I guess if anyone on the list wants VCDs, get in touch with Larry > and find out how to get them. > > More later, > > Don H. From: Jack Bagley Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 1:04 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's Hi, Larry... That makes me want to ask a question. I have two VCDs, prepared by Don Harden, and I can't get them to play on my computer or on my DVD player. I am clicking on the Search01.dat file in the Mpegav folder, but then it says it can't play the video file. And my DVD player says "insert playable disc." Am I doing something wrong? Thanks... Jack Check out the finest in independent science fiction novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html From: "Larry Clements" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 1:15 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's No, unfortunately not all DVD players can read VCD's. You will have to see it via media player on your PC. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Bagley To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's Hi, Larry... That makes me want to ask a question. I have two VCDs, prepared by Don Harden, and I can't get them to play on my computer or on my DVD player. I am clicking on the Search01.dat file in the Mpegav folder, but then it says it can't play the video file. And my DVD player says "insert playable disc." Am I doing something wrong? Thanks... Jack Check out the finest in independent science fiction novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html From: "Larry Clements" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 1:16 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's I didn't read your mail carefully. What operating system are you using? Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: Jack Bagley To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:04 AM Subject: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's Hi, Larry... That makes me want to ask a question. I have two VCDs, prepared by Don Harden, and I can't get them to play on my computer or on my DVD player. I am clicking on the Search01.dat file in the Mpegav folder, but then it says it can't play the video file. And my DVD player says "insert playable disc." Am I doing something wrong? Thanks... Jack Check out the finest in independent science fiction novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html From: Jack Bagley Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 2:19 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's --- Larry Clements wrote: > I didn't read your mail carefully. What operating > system are you using? > > Larry My apologies; I should've said. I'm using Windows ME on my system at home; the file comes up automatically as a QuickTime attachment, and then QuickTime says it doesn't have -- and can't get -- the necessary information to play the file. Can I access it through Windows Media Player directly? If so, how? Thanks for your time... Jack Check out the finest in independent science fiction novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html From: "Larry Clements" Date: Tue Feb 12, 2002 8:58 am Subject: RE: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's To play a VCD with your media player: Open Windows Media Player Click file Click Open Click Browse Click on Files of type: = all files Locate your CD drive Click on the MPEGAVI directory If I made it, click on music01.dat. If Don made it, click on Search*.dat Click Play regards, Larry From: "dghprobe3" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 1:41 am Subject: more on VCDs --- In probe_control@y..., "Larry Clements" wrote: > Movie (rerun on TBS) > Suffer My Child > The Packagers > Let Us Prey > The 24 Carat Hit > Countdown To Panic Hi folks: The SEARCH VCDs are merely copies of the AFN-FEN and Aussie videos we already have. The quality is about equal to a standard VHS picture. It just gives us another format to play with until homemade DVDs become more affordable to the average Joe. (I understand the current price of a blank DVD is $10, whereas a CD-R for a VCD is about $1 or under.) Also, the SEARCH pilot movie is on two separate CDs and the version of "Let Us Prey" is the 16mm transfer with original NBC commercials. When I first put a VCD in my DVD player, it did nothing. I had to tweak around with the remote and get into the "MPEGAVI" folder and then open the DAT file in it. Then it played. But you can't scan forward or backward. If you stop it, it starts at the beginning again and there's no way to put it back where it was. The VCD will play straight through. No so on a computer, though. Windows Media Player allows you to jump from one part of the disc to another, which is more fun. More later, Don From: "Larry Clements" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 1:51 am Subject: Re: [probe_control] more on VCDs Don, My wife just got home and showed me where she put the CD's you sent. Thanks a heck of a lot. I will dupe them and return the originals. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: dghprobe3 To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 7:41 PM Subject: [probe_control] more on VCDs --- In probe_control@y..., "Larry Clements" wrote: > Movie (rerun on TBS) > Suffer My Child > The Packagers > Let Us Prey > The 24 Carat Hit > Countdown To Panic Hi folks: The SEARCH VCDs are merely copies of the AFN-FEN and Aussie videos we already have. The quality is about equal to a standard VHS picture. It just gives us another format to play with until homemade DVDs become more affordable to the average Joe. (I understand the current price of a blank DVD is $10, whereas a CD-R for a VCD is about $1 or under.) Also, the SEARCH pilot movie is on two separate CDs and the version of "Let Us Prey" is the 16mm transfer with original NBC commercials. When I first put a VCD in my DVD player, it did nothing. I had to tweak around with the remote and get into the "MPEGAVI" folder and then open the DAT file in it. Then it played. But you can't scan forward or backward. If you stop it, it starts at the beginning again and there's no way to put it back where it was. The VCD will play straight through. No so on a computer, though. Windows Media Player allows you to jump from one part of the disc to another, which is more fun. More later, Don From: actingman@i... Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 2:34 am Subject: Re: [probe_control] more on VCDs My experience, which I haven't fully figured out yet is this: A friend is sending me vcd disks of various movies. They will not play on my DVD player. The player just doesn't like the file format. So I am using a free conversion program and the instructions recommended on www.vcdhelp.com . I convert the dat file to a mpg file, and then I use another program that makes vcd disks and burns them, and then my DVD player finds the movie dat file and plays it...don't have to navigate to the folder or anything...it automatically plays it. I have no idea what it like about one and not the other. But I figured out a way around it. At 01:41 AM 2/13/2002 +0000, you wrote: >When I first put a VCD in my DVD player, it did nothing. I had to >tweak around with the remote and get into the "MPEGAVI" folder and >then open the DAT file in it. Then it played. But you can't scan >forward or backward. If you stop it, it starts at the beginning >again and there's no way to put it back where it was. The VCD will >play straight through. No so on a computer, though. Windows Media >Player allows you to jump from one part of the disc to another, which >is more fun. > >More later, > >Don From: "James Taylor" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 3:16 am Subject: Probe was my reason for Search While the personalities of the three leads made for differences in tone and style of the show, I was into the stuff. Thel implant and the camera medallion (scanner) and all of that. That is why I think now might be a good time to redo this, because we are not very far from this at all, whereas back then it seemed very impossible. From: "Larry Clements" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 5:43 am Subject: Re: [probe_control] more on VCDs I am luckier. My portable Panasonic does read my VCD's. I did buy a VCD portable player with ne screen so I can listen to regular CDs and VCRs in Hongkong last year. I also purchased the Terapin VCR recorder wich I hooked up to my Replay and that is what I made the vcds with. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: actingman@iname.com To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 8:34 PM Subject: Re: [probe_control] more on VCDs My experience, which I haven't fully figured out yet is this: A friend is sending me vcd disks of various movies. They will not play on my DVD player. The player just doesn't like the file format. So I am using a free conversion program and the instructions recommended on www.vcdhelp.com . I convert the dat file to a mpg file, and then I use another program that makes vcd disks and burns them, and then my DVD player finds the movie dat file and plays it...don't have to navigate to the folder or anything...it automatically plays it. I have no idea what it like about one and not the other. But I figured out a way around it. At 01:41 AM 2/13/2002 +0000, you wrote: >When I first put a VCD in my DVD player, it did nothing. I had to >tweak around with the remote and get into the "MPEGAVI" folder and >then open the DAT file in it. Then it played. But you can't scan >forward or backward. If you stop it, it starts at the beginning >again and there's no way to put it back where it was. The VCD will >play straight through. No so on a computer, though. Windows Media >Player allows you to jump from one part of the disc to another, which >is more fun. > >More later, > >Don From: "Farble S. Rickney" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 7:20 am Subject: VCD I am interested in VCD copies of whatever episodes are available. I was starting to think I was the only person who remembered this show. My parents used to change the channel half way through to watch something else so I've never seen the endings of the shows. They would tell me that I'd get lots of chances to see the shows and I've been waiting ever since for the one old show which never had reruns. From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 9:01 am Subject: Re: Probe was my reason for Search --- In probe_control@y..., "James Taylor" wrote: > While the personalities of the three leads made for differences in tone and > style of the show, I was into the stuff. The dental implant and the camera > medallion (scanner) and all of that. That is why I think now might be a > good time to redo this, because we are not very far from this at all, > whereas back then it seemed very impossible. > I think that was part of the attraction though, that the technology was so "out there" for 1972. No one would ever guess that their every move was being viewed thru a tie clasp. Now in 2002, it's less far fetched, and would probably be less exciting without a drastic upgrade on the technology. From: Jack Bagley Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 6:06 pm Subject: RE: Re: [probe_control] Search VCD's Larry... Thanks! It worked fine! I do like seeing SEARCH on my computer! Maybe I can get some more of these VCDs soon... ===== Jack Check out the finest in independent science fiction novels at Fine Line Publishing: http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/AC.html http://www.Fine-Linepc.com/TWLB.html From: "rbrfab" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 6:28 pm Subject: Larry's VCDs Just to ask what the cost per disk is? I'd certainly be interested in the pilot, perhaps others. (Where does the break come between disks for the pilot-- is it just split half-way, or at some suitable pause point (e.g. where Lockwood and Ullie retire to bed?!) Richard From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Wed Feb 13, 2002 8:58 pm Subject: She's no Shelly Winters... (That's for sure!) --- In probe_control@y..., "Jim Alexander" wrote: > >... Franciosa's married to a woman a lot younger than he is, so he's apparently doing alright. > ----------------------- > Well, I guess he IS!!! GO, TONY!!!! :) > > Jim "jealous" Alexander Well, Bianco was always a smooth one with the ladies! I remember seeing a scan online of Franciosa & his wife from "People" after his comeback in "City Hall", but I haven't been able to locate it again. She was an attractive woman in her 20's, if I recall correctly. (!) He caused a slight stir getting a showy part in a major film like that -- I think a lot of people thought he was dead already. Too bad the movie wasn't a bigger hit. Here is Tony's page on the "City Hall" Website (You'd better save it if you want it, these film sites tend to disappear pretty quickly), and a link to Tony's "Unofficial Website". http://castle-rock.warnerbros.com/cityhall/Stars/franciosa.html http://members.aol.com/jennydee/anthony.html > probecontrol@s... From: "dghprobe3" Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 1:28 am Subject: Tony Franciosa site & article --- In probe_control@y..., "kevin_searchprobe" > ...Tony's page on the "City Hall" Website (You'd better save it > if you want it, these film sites tend to disappear pretty quickly), > and a link to Tony's "Unofficial Website". > > http://castle-rock.warnerbros.com/cityhall/Stars/franciosa.html > > http://members.aol.com/jennydee/anthony.html Hi: Thanks for the links, they are appreciated. Jenny also has a "Tele-filmography" page with links to www.probecontrol.com and certain items on the SEARCH Mailing List: http://www.awod.com/gallery/rwav/jshields/afilm.html I sent Jenny some SEARCH eps a few months ago and she said she enjoyed them. She added that she preferred the Probe Control set of the first 15 episodes, it was cooler. Somewhere in my files I have that magazine article with color photos of Franciosa with his wife and pet dog at his home. When I find it, I'll post a scan in the "Files" section. More later, Don H. From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 6:05 am Subject: 3/18/96 PEOPLE mag Franciosa article OK gang, I found that People magazine article on Tony Franciosa. SEARCH is mentioned in passing, but the focus is on his then-current movie "City Hall." "The Name of the Game" and "Finder of Lost Loves" are also discussed. Tony has been married to his current wife since 1970. Her name is Rita Thiel and she was once a German fashion model. A picture of her is on page 2 of the article. The first page features a nice color pic of Tony with his dog Amandla. 3/18/96 People Franciosa article (Page 1) 3/18/96 People Franciosa article (Page 2) (If these links do not work, go to the list of links on the left hand side of these Yahoo pages, click on the "Files" section, when that page opens, scroll down to the "Tony Franciosa" folder and open it. The two articles are there.) More later, Don H. From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 6:33 am Subject: Deanna Lund at Chiller Theatre Apr. 19-21 Deanna Lund (Ms. Harte in "Adonis File") will be one of many guests at Chiller Theatre, which is a toy, model and film expo. It will be April 19-21, 2002 at: Sheraton Meadowlands Rt. 3 East (across of Giants Stadium) E. Rutherford, NJ (201) 896-0500 Chiller Theatre complete Guest List If that link doesn't work, go to their home page: http://www.chillertheatre.com/ and look to the right side for the link to their 2002 Guest List. If anyone plans to attend this convention, let us know. From: "Geoff Willmetts" Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 7:16 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] forgetting other possibilities for running Probe Control Hello everyone I'm still downloading all your comments about elevating Lockwood or Bianco. I did forget one obvious choice for running Probe Control, our very own delightful Angel Tompkins aka Gloria Harding with maybe Ketch aka Ginny Golden as her deputy. Stop drooling. Even these ladies are in their 60s. Geoff Willmetts ********* GF Willmetts **************************** Commissioning Editor: http://www.crowsnestbooks.com THE E-BOOK PUBLISHER THAT TRIES HARDER Editor: http://www.sfcrowsnest.com THE SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY MAGAZINE Quicker website access?? Try: http://www.computercrowsnestbooks.com *************************************************** From: "Scott M. Fulton, III" Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 7:37 pm Subject: RE: Search revival? Hey, folks: As a SEARCH fan from my earliest elementary school days (on the playground, I generally got enlisted as Bianco), and an active campaigner to get Billy Ingram's fabulous TVParty.com site to cover Search as one of its "Requested Forgotten TV Series," I would be the first to say...I'd be afraid to see what today's network brass would do with the idea of a Search revival, were it laid upon their desks. To be honest, chances are, the idea has been floated around before. The last all-out attempt I've seen to do an "electronic secret agent" show was "Level 9" on UPN. Anyone remember that little bomb? Skateboarding dudes with crashproof laptops. And if anybody recalls the first "Mission: Impossible" film with Jon "This Actor Will Self-Destruct in Five Seconds" Voight obliterating the role of Jim Phelps, some of its early scenes show Tom Cruise--our hero and control agent--monitoring the progress of his agents from that most high-tech of locations, the parlor table of a Holiday Inn with his laptop and his headphones. If anyone tried to revive Search today by fast-forwarding it into the 2000's, a) the references to the early show would probably be wiped clean, because only us "cult show" fans would remember them; b) the result would most likely feature uninteresting chaps playing with ordinary technology. The show would need an entirely new angle to set itself apart from its dull competition; and since the end product would be an entirely new show, why call it "Search?" So I have an interesting idea to toss around--not that it would ever really lead anywhere: Suppose a revived Search were to play on, say, the Sci-Fi channel--limited run, no headaches from overreaching network execs to bother with. And suppose _they keep the new show set in the '70's_, where all the fun is? Isn't the 1973 version of high-technology part of what makes Search so fun to watch today? Computers shrunk to smaller than a house? Wireless communication devices so small they can fit on a gold nugget necklace? Rolling tapes that store whole _kilobytes_ of data on a platter no smaller than a frisbee? And the 1970s attitudes towards the government, air pollution, civil rights...women in general! ("Hi, you must be that new babe I had us hire for the records department! I must say, you've got one great set of legs! Care for a smoke?") Why not do a show that's stuck in the '70s? Have us pick up right where the old show left off! But play up the fact that we, the viewers, know precisely what happens in history after 1973! ("I'm no crook, Senator. Why, just yesterday, I played two rounds of golf with John Mitchell himself.") Keep the show retro, but keep it fun without yukking it up like Austin Powers. Have World Securities Corp. beholden to the big insurance companies that are looking for new ways--any way possible--to keep from paying off claims for missing or stolen merchandise, including risking secret agents' lives to get it back. And to throw a monkey wrench in the plot, make V.C. Cameron's successor...a woman! ("A girl???") Cast none other than Angel Tompkins for the role (it doesn't have to be the same role she played in the original pilot). Show Angel's boss getting confused by the replacement of the rotary dial on his phone with push buttons. Let this show, in a subtle way, be about how far we've come as a society. Then keep the same theme music, the same sound effects, and the same film-like effects in the opening. Keep this show stuck securely in its original time. Who cares if the majority of viewers won't remember the old show? It would be fun for us _and_ fun for them. To summarize: If it were at all possible to revive the production of this old series, I'd pitch it in the retro-futuristic model more fitting of the time in which Search/Probe was created. Scott M. Fulton, III Senior Partner, Ingenus Indianapolis, IN USA From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 7:44 pm Subject: Other possibilities It occured to me a couple of years ago, when Burgess Meredith was still alive, that if SEARCH was packaged into syndication they might film an opener with Meredith as Cameron at a mock-up of the old PROBE control room, where they'd show clips of of the PROBES on the viewer screen as he discussed each of their attributes, what made each one valuable agents, and the technology used. They sometimes film pieces like that for syndication packages -- they've done several things like that for "The Munsters" for example, which are sometimes shown during marathon viewings. Something like that would be useful in getting people unfamilure with SEARCH (which, let's face it, is nearly everyone) up to speed. They could probably do it with Gloria Harding instead of "Cam". After all, in the 'Munster' pieces only Eddie, Marilyn, and Grandpa are still around! BTW, what was the name of the early 90's series that was very similar to PROBE? I've completely forgotten. --- In probe_control@y..., "Geoff Willmetts" wrote: > Hello everyone > I'm still downloading all your comments about elevating Lockwood or > Bianco. I did forget one obvious choice for running Probe Control, our very > own delightful Angel Tompkins aka Gloria Harding with maybe Ketch aka Ginny > Golden as her deputy. > Stop drooling. Even these ladies are in their 60s. > > Geoff Willmetts > > ********* GF Willmetts **************************** > > Commissioning Editor: http://www.crowsnestbooks.com > THE E-BOOK PUBLISHER THAT TRIES HARDER > > Editor: http://www.sfcrowsnest.com > THE SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY MAGAZINE > Quicker website access?? Try: http://www.computercrowsnestbooks.com > *************************************************** From: Paul Browne Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 7:59 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] forgetting other possibilities for running Probe Control --- Geoff Willmetts wrote: > Hello everyone > I'm still downloading all your comments about > elevating Lockwood or > Bianco. I did forget one obvious choice for running > Probe Control, our very > own delightful Angel Tompkins aka Gloria Harding > with maybe Ketch aka Ginny > Golden as her deputy. > Stop drooling. Even these ladies are in their 60s. Yet another possibility, and one I really should have thought of earlier with my posts about having female probes, involves Cheryl Ladd. After seeing her on the "Millionaire" show the other day, it hit me: After her fame on CHARLIE'S ANGELS, there could have been a SEARCH revival in the '80's or even '90's with Cheryl as a probe! Wouldn't even have to create a totally new character, just have CL's character Amy (was there a last name? If not, just add "Ladd" or "Stoppelmoor" or something) promoted to field status. It might not even be that different in her case from the CHARLIE'S ANGELS role, the three agents working for the boss in the background... At this point, even CL's probably a bit too old (50-51 y.o?) to play a probe. Maybe she could do the type of thing suggested for Angel Tompkins, though. It's funny reading the IMDb entry on SEARCH, which has some more SEARCH revival ideas. One British user comments about having a British probe, that's interesting, and someone else suggests Anthony Zerbe (?!) in the Burgess Meredith role, with Eric Roberts (?!), and others as probes... Anthony From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 8:00 pm Subject: More Franciosa for the archives A TV Guide image on EBAY from Matt Helm: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1513938675 http://www.geocities.com/mbish27385/dec6-12-75tvguidei.jpg And a Hugh O'Brian awards picture from the 70's: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1514487868 From: cdrrabenson@a... Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 8:02 pm Subject: I'D STILL CHASE HER AROUND A DESK "I did forget one obvious choice for running Probe Control, our very own delightful Angel Tompkins aka Gloria Harding . . . . "Stop drooling. Even these ladies are in their 60s." Ahem . . .. Angel's not quite sixty, yet. And even if she were, I've spent enough time with her to reliably testify that, whether in work clothes or dressed to kill, I still need my drool cup. Commander Benson From: Paul Browne Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 8:16 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] 3/18/96 PEOPLE mag Franciosa article --- dghprobe3@a... wrote: > OK gang, I found that People magazine article on > Tony Franciosa. SEARCH is > mentioned in passing, but the focus is on his > then-current movie "City Hall." > "The Name of the Game" and "Finder of Lost Loves" > are also discussed. > > Tony has been married to his current wife since > 1970. Her name is Rita Thiel > and she was once a German fashion model. A picture > of her is on page 2 of > the article. Well, at least this marriage, his fourth (?), seems to have worked out for him so that's cool. 32 years, they would I guess still have been newlyweds when he got involved with SEARCH. Haven't seen TF in anything since "City Hall" and iirc there was a cameo in the "Dellaventura" pilot with Danny Aiello...it isn't mentioned in the IMDb but would have been about 4-5 years ago. About Shelley Winters, to be balanced about it, afaik from pictures she was in a bit better shape in the late 1950's, when TF was married to her, than in later years. I think they got divorced about 1960 and it's really from the 1960's onward that she looked like the "Shelley Winters" most recall now, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, that sort of thing. Anthony From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 8:21 pm Subject: Cheryl Ladd & Doug McClure Anthony, your post reminded me. Doug McClure's last TV appearance was on the Cheryl Ladd series "One West Waikiki", aptly titled "Rest in Peace" (2/3/96). In the final scene they did a freeze-fame of Doug & showed the dates of his birth & death. It made me wonder if he & Ladd had remained friends over the years. Strangely, I watched & recorded the episode because of McClure, and was shocked because it was the first that I'd heard that he had died. You could tell he wasn't too well, but as always he did a good, professional job. http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Atrium/1628/oww.html --- In probe_control@y..., Paul Browne wrote: > > --- Geoff Willmetts wrote: > > Hello everyone > > I'm still downloading all your comments about > > elevating Lockwood or > > Bianco. I did forget one obvious choice for running > > Probe Control, our very > > own delightful Angel Tompkins aka Gloria Harding > > with maybe Ketch aka Ginny > > Golden as her deputy. > > Stop drooling. Even these ladies are in their 60s. > > Yet another possibility, and one I really should > have thought of earlier with my posts about having > female probes, involves Cheryl Ladd. After seeing her > on the "Millionaire" show the other day, it hit me: > After her fame on CHARLIE'S ANGELS, there could have > been a SEARCH revival in the '80's or even '90's with > Cheryl as a probe! Wouldn't even have to create a > totally new character, just have CL's character Amy > (was there a last name? If not, just add "Ladd" or > "Stoppelmoor" or something) promoted to field status. > It might not even be that different in her case from > the CHARLIE'S ANGELS role, the three agents working > for the boss in the background... > > At this point, even CL's probably a bit too old > (50-51 y.o?) to play a probe. Maybe she could do the > type of thing suggested for Angel Tompkins, though. > > It's funny reading the IMDb entry on SEARCH, which > has some more SEARCH revival ideas. One British user > comments about having a British probe, that's > interesting, and someone else suggests Anthony Zerbe > (?!) in the Burgess Meredith role, with Eric Roberts > (?!), and others as probes... > > Anthony From: Michael Rupert Date: Thu Feb 14, 2002 8:55 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] 3/18/96 PEOPLE mag Franciosa article I read in an old magazine article that Shelly Winters used to say she and Marilyn Monroe were the same dress size during the 1950's. Mike Rupert Paul Browne wrote: > --- dghprobe3@a... wrote: > > OK gang, I found that People magazine article on > > Tony Franciosa. SEARCH is > > mentioned in passing, but the focus is on his > > then-current movie "City Hall." > > "The Name of the Game" and "Finder of Lost Loves" > > are also discussed. > > > > Tony has been married to his current wife since > > 1970. Her name is Rita Thiel > > and she was once a German fashion model. A picture > > of her is on page 2 of > > the article. > > Well, at least this marriage, his fourth (?), > seems to have worked out for him so that's cool. 32 > years, they would I guess still have been newlyweds > when he got involved with SEARCH. Haven't seen TF in > anything since "City Hall" and iirc there was a cameo > in the "Dellaventura" pilot with Danny Aiello...it > isn't mentioned in the IMDb but would have been about > 4-5 years ago. > > About Shelley Winters, to be balanced about it, > afaik from pictures she was in a bit better shape in > the late 1950's, when TF was married to her, than in > later years. I think they got divorced about 1960 and > it's really from the 1960's onward that she looked > like the "Shelley Winters" most recall now, THE > POSEIDON ADVENTURE, that sort of thing. > > Anthony From: "Jim Alexander" Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 2:32 am Subject: FORTUNE HUNTER Kevin wrote: BTW, what was the name of the early 90's series that was very similar to PROBE? I've completely forgotten. ------------------------------ You're thinking of a short-lived FOX series called FORTUNE HUNTER. Jim probecontrol@sigecom.net From: "Jim Alexander" Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 2:37 am Subject: 70's-themed Search revival? If it were at all possible to revive the production of this old series, I'd pitch it in the retro-futuristic model more fitting of the time in which Search/Probe was created. ------------------------------------- An interesting idea I don't think we've ever discussed here, Scott! I like the idea, but... Is it not true that shows set in a time period different from our own usually cost more to make (because of the cars, costumes, set decorations, etc.)? The larger price tag to produce a non-set-bound 70's show might be a stumbling block. Just a thought. Jim probecontrol@sigecom.net From: "dghprobe3" Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 3:15 am Subject: Re: 70's-themed Search revival? --- In probe_control@y..., "Scott" wrote: > If it were at all possible to revive the production of this old series, I'd pitch it in the retro-futuristic model more fitting of the time in which Search/Probe was created. > ------------------------------------- FOX might be the ones to do it. They'd call it "That 70's Spy Show." But it would be unlikely that whoever is brought in to produce the series or feature film would share our feelings toward SEARCH. Would they dummy it up and make it hideous? Or would it turn out okay but, like "The Lone Gunmen," disappear after only a handful of episodes? By the way, there were many situations in "Lone Gunmen" episodes (many of them humorous) involving two-way audio and the sending of video to home base, not too terribly different from SEARCH. Don H. From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 5:04 am Subject: 1999 article: Argentina also aired SEARCH New article in the "Files" section: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/probe_control/files/SEARCH%20Articles%20from%20others/9908tvqa.htm NBC's `Search' featured a different hero each week BY DAVID INMAN Louisville Courier Journal (Text of article at link. If the link above doesn't work, go to "Files" section, click on "SEARCH Articles from others" and click on the htm file in that folder.) Don's comments on this article: This is a Q&A item from someone who remembers SEARCH airing in Argentina during the late 1970's, but they thought Ryan O'Neal was in it. Wonder if it aired in Spanish or just had Spanish subtitles? Are there any tape trading clubs online from Argentina, with English-speaking members? May be another way to shake out some more episodes, or Spanish versions of what we now have. From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 6:11 am Subject: Movies Unlimited lists PROBE for $56.99 http://www.moviesunlimited.com/musite/ After you click the link, search by title and enter Probe. They list this movie as being on sale at $56.99. Is this an old listing or is this price still current? The listing: Probe (1972) Detective Hugh O'Brian uses high-tech electronic equipment to find $22 million worth of diamonds missing since World War II in this sophisticated thriller, the pilot to the hit TV series "Search." Co-stars Elke Sommer, Sir John Gielgud, Burgess Meredith, Lilia Skala and, in a small part, Jaclyn Smith. 95 min. 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To take advantage of TODAY's web pricing, please print out a copy of your order from our website and fax it in with your credit card information to ensure correct pricing. Otherwise, pricing may vary from what you see on the web. Movies Unlimited 3015 Darnell Road Philadelphia, PA 19154 NOTE IF ORDERING BY MAIL: Web specials and pricing can change on a daily basis and may differ from those in our printed catalogs. To take advantage of TODAY's web pricing, please print out a copy of your order from our website and mail it in with your credit card information, check or money order to ensure correct pricing. Otherwise, pricing may vary from what you see on the web. From: "crayresearch2001" Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 10:56 am Subject: SEARCH is like a good dream.... Hi Gang, Well it's 5:30 in the morning and I just woke up from a pleasant dream in which I had reverted back to my childhood days. Kind of like watching reruns of SEARCH. Now I am only flying this theory thru the air, but, I think we all enjoy SEARCH so much because it takes us back to some of the most pleasant memories of our childhood. Now I can go back to sleep. Don-2 From: "Larry Clements" Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 11:38 am Subject: Re: [probe_control] SEARCH is like a good dream.... Go back to sleep and make a tape of it. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: crayresearch2001 To: probe_control@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 4:56 AM Subject: [probe_control] SEARCH is like a good dream.... Hi Gang, Well it's 5:30 in the morning and I just woke up from a pleasant dream in which I had reverted back to my childhood days. Kind of like watching reruns of SEARCH. Now I am only flying this theory thru the air, but, I think we all enjoy SEARCH so much because it takes us back to some of the most pleasant memories of our childhood. Now I can go back to sleep. Don-2 From: "crayresearch2001" Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 5:58 pm Subject: Re: SEARCH is like a good dream.... --- In probe_control@y..., "Larry Clements" wrote: > Go back to sleep and make a tape of it. > > Larry Well you got me thinking Larry. Maybe it's not such a bad idea for a new series. Someone was saying that the next SEARCH technology would have to be a quantum leap ahead of 1972. Well how about this: Actually, its kind of SEARCH meets THE MATRIX. The basic idea of Probe Control remains the same, and just like 1972, they are the only ones who posess this technology, not even the Government has it. But because of advances in technology and design of the Scanner and Implant and how they are now able to get the two to work together, Probe Control can actually project their Probe's unconsiousness into the unconcious of the subject, be it villian or good guy, asleep or awake. In the Awake mode, the Probe could subliminally suggest that the subject do or say things but it wouldn't work all of the time; and on the rare occasion that Probe Control could actually hack into the Subject's conscience, they would actually see on their monitors, what the Subject see's through their eyes. In the asleep mode, the Probe could enter the subject's dreams, as a participant, in order to make the subject reveal secrets to them. Also because Probe Control would be watching the subject's deram on their monitors, they could change the scenery etc. They could basicly coutrol the dream as they wanted, but they couldn't make the subject do anything they wouldn't ordinarily do. That is why it would be hard to get them to reveal secrets in their dreams. Because the Probes would have to live in two minds at once, not to mention getting feedback from Probe Control at the same time, the acting would have to be first rate. Don-2 From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Fri Feb 15, 2002 8:05 pm Subject: New Folders in Files Section I made some new folders in our Files section. Whoever wants to add things to them, please feel free to do so. So far they contain some small scans I got from eBay and other places over the last year or so. Hopefully the contents will spark some discussion on the list. We can only get about 20 mb total in the "Files" section, so most photos in the future may need to be posted in the "Photos" section, which can hold nearly 30 mb. Here are the new folders as they appear alphabetically (if these links don't work, go to the "Files" section and scroll down for the folders): Burgess Meredith Doug McClure Hugh O'Brian Miscellaneous SEARCH Includes Mike Walton's scanner prop & Larry Clements' VCD label design. Other SEARCH Guest Stars SEARCH Articles from others Tony Franciosa Includes some new items beyond the 1996 People mag article. From: "crayresearch2001" Date: Sat Feb 16, 2002 4:29 pm Subject: SHORT CIRCUIT: Don-2's comments This was a fun episode. Lot's of action. I belive it was Grovers debut. With all the running around he was doing, he must have been in pretty good shape. I found the acting by Burgess Meredith to be some of the best I've seen. Maybe it was the prospect of having Probe Control reduced to a "puddle of solder" by Mega-Trans Package (this was the same idea as the Russian sattelite in GOLDEN EYE).I distinctly remember the scene where the two motorcycle policemen 'slap me five' the Scanner package into Grover's hand without even stopping (unless it was in another ep. also, still haven't seen em' all). A weak but convincing acting role by the Villian. All in all, another Grover 'feel-good' episode. Bloopers (correct me if I'm wrong): How did the motorcycle policemen know it was Grover that they gave the Scanner to? They must have knew him. Just before Grover chucked the Mega-Trans Package from his speeding Corvette, the electric lines above were exploding, how come his car didn't malfunction? Just after the opening credits, when it says 'Tonight - Doug Maclure' they forgot to put in the soundFX as the text was dislpaying. Don-2 From: "dghprobe3" Date: Sat Feb 16, 2002 9:11 pm Subject: Text Sound FX & 'Short Circuit' --- In probe_control@y..., "crayresearch2001" wrote: > Just after the opening credits, when it says 'Tonight - Doug > Maclure' they forgot to put in the soundFX as the text was > dislpaying. Most of the episodes had the "computer print out" sound effects over the Act 1 openings, but some of them didn't. I remember that the "Let Us Prey" text sound FX got way out of sync at one point. Glad you enjoyed "Short Circuit," it's a favorite of some on this list also. Cameron was more intense in this episode because the stakes were higher than usual. "Circuit" was more of a borderline sci-fi plot, as opposed to the straight crime/mobster stories they tended to do later. But don't get me wrong, some of those crime stories were good too. It's just interesting for me to look at SEARCH as a whole and see that there was more of a sci-fi emphasis in the earlier episodes. Don H. From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Mon Feb 18, 2002 8:22 pm Subject: SEARCH Logo Clip Identified New Article in the Files Section: "SEARCH Logo Clip Identified" Try this link: Logoclip.htm If that doesn't work, go to the "Files" section, then open the folder "SEARCH Articles by Don Harden." Then click on "Logoclip.htm." Four photos should open along with the article. From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Tue Feb 19, 2002 1:54 am Subject: Spanish TV site on SEARCH A while back, actingman reported that someone wanted SEARCH episodes in Spanish. I haven't found any, but there is a Spanish TV site online which discusses SEARCH, which in Spanish is apparently called "OPERACIÓN RESCATE." The link: http://www.tele-vicio.com/scripts/70/serie.asp?id=140 (When you visit this page, scroll down and you will see our SEARCH logo from probecontrol.com and one of my slidescans of Lockwood laughing from "The Gold Machine.") They include a link to probecontrol.com: Spanish site link to probecontrol.com From site in Spanish (English Babelfish translation below this): OPERACIÓN RESCATE Cadena: NBC País: EE.UU. Episodios: 23 Año: Media: No disponible Género: aventuras Serie de aventuras con elementos fantásticos, sobre tres agentes de Probe, una división de la Corporación World Securities, una institución de Washington dedicada a realizar búsquedas de lo que sea. Estos agentes estaban dotados de sofisticado equipamiento, lo que incluía receptores miniaturizados implantados en sus oídos. El reparto estaba compuesto por Hugh O'Brian como Hugh Lockwood; Anthony Franciosa como Nick Bianco; Doug McClure como C.R. Grover; Burgess Meredith como B.C. Cameron, el jefe de Probe; y Ford Rainey como el Dr. Barnett, el responsable de investigación tecnológica. Las tres estrellas principales rara vez aparecían juntas. Usualmente O'Brian predominaba durante la primera mitad del episodio y Franciosa y McClure en el resto de la aventura. Había otros agentes de Probe, presentados ocasionalmente: Gloria Harding (interpretada por Angel Tompkins); Kuroda (Byron Chung); Griffin (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); y Amy (Cheryl Ladd). La serie fue producida por Leslie Stevens, quien en los '60 produjo y creó el clásico THE OUTER LIMITS (Rumbo a lo Desconocido). Links Externos Si tienes algún dato para aportar sobre esta serie, por favor, comunícate a través de esta página. En la sección TV de Cinefania.com puedes encontrar guías de episodios de series fantásticas. Desde esta dirección puedes conseguir gratuitamente un Real Player (reproductor de multimedia) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Babel Fish Translation, In English: Operation Rescues Chain: NBC Country: The U.S.A. Episodes: 23 Year: Average: Nonavailable Sort: adventures Series of adventures with fantastic elements, on three agents of Probe, a division of the Corporation World Securities, an institution of dedicated Washington to make searches of which it is. These agents were equipped with sophisticated equipment, which included receivers miniaturized implanted in its ears. The distribution was made up of Hugh ÓBrian like Hugh Lockwood; Anthony Franciosa like Nick Bianco; Doug McClure like C.R. Grover; Burgess Meredith like B.C. Cameron, the head of Probe; and Ford Rainey like the Dr Barnett, the person in charge of technological investigation. The three main stars rare time appeared together. Usually ÓBrian predominated during first half of the episode and Franciosa and McClure in the rest of the adventure. There were other agents of Probe, presented/displayed occasionally: Gloria Harding (interpreted by Angel Tompkins); Kuroda (Byron Chung); Griffin (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); and Amy (Cheryl Ladd). The series was produced by Leslie Stevens, who in the ' 60 produced and created classic THE OUTER LIMITS (Course to the Stranger). Links External If you have some data to contribute on this series, please, comunícate through this page. In the section TV of Cinefania.com you can find guides of fantastic episodes of series. From this direction you can obtain a Real Player gratuitously (reproductive of multimedia) From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Tue Feb 19, 2002 4:35 am Subject: technology capable of 'seeing' through walls Think the SEARCH scanner is advanced? They are ready to surpass the scanner in some areas, such as in "ultrabandwave" technology. Shades of Superman's x-ray vision: http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa021802a.htm Nowhere to Hide? FCC okays technology capable of "seeing" through walls The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has opened the regulatory doors for the development of a new generation of wireless technology capable of feats as noble as saving lives and as potentially threatening as watching us inside our homes. On Feb. 14, 2002, the FCC unanimously approved a First Report and Order that permits the marketing and operation of certain types of new products incorporating ultrawideband (“UWBâ€) technology. UWB is basically an advanced form of radar that operates by producing billions of short duration, low-powered radio frequency pulses. An operating example of a UWB device is this ground penetrating radar system for landmine detection. An FCC press release touts UWB as paving the way for, "a vast array of new applications that have the potential to provide significant benefits for public safety, businesses and consumers in a variety of applications such as radar imaging of objects buried under the ground or behind walls and short-range, high-speed data transmissions." The FCC approval process of ultrawideband took more than three years, during which developers were required to satisfy fears that the high-speed transmissions would interfere with the satellite-based Global Positioning System (GPS), now critical to the safe navigation of everything from hikers, to airliners, to B-2 bombers and cruise missiles. Good Genie Some clearly beneficial applications of UWB include: --devices to help rescue workers locate victims trapped in collapsed buildings --medical imaging systems capable of "seeing" inside the body in real time --systems for finding structural problems in buildings, bridges, dams and other structures --collision-detection and avoidance radar systems for cars, trucks and busses --extremely high-speed, short-range wireless data and voice transmission Not So Good Genie? Probably viewed as not so clearly beneficial by civil liberties and personal privacy groups is a developing application of UWB dubbed "through-wall imaging systems." According to the FCC, through-wall imaging systems can "detect the location or movement of persons or objects that are located on the other side of a structure such as a wall." Since conventional concealed cameras would no longer be needed, officials using through-wall imaging devices could monitor the movement of persons inside buildings without ever having to physically enter the building. While federal regulators are quick to emphasize that operation of through-wall imaging systems will be limited to law enforcement and emergency services, the potential threat to personal privacy posed by a device capable of remotely monitoring the movement of individuals inside their homes should not, and probably will not, be overlooked. From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Tue Feb 19, 2002 4:49 am Subject: Re: Spanish TV site on SEARCH Wow, pretty cool. Here'a a slightly different translation I got from PROMT: http://www.translate.ru/eng/other.asp Series of adventures with fantastic elements, on three agents of Probe, a division of the Corporation World Securities, an institution of Washington dedicated to realizing searches of what is. These agents were provided with sophisticated equipment(equipping), which was including minituarized recipients implanted in his(its,her) ears (hearing). The allotment was composed by Hugh O'Brian as Hugh Lockwood; Anthony Franciosa as Nick Bianco; Doug McClure as C.R. Grover; Burgess Meredith as B.C. Cameron, the chief of Probe; and Ford Rainey as the Dr. Barnett, the person in charge of technological investigation. All three principal stars rarely were turning out to be united. Usually O'Brian was prevailing during the first half of the episode and Franciosa and McClure in the rest of the adventure. It (he,she) had other agents of Probe, presented occasionally: Gloria Harding (interpreted by Angel Tompkins); Kuroda (Byron Chung); Griffin (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); And Amy (Cheryl Ladd). The series was produced by Leslie Stevens, who in them ' 60 it (he,she) produced and created the classic one THE OUTER LIMITS (Course to the Unknown thing). --- In probe_control@y..., dghprobe3@a... wrote: > A while back, actingman reported that someone wanted SEARCH episodes in > Spanish. I haven't found any, but there is a Spanish TV site online which > discusses SEARCH, which in Spanish is apparently called "OPERACIÓN RESCATE." > The link: > > http://www.tele-vicio.com/scripts/70/serie.asp?id=140 > > (When you visit this page, scroll down and you will see our SEARCH logo from > probecontrol.com and one of my slidescans of Lockwood laughing from "The Gold > Machine.") They include a link to probecontrol.com: > > Spanish site link to probecontrol.com > > From site in Spanish (English Babelfish translation below this): > > OPERACIÓN RESCATE > Cadena: NBC > País: EE.UU. > Episodios: 23 > Año: > Media: No disponible > Género: aventuras > > Serie de aventuras con elementos fantásticos, sobre tres agentes de Probe, > una división de la Corporación World Securities, una institución de > Washington dedicada a realizar búsquedas de lo que sea. Estos agentes estaban > dotados de sofisticado equipamiento, lo que incluía receptores miniaturizados > implantados en sus oídos. El reparto estaba compuesto por Hugh O'Brian como > Hugh Lockwood; Anthony Franciosa como Nick Bianco; Doug McClure como C.R. > Grover; Burgess Meredith como B.C. Cameron, el jefe de Probe; y Ford Rainey > como el Dr. Barnett, el responsable de investigación tecnológica. Las tres > estrellas principales rara vez aparecían juntas. Usualmente O'Brian > predominaba durante la primera mitad del episodio y Franciosa y McClure en el > resto de la aventura. Había otros agentes de Probe, presentados > ocasionalmente: Gloria Harding (interpretada por Angel Tompkins); Kuroda > (Byron Chung); Griffin (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); y Amy (Cheryl > Ladd). La serie fue producida por Leslie Stevens, quien en los '60 produjo y > creó el clásico THE OUTER LIMITS (Rumbo a lo Desconocido). > > Links Externos > Si tienes algún dato para aportar sobre esta serie, por favor, comunícate a > través de esta página. En la sección TV de Cinefania.com puedes encontrar > guías de episodios de series fantásticas. Desde esta dirección puedes > conseguir gratuitamente un Real Player (reproductor de multimedia) > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > Babel Fish Translation, In English: > > Operation Rescues > Chain: NBC > Country: The U.S.A. > Episodes: 23 > Year: > Average: Nonavailable > Sort: adventures > > Series of adventures with fantastic elements, on three agents of Probe, a > division of the Corporation World Securities, an institution of dedicated > Washington to make searches of which it is. These agents were equipped with > sophisticated equipment, which included receivers miniaturized implanted in > its ears. The distribution was made up of Hugh ÓBrian like Hugh Lockwood; > Anthony Franciosa like Nick Bianco; Doug McClure like C.R. Grover; Burgess > Meredith like B.C. Cameron, the head of Probe; and Ford Rainey like the Dr > Barnett, the person in charge of technological investigation. The three main > stars rare time appeared together. Usually ÓBrian predominated during first > half of the episode and Franciosa and McClure in the rest of the adventure. > There were other agents of Probe, presented/displayed occasionally: Gloria > Harding (interpreted by Angel Tompkins); Kuroda (Byron Chung); Griffin > (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); and Amy (Cheryl Ladd). The series was > produced by Leslie Stevens, who in the ' 60 produced and created classic THE > OUTER LIMITS (Course to the Stranger). > > Links External > If you have some data to contribute on this series, please, comunícate > through this page. In the section TV of Cinefania.com you can find guides of > fantastic episodes of series. From this direction you can obtain a Real > Player gratuitously (reproductive of multimedia) From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Tue Feb 19, 2002 4:53 am Subject: Re: Spanish TV site on SEARCH Wow, interesting. Here's a slightly different translation I got from PROMT: http://www.translate.ru/eng/other.asp Series of adventures with fantastic elements, on three agents of Probe, a division of the Corporation World Securities, an institution of Washington dedicated to realizing searches of what is. These agents were provided with sophisticated equipment(equipping), which was including minituarized recipients implanted in his(its,her) ears (hearing). The allotment was composed by Hugh O'Brian as Hugh Lockwood; Anthony Franciosa as Nick Bianco; Doug McClure as C.R. Grover; Burgess Meredith as B.C. Cameron, the chief of Probe; and Ford Rainey as the Dr. Barnett, the person in charge of technological investigation. All three principal stars rarely were turning out to be united. Usually O'Brian was prevailing during the first half of the episode and Franciosa and McClure in the rest of the adventure. It (he,she) had other agents of Probe, presented occasionally: Gloria Harding (interpreted by Angel Tompkins); Kuroda (Byron Chung); Griffin (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); And Amy (Cheryl Ladd). The series was produced by Leslie Stevens, who in them ' 60 it (he,she) produced and created the classic one THE OUTER LIMITS (Course to the Unknown thing). --- In probe_control@y..., dghprobe3@a... wrote: > A while back, actingman reported that someone wanted SEARCH episodes in > Spanish. I haven't found any, but there is a Spanish TV site online which > discusses SEARCH, which in Spanish is apparently called "OPERACIÓN RESCATE." > The link: > > http://www.tele-vicio.com/scripts/70/serie.asp?id=140 > > (When you visit this page, scroll down and you will see our SEARCH logo from > probecontrol.com and one of my slidescans of Lockwood laughing from "The Gold > Machine.") They include a link to probecontrol.com: > > Spanish site link to probecontrol.com > > From site in Spanish (English Babelfish translation below this): > > OPERACIÓN RESCATE > Cadena: NBC > País: EE.UU. > Episodios: 23 > Año: > Media: No disponible > Género: aventuras > > Serie de aventuras con elementos fantásticos, sobre tres agentes de Probe, > una división de la Corporación World Securities, una institución de > Washington dedicada a realizar búsquedas de lo que sea. Estos agentes estaban > dotados de sofisticado equipamiento, lo que incluía receptores miniaturizados > implantados en sus oídos. El reparto estaba compuesto por Hugh O'Brian como > Hugh Lockwood; Anthony Franciosa como Nick Bianco; Doug McClure como C.R. > Grover; Burgess Meredith como B.C. Cameron, el jefe de Probe; y Ford Rainey > como el Dr. Barnett, el responsable de investigación tecnológica. Las tres > estrellas principales rara vez aparecían juntas. Usualmente O'Brian > predominaba durante la primera mitad del episodio y Franciosa y McClure en el > resto de la aventura. Había otros agentes de Probe, presentados > ocasionalmente: Gloria Harding (interpretada por Angel Tompkins); Kuroda > (Byron Chung); Griffin (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); y Amy (Cheryl > Ladd). La serie fue producida por Leslie Stevens, quien en los '60 produjo y > creó el clásico THE OUTER LIMITS (Rumbo a lo Desconocido). > > Links Externos > Si tienes algún dato para aportar sobre esta serie, por favor, comunícate a > través de esta página. En la sección TV de Cinefania.com puedes encontrar > guías de episodios de series fantásticas. Desde esta dirección puedes > conseguir gratuitamente un Real Player (reproductor de multimedia) > -------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ > Babel Fish Translation, In English: > > Operation Rescues > Chain: NBC > Country: The U.S.A. > Episodes: 23 > Year: > Average: Nonavailable > Sort: adventures > > Series of adventures with fantastic elements, on three agents of Probe, a > division of the Corporation World Securities, an institution of dedicated > Washington to make searches of which it is. These agents were equipped with > sophisticated equipment, which included receivers miniaturized implanted in > its ears. The distribution was made up of Hugh ÓBrian like Hugh Lockwood; > Anthony Franciosa like Nick Bianco; Doug McClure like C.R. Grover; Burgess > Meredith like B.C. Cameron, the head of Probe; and Ford Rainey like the Dr > Barnett, the person in charge of technological investigation. The three main > stars rare time appeared together. Usually ÓBrian predominated during first > half of the episode and Franciosa and McClure in the rest of the adventure. > There were other agents of Probe, presented/displayed occasionally: Gloria > Harding (interpreted by Angel Tompkins); Kuroda (Byron Chung); Griffin > (Albert Popwell); Carlos (Ron Castro); and Amy (Cheryl Ladd). The series was > produced by Leslie Stevens, who in the ' 60 produced and created classic THE > OUTER LIMITS (Course to the Stranger). > > Links External > If you have some data to contribute on this series, please, comunícate > through this page. In the section TV of Cinefania.com you can find guides of > fantastic episodes of series. From this direction you can obtain a Real > Player gratuitously (reproductive of multimedia) From: "dghprobe3" Date: Tue Feb 19, 2002 4:58 am Subject: Re: Spanish TV site on SEARCH --- In probe_control@y..., "kevin_searchprobe" wrote: > Wow, pretty cool. Here'a a slightly different translation I got > from PROMT: > > http://www.translate.ru/eng/other.asp Hi Kevin: Actually you came up with the better translation, so thanks for that. Also, in re-reading the material, I find that they used mis-information from the "Jump the Shark" website about SEARCH. I guess there's not much we can do to correct either site, but's its nice to see that other parts of the world remember SEARCH. Don From: "kevin_searchprobe" Date: Tue Feb 19, 2002 5:19 am Subject: Re: Spanish TV site on SEARCH > > > > http://www.translate.ru/eng/other.asp > > Hi Kevin: Actually you came up with the better translation, so > thanks for that. Hi! I don't know about that, although I liked 'Course to the Unknown thing' for "Outer Limits", better than 'Course to the Stranger'. (!) Also, in re-reading the material, I find that they > used mis-information from the "Jump the Shark" website about SEARCH. > I guess there's not much we can do to correct either site, but's its > nice to see that other parts of the world remember SEARCH. > I suppose the mis-info about the way the episodes would be distributed (half for O'Brian, the rest split between McClure & Franciosa), all stems from the TV Guide Fall Preview. As much as I like Lockwood (My favorite PROBE!), I'm glad the episodes were split evenly. "Jump the Shark" is a fun site, but not extremely well researched. I first discovered it when an internet friend sent me a link to the "Ted McGinley, harbringer of death" section. It's pretty funny. http://www.jumpedtheshark.com/ted.htm > Don From: dghprobe3@a... Date: Wed Feb 20, 2002 2:51 am Subject: 30th Anniversary "PROBE" NBC Premiere OK gang, this week is the 30th anniversary of the NBC premiere of "PROBE." I think someone wondered if there would be a chat to commemorate the occasion. Any ideas as to what day and time would work for everyone? We've tried it before and it ended up being just me and actingman. :-) Still in our "Files" section: Probe-ad.jpg TV Guide ad for "Probe" premiere Feb. 21, 1972 Probe-listing.jpg TV Guide listing for "Probe" premiere Feb. 21, 1972 If these links don't work, open our "Files" section, then click folder "TV Guide SEARCH clippings" and these files will be there. From: Paul Browne Date: Wed Feb 20, 2002 3:53 pm Subject: Re: [probe_control] Jump the Shark --- kevin_searchprobe wrote: > Also, in re-reading the material, I find that they > > used mis-information from the "Jump the Shark" > website about > SEARCH. > > I guess there's not