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*Recent Flops (1998-99)
Wind on WaterConrad BloomTo Have and to HoldCupidEncore EncoreLA DoctorsBrian Benben ShowFantasy IslandTwo of a KindMaggie WintersBrothers KeeperBuddy FaroThe Secret Lives of MenVengeance UnlimitedTrinityClassic TV Flops
TenspeedThree is a CrowdJust Our LuckManimalLove Thy NeighborLife With LucyJoanie Loves ChachiThe Brady BridesBrooklyn SouthCop RockWoopsJames at 15Misfits of ScienceThe RopersThe New Odd CoupleTV 101The Bronx ZooGloria704 HauserCo Ed FeverDavid Cassidy| James at 15 |
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| NBC Oct. 27, 1977 - Jul. 27, 1978 (NOTE: Good news for "James" fans! You can buy a videotape of the Premiere 2-hr. movie of "James at 15" at www.ccvideo.com and searching for "James at 15". This IS the one co-starring Melissa Sue Anderson! It's available for about $10 + postage.) "James at 15" starring Lance Kerwin (a 70s heartthrob, believe it or not) was an honest attempt at portraying the trials and tribulations of a teenage boy moving from rural Oregon to the city of Boston--trying to fit in at his new school ("Bunker Hill High"), make new friends, etc. James was a serious nerd but, as luck would have it, befriended a hip, black kid named Sly Hazeltine who helped him survive in the city school. Sly offered him little bits of "slycology" along the way. That's what he called his advice. I didn't make that one up. Sounds like Sly was a "jive turkey"! The show dealt with social problems befalling teens in the 70s: alcoholism, venerial disease (a very big issue in the pre-AIDS days--remember, kids?), premarital sex, and so on. The most controversial episode was the one in which James lost his virginity to a Swedish exchange student--the episode which had all teenage boy viewers crying, "Lucky bastard!" Right after that episode, the title of the show was changed to "James at 16". As the theme song played, the title "James at 15" appeared, and a little line crossed out the "15" and a "16" was scrawled beside it via the magic of television! NBC had high hopes for the series. It was corny, but it was realistic in a low-key sort of way. But the viewers just weren't there. I don't think he should have ever had sex. That always kills a show, you know? One of James' first girlfriends in the new neighborhood was played by Melissa Sue Anderson, Mary Ingalls from "Little House on the Prairie". I remember that episode well. Please don't ask me why. Trivia: Kim Richards played Sandy Hunter, James' pre-teen sister. Previously, she played 5 year old Prudence Everett, daughter of Prof. Howard Everett in "Nanny and the Professor", and later played teenage Ruthie Alder, daughter of Larry Alder in the famous late-70s flop "Hello Larry" starring McLean Stevenson (a very undead Colonel Henry Blake). |
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