Totally agree on Richard Carlson-he’s one of my favorite 1950s stalwart hero actors.

I take it other people should avoid the rest of the series, then? Because that’s what I plan on doing.

And you should see it on the big screen before it”s gone, because the other thing I’ll give Lucas is this: he uses the whole fucking frame. And unlike all the asshat hacks who’ve tried to imitate him for years, he uses it well. Which makes sense, since George has always been the painter of his group. And the directors he hires are almost painfully “visual.” That’s the one thread that really runs through The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. Hemingway’s TV roots actually help here, since he’s so used to a TV-framing he gets way closer to all his actors than anyone every got to John Wayne. The whole thing’s designed for a 40 foot screen and will probably wind-up looking over-polished and flawed on a home set-up. Especially the special effects, which have suffered more from the rise of digital TV than anyone, save the under-age workers who assemble our TVs…but that’s a whole ‘nother rant.

Point being, on the big screen George gets the maximum amount of space for his ‘xplosions and Hemingway gets to turn everyone into Amazing Colossal Men (and Amazing Colossal Daniela Ruahs). Everybody’s (supposed to be) happy. Now that I know about your appreciation for Flying Leathernecks I have to say you’re probably closer to this movie’s target audience than I am.