Appreciating Charlie's Angels

[Kevmac]

Let´s start with Kate Jackson (she insisted...):

Well, by all accounts, she would....? Thanks for posting these vids, Toni....

 

[Toni]

Part 2: Interviews with Farrah Fawcett (ex-Majors) (RIP dear Farrah)

youtube.com/watch?v=1NBkPLAoD6Y

youtube.com/watch?v=hJ8XJzmpM1I


Bonus videus:

This is not an interview but it´s so funny that it can save your day no matter how bad it was!! Cher & Farrah are mannequins, literally!!

youtube.com/watch?7_Hgw12VS3k

 

[Kevmac]

Thank you for posting these, Toni....

 

[Don Howard]

Kate Jackson's lack of bikini cooperation was a pity.

 

[montyc]

Talking about fantasies, remember that Season 4 episode with Barbara Stanwyck (please no slut jokes!) and her "boys"? A very talented fan has edited a whole Opening for their own series (I wouldn´t have missed one single episode if this had been aired when I was a teenager!!):
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OMG, that is hilarious! Thank God it did not make it and if Babs called Dynasty 2 the worst tripe she ever did this would have outranked it as the real bottom of the barrel. Master of disguse?! It is Showgirls bad!

Even more hilarious are the bland, vanilla polyester clad men chosen as the leads? Attractive?! To who?

Which CA episodes would you guys chose for you Top 10 ?

Mine would be :-

1. Terror on Skis
2. Angels on Horseback
3. Angel Hunt
4. Angels in Chains
5. Night of the Strangler
6. Counterfeit Angels
7. Angels in Vegas
8. Circus of Terror
9. Angels go Truckin'
10. The Sandcastle Murders

Nothing beats Angels in Chains for sleaziness and pure tawdry, tacky excess. I was in a hotel with nothing to do and managed to see exactly one episode of that last incarnation series and they redid the entire episode, reusing the script too!

 

[Toni]

And now it´s Jackie S. time!! My favorite TV star ever!! (After Vicky P., of course...)

Here´s the reunion of the 3 original angels for an Aaron Spelling tribute in 1998:

youtube.com/watch?v=aT-KVGd0H4E

And then again, another tribute, this time post-mortem, in 2006:

youtube.com/watch?v=Pcvm3d1Swak

And finally, her mega-long interview for emmylegends.org, where she talks about literally everything:

http://emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/jaclyn-smith

Enjoy them! And remember, angels, next will be Cheryl Ladd!!

And yes, she also had a twin sister...who never appeared in the show!! ​

 

[Don Howard]

Speaking of the angels, look who's 71 today!

 

[Toni]

Here´s a few pics of hers from last year:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...g-amazing-form-fitting-dress-LA-luncheon.html​

 

[Kevmac]

Wonderful Thank you for posting these pics....

Gotta love Jaclyn.....

 

[Toni]

Now it´s turn to watch some angelic interviews of...the little sister!!! Cheryl Ladd!! (Don´t miss the last one!)

youtube.com/watch?v=NsP8zelycnA&t=3s

https://youtu.be/y1TvOEJ8I7U

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[Mel O'Drama]

Is there anything more indulgent than sitting on the sofa eating dinner and watching tacky biopics about the making of a TV show?

That's just what I did last night.

And let me tell you: I discovered the perfect accompaniment for Farrah Fauxcett, Jaclyn Spoof and Fake Jacksham:

A very enjoyable evening.

 

[Toni]

Is there anything more indulgent than sitting on the sofa eating dinner and watching tacky biopics about the making of a TV show?

That's just what I did last night.

And let me tell you: I discovered the perfect accompaniment for Farrah Fauxcett, Jaclyn Spoof and Fake Jacksham:

A very enjoyable evening.

:fantastic:

 

[ClassyCo]

I am a fan of many classic and camp television shows, several of which I've watched for years. Recently, I've gotten into Charlie's Angels all over again. I started watching the show back in 2009 (or maybe 2010, I can't exactly remember), and I have all five seasons on DVD. Hopefully, other Soap Chatters will share my interest in this cheesy seventies P.I. drama.

I will go into more detail later about each season and/or angelic crime-fighting trio.

But, in the mean time, who's your favorite Angel? If you don't have a favorite Angel, who's your favorite trio? Do you have a favorite episode, or favorite guest star, perhaps?

My favorite Angel and/or actress on the show is Farrah Fawcett as Jill Munroe, and my favorite episode is "Angels in Chains".

The poll has been set to where each voter can submit two answers, just in case you may have a favorite Angel as well as a favorite Angelic trio you may want to vote for. Likewise, you may have two favorite Angels or two favorite Angelic trios.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I know Kate Jackson was a neurotic mess, but I still found Sabrina the most likeable character because she seemed the most earthbound angel. And I confess to preferring the first Kate/Farrah/Jaclyn trio because they seemed a nice counterbalance to each other, three equal corners to a triangle somehow. And then the Kate/Cheryl/Jaclyn trio from S2 and S3 was acceptable, even though Farrah's sparkle was a necessary note and hard to replace.

Jaclyn always seemed to be trying to be alluring and enigmatic, while Farrah really was all bouncy hair and shiny teeth. Cheryl was the better actress of the bunch, obviously, and yet I always got a wee sleazy vibe off of her.

And who the hell signed off on Shelley Hack and Tanya Roberts?? Obviously the wrong type for the show.... I'm still convinced somebody thought the Hack tie-in to the Charlie perfume was a cute reason enough to hire her. Hack was supposed to be the uptown angel, one supposes, while Tanya Roberts was the retarded slut angel.

Interestingly, since we have a POLICE WOMAN thread at work here (by pretty much me alone) when ABC told Aaron Spelling that they thought CHARLIE'S ANGELS sounded like the worst idea for a show they'd ever heard, Spelling told them "it will be like POLICE WOMAN times three" -- and while the two shows would clearly have a different tone, it was a selling point because PW had hit #1 in the ratings that previous summer. And that argument in part helped make the sale, the CA pilot hitting #1 when it aired in Spring 1976, the series then greenlighted for that fall... A year later, Aaron, a POLICE WOMAN fan, called Cheryl Ladd's agent as soon as seeing her on an episode just after Farrah announced to great tumult that she was leaving ANGELS; Spelling came up with the idea that Farrah's little sister adored by the other angels would help minimize audience resentment of the new blonde. And it worked -- the Nielsen ratings actually ticked up after Cheryl replaced Farrah, the media controversy over Fawcett leaving undoubtedly helping.

Who knew Blake Carrington had his own team of sexy crimefighters? And did this cause problems between he and Krystle?

And speaking of sexy, media watchdog groups would cite ANGELS as the most irresponsibly sexual show on TV year after year -- despite the program's prim lack of any sexual content whatsoever. The girls may have warn bikinis twice during the series' entire run.

 

[Seaviewer]

I still found Sabrina the most likeable character because she seemed the most earthbound angel.

Farrah really was all bouncy hair and shiny teeth. Cheryl was the better actress of the bunch,

Reasons enough to back up my choices of Sabrina and the Sabrina/Kelly/Kris team.

still convinced somebody thought the Hack tie-in to the Charlie perfume was a cute reason enough to hire her.

There was a lot made of that at the time. I did grow to like Tiffany over the course of the season and was quite put off when she was dumped with the flimsiest explanation to date that she had "gone back east for a while", although the news of Sabrina's sudden marriage and pregnancy had seemed rather implausible. At least Jill was racing cars.

 

[tommie]

Tiffany never really had a shot - not just from the writers, but from Hack herself. Apparently they offered her acting lessons which she refused to take, hence her pretty much being sidelined.

I did enjoy Julie because it was obviously over at that point, so why not just go along with it?

 

[Top Jimmy]

My favorite angel was Cheryl Ladd. I think Farrah was a bit overrated, although there's no denying the impact she made in such a short time and the chemistry between her and Kate and Jaclyn. "Angels in Chains" is a classic. Who can forget the strip scene where Jaclyn asks the butch Max (call me Maxine),"How long has it been since you've been sprayed?" and when the other butch guard slams into Sabrina, and says "I'll be watching you sweetcakes, I'll be watching you real hard!"

Some of my other favorite episodes include "The Seance," featuring Kelly's childhood nemesis Beamish, "Angels at Sea," "Dancing in the Dark," "Angel on My Mind," "Mother Goose is Running for his Life," and "Angel Hunt." It's hard to pick just one favorite, but if I had to choose, I would pick "Angels in Springtime." It has a little bit of everything, a mysterious murder, the scary Zora, the creepy Dr. Slavin hitting on Kelly, lesbian subtexts everywhere. It's very funny. An honorable mention goes to "Angels on the Line," with the creepy phone killer/tranny Margo trying to kill Kelly because she had such a perfect, pretty face. Here's a great compilation of fight scenes I found on Youtube.

 

[Ginuwine97]

Jaclyn always seemed to be trying to be alluring and enigmatic, while Farrah really was all bouncy hair and shiny teeth. Cheryl was the better actress of the bunch, obviously, and yet I always got a wee sleazy vibe off of her.

Cheryl/Kris was very wholesome and sweet. How could you get a "sleazy vibe" from her?

I think Farrah was a bit overrated

Agreed. Farrah was great but she gets way too much credit for the success of the show. When the other actresses were great as well and contributed a lot more to the show.

I like all the Angels but my favorite was/is Kelly.

And I liked all the Seasons/Angels teams but my favorite trio is Sabrina, Kelly and Kris. And my favorite seasons are 2 and 3.

 

[ChrisSumner]

I've seen this show many times, but haven't watched it in a few years. With the new movie (which looks good) coming later this year I decided to do a full rewatch: the original series, the two previous movies and the terrible and horribly cast/written reboot series. With the new film what interests me is that the new creative team seems to be taking them more seriously. It seems funny, but I like that they've described it more as in the vein of Mission Impossible and less slapstick.

With the original I'm in season two now. Re-watching I can see a stark difference in seasons one and two. I felt like season one was more of a serious mystery/detective show with comedy when necessary, but season two the stories are a lot more light hearted. In terms of Angels, I love the original trio and while I LOVE Kris, I preferred her with Tiffany or Julie than I did with the trio with Sabrina. I don't think the chemistry completely worked with those three although the show was still very good.

I've always been a fan of Shelley Hack and even followed her career post-Angels which actually wasn't too bad. I think she was gorgeous and a good replacement for Sabrina, but the writers didn't give her a shot. I feel like her firing and hearing how poorly she was treated on set is sad because it was still a Top 20 show and I don't think she's the reason things declined. I personally would've kept her on and I think they would've been successful. She had a two hour first episode and it was centered entirely around Kris. Season 4 had the writing style where each episode was centered around one angel. Because of that it was midseason before you even got to really know Tiffany and when we did I feel like those episodes were good. Compare that to Kris or Julie and it's no wonder people didn't like Tiffany. Everybody is going to tune in to meet the new angel, but if she hardly appears what do you expect people to think?

 

[Seaviewer]

I agree with you about Tiffany. Sabrina was my favourite and I resented the way Kate Jackson had been fired but by the time the season ended I had grown quite fond of her - and then they fired her, too.