Who remembers this from 1969?

dd74 · 07-21-2009, 02:08 PM

Bonus points go to who wrote the theme music for this opening...

jluetjen · jluetjen's Garage

I have to admit that that movie from Brian Keath has not imprinted itself in my memory -- most likely for good reason. My memory of 1969 (or more specifically the late 60's in general) was having dinner and seeing images like these on the screen.

Later in the war is was more common for the reporters to be wearing flak vests and helmets. For some reason I specifically remember Dan Rather on screen.

Being only 6 in 1969, aside from family events, seeing the war on TV is one of my clearest memories.

fingpilot · 07-21-2009, 02:34 PM

Seeing it in person was just as clear.

Nine17 · Nine17's Garage

Burt Bacharach wrote the theme music. I managed to stay away from Vietnam, but don't remember that MotW. Weren't Brian Keith and William Windom in most of them? Or did it just seem that way?

dd74 · 07-21-2009, 02:43 PM

I remember the Vietnam footage too. We only watched CBS. My folks believed in Cronkite and Sevareid, and did not trust that "young turk" Rather. Sort of the way, I guess, that we can view Anderson Cooper.

Other parents in the neighborhood wouldn't let their kids watch The Evening News. So essentially, they didn't even know a war was occurring. Oddly, those same parents let their kids watch "Love American Style."

dd74 · 07-21-2009, 02:47 PM

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Burt Bacharach wrote the theme music.

Written for his daughter who he had with Angie Dickenson. Song is called "Nikki." Sheesh! Is Angie Dickenson even alive?

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Weren't Brian Keith and William Windom in most of them? Or did it just seem that way?

I just remembered him from "Family Affair."

Remember the girl in that. Didn't she die with an entire pharmacy inside her system?

It was the largest overdose ever recorded - though I never knew the size of overdoses could be recorded.

tabs · 07-21-2009, 03:24 PM

Angie is still alive...she once admitted to fking JFK...

We watched Walter of course...there was no censorship in my house..one of the first movies I remember seeing was Some Like It Hot...that was when it first came out..other movies of that era that I remember were NIght Passage with Jimmy Stewart and Audie Murphy, The Pride and the Passion with Cary Grant, Sophia Loren and Frankie Sinatra. Those all date to when I about 4 years old.

Now my parents did draw the line at the movie The Days Of Wine and Roses. That they thought I was a bit young for.

I remember the day JFK was shot..

I prefer the vantage point of watching a war on TV thank you.

tabs · 07-21-2009, 03:26 PM

Never watched that trash...was too busy watching Gilligans Island.

Rick Lee · Rick Lee's Garage

I even watched Family Affair. Mr French, Jodie, Buffy, Mrs. Beasley, oh the memories. Keith went downhill with Hardcastle & McCormick.

strupgolf · 07-21-2009, 04:37 PM

I thought that music was penned by Henri Mancini. Sounds like him, but also Burt has it too. I watched Rather and Cronkite and the rest from my TV screen, and it seemed so far away, like it was THEM not US, fighting the war. I salute each and every person on this board who fought that battle, because it was the way it was and it was just.

dd74 · 07-21-2009, 04:41 PM

War movies. We watched lots and lots of war movies: Kelly's Heroes and The Eagle Has Landed were two I can remember -- the scene where Larry Hagman bought it was hard to take - his character was cool in that film. Sort of like when Charlton Heston bit it in Midway.

Tora, Tora, Tora -- I watched all of them. And westerns too. Every single one of Clint Eastwood's westerns -- I thought that guy was a god. Still do in some respects.

Then, when I was about 14, cable came into the neighborhood, and TV started its decline.

Cable was comprised of a handful of channels with a big honkering push-button remote box selector. Z Channel was where the movies were. I snuck out of my room to watch "Straw Dogs" and "Marathon Man" alone.

At 7:30 PM, channel 52 had the L.A. T-Birds roller derby on. Watched them religiously.

strupgolf · 04:52 PM

Talking about cable TV. Its funny now, to a sad degree, but my friend had cable TV in 1976 in Nebraska. It was so nice. But the funny thing was, he had no commercials. That's right, he paid them a fee each month to NOT broadcast commercials. He said this is the newest thing because TV had gotten so bad with fluff that he had to switch. He paid $6.00 per month for no commercials. I remember that to this day and look what cable has become today, what a difference.

dd74 · 07-21-2009, 04:55 PM

I don't think we did, either. I remember lots of little regional companies advertising on cable; like hardware stores, car dealers, dry cleaners. It was a great way to see who was in your neighborhood, or your side of town.

And to think where cable is now. In fact, cable is on the outs since satellite took over.

URY914 · URY914's Garage

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War movies. We watched lots and lots of war movies: Kelly's Heroes and The Eagle Has Landed were two I can remember --

It was called "Where Eagles Dare".

BeyGon · 07-21-2009, 05:04 PM

My wife asks me about what I watched in those years and can't understand I don't know anything about what was on. I was in the USMC 66-67-68 and got back from Vietnam, and OUT, 22 December 1968. I don't even remember much TV for a few years after I got out. Never watched the news. We did get loaded and watch what were called "simulcasts", rock concerts on TV, turn your stereo to some radio station and and, and, and,

jluetjen · jluetjen's Garage

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It was called "Where Eagles Dare".

You both are right. "The Eagle Has Landed" starred Donald Sutherland while "Where Eagles Dare" had Clint Eastwood. The later is one of my favorites too just for all of the plot twists. It's held up well.

URY914 · URY914's Garage

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You both are right. "The Eagle Has Landed" starred Donald Sutherland while "Where Eagles Dare" had Clint Eastwood. The later is one of my favorites too just for all of the plot twists. It's held up well.

Well.....not really. "The Eagle Has Landed" was made in 1977. This thread is about 1969.

dd74 · 07-21-2009, 05:39 PM

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Well.....not really. "The Eagle Has Landed" was made in 1977. This thread is about 1969.

No, it's not. Re-read the first post carefully.

URY914 · URY914's Garage

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No, it's not. Re-read the first post carefully.

So you were the one that went off topic....

Nostril Cheese · 07-21-2009, 07:21 PM

I remember Z-Channel. That was the high point of TV in those days. I recall my dad fiddling with those little fake wood cable boxes to get us more channels.