moriarty@fluke.UUCP (The Napoleon of Crime) (01/05/85)
Well, a quick note... I was organizing my Mac disks tonight, and I noticed
that "Streethawk" was on. SImply put, it is not merely bad (being bad is a
rather common factor in television, after all -- in my opinion, at least 50%
of TV broadcast is *bad* (as in rotton)); Streethawk is offensive, and
comes close to peverse. The basic premise is a infantile, shallow, and
fairly thick-witted barbarian (no, I'm not exagerating... this is the type
of low-grade moron you find hanging around shopping malls) is given the
latest government chase cycle, full of physically impossible hardware, and
kept up by another stereotypical computer nerd, to fight crime, beat the
crap out of L.A. unfortunates, and fart in the general direction of
civiliziation. Oh, and to get laid as often (did I forget that? Integral
plot device...). He also has female boss who has an I.Q. just slightly
higher than his, but manages to always find herself in a situation where his
help is needed (I believe George Carlin called this the
"man-on-top-get-it-over-with-quick" syndrome). Needless to say, I got a lot
of work done...
I hope no one calls "Streethawk" a TV show for those with 5-year-old
mentalities. Most 5-year-olds are extremely bright, and will avoid this
unless their wits have been dulled into applesauce. This is not
entertaining junk (like "V") or junk ("The Love Boat" or Captain T.J.
Hookirk) -- it is refuse, if I may quote Michael Palin, "of the shoddiest
kind". Avoid it...
"My friends, it is better to look good than to feel good."
Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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