rh@mit-eddi.UUCP (Randy Haskins) (06/24/83)
I will all but swear to it that Quincy was indeed and NBC Misery Theater thing, but it was not introduced in the first season MT was on. I believe it came in a year or two later, and might have replaced "McMillian and Wife," or "McCloud," neither of which were very popular (I don't think). Seems to be a strong anti-Irish sentiment, huh? --Randy
jim@grkermit.UUCP (Jim Morton) (06/24/83)
Better yet, what is Quincy's first name? He (Jack Klugman) said on Merv Griffin that the character has one, and it appeared in a very early episode...anyone know it?? -- Jim Morton GenRad Inc., Concord, Mass. {...decvax!genrad!grkermit!jim}
starner@psuvax.UUCP (06/25/83)
Quincy was indeed one of the four rotating elements in the 1976-77 edition of "The NBC Sunday Mystery Movie" - the others being Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan. It proved so popular during the fall of 1976, however, that after the first of the year it moved to Friday nights as a weekly series. Its first telecast as a Sunday Mystery Movie was October 3, 1976. Mark Starner Penn State University {allegra,burdvax}!psuvax!starner
barmar@mit-eddi.UUCP (Barry Margolin) (06/26/83)
Quincy was not part of the NBC Mystery Movie series. It postdates it by at least four or five years. You may be confused because it is shown in reruns at night with several Mystery Theatre veterans, such as MacMillan & Wife, Banacek, Columbo, and McCloud. barmar ARPA: Margolin@MIT-Multics