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Sunday, February 26, 2006Darren McGavin, R.I.P. 3 Comments:
McGavin also played TV's first Mike Hammer, and did a pretty good job with it. He didn't take the part too seriously; but, by golly, I certainly did.
Regards, Walter Satterthwait
I adored Darren McGavin. He was the perfect television star because he possessed an inexhaustable supply of that most rare of commodities - charm. He seemed to be omnipresent on television from the 60s through the 90s in myriad roles, all played with a twinkle in the eye, but for me, he will always be first and foremost Carl Kolchak, a reporter who was after the truth above all (that's how you knew he was a fictional character, I suppose).
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But I am so glad that you mentioned that terrific episode of "Tales from the Darkside". "Distant Signals" was a wonderful showcase for McGavin's strengths and his particular career history. With him in that role, the show resonated. It was truth, at least after a manner of speaking, and it was also a meditation on the nature of being a fan and the peculiar relationship between fan and celebrity. I just watched that episode again last night, and it really works.
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