Friday, December 29, 2023
Combat! is Now on the Heroes and Icons (H&I) Network Saturday Nights!
By David in TN
friday, december 29, 2023 at 5:05:00 p.m. est
I just found out the Combat! TV Show is on the Heroes and Icons (H&I) Network Saturday Nights (two episodes) at 10 p.m. ET.
They are in the first season. The 10 p.m. one is “The Medal,” guest starring Frank Gorshin.
Other Classic Episodes of Combat! that are Available at WEJB/NSU
Combat!: “Lost Sheep, Lost Shepherd” (1962);
Combat!: “The Normandy Landing”: Watch a Classic Episode of TV’s Most Brilliant Drama, for Free and without Commercial Interruptions”;
Season 1, Episode 16: “The Volunteer” (1963);
See Lee Marvin, at the Height of His Powers, as Guest Star on the Greatest Dramatic Series in TV History: Combat!, S.2, Ep.1: “The Bridge at Chalons” (1963);
See Richard Basehart, One of the Most Underrated Actors of All Time, in a Classic Two-Parter of the Greatest Dramatic Series of All Time: Combat!: “The Long Way Home, Part I” (Video);
“The Long Way Home, Part II”; and
Combat!: “Hills are for Heroes”: Director Vic Morrow’s Masterpiece, Feature-Length, Two-Part Story (Presented Without Commercial Interruption.);
The gem of the first season is "Survival," which got director Robert Altman booted from the series along with the original producer. It was way too "arty" for boss man Selig Seligman, who never intended an "anti-war" war series in the first place, and was probably too much for ABC as well. It's nearly a one-man tour-de-force for Vic Morrow, wounded and delirious and trying to get back to the squad- while carrying a dead Nazi on his back that he keeps referring to as his brother! -RM
ReplyDeleteGorshin was a fun,impressionist/mimic--sometimes very strange,but always entertaining,I wish there were more videos of his,but there are plenty of them around to get the feel of how talented he was.He was even on "Celebrity Bowling"--a fave show of mine from the 70s,lol.
ReplyDeleteThrow a gutter ball and say,"You dirty rat."
--GRA
RM,
ReplyDeleteI saw that episode a few years ago. It's every bit as good as you said! Maybe that's what got Morrow his Emmy nomination for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series.