#Paul Michael Glaser

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THE CUTTING EDGE (1992)  dir. Paul Michael Glaser

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starsky and hutch without context

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It’s so interesting to me just how ahead of their time Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul were in regards to the vision they had for Starsky and Hutch. Like, in the 1970s realm of mainstream television chock-full of strictly episodic, cookie-cutter concept shows (like Love Boat my beloved) that exploited their concepts to their very limit and prized action/violence/comedy/etc over character development, they envisioned a show with relationships at the forefront in a long-term sense. They fought for a Starsky and Hutch where the cops weren’t just embroiled in violence and seediness, but one where what happened to the two of them and what they did mattered and carried through, building their relationship into the main focal point of the show. And like… that’s what TV is now. Almost all the mainstream scripted shows you see nowadays are serialized and character-driven. The Starsky and Hutch they wanted and fought for would fit right in among the shows we stream today, in my opinion. And I’m not saying that the way we make television now is necessarily better or even good (there are some pretty glaring problems with the current model both on the production end and the consumer end); I’m just saying it’s crazy how those two basically predicted the future of television just because they wanted their cop characters to be gayer.

Also, in my dream Starsky and Hutch where PMG and David Soul got all their demands met and had free reign over the show, they could do things like:

* Explore the fallout of the various hurt/comfort episodes (like how Hutch recovers from being addicted to heroin or how Starsky recovers from Terry’s death)

* Go in-depth exploring Captain Dobey’s relationships with police work and blackness (“Manchild on the Streets” dips its toe in, but we really don’t get much)

* Get more Huggy Bear focused episodes where we can actually learn about him

* More commentary on the morality of police work in the 70s, and of course:

* Copious amounts of Starsky/Hutch affection

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Paul and David, Starsky and Hutch

Forever

feeling nostalgic and sad

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Without Reservations (The A-Team) is just Shootout (Starsky and Hutch) in different clothes.

It just so happens I am personally victimised by both seeing as my FAVOURITE in each show is the one bleeding out on the floor of an Italian restaurant.

gifs from @aceofwhump and @the-wandering-whumper

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I was blown away by how beautiful the S&H cinematography seems to be when PMG directs? So I compiled some of my favorite shots together :)

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Paul Michael Glaser (Starsky), Johnny Hallyday, Bernie Hamilton (Capitaine Dobey) et David Soul (Hutch) 📺🥰

L'improbable rencontre entre les acteurs de la série Starsky et Hutch et Johnny Hallyday à Hollywood 😎

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Erik Estrada Vs. Paul Michael Glaser

Propaganda

Erik Estrada - (CHiPs) - No text propaganda

Paul Michael Glaser - (Starsky & Hutch) - i mean, he's starsky! just look at that chest hair!

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Erik Estrada:

Paul Michael Glaser:

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Starsky ☀️

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Miami Vice - 1.06 - Calderone's Return Part II

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⚠️ DON’T START DISCOURSE ABOUT RPF IN THE NOTES!! YOU WILL BE BLOCKED IF YOU DO SO ⚠️

Do you ship it?

Reason:

“PMG was always trying to kiss David Soul in outtakes, and in more recent years talks about them feeling feelings they were uncomfortable with at the time”

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