tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post9150752518730725104..comments2024-03-25T14:00:23.934-04:00Comments on The Land of Whatever: Classic TV: Gilligan's Island (1964)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-48662925524537132742012-08-27T11:26:49.448-04:002012-08-27T11:26:49.448-04:00It's funny you bring up the comparisons to &qu...It's funny you bring up the comparisons to "Love Boat" with the TV-movies.<br /><br />I remember reading that the 2nd film was produced with an eye toward creating a "Love Boat"/"Fantasy Island" type anthology series, using the castaways as the glue holding the show together. Schwartz felt like he wanted some of Aaron Spelling's ratings success, but at that time, NBC wasn't exactly primo television, no matter how hard they tried. It wasn't until first "A-Team", then some fella named Cosby, broke the top 10 that NBC began its resurgence.<br /><br />Personally, I was waiting for them to tease, at the very least, some interest between Gilligan & Mary Ann, but, well......hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6319982385052710495.post-50758544231247327692012-08-27T05:02:27.815-04:002012-08-27T05:02:27.815-04:00When I was a kid I used to love watching this show...When I was a kid I used to love watching this show in syndication. It was essentially a live action cartoon.<br /><br />Eventually I got bored with it, especially all the missed opportunites the group suffered to get rescued. I began thinking how could those people that found them (the Cosmonauts, Harold Hecuba, the Tarzan Actor, The Mosquitoes) in all good conscience leave them there and not tell anyone about them? To me that seemed cruel.<br /><br />I was relieved to see them rescued in the first TV movie, but got peeved when they ended up stranded AGAIN! At least subsequent movies (which I think were meant to set up a more regular TV series) had them rescued and opening the resort. It reminded me of "The Love Boat" style of story telling with people coming to the island for a vacation and having issues which ultimately get resolved by the crew's interventions.<br /><br />One thing you can always count on, is going to any random person in the street and have them sing the theme song! Just about everybody knows it!<br /><br />Oh, and those Ginger vs Mary Ann debates!magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com