Yes, the movie presented the technology of a surveillance and attack helicopter as dystopian in the hands of the LAPD. The TV series presented the helicopter as fun-loving and friendly, and the LAPD as honorable and whimsical, with Butkus and Bubba Smith playing off each other like an old married couple while Dana Carvey (whose character was killed in the movie) sat in the back of the helicopter doing funny voices. In short, the movie and TV series were very different animals.
On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 11:08 AM M-D November <mdnovem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Butkis is credited for all 11 episodes of the "Blue Thunder" TV series > (per IMDB). > > On Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 8:31:45 PM UTC-4 Brad Beam wrote: > >> “Blue Thunder” was a 1983 movie; Dana Carvey was subbed in for the TV >> show. That’s probably why “Airwolf” (1984-7) lasted longer. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Oct 5, 2023, at 19:40, Kevin M. <drunkba...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Did Blue Thunder beget Airwolf or did Airwolf beget Blue Thunder? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BN7XfD5NrNGC0sTsQ3AmkC9KdTn3iM%2Bz06cVqsEn%2BNmA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4BN7XfD5NrNGC0sTsQ3AmkC9KdTn3iM%2Bz06cVqsEn%2BNmA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4e53005b-637e-4533-8351-562059623cd6n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/4e53005b-637e-4533-8351-562059623cd6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4AnpGgOzCkr2hes0g7tkf4EiOAL4tSYR0SCMA_ExMCZbA%40mail.gmail.com.
