TAGS fans, I have been watching my DVDs of the 3rd season of "Coach" and almost every episode has been directed by Alan Rafkin, who also directed most of TAGS season 6. What a long and glorious career! And what different shows! Both are primarily character driven (though "Coach is a little more event-driven than TAGS") but what different characters. Andy may be a little grumpy at times in the later years, but Hayden Fox is always on edge. The sidekick (Luther) couldn't be more different from Barney, as Luther's always a worrier and very negative in outlook.
I just looked up Rafkin's bio and he directed a lot of shows over the years. Sadly, he's gone now, but it would be interesting to know how TAGS compared to the others and what his favorite show was. He directed 49 episodes of It's Gary Shandling's Show" and 86(!) of "Coach" and 26 of TAGS, so he must have liked those shows to have stayed with them that long. Does anyone know if he ever wrote a book or articles about his experiences? Sam http://www.tuttles.net the 'net's best comic strip ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs _______________________________________________ WBMUTBB mailing list WBMUTBB@wbmutbb.com http://www.mayberry.com/tagsrwc/wbmutbb/
