Comments on: Q & A: Monsters, “Young Guy Christian” http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/08/q-and-a-monsters-young-guy-christian/ Keeping Obscure TV From Fading Away Forever Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:47:41 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Dave Thomas http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/08/q-and-a-monsters-young-guy-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-21501 Dave Thomas Sun, 07 Feb 2010 10:46:37 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4022#comment-21501 I would love to see Young Guy Christian again. The Miss Planet pageant was something I thought I saw on a Bob Hope show but maybe I am wrong. Or maybe it was on both shows, one borrowing the idea from the other. I am not familiar with Jerry Belson, and I didn't know Stuart Margolin directed. I like him a lot and last saw him as an actor in a Canadian crime series if memory serves. Is the UCLA Film & Television Collection accessible online? I will try the link here to ask them. I wonder if Viacom has a copy. Is there a way I can find out who the actresses were who played the pageant contestants? I think I know who one of them was but I don't imagine they were mentioned in TV Guide. Maybe not even in the credits if they didn't have any lines. I would love to see Young Guy Christian again. The Miss Planet pageant was something I thought I saw on a Bob Hope show but maybe I am wrong. Or maybe it was on both shows, one borrowing the idea from the other. I am not familiar with Jerry Belson, and I didn’t know Stuart Margolin directed. I like him a lot and last saw him as an actor in a Canadian crime series if memory serves. Is the UCLA Film & Television Collection accessible online? I will try the link here to ask them. I wonder if Viacom has a copy. Is there a way I can find out who the actresses were who played the pageant contestants? I think I know who one of them was but I don’t imagine they were mentioned in TV Guide. Maybe not even in the credits if they didn’t have any lines.

]]> By: Barry I. Grauman http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/08/q-and-a-monsters-young-guy-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-17509 Barry I. Grauman Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:28:03 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4022#comment-17509 ..and I'm sure it would have been a great series, Wayne- especially with you working on it. I find it hard to believe, though, that neither ABC or Viacom ever showed YOU a "final print" of the episode (the man responsible for the special effects didn't even get to see it????). I can imagine your missing the only air date when it was telecast. If you want to see it, you'll have to visit UCLA's Film and Television Archive.... ..and I’m sure it would have been a great series, Wayne- especially with you working on it. I find it hard to believe, though, that neither ABC or Viacom ever showed YOU a “final print” of the episode (the man responsible for the special effects didn’t even get to see it????). I can imagine your missing the only air date when it was telecast. If you want to see it, you’ll have to visit UCLA’s Film and Television Archive….

]]> By: wayne beauchmap http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/08/q-and-a-monsters-young-guy-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-16562 wayne beauchmap Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:04:20 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4022#comment-16562 I did the special effects on Young Guy Christian and would love to see the final cut. It was a lot of work and a lot of fun. I did the special effects on Young Guy Christian and would love to see the final cut. It was a lot of work and a lot of fun.

]]> By: Barry I. Grauman http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/08/q-and-a-monsters-young-guy-christian/comment-page-1/#comment-13579 Barry I. Grauman Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:38:26 +0000 http://www.tvobscurities.com/?p=4022#comment-13579 I remember ABC's ad for "YOUNG GUY CHRISTIAN" in TV GUIDE: "Tonight, right after 'MORK & MINDY'...", but the network didn't identify it as a potential pilot; it was billed as a "special". It did get good ratings, but not enough for the network to consider buying it as a weekly series for the fall of '79. The pilot was created written, and produced by Garry Marshall's former partner Jerry Belson, with Michael Leeson, and directed by Stuart Margolin (veteran character actor who was best known for appearing as "Angel" on "THE ROCKFORD FILES"). Viacom was the "distributor"; the print on deposit at UCLA was probably donated by them. Richard Karron also co-starred as "Junkman", Guy's faithful best friend/robot who could fire laser bolts from his fingers and had a radio in his head [he was the show's "comedy relief"]. It was silly, but Barry Bostwick and Pat Morita (especially Morita) could be funny in ANYTHING they appeared in. I remember ABC’s ad for “YOUNG GUY CHRISTIAN” in TV GUIDE: “Tonight, right after ‘MORK & MINDY’…”, but the network didn’t identify it as a potential pilot; it was billed as a “special”. It did get good ratings, but not enough for the network to consider buying it as a weekly series for the fall of ‘79.

The pilot was created written, and produced by Garry Marshall’s former partner Jerry Belson, with Michael Leeson, and directed by Stuart Margolin (veteran character actor who was best known for appearing as “Angel” on “THE ROCKFORD FILES”). Viacom was the “distributor”; the print on deposit at UCLA was probably donated by them. Richard Karron also co-starred as “Junkman”, Guy’s faithful best friend/robot who could fire laser bolts from his fingers and had a radio in his head [he was the show's "comedy relief"]. It was silly, but Barry Bostwick and Pat Morita (especially Morita) could be funny in ANYTHING they appeared in.

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