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Big Wave Dave's: Pilot (1993)
Kurtwood Smith steals the show, but the show is pretty weak.
The pilot episode is terrible. The writing is trite. Even the opening credits(which start with ep. 2) are awful, they couldn't make Hawaii look good. It's to be expected that the show would be filmed in a California studio, mostly set indoors, but the show completely lacks any real outdoor locations.
This is supposed to be a fish-out-of-water story but the series relies on a lot of Haole bashing. Our main characters our repeatedly told they don't belong, which is only charming when coming out of Kurtwood Smith.
Kurtwood Smith is amazing! He puts so much into his performance for every appearance. His character, Jack Lord, is the best in the series. It's great to see him in a role that's not exactly Red Forman. The writing for his character's lines are better than everyone else's.
Marshall plays up the woe is me angle; he's our main character. His acting is satisfactory but his storylines are contrived. The things that set him off weren't groundbreaking, but there were occasional moments where he was funny and relatable. More than anything Marshall was hackney.
Jane Kaczmarek acts well, but the storyline for her character is an afterthought. She's a hotshot Chicago lawyer-ok let's move to Hawaii-I have several job offers here-I'll run your dream store instead of you-I'm pregnant.
The character of Dave is a wannabe surfer, a storyline that fits the show. The mild mannered, Richie landing the tall Hawaiian model, is a good turn of events.
(I haven't seen, Episode 3 which may be lost)
Episode 6 is hands down the best episode of the series. Jack Lord is in the entire episode and his friend is a great character too. The cast Marlin fishing is finally a Hawaiian excursion. Highlights of the episode being Dave getting seasick and Marshall growing just a little.
Hardball (1994)
Baseball Sitcom with a Fox Attitude
A couple weeks ago, Baseball's Not Dead posted the 7 aired episodes on YouTube. I had been wanting to watch this series since about'05 when I got to IMDb. I was around in 94 and would have watched "Hardball" if I was aware it existed. A huge thank you to baseballsnotdead
This show was pretty good. I'm actually hooked on it I'm about to watch it around again for the 3rd time in just a few weeks.
In my opinion "Frank Buys an Island, Mike Pays the Price" is the best episode of the series. I would be very interested in seeing the two unaired episodes of the series.
If you love Married With Children and you love baseball this the perfect show for you.