I remembered much of the pilot quite well, including them stealing String's art, the original theft of the helicopter. Airwolf itself looked cool at the time and still does.
Of course I knew nothing of (the now late) Jan-Michael Vincent at the time, but I've known about his drinking problems for a while, so it was a bit hair raising to see in his second shot (and first with other actors) he was opening a bottle of wine!
I don't think this holds up well at all though it got old pretty quick in the 80s as well. The techno-gadget show format tends to severely limit possible plots, especially when the gadget is a helicopter!
It was quite startling to hear them talking about Libya and even name dropping Qaddafi! Obviously shows like this tend to have Cold War/USSR stories, but Libya was a significant American enemy only for a short time, so that PRECISELY dates it.
Of course I knew nothing of (the now late) Jan-Michael Vincent at the time, but I've known about his drinking problems for a while, so it was a bit hair raising to see in his second shot (and first with other actors) he was opening a bottle of wine!
I don't think this holds up well at all though it got old pretty quick in the 80s as well. The techno-gadget show format tends to severely limit possible plots, especially when the gadget is a helicopter!
It was quite startling to hear them talking about Libya and even name dropping Qaddafi! Obviously shows like this tend to have Cold War/USSR stories, but Libya was a significant American enemy only for a short time, so that PRECISELY dates it.