San Diego private investigator Harry Orwell (David Janssen) is a former cop who retired with a bullet in his back. He is always working on his land-bounded boat called "The Answer". He lives in a house on the beach. His car is always in the shop. He rarely carries a gun. Despite all that, he always ends up in an action scene.
Veteran actor David Janssen is best known as The Fugitive's Dr. Richard Kimble from the previous decade. The character has an inner monologue narration in the style of a hard-boiled detective. TV is moving into a new era of beautiful leads, catchy theme songs, flashy cars, and bigger action. Janssen is a stalwart, but he's not winning any beauty contest. The theme songs are not memorable. Sometimes, he only rides the bus although his crappy car is an Austin-Healey. I love the pilot where he rides a bus teaching me something about surveillance. They obviously know that this needs action. The guy has a bullet in his back. He shouldn't be fighting. Yet he keeps doing it. This got canceled after two seasons. Apparently, the network replaced it with Charlie's Angels. Enough said. Of course, they kept recurring actress Farrah Fawcett and made TV history. Harry O is a well-made show. It's been lost in the mist of TV history as longer-running and flashier shows get the nostalgia. Still, it's great to see many familiar faces doing guest star roles.
Veteran actor David Janssen is best known as The Fugitive's Dr. Richard Kimble from the previous decade. The character has an inner monologue narration in the style of a hard-boiled detective. TV is moving into a new era of beautiful leads, catchy theme songs, flashy cars, and bigger action. Janssen is a stalwart, but he's not winning any beauty contest. The theme songs are not memorable. Sometimes, he only rides the bus although his crappy car is an Austin-Healey. I love the pilot where he rides a bus teaching me something about surveillance. They obviously know that this needs action. The guy has a bullet in his back. He shouldn't be fighting. Yet he keeps doing it. This got canceled after two seasons. Apparently, the network replaced it with Charlie's Angels. Enough said. Of course, they kept recurring actress Farrah Fawcett and made TV history. Harry O is a well-made show. It's been lost in the mist of TV history as longer-running and flashier shows get the nostalgia. Still, it's great to see many familiar faces doing guest star roles.