The Equalizer
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Classic TV: The 80s
mainecoon1995 — 13 years ago(September 07, 2012 12:31 AM)
Anyone else think this show had the most intriguing and intelligent cast and stories? Edward Woodward was remarkable, and the chemistry between he and Robert Lansing was amazing. Loved the show, highly underrated
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DrGlitterhouse — 12 years ago(February 17, 2014 04:45 AM)
I became a fan with season 2 when the stories became more spy-oriented and it was like the CIA and the KGB were running maneuvers against each other in New York. Although, to this day, my favorite episode is probably "The Line," with the citizens patrol.
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ironjade — 11 years ago(April 20, 2014 08:57 AM)
Edward Woodward was a great actor but this drivel was well beneath him and he was much too old to be believable.
See him at his best in "Callan".
"Make me a baby!
Make me a star!
Leave my coffin slightly ajar!"- Lesley Gore
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MrBlondNYC — 11 years ago(May 06, 2014 04:28 PM)
Edward Woodward had a great sense of humor about his starring role. He said "Short, fat, and old and I'm a TV star!" I don't think there will ever again be a network TV show starring a middle-aged, grey haired man as the hero. I loved the show. It combined two of my favorite genres: espionage and vigilantism. Not every episode was great. But growing up in 80s New York, I loved the fantasy of a guy like McCall fighting crime in New York. I watch the reruns to remember how much fun yet scary New York was back then.
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lgreatoreau — 11 years ago(March 15, 2015 09:42 PM)
I wasn't very old when it was on but I remember it like yesterday and over many years Edward Woodward came to be one of my all time favourite actors. Lovely gentle man in real life. Beautiful singing voice. I have a clip somewhere of him singing 'It's just the way you look tonight'. Stunning. Much missed.
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svengali64 — 10 years ago(September 05, 2015 04:12 PM)
It was a great show and Edward Woodward was fantastic in it. I bought season one a few weeks ago, much to my wife and daughter's dismay. My daughter wasn't born when the show first aired and my wife couldn't really remember it. Anyway, much to their annoyance, I slipped the first disc into the dvd player and that was it ! They are both now hooked on the show. Really miss a lot of the shows from the 80s.