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Epic Win: Airwolf

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Airwolf (1984-1987)

From Wikipedia:

Airwolf is an American television series that ran from 1984 through 1987. The program concerned a supersonic military helicopter, code named Airwolf, and her crew as they undertook various missions, many involving espionage, with a Cold War theme.

The show was devised by Donald Bellisario, who had also created Magnum, P.I., and would go on to produce Quantum Leap, JAG, and NCIS. The first three seasons starred Jan-Michael Vincent, Ernest Borgnine, Alex Cord, and Jean Bruce Scott. The final season, for the USA Network, was recast.

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Amethyst

They blow it up! They blow it up goooood,

 
Ariadne

Ahhh yes Jan-Michael Vincent, another sad tale of debauchery. He was the “Brad Pitt” of his day.

Airwolf was a win simply for the theme song!

 
MadGamer

Damn, Airwolf kicked some serious a$$. I loved it’s BS “silent mode” :D

 
Rachel of Cyberia

I wanted to wear all white and an eyepatch so bad!

 
Azucar1978

I so had teh major crush on JMV…and then i saw him recently…what happened?

Steven E. McDonald

What happened to JMV? Booze, drugs, crazy living, time, legal unpleasantness.

 
 
 
paul of Texas

I clicked on the thumbs up and it said I marked it as thumbs down? I think this one might be messed up! I love Airwolf!

Mchl

Same happened for me. I would never thumb this down, and yet it says I did. :(

Voting FAIL!

 
 
3ntropy

string fellow hawk…what a name. and santini, , and kate, and archangel, and the stupid “dummy” helicopters that were never a match for airwolf. I loved the shriek when it hit the turbos…nostalgia indeed.

Anonymous

Then there were several episodes with his brother “Sinjin”.

Geez – I can’t believe I remember that…

 
 
PSAC

Even the sound of the rotors at the beginning is a win.

 
Delfosse

Oh man, I remember than in one episode that helicopter even went into SPACE because they were followed by some badass helicopter.

 
Anonymous

OMG, that song gave me CHILLS. I loved that show so hard.

 
Jules

OMG, that song gave me CHILLS. I loved that show so hard.

 
JohnnyK

–This rating is FX’d.. voted positive twice (once when signed in) and it still gives it the thumbs down…boo…

 
Tam

I knew the guy that played the ultimate bad guy way back when it was on air. I cried so hard when I saw him be bad as he was the nicest person ever.

 
tvj

Loved this show as well, and totally loved the theme song. One of the first times trying to make music was programming my old C=64 to play it. – Just a little bit hooked…

 
numonohimax

yeah what’s up with the ratings, yo? i gave it a hearty thumbs up, and the computer said i gave it a thumbs down! this rating system is fail! :( :( :(

 
Cat's Staff

Ernest Cline spoken word bit regarding Airwolf…

 
Coligny

Same here, voted thumb up, listed as down… no good people… Airwolf season 1-3 where and still are one of the best TV show ever (with The Equalizer)

 
DarkHawke

An obvious rip on Blue Thunder (the TV show of which bit), but great fun in its first season. Cute as she was, the arrival of Jean Bruce Scott was the beginning of the end, not to mention the steady decline in the special effects (there was some PAINFULLY obvious non-CG animation). Still, when it was, it was very full of win!

Shiroi

I think more of Airwolf as Blue Thunder’s successor. The first seasons were a blast. But in the follow-up seasons where St. John/Sin Jin (Hawk’s missing brother) takes over, that’s where it really went downhill. Airwolf still had the telltale shriek when it flew by, but the “whoo”-effect we hear in the opening credits was replaced by Blue Thunder’s FX engine sound. that’s when it started to get bland for me.

Saint Fnordius

Airwolf came out at the same time as the Blue Thunder TV series, but after the movie with Roy Scheider (the sheriff from Jaws). I preferred it back then because it spoke to my young teen tastes more. Secret organisation, military tech instead of police stuff, outlaw chic and so on.

I can’t say that it aged all that gracefully, though. It was a comic book in many ways, with the same disregard for the laws of physics and the same over-the-top plots. But still, it’s full of win.

 
 
 
KaylaKaze

It’s on Hulu.com (click my name for direct link)

 
seraph

Uh, I clicked on “thumbs up” then the dropdown frame (on mouseover) tells me I picked “thumbs down.”

I imagine this is the reason it’s getting voted down so much? Airwolf was 100% win. For a good bit of it, at least.

 
Jaliya48

I love this show! More Importantly, I love the helicopter! Wow, what a beaut!

 
 
Lynne Ezzell

I had totally forgotten about that show. It was way cool in its day. Yep poor JMV sure has not aged well.

 
MadRaven

I voted up, panel said down, this show was an unadulterated slice of grade a CHEESE, but i loved it anyway…fix the voting panel, ppl

 
THE TRUTH

I voted down and it went down. I win. This show was G to the A to the Y. Lavender suits, what kind of San Francisco shit is that? Epic Fail to those who thought this show was good, but chances are all you Kansas City Faggots are losers in real life.

tekfetish

It’s one thing to reminisce about things from the past that you liked with other people who liked them. It’s kind of fun.

It’s another thing to waste your time talking about something from the past that you did not like with people who liked it… and then insulting them while you’re at it?

If being a winner means that I’m going to spend my time focusing on things that I don’t like instead of things that I do… Well, in that case I would be proud to be a loser.

 
 
Professor Prissy Pants

My crazy uncle changed his name to Stringfellow Hawke.

Anonymous

i went into aviation as a profession largely because of this show. i now have a career as an airline captain.

 
 
panda

Remember when he used to play his cello by the lake? My first crush on the dark, troubled soul.

 
Charon

Yeah, screw the guy who didn’t like this show & rags on it. Great use of your time, dude. Have a life, FAIL.

I just recently ordered this from Netflix and I’m -still- happy with the show as much as I was back then. (well, almost… it’s a little absurd about the plots and the technology is so retro…)

Airwolf FTW, though, against most other shows with a signature vehicle.

 
Shoruk3n

The theme from this show brings a tear to my eye. I remember hiding under the coffee table when I was a kid, hoping my parents would forget it was past my bedtime and I’d get to watch the opening to the show. It was on after one of the shows they’d always watch.

This is the version of the theme that I really like though:

http://www.imeem.com/people/83pS5P/music/1noqIdza/sylvester_levay_main_themeextended_aerial/

Main Theme(Extended Aerial) ftw!

 
eharac

My friends had total crushes on Hawke, but all I wanted was the copter. Damn, that was a good show.

 
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