Thank you for posting these old episodes. I would have bought the DVD sets if only they had been officially released. I enjoyed Lou Grant on its first run and I’m reminded who good it was while I watch episodes. Again, thank you so much for making them available.
I sure do miss this kind of television -- good writing, production values, etc. Today, forty years later, I guess there's no budget for such a series anymore with hundreds of cable channels competing for viewers and, thus, racing to the bottom. This was one of the best dramatic shows ever on television. Just one example is the care taken in the details. Look at the very last shot before they roll the credits. The camera zooms in on the VDT where Lou is reading Rossi's story before sending it off to press. The resolution on this clip is too poor to actually read what's on the screen, but I've seen this episode in higher-resolution versions where you could read it. The screen actually contains a written story about what happened, in perfect journalistic style. They didn't have to do that, but they did. Everyone connected with this series was the cream of the crop and we'll probably never see anything like it ever again.
I wholeheartedly agree! This was one of my parents favorite shows when I was in middle school, watching it growing up I learned to appreciate good quality television, especially the writing. Hands down one of the best written shows ever. Add to that some of the best guest stars of the era. This episode featured one of my personal fav's Joe Penny who went on to star in one of my favorite shows when I was in high school, Riptide. Great thanks to mtmepisodes for posting this series...today's writers, producers and developers could learn a lot from this and some of the other series' from this period with a special note for the show "Family" which was absolutely on par with Lou Grant.
LOU GRANT was so well done they could had run it for years longer. i bet those realistic social critical stories had hit to close for the people sponsering the Studio and TV Stations.
The voice at the firing range is the same one in the opening theme and the same guy that does the financial reporting. They really got a lot of use out of him.
Yeah but there was also a Streets Of San Francisco episode called 'A Good Cop But' that was similar and ironic because Robert Walden was the guest star that took the attitude similar to that of Ed Winter's character here.
Starsky & Hutch tackled the topic during its third season l believe...although many thought S&H themselves were closeted gays. No females l knew back when it was on chose to believe it, though.
It's interesting that the opening with "Billie" "Rossi" and the financial guy, "Adam" have the same lines as the opening in the prior season with computer terminals having replaced the typewriters and the direction, from left to right in the prior season to scrolling from right to left in this season's opening.
Starting in the third season they began over-orchestrating the opening theme, until it becomes almost a parody of itself by season five. I miss the much cleaner version of the first seasons.
Newspapers must print facts and only the facts. I was thinking just earlier watching one of the big three national cable news stations that pretty much what they were saying was grounded in fact but once the first few sentences was said, that fact came into opinion. "Don said XYZ online. Charles rebutted against Don saying, quote, Don needs to shut his pie hole, unquote. I [host] agree with Charles that Don shouldn't have said it" . The facts are that Don said XYZ and Charles rebutted against Don as well as Charles' quote. What is rooted in opinion is the host agreeing with Charles which obviously means he disagrees with Don. That should stay out of the "news" source.
@@rogerlynch5279 I'm guessing what is popular or available in one nation or continent is not in others. Here is an example. I was talking to someone in England about their Virgin ISP (Internet Service Provider) which is apparently a popular or at the very least widely used provider. Here in the states, our ISPs are regional and includes Xfinity, AT&T, COX, or the local phone company in bigger metropolitans. The only Virgin we have here is airline service, flying in and out of major hubs as international flights. As I hear it, they are not a favorite by any means. We used to have Virgin music stores but those, in general, long died out.
Joe Penny should have gotten an Emmy nomination for this episode, he was superb in it!
Totally agree with you!
2021 watching goog story and how we have lost good journalism like this
An absolutely brilliant hour of television. If they didn't win an award for this, they should have.
They did. Writing in a Drama Series. 1980.
And Outstanding Drama Series. 1979-80.
@@TheBC02 So, there is still justice in the TV Maker´s world !
@@rogerlynch5279or at least there was 40 years ago haha
OMG they finally graduated to Word Processors
Airdate Sept. 17th, 1979. 1st episode where they used VDTs--video display terminals.
Thanks for the trivia. Kinda sad though - I miss the sound of the typewriters!
Lou's neighbor was Miss Hunter in Waltons. I didn't recognize her until she spoke. Mariclare Costello.
Thank you for posting these old episodes. I would have bought the DVD sets if only they had been officially released.
I enjoyed Lou Grant on its first run and I’m reminded who good it was while I watch episodes.
Again, thank you so much for making them available.
I sure do miss this kind of television -- good writing, production values, etc. Today, forty years later, I guess there's no budget for such a series anymore with hundreds of cable channels competing for viewers and, thus, racing to the bottom. This was one of the best dramatic shows ever on television. Just one example is the care taken in the details. Look at the very last shot before they roll the credits. The camera zooms in on the VDT where Lou is reading Rossi's story before sending it off to press. The resolution on this clip is too poor to actually read what's on the screen, but I've seen this episode in higher-resolution versions where you could read it. The screen actually contains a written story about what happened, in perfect journalistic style. They didn't have to do that, but they did. Everyone connected with this series was the cream of the crop and we'll probably never see anything like it ever again.
Yes. Agreed. Television now is rubbish compared to the standards of the past
I wholeheartedly agree! This was one of my parents favorite shows when I was in middle school, watching it growing up I learned to appreciate good quality television, especially the writing. Hands down one of the best written shows ever. Add to that some of the best guest stars of the era. This episode featured one of my personal fav's Joe Penny who went on to star in one of my favorite shows when I was in high school, Riptide.
Great thanks to mtmepisodes for posting this series...today's writers, producers and developers could learn a lot from this and some of the other series' from this period with a special note for the show "Family" which was absolutely on par with Lou Grant.
I still remember when even the little city I live in had 2 papers A DAY! Now we dont even have a paper on Monday.
Great episode with a really great cast.
Love the way it ends...it doesn’t.
WE HAVE COME A LONG LONG WAY, LETS KEEP GOING
Thank you for sharing this. I am a huge Joe Penny fan.
Joe Penny & Ed Winter 😍
Colonel Flagg!!
Thanks, mtm! Hope there will be more of season 3 by December, I'll need something to fill my Christmas break! :)
LOU GRANT was so well done they could had run it for years longer. i bet those realistic social critical stories had hit to close for the people sponsering the Studio and TV Stations.
Hey, the conference room and Charly’s office has windows now.
The voice at the firing range is the same one in the opening theme and the same guy that does the financial reporting. They really got a lot of use out of him.
Vinny Carrocia I
Yes Eve Smith? It seems you were unable to finish your thought.
Allen Williams. Played financial editor Adam Wilson and was also the show's man of a thousand voices.
I generally get annoyed when people get all quibbly about little details, but the way the cop is holding the gun to shoot at 11:00🙄
15:00 You can take out randomly scenes like that proving how good directing and acting on the show was.usually
Wasn't there a "Kojack" episode several years earlier that was similar to this one?
Yeah but there was also a Streets Of San Francisco episode called 'A Good Cop But' that was similar and ironic because Robert Walden was the guest star that took the attitude similar to that of Ed Winter's character here.
Starsky & Hutch tackled the topic during its third season l believe...although many thought S&H themselves were closeted gays. No females l knew back when it was on chose to believe it, though.
It's interesting that the opening with "Billie" "Rossi" and the financial guy, "Adam" have the same lines as the opening in the prior season with computer terminals having replaced the typewriters and the direction, from left to right in the prior season to scrolling from right to left in this season's opening.
Actually, the financial guy asked if it was over $10,000 now instead of $5,000 previously. Inflation I guess.
I noticed that too. Thinking about how on Rhoda there was a different opening for each season.
Starting in the third season they began over-orchestrating the opening theme, until it becomes almost a parody of itself by season five. I miss the much cleaner version of the first seasons.
"LET'S GO BRANDON "
Wasn't the cop who asked good guys? He was he one harassing Billie in season one who gave his wife a black eys?
Does anyone know where the nickname "Animal" came from ?
Why is episode 08 deleted?
RUclips deleted it, unfortunately. I don't know why.
It's listed separately
Newspapers must print facts and only the facts. I was thinking just earlier watching one of the big three national cable news stations that pretty much what they were saying was grounded in fact but once the first few sentences was said, that fact came into opinion. "Don said XYZ online. Charles rebutted against Don saying, quote, Don needs to shut his pie hole, unquote. I [host] agree with Charles that Don shouldn't have said it" . The facts are that Don said XYZ and Charles rebutted against Don as well as Charles' quote. What is rooted in opinion is the host agreeing with Charles which obviously means he disagrees with Don. That should stay out of the "news" source.
Still the political columnes in Newspapers are much hot air here in Germany
@@rogerlynch5279 I'm guessing what is popular or available in one nation or continent is not in others. Here is an example. I was talking to someone in England about their Virgin ISP (Internet Service Provider) which is apparently a popular or at the very least widely used provider. Here in the states, our ISPs are regional and includes Xfinity, AT&T, COX, or the local phone company in bigger metropolitans. The only Virgin we have here is airline service, flying in and out of major hubs as international flights. As I hear it, they are not a favorite by any means. We used to have Virgin music stores but those, in general, long died out.
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The cop could be Ed Harris's brother (I know he isn't).