Before 1977's Star Wars put his career into hyperdrive, Mark Hamill was doing just fine with episodic TV work on such forgettable series as ABC's The FBI and CBS' The Manhunter. One standout was the 1974 sitcom The Texas Wheelers. It was centered on a long-absent father who returns to his family in rural Lamont, Texas.
"The show was like a discordant reply to The Waltons," says Hamill, 66. "The scripts were unbelievable, and the critics loved the show." Wheelers was created by Dale McRaven, who went on to launch 1978's Mork & Mindy and 1986's Perfect Strangers. The Hollywood...
"The show was like a discordant reply to The Waltons," says Hamill, 66. "The scripts were unbelievable, and the critics loved the show." Wheelers was created by Dale McRaven, who went on to launch 1978's Mork & Mindy and 1986's Perfect Strangers. The Hollywood...
- 12/7/2017
- by Bill Higgins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Star Wars was a movie once. This is a basic fact that we all know. It was a single film released in theaters: A story with a beginning (kind of), a middle, and an end (kind of). There was a relatively small cast, composed of up-and-comers, unknowns, and one well-regarded British actor overdelivering on what looked to him like thin material. The film, released in theaters in 1977, had a simple story. There was a MacGuffin (The Death Star Plans!) and there was a Rescue Mission (Help Me, Obi-Wan Kenobi, You’re My Only Hope!) and there was a Final Battle.
- 4/28/2014
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
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