Philip Marlowe

[LuckyLighter]

All this talking about film noir, The Golden Era, fedoras, etc., jogged my memory and reminded me about a (seemingly) forgotten HBO series from the early Eighties called, "Philip Marlowe, Private Eye," starring Powers Booth. I was a little too young at the time to completely appreciate it for what it was, yet it was really my introduction to the world of hardboiled detectives.

I found a link on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096677/ if anybody's interested.

But I am curious...does anyone else here remember this series?

 

[Marlowe]

I have it on DVD. Got it from Amazon.com, as I recall. It's really good. (And I'm picky.)

 

[MK]

We discussed this before:

http://fedoralounge.skyblueproductions.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=238&highlight=marlowe

 

[Doctor Damage]

This series is great and for me at least it captures the whole Marlowe tone and look and seediness, especially in the first season. There's a million snappy one-liners to memorize. Powers Boothe is excellent and he has a great supporting cast. I expect to watch this series every year going forward. Here's a screenshot of his i.d. from season one, episode four.

 

[Hat and Rehat]

I have it on DVD. Got it from Amazon.com, as I recall. It's really good. (And I'm picky.

 

[Seb Lucas]

I watched a few of these when the series came out here in '85 or '86. I honestly can't remember anything about it.