Well, I knew it wasn’t far off and now it’s here, a big screen retelling of the CHiPs story. Apparently Wilmer Valderrama is going to star as Officer Francis “Ponch” Poncherello in the remake. Wilmer who? Fez on That 70’s Show. I am not sure that Fez has the unbridled charisma that Erik Estrada does, so I am not sold on this. I believe that Erik Estrada could still play the part. He is just as cool as ever, but I digress.
I must say that I have been a huge fan of CHiPs all my life. It was the same show every time, kind of like House, but it worked. The only time that I kind of soured on it was when they jumped the shark and Larry Wilcox left. He played Ponch’s partner Officer Jon Baker. And who didn't love the techno disco theme song? I love it so much I have a ringtone of it.
Every episode started out with a horrendous car crash, many times leading to an explosion. Midway through the episode there was a car chase, well a motorcycle-car chase, which ended with the crooks getting away. The end of the show included another small chase, a huge explosion, and the apprehension of the crooks without any weapons being drawn or fired by Ponch or Jon. Then just before the closing credits roll they all met up after hours at a disco or a roller rink and boogied the night away. Then the credits rolled and there were freeze frame moments of people laughing at a joke made at Ponch’s expense. Good times.
Hopefully they will make the show less like the Starsky and Hutch remake and more like a funny movie. Heck, I would go to the theater to see the original episodes. I have to believe that in the long run the reruns will be much better than the movie. Look at Starsky and Hutch and the Dukes and you can plainly see that. Even so, I am sure they will trick me into going, they all do.
Tuesday, December 13, 2005
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I always loved the "no draw" policy on CHiPs. A terrorist could have a pregnant woman with a gun to her head and Ponch and Baker would only put their hands on their guns and threaten to pull them.
If they want to make a good CHiPs movie they need to make it like Quentin Tarantino would have made the show.
Ponch would be an angry pimp on the side and Baker would be runnin' smack over the sand dunes from Mexico to SoCal with his 4x4. They would take cheap shots at the criminals. Rough up guys with their billy clubs. Drink on the job.
Speaking of good times, didn't it come on right after CHiPs?
Good times would not come on after CHiPs, wouldn't another actiony type one hour dram come on? How about The Rousters?
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