Random Rant: STARSKY & HUTCH

(This clearly falls under my definition of what REAL men should look like... SEXY.)

Oh god, I don't even know where to begin on this one...

Even though I wasn't even an embryo in the 70's I still recognize greatness when I see it. And you don't get much greater than 'Starsky & Hutch' as far as I'm concerned. My only regret is not being able to witness them in their prime (and of course, the age difference because I'd be all over 'that' if I could).

I only really got into Starsky & Hutch after I saw the new movie that came out a few years ago. I'm glad I saw the movie before the series because I actually liked the movie but if you compare the two there is very little similarity between them. I'm sure if I had gotten attached to the series first the movie would have been a giant thorn in my side.


(Yup... if anything, the 70's gave us 'Short Shorts' which are lookin' mighty fine right about now.)

So in the far off land of buddie cop shows, Starsky & Hutch ran supreme. They're so popular in fact that they have their own Con (which happens to be in Maine) and (shudders) a multitude of fanzines (fan made magazines) and even a normal magazine that ran throughout the 70's.

Still, when you whisper their names middle aged women everywhere coo with delight (some juvenile adults included: being myself and a certain someone I know).


("I gotz ur shoe!")

Of course their drop dead sex appeal isn't the only thing that draws you into the show... but it is a big part of it. Back when they were filming the show Paul and David (Starsky and Hutch) got paid the 'minimum' in minimum wage. Which could be frustrating considering all the strenuous physical stuff they had to preform as 'cop's' and if you add in the fact that they were both amazing actors it makes it doubly frustrating to be paid so little.

They also originally just signed up for a TV movie but it was so gosh darn popular that the producers just had to make it into something bigger. If you think in terms of knowing that Paul hated the show and David just didn't really care for it, that makes their acting all the more impressive 'cause if they're that good when their half-assing it imagine how they'd be if they actually enjoyed it.

Paul now looks back on those years fondly, saying that he was just impatient when he was young and wanted something more, David said that Paul hypnotized him into doing his evil biddings so he can't be blamed. Ain't no denying that these boys got natural chemistry... and of course, sex appeal.

The show lasted for a solid three seasons... yes, I know it had four- but the fourth one doesn't count and you know why...


(AHH!)

I seriously don't know what happened. Its like when Hutch grew that mustache, the world started to turn in on itself. Hell, Starsky looks fine with a mustache but slap one on Hutch and it becomes instant babe repellent...


(Oh, who wouldn't be happy to be poked by Hutch?)

They made this show in the perfect decade too. 70's fashion, though usually quite ugly, is amazingly diverse and colorful. A key reoccurring theme are Hutch's pants. He wears the HOTTEST pants known to man and they are true to their decade: Colorful, tight, long, tight, slimming, tight, and usually bell-bottomed... and did I mention that they're tight? Poor fella' almost never sits down being that his pants go up to about mid-stomach and are so tight it looks like he's wearing a second skin. He more or less just squats.

I do think Hutch has better fashion sense then Starsky, whom always wears the same pair of blue tennis shoes throughout the WHOLE series.

The 70's was not kind to the ladies though, they all tended to dress as some sort of rare exotic bird. Usually the more bizarre they dressed the more likely they were to get killed for it. Kinda like the Star Trek red shirts if ya' know what I mean...


(Beer in one hand, spoon in the other... they're ready for anything!)

Personality wise Hutch tends to be an all around good guy, though very mischievous, messy, and a health fanatic. While Starsky is mellow, naive, sweet, and loves to be clean. They work together well but have their moments...

The biggest example of expression in their personalities has to be the cars. Starsky basically owns the mascot, being a gorgeous red Gran Torino. He cares for it a great deal, always making sure its clean and running smoothly. In the show it is implied that Hutch hate the car but in reality the actor who plays Starsky distastes it to the point of actually attempting to wreck it during chase scenes.

Hutch's car... is a mess. In addition to rolling down a cliff. He also store clothes, rocks, garbage, a full size wagon wheel, and also food for the winter (then promptly forgets about it until spring) in his car.

Now... here's a topic all fan girls enjoy.


(Slaaash!)

Like in all fandoms, fan girls have the imagination to make just about anything possible... ANYTHING. We well do whatever it takes if we think it'll get them together. After all, why do you think Starsky and Hutch were so popular among the female audience, hm?


(... it unnerves me sometimes when actors are aware of what we're thinking.)

They KNEW what we wanted to see, but sometimes actually seeing it isn't as sweet an the implied actions that leave room for the oblivious and those who just want to take the idea and run with it. Every time either one of them somehow manages to get a girlfriend she always either dies or leaves in the same episode! The only constant they have are each other... and the whole "Babe" thing doesn't help their case. Gay.

I tend to enjoy buddie slash more than the hardcore stuff though.
D'awww!


And as always:

(LOVE THY HUTCH - LOVE THY STARSK)