Path: Xl.tags.giganews.com!local-2.nntp.ord.giganews.com!news.giganews.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:47:36 +0000 From: BTR1701 Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: death of Terry Carter References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=fixed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Usenapp/0.92.2/l for MacOS Message-ID: Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2024 20:47:36 +0000 Lines: 17 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-Trace: sv3-rP93D4zbLIGTPUbCzDLKAzrEIIc/hvsufxw+XCCHNb3RbZdcBr9pAAcFbGYa2sphyNuOLuJpGAEMQW6!zC+tP2u7jelZ9qgBfDwJQz+CDCQBoueDMEbtO0PcvHM45+K3HKJ7b9h0UzIYEXxjWVYxIH01kXEN X-Complaints-To: abuse@giganews.com X-DMCA-Notifications: http://www.giganews.com/info/dmca.html X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 Bytes: 1929 X-Original-Lines: 16 On Apr 23, 2024 at 1:34:11 PM PDT, ""Adam H. Kerman"" wrote: > Terry Carter was an actor I always liked despite often being the token > black actor on a tv series. He must have had a ton of talent, because as > Sgt. Broadhurst, the viewer still remembered him despite Dennis Weaver's > over-the-top antics as McCloud. McCloud wasn't good but it was > ridiculous enough to be entertaining. Carter's presence kept the show > slightly grounded and without him and J.D. Cannon as Chief Clifford, the > show would have been completely unwatchable. > > I knew he played Colonel Tigh on the original Battlestar Galactica but > that show didn't make a big impression on me and, despite the budget, > the lousy scripts made it largely forgettable except for the theme song. Not just the Main Title, but every episode had elaborate symphonic underscore. Sigh... those were the days.