Sep 08 2020 10:07 AM
Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair
I vote for Hall and Oates |
My first thought was, "Hey, slow down! They're not action heroes!"
But my firsts thought was wrong.
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Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair
| Edgy MD Sep 07 2020 08:32 PM |
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One is high-aptitude but reckless, the other is more restrained but sees more steps ahead. Each radiates his own brand of sexiness, distinct from the other. That sexiness is containable on its own, but together, they are fire and dynamite.
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| whippoorwill Sep 08 2020 06:24 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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| Edgy MD Sep 08 2020 07:14 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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| Fman99 Sep 08 2020 07:16 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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| MFS62 Sep 08 2020 07:27 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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| Johnny Lunchbucket Sep 08 2020 07:47 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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| Edgy MD Sep 08 2020 09:48 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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Yeah, Luke was supposed to be older and out of the Marines, but any notion that he was distinctly responsible in contrast to Bo's recklessness would have taken a real close study.
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| Edgy MD Sep 08 2020 10:07 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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My first thought was, "Hey, slow down! They're not action heroes!" But my firsts thought was wrong.
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| metsmarathon Sep 08 2020 10:29 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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| whippoorwill Sep 08 2020 10:34 AM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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Oh yeah
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| Centerfield Sep 08 2020 12:29 PM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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I've always felt like it was two dudes and their ride.
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| MFS62 Sep 08 2020 12:47 PM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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Kinky. Later
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| Edgy MD Sep 08 2020 03:21 PM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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Fun Fact: Both these guys were part of other high-action, prime-time dark/fair pairings. Before Adam-12, Martin Milner starred in Route 66, and though the series was popular enough — lasted four years, and had an iconic Nelson Riddle theme — distinct from the rhythm-and-blues standard written by Bobby Troupe, who would later round out the cast of Emergency! (circles within circles!) — Milner had two different ruddier companions over the course of the show, neither of whom really measured up in stature. But as centerfield would point out, it had a sweet ride, and seemingly everybody who would star in anything over the next 20 years guest-starred on The Route. Meanwhile Battlestar Gallactica was a huge hit in its debut season, but was way too expensive, so the whole thing was re-tooled, with only Lorne Greene returning. It was set a generation later (Greene didn't look any older), with a new pair of action leads in Kent McCord and Barry Van Dyke, tooling around California on space-age motorcycles. I didn't initially include them because they (Dillon and Troy) were basically Apollo and Starbuck crossed with Ponch and Jon, and the show kind of bombed, but those of you working hard on your rankings might want to have them to round out your fields. Tod and Buzz Tod and Lincoln Dillon and Troy And while we're going back ... Lone Ranger I and Tonto Lone Ranger II and Tonto Batman and Robin don't quite qualify, despite the sweetest ride in the history of rides, because the hero-with-a-teen-sidekick dynamic is something else, and they both kind of hover between dark and fair, lacking the necessary pigmentary contrast. Green Hornet and Kato kind of fall outside the box too, I think.
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| Lefty Specialist Sep 08 2020 05:30 PM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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Well speaking of light and dark, there's Cosby and Culp. Bill is probably holding a tranquilizer dart gun ready to make another conquest.
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| Edgy MD Sep 08 2020 08:13 PM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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| Edgy MD Sep 10 2020 12:52 PM Re: Two Dudes, One Dark and One Fair |
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I tried to stay away from non-TV media, but the original Hardy Boys, as written and illustrated, kind of fit within this archetype. The TV version less so, but kinda.
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