Tuesday, December 06, 2005

The Comic Strip, Part 11 - I guess my race is run

"Gino: Full Story and Pics" - January 28, 1984

From the first shot of the episode, handsome young Gino is being chased by police. As he continues to be for the duration of the episode. As he runs from place to place he hooks up with attractive young Fiona and interact with various individuals who try to use Gino's status as a fugitive from justice to achieve their own ends.

Another new one for me. The first time through this one it almost seemed like they were playing it straight. The reason for this is that the once again this is the product of its time. What plays as edgy and cynical in the same month as Reagan's second inaugural, is now, after a parade of movies like Natural Born Killers, almost demure.

No sign of the mesh shirt, but this is the second time this season that Rik Mayall is in a wheelchair, so it has that going for it.

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