It's been quite a decade, hasn't it, folks? And although no one but
another Fan could probably understand, all of us within S&H fandom would have to
admit
that our lives have been shaped in part by our attachment to a couple of TV cops.
Crazy,
yes; fun, definitely.
This seems to be a good time and place for one fan--me--to express
my
deep gratitude to all of the people I have come to know and care about through
S&H.
You have enriched my life and I owe you a great deal. This zine is an effort to help
repay
at least part of that debt.
None of us is the same person we were back in 1975. If I am further
along my chosen path than I ever had any right to expect, a large measure of the
reason
rests with the people of fandom. I think that most of us could say the same thing. And
if
I might get on my soapbox for a moment: Television takes a lot of knocks and many of
them
are probably deserved. However, I think that note should be taken of the good that can
come from a simple 'cops—and-robbers' show. Friendships are made, solitary people
find that they are not alone, and creative energies find a place where they can be
explored and appreciated.
Enough. I hope that you enjoy reading this zine as much as I
enjoyed
writing it.
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TAG: A short scene which comes after the climax and wraps up the
teleplay.
CODA: Section added to the form proper of a composition as a conclusion.
DAVID SOUL: What the show really is, is a love story between two men who happen to
be cops.
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The following tags are not necessarily meant to replace the originals. Most often,
they
are intended to supplement what was on the screen. Of course, in those cases where the
on-air tags are totally without redeeming virtue, they are better off ignored.
To me, the most important part of STARSKY AND HUTCH was watching the relationship
evolve from the pilot movie through the fourth season. This zine is an attempt to show
one
way that evolvement might have come about.
