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Céline · 11-21-2004, 05:30 PM

David the best.A little bit goodie two shoes but,that why I liked the character:sensitive,giving and sweet.I was so in love with Bill Bixby***

GARFIELDKOOL · 12-07-2004, 01:05 PM

There was only 2 regular characters David and Mr. Magee. Well 3 if you count the actual Hulk.

Céline · 12-07-2004, 05:30 PM

It's because my father liked Jack MG Gee because he put some suspence in the series and my friend liked the Hulk better because she was in love with Lou Ferrigno.I wanted to see if some fans liked the two other characters too.

dandelion wine · 12-09-2004, 06:22 PM

I didn't like McGee at all when I watched this as a kid. I wanted him to leave David alone. The guy had enough problems as it was, why'd he need Jack on his tail all the time?

Now that I'm older, I see him in a different light. He's not the "bad guy" I once thought of him as.

Céline · 12-11-2004, 11:20 AM

I used to see to think that too.When my dad was preferring him instead of David.I didn't understand either what he saw in that character.Now,I see him in all new perspective.He was just a man who tried to do his job and he wanted to prouve that he wasn't crazy.He put some suspence in the show.

I like the Hulk also.But,for a totaly different raison.It's because of the innocence of the character.He could be so powerful,he breaks everything he sees and at the same time,he's really tender mostly with children and animals.Recently,I saw Homecomming.When David go see his family for Thanksgiving.There's a touching scene,between the Hulk and the father.When the hulk want to stay with him and won't go, the father yelled:Go away!!!The hulk is so sad and you can see his tears in his eyes before he runned away.

Flying Dutchman · 12-28-2004, 02:50 AM

Cmon Lets face it what was the primary reason people tuned into the incredible hulk? it wasnt to see a scientist running from his past, it was to see the creature there was even 1 episode where ferrigno played 2 parts 1 was a body builder david befriended and of course in the same ep he played the hulk as well, after the pilot episode of the incredible hulk the show shot right up to #1 and stayed there for a while. i mean back in the 1970s you just didnt see bodybuilders all that often even on tv and to see mr america lou ferrigno as a monster well that was pardon the punn INCREDIBLE.

dawsongirl · 01-14-2005, 06:05 PM

Primary reason I tuned in was to see Bill Bixby.

Mr. Television · 02-10-2005, 04:20 AM

David was the best. I never hated McGee though. He should have been in that last movie of the Incredible Hulk He's probably still searching for him.

tv star collector · 11-01-2005, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by DallasCowboysFanatic

David was the best. I never hated McGee though. He should have been in that last movie of the Incredible Hulk He's probably still searching for him.

I, too, was disappointed that Jack McGee wasn't in the final TV-movie "The
Death of the Incredible Hulk." I would like to have seen that closure between
David Banner and McGee.

dawsongirl · 12-10-2005, 04:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Flying Dutchman

it wasnt to see a scientist running from his past.

Actually, that part is the most interesting to me. David had such depth as a character (thanks a lot to Bill Bixby). He was such a sad character really, that just once you wanted to see him happy.

TJL · 12-10-2005, 06:22 AM

David Banner was a great character. He was a bright, compassioante man.
Despite his situation, he always tried to do the right thing. Of course, the right thing always involved him getting his butt kicked, which of course resulted in alot of perfectly good clothes getting ripped up.

tv star collector · 12-10-2005, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

Actually, that part is the most interesting to me. David had such depth as a character (thanks a lot to Bill Bixby). He was such a sad character really, that just once you wanted to see him happy.

Exactly. If they had just done a "more faithful" version of the comic book
character (as was done in the less-than-incredible HULK motion picture), in
which the big green guy talked to himself in the third person and fought bizarre villains and outer-space creatures, it would have looked silly in prime-time (and have lasted about two weeks). Instead, they mixed elements of THE FUGITIVE with Stevenson's DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE and were darn lucky to get an actor of Bill Bixby's calibre for the role of Dr.
David Banner. As TV GUIDE aptly put it: his "demeanor .. bespoke boundless
reserves of empathy. He LISTENED to you .. Others bemoan second-fiddle
roles. Bixby built a career on them. He gave more to TV than title characters
such as the Martian (Ray Walston), the child (Brandon Cruz), and his ferocious alter-ego, the growly green giant (Lou Ferrigno), who in a minute of
mayhem solved problems the thoughtful David Banner wrestled with for the
majority of the hour. This nice guy finished first."

dawsongirl · 12-10-2005, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TJL

David Banner was a great character. He was a bright, compassioante man.
Despite his situation, he always tried to do the right thing. Of course, the right thing always involved him getting his butt kicked, which of course resulted in alot of perfectly good clothes getting ripped up.

He needed to start wearing spandex.

dawsongirl · 12-10-2005, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by tv star collector

Exactly. If they had just done a "more faithful" version of the comic book
character (as was done in the less-than-incredible HULK motion picture), in
which the big green guy talked to himself in the third person and fought bizarre villains and outer-space creatures, it would have looked silly in prime-time (and have lasted about two weeks). Instead, they mixed elements of THE FUGITIVE with Stevenson's DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE and were darn lucky to get an actor of Bill Bixby's calibre for the role of Dr.
David Banner. As TV GUIDE aptly put it: his "demeanor .. bespoke boundless
reserves of empathy. He LISTENED to you .. Others bemoan second-fiddle
roles. Bixby built a career on them. He gave more to TV than title characters
such as the Martian (Ray Walston), the child (Brandon Cruz), and his ferocious alter-ego, the growly green giant (Lou Ferrigno), who in a minute of
mayhem solved problems the thoughtful David Banner wrestled with for the
majority of the hour. This nice guy finished first."

The way I look at it, TV is more character-driven, whereas many movies are plot-driven. Which is why, like you said, a comic book on TV wouldn't work too well at all. Actually, I think many of the comic book hero turned TV star shows (like the Batmans, Supermans, etc) were more character-driven when they went to TV. Not that I've seen them all, so I can't say with 100% certainty.

That whole fugitive aspect of the show is what makes this show one of my favs. Not that the Hulkouts weren't entertaining in their own right.

tv star collector · 12-11-2005, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by dawsongirl

The way I look at it, TV is more character-driven, whereas many movies are plot-driven. Which is why, like you said, a comic book on TV wouldn't work too well at all. Actually, I think many of the comic book hero turned TV star shows (like the Batmans, Supermans, etc) were more character-driven when they went to TV. Not that I've seen them all, so I can't say with 100% certainty.

That whole fugitive aspect of the show is what makes this show one of my favs. Not that the Hulkouts weren't entertaining in their own right.

The 1966 version of BATMAN took a "campy" approach because, as producer
William Dozier explained, a serious approach--at that time--would never have
played on TV. Similarly, the 1951 ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN seems
unintentionally campy today. Still, I admit a certain nostaligic fondness for
both. Yet I must admit that THE INCREDIBLE HULK, for all of the liberties that
were taken (starting with changing Banner's name from "Robert Bruce Banner"
to "David Bruce Banner"), remains my favorite superhero-type TV series.

12-09-2004, 06:22 PM	#4
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11-21-2004, 05:30 PM	#1
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	Who was your favorite character? David the best.A little bit goodie two shoes but,that why I liked the character:sensitive,giving and sweet.I was so in love with Bill Bixby***

12-07-2004, 01:05 PM	#2
GARFIELDKOOL Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 02, 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 7,204	There was only 2 regular characters David and Mr. Magee. Well 3 if you count the actual Hulk.

12-07-2004, 05:30 PM	#3
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	It's because my father liked Jack MG Gee because he put some suspence in the series and my friend liked the Hulk better because she was in love with Lou Ferrigno.I wanted to see if some fans liked the two other characters too.

12-11-2004, 11:20 AM	#5
Céline Member Senior Member Join Date: Jan 29, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 1,606	I used to see to think that too.When my dad was preferring him instead of David.I didn't understand either what he saw in that character.Now,I see him in all new perspective.He was just a man who tried to do his job and he wanted to prouve that he wasn't crazy.He put some suspence in the show. I like the Hulk also.But,for a totaly different raison.It's because of the innocence of the character.He could be so powerful,he breaks everything he sees and at the same time,he's really tender mostly with children and animals.Recently,I saw Homecomming.When David go see his family for Thanksgiving.There's a touching scene,between the Hulk and the father.When the hulk want to stay with him and won't go, the father yelled:Go away!!!The hulk is so sad and you can see his tears in his eyes before he runned away.

12-28-2004, 02:50 AM	#6
Flying Dutchman Member Senior Member Join Date: Sep 16, 2004 Location: New York Posts: 1,266	Cmon Lets face it what was the primary reason people tuned into the incredible hulk? it wasnt to see a scientist running from his past, it was to see the creature there was even 1 episode where ferrigno played 2 parts 1 was a body builder david befriended and of course in the same ep he played the hulk as well, after the pilot episode of the incredible hulk the show shot right up to #1 and stayed there for a while. i mean back in the 1970s you just didnt see bodybuilders all that often even on tv and to see mr america lou ferrigno as a monster well that was pardon the punn INCREDIBLE.

01-14-2005, 06:05 PM	#7
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Primary reason I tuned in was to see Bill Bixby.