The Equalizer Season 4 Episode 4: Eighteen with a Bullet
Aired on CBS: November 16, 1988
Directed by: Richard Compton
Written by : Bruce A. Taylor
Featuring: Bruce Payne, Colleen Ann Fitzpatrick (Vitamin C), Amy Morton, and Ken Obert (Remote Control!)
The Equalizer dives into the hollow amoral music industry. A slimy agent, Greg Rivers, is trying to take advantage of a new young talent, Beverly Heat, but is having difficulty because his previous protégé, Gina Rox, is defiantly standing up to Greg and the music industry that spat her out. Greg gets more and more erratic not least because EQ and Mickey are contuinually taunting him for about a week straight. Great episode and great view of the 80s music scene from EQ's viewpoint.
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The Equalizer aired on CBS from 1985 to 1989. It inspired two Denzel Washington movies and a reboot with Queen Latifah, but the original series with Edward Woodward is largely forgotten (It can be streamed on nbc.com or the NBC Roku app. Your move, Peacock). In a perfect world, it would receive all the nostalgic love of your MacGyver, your Magnum PI, your A Team, your Knight Rider. The premise - a retired special agent puts an ad in the paper to help those who feel the odds are against them (take that, paper clips and talking cars). Never heard of it? Not a problem. Vince, Chris, and Chuck take a deep dive into the show one episode at a time - incredibly absurd plots, well-known guest stars in every episode (sometimes 4 or 5!), and all other aspects of this show that make it a true hidden gem.
Note: This is pure episodic TV, very few larger plots and themes, so no need to listen in order. This podcast, like say the celebrated show Parks+Rec, had a gestation period, and our full crew kicked in on season 1 episode 16, so you might want to skip ahead.
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