This episode had a lot of plot twists and featured good acting from supporting guest stars. It was clearly a spin-off episode and the planned new series never developed. Kind of shame in that the banter between the two guest stars was enjoyable.
It was refreshing to see guest stars given a positive role as in most prior episodes they are either victims or criminals. What you see instead are two younger men struggling to find their way starting in a joint legal and private investigator partnership forged by their friendship in the Vietnam War.
In this regard, many have made the point that this concept pre-dated the Magnum PI plotline by several years. The comparison is valid. It also points to the frailties and hit and miss nature of Hollywood, where most TV pilots never see the light of day and remain interesting "what if" stories about stars that never were and characters that might have been popular.
In this episode, the two younger men form an eventual tacit partnership with the two Jones's, and it's a fun ride to watch unfold.
It was refreshing to see guest stars given a positive role as in most prior episodes they are either victims or criminals. What you see instead are two younger men struggling to find their way starting in a joint legal and private investigator partnership forged by their friendship in the Vietnam War.
In this regard, many have made the point that this concept pre-dated the Magnum PI plotline by several years. The comparison is valid. It also points to the frailties and hit and miss nature of Hollywood, where most TV pilots never see the light of day and remain interesting "what if" stories about stars that never were and characters that might have been popular.
In this episode, the two younger men form an eventual tacit partnership with the two Jones's, and it's a fun ride to watch unfold.