So I've just discovered that "Dragnet" (along with a Chevy Nova's worth of other old shows) is being rerun here in SF on some retro network.
I DVRed the show tonight, and while it's exactly as I remember it (which I find delightful; others' mileage may vary ...), there's no music. Even the "Danger Ahead/"Dum-de-dum-dum" theme is missing, replaced by a tympani beating out the tune's rhythm. Even the score into and out of commercial is a very ominous tympani; nothing else. I can't imagine that Universal wouldn't spring for the rights for even the theme, but that what it seems to be. Can anyone else think of a show that went into syndication minus its own theme song? (I'm excepting examples from the 60s like "The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show" or the syndie version of "The Jack Benny Show" that ran contemporarily with new episodes). --Dave Sikula -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
