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Title: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: bobby. on November 29, 2010, 01:09:13 PM
YOU GUYS DON'T HAVE A RESPECK THREAD YET?!

My favourite actor.

Best scene in Wrongfully Accused (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWc_Tp7Eeu4#ws)
Police Squad! (In Colour) - Name Confusion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=het1kl-A8qw#)
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: Sarah on November 29, 2010, 01:41:49 PM
I remember how unexpected and wonderful it was when Leslie Nielsen made the transition from the stolid, stalwart, utterly humorless leading-man-(in-B-movies) type that I knew from childhood into the hilarious deadpan fellow with whom a lot of the people grieving for him now are most, perhaps exclusively familiar.  He made me laugh often.  I hope his death was as unawful as possible.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 29, 2010, 01:59:54 PM
I remember how unexpected and wonderful it was when Leslie Nielsen made the transition from the stolid, stalwart, utterly humorless leading-man-(in-B-movies) type that I knew from childhood into the hilarious deadpan fellow with whom a lot of the people grieving for him now are most, perhaps exclusively familiar.  He made me laugh often.  I hope his death was as unawful as possible.

I first knew his face from The Poseidon Adventure in which he played the doomed captain. Seeing him in Airplane! helped me get over the trauma of the former film...somewhat.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: daveB from Oakland on November 29, 2010, 03:25:10 PM
I found complete episodes of Police Squad here:

http://www.veoh.com/collection/Policesquadincolour (http://www.veoh.com/collection/Policesquadincolour)

I have fond memories of catching the show during it's all-too-brief run on ABC, way back when. In 1982, there wasn't anything else remotely like this on American TeeVee.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: Sarah on November 29, 2010, 03:46:11 PM
Yeah, it was a thrill when it showed up, wasn't it?  I was sharing an apartment with my sister in Boston at the time, and I remember well sitting with her on our crappy couch and giggling away.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: JonFromMaplewood on November 29, 2010, 04:29:44 PM

I have fond memories of catching the show during it's all-too-brief run on ABC, way back when. In 1982, there wasn't anything else remotely like this on American TeeVee.

Ditto.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: Martin on November 29, 2010, 04:47:16 PM
I've seen "Airplane!" more times than I can remember. I still think it's just about the greatest thing ever.

And so is "Police Squad!".
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: gravy boat on November 29, 2010, 04:51:43 PM
I found complete episodes of Police Squad here:

http://www.veoh.com/collection/Policesquadincolour (http://www.veoh.com/collection/Policesquadincolour)

I have fond memories of catching the show during it's all-too-brief run on ABC, way back when. In 1982, there wasn't anything else remotely like this on American TeeVee.

The opening sequence -- of the siren going places a car should not -- blew my adolescent mind back in the day
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: Denim Gremlin on November 29, 2010, 08:24:03 PM
I can't wait to hear tom drag his corpse through the mud.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: masterofsparks on November 29, 2010, 08:46:41 PM
The first Naked Gun movie is one of my favorite things ever.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: Smelodies on November 29, 2010, 09:14:38 PM
naked gun - swedish suck machine (jdeproductions.com) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTzVW82FaRs#ws)
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: andrew in philadelphia on November 29, 2010, 09:56:20 PM
At a free screening of all six episodes of Police Squad! I saw back in the mid 2000s (shown on LaserDisc - of all formats,) I was laughing so hard during this scene I literally had to go outside for a few minutes to catch my breath.

*Police Squad* (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JuierqRy9A#)
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: Chris L on November 30, 2010, 12:42:44 AM
Boards of Canada - dandelion (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t27K_F8DQB4#)
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: SJK on November 30, 2010, 05:27:47 AM
I always thought that was Lorne Green, it is in fact Leslie Nielsen. Thanks for clearing that up Chris L.
Title: Re: Leslie Nielsen
Post by: Steeley Chris on December 01, 2010, 11:46:34 AM
I thought he was great in Creepshow.