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Don't Make Author Pat Jankiewicz Angry You Wouldn't Like Him When He's Angry
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Renowned TV expert Pat Jankiewicz takes me on a guided tour of the groundbreaking The Incredible Hulk TV series (1977 - 1982) starring Bill Bixby and Lou Ferrigno
My guest, Pat Jankiewicz and I discuss:
- Our shared Michigan roots!
- His TV companion book to The Incredible Hulk TV series: You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion
- The deep approach to storytelling that grounded the series and made it the flagship Marvel show that led the way for everything that followed
- Ted Cassidy's role as the opening show narrator
- The various actors that played Banner after Bill Bixby
- Eric Allen Kramer - the original Thor
- Kenneth Johnson's negotiations with Stan Lee on proposed character changes for the show
- Others auditioned for the Hulk and the actor that originally landed the role (not Lou!)
- Bill Bixby's divorce and losing his son during the run of the show
- The background of 'The Lonely Man' theme
- Why the original series ended
- What brought the Hulk back
- The She-Hulk that could have been
You're going to love my conversation with Pat Jankiewicz
Our Guest, Pat Jankiewicz
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