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One Idjit's thoughts onPaul Maki, self-proclaimed Idjit, makes episode-by-episode reviews of television shows. An eclectic mix of short run shows, animated, and older television is reviewed along with biographic tidbits, cultural artifacts, and general weird stuff.

The Rockford Files S2Ep9 “Chicken Little is a Little Chicken” & The Magician Ep2 “The Vanishing Lady”

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Paul looks at The Rockford Files Season Two Episode 9 “Chicken Little is a Little Chicken” and The Magician Episode 2 “The Vanishing Lady.” In the former, he looks at an actor in the episode playing a gangster in a return to his earlier typecast, and a couple shooting details. In The second episode, Paul looks at an actor and performer who later became best known as a songwriter. He also checks out the Las Vegas setting before going in-depth at Circus Circus. Can you guess where real gangsters will appear? There are also fictional ones.

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Seeing Things S2, Ep5 “Eyes Too Big For His Stomach,” and Press Gang S1, Ep8 “How to Make a Killing, Part 2”

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Paul launches into the next episodes in these series, Seeing Things Season 2, Episode 5 “Eyes Too Big For His Stomach,” and Press Gang Series 1, Episode 8 “How to Make a Killing, Part 2.” There’s a Louis/Marlon teamup and yet Paul still hasn’t profiled the actor who plays Marlon? Now is that fair? Well, it’s because a guest star was in another Canadian property Paul has looked at in the past, so it’s understandable. In the conclusion of the Press Gang two-parter, Paul checks out another core cast member. And between the two shows, there are looks at a large candy bar and a German owned UK version of a French magazine.

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The Rockford Files S2 Ep8 “Resurrection in Black and White” & The Magician Ep1 “The Manhunters”

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This time, Paul looks at The Rockford Files Season Two Episode Eight “Resurrection in Black and White” where he takes a longer look at the special guest star. He also checks out a comic strip parody character who Rockford mentioned offhand during the episode. Then, The Magician Ep1 “The Manhunters” is where Paul recognizes a guy who owns a restaurant over a Boston bar. Then a look at a fountain in LA that has been dry more time in its life than it has been wet.

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Seeing Things S2 E4 “Through the Looking Glass” & Press Gang S1 E7 “How to Make a Killing, Part 1”

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Paul watches Seeing Things Season Two Episode 4 “Through the Looking Glass,” and between the “That Day of Note” segment and the episode itself there is a very Soviet theme. Included is a look at an actor who played a fictional curler later on, and something upside-down and Brutal. Then he moves to the other side of the decade and the other side of the Atlantic for Press Gang Series One Episode 7 “How to Make a Killing, Part 1,” looking at an up-and-coming actress, and a piece of tech in a bit of a holdover from last episode. 

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The Rockford Files S2E7 “The Real Easy Red Dog” & The Magician Pilot Movie

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First up, Paul watches The Rockford Files Season 2 Episode 7 “The Real Easy Red Dog,” with a special guest star who later became very well-known. He also takes a look at a recently lost landmark in Hollywood. Then, a new launch, looking at the pilot movie for Bill Bixby’s “The Magician,” another single season series.

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