This article brought back beautiful
memories of the exciting action-packed TV series “The Green Hornet” in the
early years “(TV’s Green Hornet feared series would be silly” Life! Section of The
Straits Times Dec 7, 2016).
I still recall how the superb acting
skills of Van Williams and his co-star Bruce Lee combined with marital arts
skills drew thunderous applause from people from all walks of life in the
village as well as in the community centres.
It was hilarious to witness the youngsters clapping their hands and
yelling their heads out when the duo gave a thrashing to the bad guys in every
episode. Most certainly, the show was the perfect way to build the community
spirit.
In agreeing to participate in the series,
Williams made it abundantly clear that he was going to play it straight and was
not in favour of including other characters like Batman in the show which he
termed would be silly. This paid off
handsomely and the series became a smash hit –not just here in Singapore, but
in so many other countries.
As a fitting tribute to Lee and Williams,
it would be good if the series could be brought back on national television and
shown at community centres island-wide.
This is also a good way to provide nostalgic entertainment to our
pioneers whom I am sure would welcome the revival of the show.
Will MediaCorp TV rise to the occasion? I
urge CEO Shaun Seow and Dr Yacoob Ibrahim, the Minister of communications and information to explore
this possibility.
Raymond
Anthony Fernando
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