I’m a fan of classic TV shows as it is, but seeing a pre-surveillance camera Las Vegas without a slew of Crime Scene Investigators parading about is cause indeed for celebration. And the party is now ready to commence with Vega$: Season One, Volume 2. Created by Heat director Michael Mann, Vega$ brings us the weekly adventures of Dan Tanna (Robert Urich), the best-dressed (and probably best-looking) detective in the Las Vegas, and private contractor for the Desert Inn Casino & Hotel.
Dan’s the kind of guy who knows everybody, and picks up every kind of case Sin City can throw at him. Co-starring are series regulars Bart Braverman (as Dan’s dorky right hand man, Binzer), Phyllis Davis, and Judy Landers (as the proverbial dumb blonde), with Greg (Mission: Impossible) Morris and 
Naomi Stevens as Dan’s connections at the LVPD. And don’t worry, Tony Curtis fans, you’re lad is on hand for a couple of episodes in this set as Dan’s boss, Philip Roth — and the light truly shines on him when he’s in the frame. Also popping in to say hello every once in a while is Will Sampson as Harlon Two-Leaf, Tanna’s Native American buddy.
In this half-season, Dan and his assistants contend with a wedding chapel fraudster (played by Red Buttons nonetheless), a beautiful visiting princess (Kim Catrall) whom Dan naturally falls for, a government cover-up (the least believable episode in the bunch), a Jack the Ripper copycat killer (John Larch), and one crazed killer after another (with a list of suspects including Richard Lynch, William Smith, Keye Luke, and more). Additional guest stars include Pamela Hensley, George Takei, R.G. Armstrong, Gregory Walcott, Marlyn Mason, Wilfred Hyde-White, John Rubenstein (with his big-ass ‘70s afro), and Cindy Eilbacher.
.jpg?t=20120209092158)
Article comments