"Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

[JayBee74]

Has everyone seen it? It comes out on US DVD September 28th.

Nick Nolte's best role.

[SPTO]

Re: "Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

i've heard of it. What exactly is it about?

[JayBee74]

Re: "Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

i've heard of it. What exactly is it about?

Follows the life of two brothers, one well educated and ambitious, the other a rebel (Nolte), who becomes a promising boxer. The ambitious one becomes rich and powerful, while the rebel struggles to find himself.

Their father is a German immigrant played to perfection by Ed Asner (who won an Emmy for the role).

The show spans just over 20 years.

It was the second ranked TV show of 1976, barely losing out to juggernaut All In The Family.

Notable actors who were in the series:
Bill Bixby, Dick Butkus, Norman Fell, Steve Allen, Lynda Day George, Van Johnson, Dorothy Malone, Dorothy McGuire, Ray Milland, Robert Reed, Dick Sargent, Talia Shire, and William Smith.

[SPTO]

Re: "Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

Thanks, sounds like something I should have an eye on.

[Knight165]

Re: "Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

Geez...I remember when this AIRED on T.V.
I probably begged my mom to shut it off and change the channel so I could watch reruns of F Troop or Gilligans Island.

M.K.
Knight165

[daflyboys]

Re: "Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

I remember it was back in the days of TV serials. Roots. Thorn Birds, etc. I think you could probably classify it as a "Chick Serial".

[KingV2k3]

Re: "Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

Geez...I remember when this AIRED on T.V.
I probably begged my mom to shut it off and change the channel so I could watch reruns of F Troop or Gilligans Island.

M.K.
Knight165

You know, we just don't seem to get nearly enough "F Troop" references around OS...

Thanks, Knight!

[JayBee74]

Re: "Rich Man, Poor Man", 1976 TV Mini Series

Just bought it for $49.99 at Best Buy. It includes the sequel Rich Man Poor Man Book 2.

I've only seen the series replayed in 1991 (for the 15th anniversary-on TNT I think) and 1996 but both times I was late seeing it and both times caught the 10th of 12 episodes.

One thing that stuck out was a 35 year old Nick Nolte playing a 16 year old in a fight with a hulking serviceman played by Dick Butkus. Nolte didn't look quite as young as I remembered when I first saw it in 1976. He did do a fantastic job of changing his appearance as he aged into his late 30's.