The Opening Title Sequence……
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retepnhoj — 12 years ago(April 30, 2013 07:47 PM)
The crash scene was from a test flight of a vehicle flown by NASA, I believe, called a lifting body. It had no wings but used the shape of the fuselage to generate some lift. They built at least 2 different ones I think the one in the footage was the HL 10. I believe the pilot in the footage was named Petersen and that he survived the crash. This research later helped with the design of the space shuttle.
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seldon913 — 12 years ago(May 22, 2013 08:02 PM)
From the trivia on the show's main page:
The aircraft seen crashing in the show's opening sequence was an M2-F2, a "flying body configuration" built by Northrop. The audio sound effects are from a crash that occurred on May 10, 1967, at Edwards Air Force base in California (although the dialog heard was recorded by Majors). The test pilot, Bruce Peterson, hit the ground at 250 mph, tumbling six times. He lost use of his right eye and had to stop flying, ending his career. Understandably, Peterson has said that he hated reliving his accident, week after week, courtesy of the show.
Apparently Peterson or members of his family were big enough fans of the show for him to continue tuning in to relive the accident even though he hated it. -
dlazarus6660 — 12 years ago(July 12, 2013 02:13 PM)
Your right about the M2-F2(?) crashing, but you first see the HL-10 being air dropped. It has a center rudder whereas the M2-F2(?)does not. That use to drive me crazy watching it then, I had ten year old copy of Air Progress (Feb/Mar 1965)which shows both Northrop models.
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talisencrw — 10 years ago(December 31, 2015 06:22 AM)
I loved it too, when I was growing up! As I became a jazz fan when I got older, I especially came to love Oliver Nelson's work. He died too soon. His masterpiece album, The Blues and the Abstract Truth, and his finest composition, Stolen Moments, are truly magnificent.
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BradyBraveJoel — 9 years ago(December 09, 2016 06:32 PM)
Agreed! Must also mention that the intro to Monday Night Football was very influential (behind the scenes) - and I liked to watch the Planet of the Apes, intro too was cool!!! Super killer that we now have flatscreens and blu-ray and hd - I am amazed every day!
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LorqVonRay1999 — 3 years ago(July 24, 2022 09:32 PM)
It's one of my favorites and one of the reasons I decided to watch it. Hawaii 5-0 might be my favorite opening.
Does the show itself live up to that excellence? No. Like any series, it has its highs and low. As I finished season 3, the number of bad episodes started to mount.
Since I had been warned the Bigfoot episodes were bad, I expected the worst from them but I actually enjoyed the two-parter, one of the highlights of this season.
I hope to watch season 4 at some time.
IMDB has this series at 7.1/10. I'd say that's a fair score.
