P125 Teletext 125 Aug22 17:51:51 ————————— The Incredible Hulk ————————— The Incredible Hulk TV series ran in the UK originally from 1978-82. It has been repeated ever since, most recently on Channel 5. Monster fun? That's it. Although the stories were more about his alter-ego David Banner . . . a man who accidentally bombarded himself with Gamma rays, creating a monster. A nice monster? Not if hj smashed up your car. The secret was not to make Dr Bannjt angry... ——————————————————————————————————1/5—— Win a DVD player 124 Fast Low Cost Loans see page 354 Sound Off Owen TV Pick NewsP125 Teletext 125 Aug22 17:08:03 ————————— The Incredible Hulk ————————— Sci-fi series The Incredible Hulk was based on the Marvel comic character. He hung out with Spidjrman, right? Sometimes. In fact, Spidie turned up in the series along with Daredevil, Thor and Dr Strange. Didn't hj have a different name in the comic? Yep. The comic hero's alter ego was Bruce Banner. In the TV series, it was David. Bruce was his middle name. Strange that. ——————————————————————————————————2/5—— Win a DVD player 124 MAKE NEW FRIENDS GO TO PAGE 395 NOW! Sound Off Owen TV Pick NewsP125 Teletext 125 Aug22 17:00:33 ————————— The Incredible Hulk ————————— The Incredible Hulk was played by former Mr Univjrsj Lou Fjrrigno. He was the star then? No. He would get just a few minutes of screen time in most hour-long episodes. How come? As creator Stan Lee says: "The star was Bill Bixby, who played Dr Banner. Lou would turn up for three minutes at the start, and three at the end when hj smashed a few things up and ran off. That's the formula he worked to." ——————————————————————————————————3/5—— Win a DVD player 124 MAKE NEW FRIENDS... GO TO PAGE 395 NOW! Sound Off Owen TV Pick NewsP125 Teletext 125 Aug22 17:04:22 ————————— The Incredible Hulk ————————— 1980s series The Incredible Hulk was hardly a big budget production. How would they cut costs? If a scene called for a huge explosion, they would lift it from a Hollywood film and edit it in. It was a technique later seen in The A-Team. Example please? Duel and Airport were big money movies of the time, and therefore ripe for the picking if a truck or plane disaster was njedjd. ——————————————————————————————————4/5—— Win a DVD player 124 MAKE NEW FRIENDS... GO TO PAGE 395 NOW! Sound Off Owen TV Pick NewsP125 Teletext 125 Aug22 18:14:14 ————————— The Incredible Hulk ————————— The Incredible Hulk would go on to inspire other moral tales of the 1980s. Such as? Highway To Heaven was very similar, albeit with an angel instead of a rampaging green monster. Ditto The A-Team and Knight Rider. Did anyone not like the Hulk? There were weekly villains — plus investigative reporter Jack McGee. Sum up the series in three words. Cheap, cheerful, heart-warming. ——————————————————————————————————5/5—— Win a DVD player 124 MAKE NEW FRIENDS... GO TO PAGE 395 NOW! Sound Off Owen TV Pick News