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The Rock and Roll Years, was arguably one of the best compilation series made by the BBC in the mid 1980s featuring music and archive footage starting from 1956-1989. My favorite parts were from 1966-70, because some of the most creative and enduring music was written and performed during that time. I actually watched the 1969 episode yesterday evening and I enjoyed it even though I have watched it many times before. The postwar era continues to be one of the most intriguing period of time and this series bears witness to that.

First and foremost, I will never understand why one of the best actors ( Gene Hackman) chose to play the lead role in this remake. Think about the role he played in The French Connection, as the tough cop Popeye Doyle, and compare it to the role in Narrow Margin as a Los Angeles deputy district attorney, Robert Caulfield. Gene Hackman fails to portray the true attributes of a district attorney and instead he comes across as someone winging it and learning what to do as time passes. Anne Archer comes across as a dumb drama queen being carried along by Caulfield, and I can't understand how she was able to go through so much stress and anxiety without food or liquid refreshments.

In addition to that, Caulfield goes through 48 hours without having to shave or sleep, and eat food.

The fight scene in the washroom is absolutely laughable because there is no way that Caulfield would have been able to leave his shoes and trousers in such a way to convince the hit man to believe that he was having a crap and be able to catch and shoot him while he was emptying his bowels. Also, it's simply not possible for anyone to crash through a plate glass window without leaving a mark on his face and a mere cut on his hand. It would have been better if the movie had been a comedy because I argue that it would be difficult for anyone to watch the entire thing without laughing.

I recall watching the mini series over 20 years ago and I think that the actual series was well made with some really good acting, it nevertheless was found wanting in certain parts.

Such as when Aaron speaks to the older men about ''God'' and rather than use the name ''Jehovah'' he uses the vague title ''lord God''.

As far as I know, the name ''Jehovah'' was not used at all in the series and I wonder why? It is an actual ''fact'' that the ancient nation of Israel not only knew God's personal name but they used it as well.

Of course, I am aware that the ''divine name'' stopped being used when the people started to believe that using it was wrong and offensive to God but of course that makes no sense when one takes into account the fact that '' God'' himself gave the ''divine name'' to Moses in order for it to be used by the nation.

I believe that the directors spoiled this otherwise good series by choosing to follow ''tradition'' by leaving out the name (Jehovah) which has been in use for centuries by the ancient nation of Israel and other nations too .

Using the name would have added credence to the series because even back in 1974, most people associated the name ''Jehovah'' with God and I doubt that using it would have caused any complaints, in fact I think it would have made the series better. after all, the series was supposed to be a depiction of something that actually took place in Egypt under the leadership of the man (Moses) who was chosen by ''Jehovah God'' to lead the ancient nation of Israel out of Egypt into the ''promised land.'' We should try to bear in mind that it was '' Jehovah God'' who empowered Moses to lead the nation out of Egypt and without him, he would not have been able to do anything. So to leave out God's personal name is a shame and spoils what is otherwise a really good series.