Revisiting 1994 Grateful Dead ‘L.A. Law’ Episode
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If you have 10 minutes, some of this is absolute gold.
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Back in 1994 during the eighth season of NBC legal drama L.A. Law, an episode aired featuring a pair of divorcing Deadheads. The plotline produced one Grateful Dead reference after another, and a compilation of those scenes is the focus of this edition of Sunday Cinema.
Actress Patti D’Arbanville-Quinn portrayed Caroline, a formerly obsessed Grateful Dead fan bringing divorce proceedings against her currently absorbed Dead-loving husband Dale (played by Charles Martin Smith). Titled Dead Issue, the episode included lyrics to songs, references to shows, tape collecting, the band’s 1978 Egypt Tour and plenty of other Dead-centric lines within the script. The classic Grateful Dead song “St. Stephen” was something of a common thread tying the various scenes together and can be heard playing at the end of the episode.
Watch the divorcing Deadhead plotline in the compilation compiled below:
https://www.jambase.com/article/revisiting-1994-grateful-dead-l-law-episode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=342&v=-CMqLSTTnIs
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Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: New & Improved
There has never been a
There has never been a successful attempt to mainstream the Dead scene. It always comes across as some self divulgence attempt to insert the GD where it simply doesn't belong.
Ozark tried in the 2nd season...bribing some balding politico with DeadCo tix to a the Nebraska shoe. They even added a line explaining exactly who they are. Pathetic.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ken D.
>>>>There has never been a
>>>>There has never been a successful attempt to mainstream the Dead scene
Wasn't there a little diddy called "Touch of Grey" that had a cool MTV video with skeletons and shit?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Dr. Benway
since you cant talk about
since you cant talk about batshit crazy transcendent musical experiences, the group mind or LSD on TV, and nobody's cared about musical improv since the 60's, it will never work. with many other popular artists, all there is to it is song titles, albums, etc, but with the dead, the magic and draw lies mainly in things that cant really be discussed on tv
had a good laugh when he longingly described the song segues at watkins glen, that was funny
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: MarkD
I thought it was all pretty
I thought it was all pretty funny.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Rob W
Great research by the writers
Great research by the writers on this one. That must have been some good acid if the guy saw both Billy and Mickey doing their drum solo thing at Watkins Glen, not to mention the NFA>St. Stephen>The Eleven>Lovelight seque!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Where Does The Time Go?
acid. it's a helluva drug
acid. it's a helluva drug
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: JP (J Bomb)
What do you for a living Mr
What do you for a living Mr Hardy?
"I do a variety of things."
Like What?
"Merchandising for the most part."
What do you merchandise?
"I run a clearinghouse for Grateful Dead concert tapes. I also go to the concerts where I sell frisbees, beach balls, dog bandanas. It's what I do."