Kent McCord
I just finished watching an episode from season 6 and I finally realized who Kent McCord looks like, he reminds me of Leonard Nimoy in the 1960's. (Mr. Spock from Star Trek)
shareOne reason I never warmed up to the Reed character is that McCord seems to mumble most of his lines. In fact, there are times when I'm convinced he delivers his dialogue without ever opening his mouth more than half an inch.
shareYeah I've noticed that as well and it really does get annoying.
shareI figured it was his character: a new rookie, a bit shy yet, unsure he'll say the right thing, yet a natural man of action when stuff goes down. Malloy gets to be the seasoned veteran. Most of us act just like ofc Reed when we are young. These shows were used as training films for LAPD.
shareActually I didn't mean what Reed said, I was referring to how he said it, the way McCord actually spoke his character's lines. In numerous different situations, he seems to mumble and not move his mouth when he speaks.
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I guess I'm a mumbler from way back so I could relate. Anyhow, this was one show I wished they'd kept developing into the 80's. Both Milner and McCord did fantastic work on this show and it would have been fun to watch them go up the ranks... Of course when you see a show that followed like "Rockford Files" it probably would have had to be a bit more grittier to keep up with the times.
shareMilner was already set on leaving during the final season, so if Adam-12 continued with an eighth season, it would have been without him. (Or at the very least, with very limited appearances by him.) But I believe, as you say, that viewers' taste in TV had changed by this time. The "polite, gentle" shows of the late '60s and early '70s gave way to the darker, grittier, more realistic dramas that emerged during the '70s. Adam-12 started to explore this type of show in the final season, when Reed went undercover, but by then the show had fallen in the ratings, so if it did manage to win renewal, it would likely have had to change direction for a new audience.
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Well yeah. McCord is a horrid actor, lol. But he filled the shoes, I guess.
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McCord had a limited range, or at least he was limited in what his skills were utilized towards on the show. But 'horrid' is an overstatement. I don't think he would have been your go-to actor to play Richard the III, Hamlet, or Restoration comedy, but he was quite adequate and decent for what these scripts demanded of him.
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They were both good actors portraying cops in different phases of their careers and time tested....we're still watching.
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