The days of the Waltons are OVER!!! ( this was a favorite show of mine) I didn't learn till yrs. I guess to sum it up, is Americans don't want wholesome. Actor Seth Green, has shown a long track record of being a successful actor. I never really cared for actor Timothy Busfield, until I watched Byrds. ) The show was also, easy on the eyes, as a very young Jennifer Love Hewitt, was another great addition to the show. Unlike certain scenes from Legendary Director's Arthur Penn. LOVED HIM in the movie, 'Roadside Prophets'. His cameo appearances, are too many to mention. Woodstock, Alice's Rest., guest appearances on shows, from Seseame st. Not only a fan of Guthrie's music, but I love his acting career as well. show, with Arlo Guthrie as one of the stars. ( My Birthday ) I have been a long time fan of Arlo Guthrie, and I thought, Jeeze, what a great B-day present. Yes, I was particularly excited about this show, when it premiered back on March 3, 1993. Shame on you network hatchet-people - Hawaii's 'balcony dwellers' 2 weeks a year! It was a show that should have been re- considered. Too bad so many people can't handle the reality of it. Bochco and crew (I am not sure who conceived the plot), combined the positive and negative to show a true-life Hawaii and a 'model- mainland' family struggling to adapt.

Actually, people of European & British decent arrived well before the Japanese-Americans and people of Russian descent colonized Hawaii prior to that. Hawaii is a 'melting pot' of Native Hawaiians, many generations of Japanese-Americans, Chinese, Portuguese and Filipino-Americans as well as the 'perceived late-comers' known by the racist term 'HAOLE' to some of the less-educated locals. And that is apparently one of several factors 'language', and cultural / historical ignorance by many 'viewers') that got the show canceled. A few also see it when faced by some local people who speak pidgin English - that's right - If you're really one of 'da kine',(a local) how 'ya talk-story' counts. So many see Hawaii from the balcony of the hotels or the beaches, the bike rides down Haleakala.

The issues were wonderfully relevant to families from 'the mainland (USA)' trying to live in the duality of Hawaii's very complex cultures. My wife and I lived on Maui and the Big Island, the later destination where we resided during this great show's tragically short life. Solid, commercial TV, “The Byrds of Paradise” plays comfortably and attractively.Another Steven Bochco-branded hit which delved (perhaps too deeply) into modern day Hawaiian island's culture. Actors limning the Byrd children are terrif other cast members give fresh, open perfs. Throwaway humor such as what happened to the ex-headmaster or how a housekeeper interviewee can’t handle civilization’s noises fill in corners.īusfield’s restrained Sam Byrd suggests reserve strength, and Lindsey is first-rate. Mainlanders’ difficulties - the lingo, keeping a pet in quarantine for four months, local economic problems - give the program heft. Sentiment’s kept to a minimum, but the family’s climb to a volcano crater to toss in leis is first-rate tear-jerking.

The youngsters’ problems and Sam’s new life presumably will provide fodder for stories, which will determine the series’ future. First hour ably establishes their characters, while Sam comes off as Mr. The young Byrds - Seth Green as Harry, 16, decent and sharp Jennifer Love Hewitt playing Franny, 15, who loathes moving from New England and 11-year-old Zeke (Ryan O’Donohue), getting back at his mom’s death by angrily acting out - settle into a comfortable house and attend Palmer.

The byrds of paradise