"Quincy M.E." Next Stop, Nowhere (1982)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Ray Danton

Writers:

Sam Egan (writer)
Glen A. Larson (creator) ...
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TV Series:

"Quincy M.E." (1976)

Original Air Date:

1 December 1982 (Season 8, Episode 8)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Crime

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Coroner | Murder | Cult Favorite | Courtroom | Amateur Detective

Cast

Jack Klugman	...	Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.
Garry Walberg	...	Lt. Frank Monahan
John S. Ragin	...	Dr. Robert Asten
Val Bisoglio	...	Danny Tovo
Robert Ito	...	Sam Fujiyama
Joseph Roman	...	Sgt. Brill
Melora Hardin	...	Abigail 'Abby' Garvin
Karlene Crockett	...	Molly Howard
Kelly Ward	...	Skip
Barbara Cason	...	Mrs. Susan Garvin
James T. Callahan	...	Adrian Mercer - Talk Show Host
Alex Henteloff	...	Fingerprint Analyst
Anita Gillette	...	Dr. Emily Hanover
Nicholas Georgiade	...	Vince Lasker (as Nick Georgiade)
Rick Dano	...	Fly Fester (as Richard Dano)
Amy Moessinger	...	Pinky
Art Kimbro	...	Griffin
Jamie Johnston	...	Liz
Jennifer Starrett	...	Lorraine
Eddie Garrett	...	Ed
Filip Field	...	Lab Technician
John Nolan	...	Bartender
Diane Markoff	...	Waitress

Directed by
Ray Danton

Writing credits
Sam Egan		(writer)
Glen A. Larson		(creator) &
Lou Shaw		(creator)

Produced by
Lester Wm. Berke	....	supervising producer
Michael Braverman	....	producer
William Cairncross	....	supervising producer (as William O. Cairncross)
Sam Egan	....	supervising producer
John Hart	....	associate producer
David Moessinger	....	executive producer
Betty Spruill-Jordan	....	associate producer
Jeri Taylor	....	producer
Marc Scott Taylor	....	co-producer

Original Music by
William Broughton

Cinematography by
Frank R. Hale

Film Editing by
Neil MacDonald

Art Direction by
Robert Crawley Sr.		(as Robert Crawley)

Set Decoration by
Claire P. Brown

Production Management
Phil Cook	....	unit production manager (as Philip N. Cook)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
S. Michael Formica	....	first assistant director
Lonnie Steinberg	....	second assistant director

Sound Department
Seth B. Larsen	....	sound effects editor
Edwin J. Somers Jr.	....	sound

Casting Department
Mary Petterson	....	casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Cardinale	....	costume supervisor
Judy Truchan	....	costume supervisor

Music Department
Gene L. Gillette	....	music editor
Glen A. Larson	....	composer: theme music
Stu Phillips	....	composer: theme music

Other crew
Victor J. Rosen	....	technical advisor (as Victor J. Rosen, M.D.)

Directed by
Gerald Mayer
Vic Morrow		(season 1, episode 19 "Deadman's Truth, A (9/3/1977)")

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larry Brody		writer
Jerry de Bono		writer
Glen A. Larson		creator
Harry Longstreet		writer
Lou Shaw		creator

Casting by
Mary Petterson

Art Direction by
Roy Steffensen

Makeup Department
Marina Hart	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Jack Terry	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Carroll	....	first assistant director (1977-1978)
Richard Hashimoto	....	first assistant director (episode "Snake Eyes")
George J. Light	....	first assistant director
Larry Powell	....	first assistant director
John Slosser	....	second assistant director
Candace Suerstedt	....	second assistant director (1978)
Lou Watt	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Laurence Abrams	....	boom operator (1983)
Barney Cabral	....	sound effects editor
John R. MacDonald	....	sound
Norman Webster	....	sound

Stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunt coordinator (2 seasons)
Gary Downey	....	stunts
Dick Durock	....	stunts
Harold 'Hal' Frizzell	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Gene LeBell	....	stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunts
George Sawaya	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Sawaya	....	assistant stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Howard Block	....	camera operator
Joe Kelly	....	grip
Sherman Kunkel	....	camera operator
Michael R. Marquette	....	assistant camera
Doug Mathias	....	gaffer (1977)
Reggie Newkirk	....	key first assistant camera

Other crew
Scott Aguilar	....	medical consultant
Jeff Freilich	....	executive story consultant
David Michael Jacobs	....	story editor (1979)
Art Scholl	....	pilot (1980)

Movie Connections:

Edited into Cathode Fuck (1986) (V)

Soundtrack:

Moonlight Serenade

outrageously brilliant

This is one of the greatest episodes of any television show ever. It's the famous 'punk rock' episode and it delivers on every level. From the band Mayhem shouting their anthem "Next Stop, Nowhere" to the talk show that the punk kids appear on, telling the world that they are "fighting boredom." Forget the last episode of M.A.S.H.-this one is far more important. There are classic scenes that take place at a local L.A. punk hangout that include the punk band Mayhem (concocted for the show), where the punk kids sneer and hurl insults at Quincy the likes of "your the problem! Your whole damn sick society is the problem!," and "Besides-who cares man..." The episode itself is a raving advertisement for normality and is laugh out loud fantastic. As Quincy spends the entire episode trying to locate a killer who took an ice pick to some dudes back in a "slam pit" while zonked out on pills, the punk kids are subjected to a total lack of understanding, a masterful touch of suburban propaganda that'll have you giggling for weeks to come.