This is surprisingly BETTER than Towering Inferno in some ways!
This is due to better & more fire-fighting action. Watch the DVD version if you can. The television version (Cozi TV) edits out some good stuff, like Engine 110 responding, and its Captain radioing the initial "incident size-up" to the dispatcher.
I don't know why, but the writer(s) made Johnny very whinny. It got to be annoying at times. There was no good reason for it. And you'll see Linda Grey (just as Dallas was getting started). She plays a corporate executive, who when the fire breaks out near her office is utterly useless, and has to depend upon her secretary (Anne Lockhart, daughter of June Lockhart) to keep a clear head and stave off the fire in their office.
While some of the acting is a bit over-the-top and hammy (not unusual for made-for-tv movies of the day), the firefighting action is unusually excellent - the best part of the whole episode. Probably the best fire-fighting action seen in the entire series (really).
Given how much time Squad 110 gets on camera, you wonder if the studio was trying to use Steel Inferno as a spin-off for a new series using new cast members.
Overall, and especially for an "Emergency! special", this is VERY entertaining!
This is due to better & more fire-fighting action. Watch the DVD version if you can. The television version (Cozi TV) edits out some good stuff, like Engine 110 responding, and its Captain radioing the initial "incident size-up" to the dispatcher.
I don't know why, but the writer(s) made Johnny very whinny. It got to be annoying at times. There was no good reason for it. And you'll see Linda Grey (just as Dallas was getting started). She plays a corporate executive, who when the fire breaks out near her office is utterly useless, and has to depend upon her secretary (Anne Lockhart, daughter of June Lockhart) to keep a clear head and stave off the fire in their office.
While some of the acting is a bit over-the-top and hammy (not unusual for made-for-tv movies of the day), the firefighting action is unusually excellent - the best part of the whole episode. Probably the best fire-fighting action seen in the entire series (really).
Given how much time Squad 110 gets on camera, you wonder if the studio was trying to use Steel Inferno as a spin-off for a new series using new cast members.
Overall, and especially for an "Emergency! special", this is VERY entertaining!