Sir Griffin's Nostalgia: James at 15
Back in the 1970’s the made for TV movie was much more prevalent on the networks than it is today. Sure, we still get those occasional Jesse Stone films, but unlike the 70’s we no longer have entire nights devoted to movies of the week. Often times these movies were pilots for series. Such was the case with James at 15. On September 5, 1977 the made for TV movie, James at 15, was first broadcast on NBC. As it turned out it was the number one show of that week with an astounding 42% share of the viewing audience. Almost immediately, NBC green-lit the series and it premiered on October 20 th 1977 where it quickly became one of my favorites. If you don’t remember the show or if you never saw it to begin with let me tell you the plot. James (Lance Kerwin) was a 15 year old boy that was transplanted across the country from Oregon to Massachusetts after his father took a teaching position. James had a difficu...