7.3
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The Islanders (1960)
The Islanders (1960)
Overview
The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..
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Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
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Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
7.3
Overview
The Islanders is an American adventure television series which aired on ABC from 1960 to 1961, starring William Reynolds, James Philbrook, and Diane Brewster. At the beginning of the series, Sandy Wade and Zack Malloy, co-owners of a Grumman Goose amphibious aircraft, start their one-plane airline in the Moluccas or Spice Islands of the southeastern Pacific Ocean. Throughout the series they experience a variety of adventures where seemingly harmless charter flights put them into danger. They are frequently aided in their endeavours by the unusually-named Wilhelmina ”Steamboat Willy” Vanderveer and Shipwreck Callighan. The Islanders, primarily sponsored by Liggett & Myers' Chesterfield cigarettes, aired at 9:30 Eastern time on Sunday evenings opposite The Jack Benny Program and Candid Camera on CBS and the second half of The Dinah Shore Show and the last season of The Loretta Young Show on NBC. William Reynolds stated in an interview, "The series went from being sort of like a Terry and the Pirates or a Maverick type of concept to becoming just a bunch of people skulking around. It wasn't very good." After The Islanders, Philbrook co-starred in the 1962-1963 season as a magazine publisher and the love interest of Loretta Young in her short-lived The New Loretta Young Show, which aired Mondays on CBS. Reynolds went on to star in two other ABC series,The Gallant Men, a World War II series, and The FBI with Efrem Zimbalist, Jr..
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Detailed Bias Analysis
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Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's core subject matter, focusing on survival and community on an isolated island, lacks an inherent strong political valence. Without specific plot details, it does not explicitly promote or critique any particular left or right ideology.
This film primarily adheres to traditional casting practices and character portrayals, reflecting its production era. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, without incorporating explicit DEI themes or critiques within its storyline.
Secondary
The 1960 television series "The Islanders" does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on adventure and drama in the South Pacific, without incorporating queer identities or storylines, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
Based on available information, 'The Islanders' (1960) does not appear to feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, no specific portrayal, positive or negative, can be evaluated.
Based on available information for 'The Islanders' (1960 TV series), there are no documented instances of female characters engaging in and winning direct physical combat against one or more male opponents. The show's narrative primarily focuses on the adventures of its male leads, with female characters typically in supporting or non-combat roles.
The Islanders is an original 1960 television series. As such, its characters were created for the show and do not have prior canonical or historical gender baselines from source material or previous adaptations to be swapped.
The Islanders (1960) is an original television series. Its characters were created for the show and do not have prior canonical or historical racial depictions from which a race swap could occur.
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