Vega$ (1978–1981)

Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending upon the point of view. This show is also notable for perhaps ... See full summary »

Creator:

Michael Mann

Stars:

Robert Urich, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robert Urich	...	Dan Tanna (69 episodes, 1978-1981)
Bart Braverman	...	Bobby 'Binzer' Borso (69 episodes, 1978-1981)
Phyllis Davis	...	Beatrice Travis (69 episodes, 1978-1981)
Greg Morris	...	Lt. David Nelson (57 episodes, 1978-1981)

Storyline

Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending upon the point of view. This show is also notable for perhaps the only known portrayal of a house with a "drive-in" living room.

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Plot Keywords:

private investigator | las vegas nevada | intentionally misspelled title | thunderbird | one word title | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1978 (USA)

Also Known As:

Las Vegas

Filming Locations:

Landmark Hotel - Convention Center Drive and Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Aaron Spelling Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (68 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The name "Dan Tanna" was taken from the name of a favorite restaurant of Aaron Spelling on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. Dan Tana's Restaurant is still in business as of November 2008.

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Connections

Referenced in Grindhouse (2007)

User Reviews

Correction on the Correction

To the person who commented last...he had one big thing on the series totally backwards. Naomi Steven's character was throughout the 1st season only, at the very end of the 1st season..Greg Morris became the main police friend/help character for the rest of the series and Naomi Stevens was gone after only 1 season...for the better too. Greg Morris appeared only once before his reg role and that was in the pilot episode.

This was def a great series all around. The first season was kinda silly and lame (but watchable). But as the 2nd season started, and major changes were made (in writing, production etc), by the show's final episode in late 1981, it should have had many seasons to go. But of course, like all quality TV...the masses only like crap, and Vega$ was everything but...so it was gone just as it was hitting its peak.

This series def deserves a true DVD release...stop releasing a zillion editions of garbage like "My So Called Life", "Friends" and all this reality TV garbage thats killed television and get this example of what once was quality prime time TV out there!