User Reviews

"Once More With Feeling" is a good episode but it's unusual because it shows, for a while, Professor Kingsfield in a rather poor light. While he often seemed mean and demanding in the show, he was, in his own way, very fair--but this fairness was not evident during much of the show. Fortunately, in the end, he came through when needed. Maybe this is a good thing, as too often in the show he comes off as robotic--here he is clearly quite human.

The show begins with Logan meeting with Professor Howard (Robert Reed). Very soon she realizes that he is making a pass at her and suggesting, in a clever way, that her grades will improve if she attends 'private tutoring' with him. She is appalled and naturally angry. While she has no direct proof, she did the responsible thing and approach the head of the school's Ethics Committee--Dr. Kingsfield. Oddly, Kingsfield is rather rude and dismissive when she tells him what happened. Soon after, however, Kingsfield does begin to investigate, but it is surprising how nasty he was to what he would see as the potential victim.

Despite this odd reaction, however, the show was well made and brought very important topics to the fore--something that made it a very important show for the time. It also addressed affirmative action, disabilities and many other themes rarely seen on TV at the time--and in intelligent and engaging plots. Like the rest of the shows in the series, well worth seeing.

This episode demonstrates how the law and the spirit do not meet. The law does not take into count our sinful nature. It does show how we all have a Pharisaical nature, and Robert Reed's character is just that. This episode is exactly the issue today with the Me Too movement about Harvey Weinstein. Powerful man (law professor) with students same as powerful studio executive with beautiful young actresses. Time stands still. Nothing new under the sun. Difference here is these students do not dress like women today (especially in Hollywood) and we have regressed. The naive attitude that a woman's body does not draw men. Sad. Youtube Selma Hayak. You will get an eye full of cleavage always. Then she wonders why men do not look at their eyes or take her seriously. Cannot cheat life with rationality (law)...the spirit will always be the energy under surface.

Damn Brady Bunch...even in that show you see Robert Reed's classical training...he made that show with his zen-like calmness and rationality. If he was not type cast ala almost every 60's comedy actor (list to great, just talk to Don Adams or Fred Gwynne...Bob Denver is the pin-up actor for type casting), Reed would have been a serious dramatic actor and I am glad he got roles like this.

This is an excellent show, but the acting lacks quality at time less Houseman who is far and above the best. Reed suffers from poor writing here. Dude is horny for hot student and there is no depth to his character. He must have been so jaded on Hollywood at this point in his career. Guy wants to go deep but cannot because TV won't allow for it. He can't do movie roles because he is Mike Brady. The residual checks from The Brady Bunch suck, now what? Theater? Satisfaction, no bank. Welcome to Hollywood. Then there was the Charlie Sheen of the late 70's making huge bucks for dribble and mindless junk food. Life is never reasonable.