Kenzie (aka Kevin Randal). When SEALs played out after 14 books I graduated to Mack Bolan--and perhaps due to the fact that all three series had many of the same ghostwriters churning out stories for them at various times they began to seem interchangeable after awhile.
At one time I thought Fred Ward would have been perfect as Mark Stone (Uncommon Valor...again). Though the closest we'll likely see to a live action M.I.A. Hunter movie is probably "P.O.W.: the Escape" with David Carridine and/or "Strike Commando" starring Reb Brown (and his maniacal shouting explosions).
There's no real point to any of this, nor any ultimate conclusion, but it makes me smile to know there were other 12 year old kids who needed their fix of jingoistic mayhem and found it, or failed to find it, in the fictional exploits of (not quite Rambo) ex-green beret Mark Stone.
Greg, thanks a lot for the comment, glad you found the blog! Yeah, I too was caught up in all that jingoistic mayhem as an '80s kid...hard to believe it was 30 years ago! I've yet to read any of those SEALS novels, though I picked up a few of them for a pittance the other year. If I'm not mistaken, that one was set in 'Nam, wasn't it?
Speaking of who would play Mark Stone, I mentioned in my review of volume #1 what I found to be an uncanny resemblance between the cover paintings and modern actor James Franco...though of course I'd prefer Fred Ward!
Anyway, thanks again for your comments, I really enjoyed them.
SEALs was a fun series. About half of the series is set in Vietnam. The other books can better be described as a trashy paperback account of Reagan-era foreign policy shoe-horned into the late 60s. One of the Middle-Eastern capers is basically the plot of the movie Delta Force with SEALs standing in for the Delta guys.
I see the resemblance to James Franco. I always thought the model they used for the covers looked a lot like the actor Harry Hamlin (Clash of the Titans, LA Law). The same dude is also on some of the SEALs covers--which seems to lend itself to the argument that the books are interchangeable.
The movie we want stars Fred Ward, but the movie we probably deserve stars Lorenzo Llamas and Gary Busey.yeah! So I honestly have very few responsibilities outside of work and school, so I think I have a lot easier time than my classmates who have kids. My work is also flexible in that they don’t mind me attending the live classes during the work day (sometimes I have to miss class due to a work meeting I really have to attend, but that’s not too often) so that helps. But you definitely can design a schedule that has more of the live classes at night and almost every live class is recorded anyway so it’s not a huge deal to miss them. 

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Eli Manning celebrates the game-winning touchdown on Sunday.
It is time for our traditional 'Kudos & Wet Willies' review of Sunday's game, a thrilling 27-23 victory over the Washington Redskins.
Victor Cruz: As Jason Pierre-Paul said after the game "thank God for Victor Cruz." He had seven catches for 131 yards overall. Cruz could have had two other touchdowns, but a somewhat erratic Eli Manning missed him both times.
Stevie Brown: This guy is turning into one of those brilliant under-the-radar acquisitions by Jerry Reese. A pivotal interception Sunday on a ball that was not easy to catch, six tackles and a pass defensed.
Linval Joseph: The big man can certainly play, and he is a whole lot more than just a run-stuffer, which is what he was expected to be coming out of college. Three tackles, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery on Sunday.
Jason Pierre-Paul: An active day for JPP with four tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and another hit on RGIII.
Justin Tuck: His best statistical day of the season. He had a sack, two hits on RGIII and six tackles (one for loss).
Chase Blackburn: Ended the game with 10 tackles and two forced fumbles. Truth is Blackburn wasn't very good in the first half when the Redskins ran the ball at will. He was much better in the second half, and he has to get props for the forced fumbles.
Michael Boley: All over the field. He had six tackles, many of them excellent. Also deserves some credit for the Stevie Brown interception as it was his perfect drop into coverage that seemed to cause Robert Griffin III to double-clutch.
Ahmad Bradshaw: The overall numbers are not impressive (12 rushes, 43 yards and four receptions for 22 yards). How hard he worked to get every one of those yards, and the fire he showed throughout the game, was.
Hakeem Nicks: Had five catches for 53 yards. He, obviously, is not yet 100 percent. He is giving the Giants everything he has, however, and his presence is huge for the Giants' offense.
Martellus Bennett: Five catches for the massive tight end, including a 31-yarder.
Wet Willies to..
Prince Amukamara and Corey Webster: I really didn't think either corner played well. Amukamara broke up one potential touchdown pass, which was maybe the only real play either corner seemed to make the entire day. Pro Football Focus has Amukamara graded as the Giants' best defender Sunday at +1.7 and I am going to have to go back and though I already reviewed the game once perhaps I will need to go back and look again because I didn't see the second-year corner as having a "plus" type of game. Webster's grade was -2.9. More on the PFF grades in a later post.
Kevin Gilbride: Anyone who has been reading Big Blue View for a long time knows how ardently I have supported Gilbride over the years, and two Super Bowl titles with him calling the plays certainly gives him lots of equity. That said, I did not like the way the Giants approached their last couple of drives prior to the game-winner at all.
After the Giants recovered an RGIII fumble and took possession with 7:10 to play protecting a 20-13 lead I was stunned to see Manning try to pass on first down. The ball was, as we know, intercepted.
Facing third-and-one on their next possession with 3:15 to go Manning thew an incomplete pass to Nicks. This one flabbergasted me, as well. Yes, you trust Manning. But, Washington was down to its final timeout. 
All's well that ends well, but I didn't understand the thought process in those sequences.
Offensive line: No real push in the run game, Manning was under more duress than he has been for a while with a sack and being hit six times (three by ex-Giant Barry Cofield), and there were penalties on both Will Beatty and Sean Locklear in key situations.
Eli Manning: Not Eli's best day. Yes, he had the game-winning throw to Cruz. Yes, he passes for 337 yards. Manning threw two horrid interceptions, though. He also left a lot of plays -- and points -- on the table with errant throws that looked more like the beginning of his career Manning. His play made this game harder on the Giants than it had to be.
Jayron Hosley Got burned by Santana Moss for the 30-yard touchdown that nearly won the game for Washington, but made an excellent hustle play on the next Washington possession to come up with a game-clinching fumble recovery.
As I expressed both in a written 'Instant Analysis' after the game and in a post-game video done for SB Nation Studios the Giants were extremely fortunate to win this game.
Defensively, the Giants had no answers for the multi-faceted attack