Asten

[JJ]

I enjoyed his character in the show, but the thing that tickles me is
his title ... Deputy Assistant to the Coroner. Excuse me, DEPUTY
ASSISTANT?

Oh? ... how many were there suppose to be for crying out loud? Talk
about glorifying unnecessary layers of government, but that was all
part of the formula.

This guy lived in a beautiful suburban home, drove a brand new Mercedes
sedan, and ruled over Quincy's domain (and official inquests) like the
Almighty himself, and yet he was only a deputy assistant.

I always got a kick out of that, but it plants seeds into minds that
don't realize they're being programmed, and look at government today.

I still like the show. It was very well produced, and there's something
about Klugman's hard-working style I always admired. He EARNS his
presence, and it's that quality which brought "Quincy" to life.

[JJ]

I stand corrected ... I was watching "Who's Who in Neverland" this
afternoon, and Asten refers to himself as the "Chief Administrative
Assistant".

However different, it doesn't change what I said. I mean, if he was the
chief assitant to an LA coroner, how many more assistants could there
have been?

[ion...@ionmail.com]

In "A Star Is Dead", Astin refers to his title as the "Chief Medical
Assistant to the Coroner", and despite the spelling of his name as
"Asten" on the DVD cover, it was actually spelled Astin.