
But then again they really have nothing to compare him to. Younger viewers will be OK with this less edgy, more laid back version of Fletch. (And they are working on that.) Older viewers will inevitably compare Hamm to Chase, and possibly find fault. So here we are in the 2020s when, it seems, everything is being remade except your Aunt Bessie's peach cobbler. When the first series of Fletch films was made in 1985, Hollywood cast SNL icon Chevy Chase. People loved Fletch not only because he was a cool (often unwilling) detective, but because the style of writing was incredibly concise and different. One of those standout authors was Gregory MacDonald (no longer with us) and his fictional character was named Fletch. In that specific setting, several bestselling authors stood out because of the multiple books featuring their name.



Back when dinosaurs roamed (before the internet), every drug store and pharmacy on the planet offered patrons rows and rows of things called "pocketbooks" which people used to "read" (before streaming media and DVDs).
