Hence the milking of old faithfuls like The Omen, Halloween, The A-Team, Fame, Fright Night, Conan the Barbarian, Arthur, The Green Hornet and Straw Dogs.
BA Baracus, of A-Team fame, needed an entire team behind him to get anything done, and that the Incredible Hulk's lousy paint did him no favors.
The team's fame relied only secondarily on an impressive record on the field.
Myra was raised in privilege herself, and then used the team's fame and success to enhance her own vast philanthropic efforts.
LA Galaxy know how close they came to losing the player who gives the team international fame, and head coach Bruce Arena was delighted that Beckham extended his stay.
The signing of Robinson brought the team international fame, making O'Malley an international baseball ambassador to celebrities such as Iraq's King Faisal II.
In the 1960s, after several decades when football at historically black colleges went largely unnoticed by most football fans, Robinson's Grambling teams gained fame for sending more players into professional football than any school except Notre Dame.
Also, the show is from Joe Carnahan, of Blacklist and The A-Team movie fame.
The Bronx team won local fame and the hearts of New York sports fans last year after its surprise World Series bid.
"I hope the Islanders get a new arena on Long Island and build a team hall of fame," said Vollmer, an executive with a financial institution in Manhattan.
