Although he initially declined the part of Dr. David Banner in The Incredible Hulk because of its comic book origins, on reading Kenneth Johnson's script for the pilot episode, he was persuaded to change his mind ( and agreed to remain involved with the series for as long as Johnson was to be involved ).

Although the pilot episode was made, there were difficulties selling the project.

Although keen on becoming a pilot, there was already a surplus of trained aircrew and the Air Force instead put his mechanical skills to use as a flight mechanic, of which there was a wartime shortage.

Although it has morphological similarities with the pygmy killer whale, the false killer whale and the pilot whales, a study of cytochrome b gene sequences by Richard LeDuc indicated that its closest extant relatives are the snubfin dolphins of the genus Orcaella.

Although the series used more composers than any other Star Trek series ( Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, David Bell, Paul Baillargeon, Velton Ray Bunch, Brian Tyler, Mark McKenzie, John Frizzell and Kevin Kiner ), only McCarthy's score for the pilot has been released.

Although the fjord outside Molde has schools of both pilot whales and orca, the whale depicted is a baleen whale, which is not found in the area.

Although it was initially written as a standalone novel, the main character of The Engines of God, pilot Priscilla Hutchins, has since appeared in five more books, Deepsix ( 2001 ), Chindi ( 2002 ), Omega ( 2003 ), Odyssey ( 2006 ), and Cauldron ( 2007 ).

Although he considered his small stature ( 1. 61 m ) and light weight an advantage to becoming an aviator, and he tried every means of securing service as a flyer, during the First World War Ravel was not allowed to enlist as a pilot because of his age and weak health.

Although never actually a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Doohan was once labelled the " craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force.

Although not designed for speeds over Mach 0. 85, it was taken supersonic during a dive by test pilot Janusz Żurakowski in December, 1952.

Although visibility was impossible due to thick fog, a KLM 747 pilot did not wait to be cleared for takeoff and collided with the Pan Am airplane on the runway.

Although the pilot was produced in colour, the videotape was wiped in the 1970s leaving only a 16mm black-and-white film telerecording.

Although flying under the bridge has been outlawed since 1911, in 1957 a Filton-based RAF Vampire jet from 501 Squadron flew at high speed under the deck before crashing in Leigh Woods, killing the pilot.

Although the crash was originally blamed on pilot error, it was subsequently found to have been caused by the build-up of slush towards the end of the runway, causing deceleration of the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed from being attained.

Although he appeared in the unscreened pilot he was unavailable for the series itself, which was instead broadcast as The Saturday Show.

Although often referred to as flying wings, these types carry the pilot ( and engine where fitted ) below the wing structure rather than inside it, and so are not true flying wings.

Although billed by the media as a " pilot ", Dubroff did not possess a medical certificate or a student pilot certificate, since they require a minimum age of 16, or a pilot certificate which requires a minimum age of 17, according to U. S. Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) regulations.

Although she had received over 66 hours of flight training, seven-year-old Jessica did not hold an FAA medical certificate, nor any pilot or student certificate.

Although the show wasn't picked up for the fall schedule, NBC did air the pilot on September 1, 1999.

Although all his books were set against a background of horse racing, his male heroes held a variety of jobs including artist ( In the Frame and To the Hilt ), private investigator ( Odds Against, Whip Hand, Come to Grief, Under Orders — all starring injured ex-jockey Sid Halley, one of only two heroes used more than once ), pilot, artist, wine merchant and many others.

Although not an instinctive, gifted pilot Malan was an exceptional shot and a very aggressive air fighter, and above all a superb tactician who instilled the methods and techniques he had honed in 1940 into successive generations of young fighter pilots who followed him.

Although Paddick is credited with the idea, the pilot programme was sanctioned by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, Sir John Stevens.

Although most of the episodes did not feature Freddy taking a major role in the plot, the pilot episode, " No More Mr. Nice Guy ", depicts the events of his trial, and his subsequent death at the hands of the parents of Elm Street after his acquittal.

Although it was dark as usual I could see that the hall had only recently contained a great many people.

Although New Orleans was not to learn of it for a spell, she also was a sadist, a nymphomaniac and unobtrusively mad -- the perpetrator of some of the worst crimes against humanity ever committed on American soil.

Although Faulkner was the heir in his own family to this tradition, he did not have Stark Young's inclination to romanticize and sentimentalize the planter society.

Although his tender nights were not the ones I dreamed of, nor was it for yachts, sports cars, tall drinks, and swimming pools, nor yet for money or what money buys that I burned, I too was burning and watching myself burn.

Although after much trouble he did manage to get it back, he discovered there was no trade to be had.

Although he did not attend any celebrated schools or universities, he was a master of Greek and Hebrew and could read the Bible in the original.

Although the fort was evacuated in the face of the force of Cornwallis, Morgan and his men did have a chance to take another swing at the redcoats.

Although because of the important achievements of nineteenth century scholars in the field of textual criticism the advance is not so striking as it was in the case of archaeology and place-names, the editorial principles laid down by Stevenson in his great edition of Asser and in his Crawford Charters were a distinct improvement upon those of his predecessors and remain unimproved upon today.

Although Mr. Brown was not himself its inventor ( it was a French idea ), it is typical that his intuition first conceived the importance of mass producing this basic tool for general use.

Although it was a mere fragment of the victim's remains, it was enough.

Although there were only four fluids tested, it was apparent that there were two distinct types.

Although the tape was run for over 1 hr., a steady state was not reached, and it was concluded that the reason for this was that the back pressure of the manometer was built up from the material fed from between the blocks and this was available at a very slow rate.

-- Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects, the photochemical exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate.

Although the Taylor Scale was designed as a group testing device, in this study it was individually administered by psychologically trained workers who established rapport and assisted the children in reading the items.

Although the supporting world tour was a commercial and critical success, praised by fans and band as one of Yes ' best ever, the album was not as well-received, resulting in sales figures equivalent to those of the ABWH album ( 750, 000 copies worldwide ).

Although Gattaca was not a success at the box office it drew generally favorable reviews from critics, and Hawke's performance was critically well-received.

Although she missed out on an Academy Award nomination, Entertainment Weekly honored her well-received performance as one of the " Worst Oscar Snubs Ever ".

Although the recording was not well-received, Paramount retained their new talent and the next few years saw more releases by " Big Bill and Thomps ".

Although their bid fell short, the idea of having a team in Bowie was so well-received, that the MBLP decided to move the double-A team across the state from Hagerstown.

Although in the 1970s the company attempted to recover its reputation by bringing out the well-received SuperX-1 semiautomatic shotgun, produced along pre-1964 lines, the cost of manufacture again proved unsustainable.

Although Mylne was briefly the target of satirical anti-Scots cartoons and pamphlets at the time of winning the competition, the completed bridge was universally well-received, and tolls repaid the £ 152, 840 cost of building within a few years.

Although some have criticized Grandia III for featuring a less interesting storyline than previous entries in the series, it was generally well-received, and has been lauded for its refined combat system.

Although major revivals of the musical have been rare in recent decades, as the musical's treatment of bigotry against blacks in the American South has become dated, in 2004 the Irish Repertory Theatre staged a well-received off-Broadway production starring Melissa Errico, Johnathan Freeman, and Malcolm Gets.

Although the album produced another well-received single (" Beautiful Love ") the political content of Peggy Suicide caused more friction with Island, who had signed Cope as a marketable hit-making alternative rocker but increasingly found themselves dealing with a latter-day counter-culturalist and revolutionary.

Although the supporting world tour was a commercial and critical success, praised by fans and band as one of Yes ' best, the album was not as well-received, resulting in sales figures equivalent to those of the ABWH album ( half a million copies worldwide ).

Although critically well-received, Bob & Rose was not a huge success in terms of audience share for ITV, and the final two episodes were relegated from prime-time to later night slots.

Although he produced a number of well-received, low budget horror films in the early 70's ( Dracula vs Frankenstein, Vampyros Lesbos, A Virgin Among the Living Dead ), many people in the industry considered him a porn director due to the huge number of X-rated adult films he began churning out.

Although some events are fictionalised and condensed, and the film was criticised in some quarters for an unsympathetic portrayal of many of Cook's faults, it was generally well-received critically.

Although not as critically well-received as his 1996 debut breakthrough Endtroducing ..., The Private Press still received universal acclaim.

Although initially having to rely largely on imported content, the channel later introduced well-received programming.

Although it hit platinum sales it was a major change in musical direction and as a result, alienated some of the younger fans they attracted with their first two offerings ... while it did garner major AOR radioplay and was well-received, the record company wasn't willing to nurture & develop the new direction and following, and as a result Attic shelved the album without a third video as promised-again.

Although it failed to chart anywhere, it was well-received critically.

Although it was reportedly well-received overseas, 2000 Weeks was panned by local critics and it failed disastrously at the box office.

Although both the demo and the trip were well-received, the band was plagued with constant line-up changes.