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Perry Mason! Feb 22, 2017 1:23:54 GMT telegonus likes this

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Post by naterdawg on Feb 22, 2017 1:23:54 GMT

Feb 21, 2017 16:33:20 GMT marshamae said:

I never get tired of Perry's superior smile, Della's warmth, Paul's sleazy playfulness, Trag's sardonic wit and Hamleton Burger's temper tantrums.

The scripts are awfully good and there are some good performances , but the ingénues tend to be weak. It's a real treat when you get a sassy one that really can act, like a young Ellen Burstyn or Margaret Obrien.

That one with Victor Buono as a beatnik and Arlene Sax as the beat girlfriend was spectacular . Zazou Pitts as the Dotty landlady...

Some of these really stood out. When Paul or Della were in trouble , when they were chasing cop killers, when kids were in trouble , they rose to the occasion.

I watched this with my family first run. We all loved it. I was so excited when the series came out on DVD.

As a kid, I never watched Perry Mason. My parents were strict about being in bed by 8:30 on weeknights, and on weekends, my mother watched NBC Saturday Night at the Movies, which ran at 9. I didn't get to see any Perrys until the last season, and only sporadically.

Thanks to MeTV, I've seen every episode, and without fail, they're all great. I have noticed that the most innocuous character is usually the killer. But not all the time!

What I like best is seeing the array of 1960s faces!