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Post by alpha128 on May 30, 2020 17:08:42 GMT
Sue Kesler mentions the same in her book, but I didn't notice. I'll have to go back and watch that scene again. Yes, her book clued me in watch for it. I did watch the scene again and yes, if you know to look for it, you can see Conrad struggling to not laugh. But if you don't know, it's easy to miss.
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Post by vrkalak on May 31, 2020 13:00:28 GMT
Falcon is one of the best Season 3 episodes.
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Post by alpha128 on May 31, 2020 15:17:07 GMT
Falcon is one of the best Season 3 episodes. I agree. Looking over the remaining episodes on Disc 3 and those on Disc 4, the only ones I really remember, based on the titles, are "The Night of the Turncoat" and "The Night of the Arrow". The former is another Season 2 style episode where Jim goes undercover in a secret society, similar to "The Night of the Skulls". The latter is a more traditional western, but a good one. I'm sure the others will come back to me as I rewatch them.
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Post by vrkalak on May 31, 2020 17:16:32 GMT
“Turncoat”has some good bloopers...
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Post by alpha128 on May 31, 2020 17:22:19 GMT
“Turncoat”has some good bloopers... I remember that some of underwater scenes were clearly filled in a swimming pool with 20th century safety divers in full view.
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Post by vrkalak on May 31, 2020 18:17:11 GMT
“Turncoat”has some good bloopers... I remember that some of underwater scenes were clearly filled in a swimming pool with 20th century safety divers in full view. Exactly. I will let you mention others in your review.
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 5, 2020 0:11:48 GMT
"The Night of the Cut-Throats"This is a very traditional western, and IMO a rather dull episode. Sue Kesler refers to villain Mike Trayne (Bradford Dillman) as "small potatoes" - exactly the words I came up with while taking notes on this episode. The villain in the previous episode had a cannon that could destroy an entire city. The villain in this episode has... a walking stick that can... comb his mustache, caress the face of his ex-fiance, and apparently is a good kisser, as Trayne kisses it several times. Oh, and he also uses it to kill a couple of guys. Boring! IMO, this is the worst episode of the season so far. No wonder it was filmed fifth but aired eleventh. Yes, the villain of this piece is small potatoes, but even so, you should watch your starches Sheriff! Some thoughts: - The brief sequence with male and female riders, from 27:58 to 28:03, is obviously stock footage. The man seems to be wearing a Union Army soldier's cap, while the woman is wearing a cloak with a hood. Artie and Sally's clothes are nothing like that!
- At 31:33, Artie knocks out a guard, but doesn't take his gun(s). I would expect a higher level of strategic thinking from the United States Secret Service!
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Post by vrkalak on Jun 5, 2020 14:04:47 GMT
"The Night of the Cut-Throats"This is a very traditional western, and IMO a rather dull episode. Sue Kesler refers to villain Mike Trayne (Bradford Dillman) as "small potatoes" - exactly the words I came up with while taking notes on this episode. The villain in the previous episode had a cannon that could destroy an entire city. The villain in this episode has... a walking stick that can... comb his mustache, caress the face of his ex-fiance, and apparently is a good kisser, as Trayne kisses it several times. Oh, and he also uses it to kill a couple of guys. Boring! IMO, this is the worst episode of the season so far. No wonder it was filmed fifth but aired eleventh. Yes, the villain of this piece is small potatoes, but even so, you should watch your starches Sheriff! Some thoughts: - The brief sequence with male and female riders, from 27:58 to 28:03, is obviously stock footage. The man seems to be wearing a Union Army soldier's cap, while the woman is wearing a cloak with a hood. Artie and Sally's clothes are nothing like that!
- At 31:33, Artie knocks out a guard, but doesn't take his gun(s). I would expect a higher level of strategic thinking from the United States Secret Service!
Bradford Dillman is normally a great villain, didn’t really translate in this episode. Uncle Fester needed the Atkins diet.
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 5, 2020 23:26:16 GMT
Bradford Dillman is normally a great villain, didn’t really translate in this episode. Uncle Fester needed the Atkins diet. I'm more familiar with Bradford Dillman's good guy roles, e.g., he was excellent in Escape from the Planet of the Apes.
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 6, 2020 15:58:09 GMT
"The Night of the Legion of Death"This is an entertaining episode that, while not an all-time classic, is a vast improvement over the lackluster "The Night of the Cut-Throats". Some thoughts:
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Post by vrkalak on Jun 6, 2020 16:16:00 GMT
Did you notice West’s hairstyle changing from scene to scene? I remember watching this episode, eating dinner on TV trays as a 3rd grade kid.
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 6, 2020 16:50:13 GMT
Did you notice West’s hairstyle changing from scene to scene? I remember watching this episode, eating dinner on TV trays as a 3rd grade kid. No, I can't say that I did notice Jim's changing hair styles. I did notice that the secret entrance to the Governor's mansion was reminiscent of the secret entrance in "The Night of the Bottomless Pit". And I noticed that the extraction of Governor Brubaker was somewhat similar to the extraction of John Maxwell Avery in "Night of the Casual Killer".
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 10, 2020 2:19:26 GMT
"The Night of the Turncoat"Another 24 Karat Pure Classic West with all four elements on display. As I mentioned earlier in this thread, this is another Season 2 style episode where Jim goes undercover in a secret society, similar to "The Night of the Skulls". Elisha Calamander (John McGiver) was an excellent villain. One regrets that he made no return appearances. Some thoughts: - The first act is rather short, ending around 9:38.
- I honestly don't understand why the villains don't see through Artie's disguises more often. At 22:04 it was immediately apparent to me that Artie was the waiter, even when viewed as a distant reflection in a mirror. When Ross Martin's close-up is shown (22:22), the creators try to hide him by first showing his back, but I had already recognized him.
- At 37:48 the "salt water lake" morphs into an artificial pool.
- Artie's mail courier disguise at 39:02 does a much more thorough job of hiding his identity than his waiter makeup.
- For about one second (42:41-42:42) a 20th century safety diver is visible in the upper right of the screen.
- I noted that the "inner tank" scenes were filmed in the same pool as the "outer lake" scenes.
- It's not clear to me how the fish got into the inner tank since there was originally a large metal grate in the intake pipe. It's also not clear to me why the explosive Jim set off did not result in large numbers of dead fish floating to the surface of the inner tank.
- And speaking of the surface of the inner tank, the shots of Jim on the surface are brightly lit, like they were filmed outside, even though the tank is shown to reside in a cave.
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Post by vrkalak on Jun 10, 2020 10:35:02 GMT
Turncoat is a very good S3 episode. Scuba diver in the background is a great blooper. I also like it when West’s hair goes from wet to dry during the swimming sequences.
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 10, 2020 12:01:45 GMT
Turncoat is a very good S3 episode. Scuba diver in the background is a great blooper. The scuba diver is a true "blink and you'll miss it" blooper. I knew he was there from prior viewings, but when I first watched the episode yesterday, I didn't spot him. I had to go back and play the underwater scenes again to get the time reference (42:41-42:42).
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 11, 2020 12:47:08 GMT
"The Night of the Iron Fist"Going in, about all I remembered was that Mark Lenard (Mr. Spock's TV Dad) played Count Draja, and that he had a literal iron hand. I had forgotten what a stinkburger this episode is! IMO, "The Night of the Iron Fist" beats out "The Night of the Cut-Throats" as the worst episode of the season so far. The majority of the plot deals not with the titular Count, but with the Stark gang and the Garrison family, who seem to be a competition for the title of stupidest group. Although Pa Garrison was at least literate, I found it insulting to the memory of series creator Michael Garrison that this bunch of dolts were his namesakes. Some thoughts: - There is bad continuity during the shed shootout. From inside the shed, it appears to be night outside. When the outside is shown, it is broad daylight. When Jim and the Count exit the shed, it's daylight.
- I did remember that at 41:50 Artie, disguised as Count Draja, opens the door of the train car and ushers most of the Stark gang outside.
- Lisa Pera played Countess Zorana.
With the change in hair color/style and the adoption of a Bosnian accent, I didn't realize until later that she previously played Amelia Maitland in "The Night of the Tottering Tontine".
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Post by vrkalak on Jun 11, 2020 14:19:12 GMT
One of 3 appearances by Ford Rainey. He cracks me up reading “Stage & Sports.” Also, one of three West episodes for Wilhelm Von Homburg as Abel. He too was in the “Tontine” episode.
I like this one much better than “Cut-Throats.”
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 11, 2020 23:22:42 GMT
I like this one much better than “Cut-Throats.” Not me. I'd rather watch Mike Trayne kiss his walking stick than see the Stark gang and Garrison family compete against each other for the Darwin Awards. Jim's horse displayed a higher degree of intelligence than either of those two groups!
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Post by vrkalak on Jun 12, 2020 0:08:33 GMT
I like this one much better than “Cut-Throats.” Not me. I'd rather watch Mike Trayne kiss his walking stick than see the Stark gang and Garrison family compete against each other for the Darwin Awards. Jim's horse displayed a higher degree of intelligence than either of those two groups! 😂🤪😂
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 13, 2020 6:46:26 GMT
I think I have only see Bradford Dillman in one bad guy role--a movie where he plays a gangster (forgot the name-was with Richard Harris). I read an interview where he said he menaced Richard Chamberlain and he was supposed to get beat up by him, but RC didn't know how to throw a punch so they altered his fate.
THE NIGHT OF THE DANCING DEATH
They mention the train engineer in this one. The secretary at the embassy reminded me of Ursula Andress.
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