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Post by vrkalak on Apr 17, 2021 10:50:08 GMT
Throw out the life line across the dark wave; There is a brother whom someone should save; Somebody's brother! o who then will dare To throw out the life line, his peril to share?
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Post by alpha128 on Apr 17, 2021 14:57:54 GMT
Throw out the life line across the dark wave; There is a brother whom someone should save; Somebody's brother! o who then will dare To throw out the life line, his peril to share? FYI. The first quarter of the year is now complete. That leaves only three quarters for your list #ComingIn2021.
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Post by vrkalak on Apr 17, 2021 18:56:39 GMT
Throw out the life line across the dark wave; There is a brother whom someone should save; Somebody's brother! o who then will dare To throw out the life line, his peril to share? FYI. The first quarter of the year is now complete. That leaves only three quarters for your list #ComingIn2021. 🧐🤔🥸🙈😎
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 24, 2021 4:19:16 GMT
Grand Emir was mislabeled for me. It was titled the Flaming Ghost on my files.
Interesting idea.
It probably is a good thing Robert Conrad isn't that tall--the fighting would be much more dangerous. He can jump around quite well.
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Post by vrkalak on Apr 24, 2021 12:50:58 GMT
Ecstasy La Joie.
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Post by alpha128 on Apr 24, 2021 15:27:43 GMT
Grand Emir was mislabeled for me. It was titled the Flaming Ghost on my files. Interesting idea. As I mentioned in my review of Season 1, Disc 5, "The Night of the Grand Emir" was the standout episode for me. As vrkalak notes, Yvonne Craig as Ecstasy LaJoie is very memorable, and I loved this episode's 1870s Goldfinger aspect. My reviews will soon start getting more detailed. The review for "The Night of the Druid's Blood" (S1 E24) is a precursor of the detailed reviews I would start posting for Season 2 with "The Night of the Eccentrics" (S2 E01).
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Post by Prime etc. on May 8, 2021 4:23:31 GMT
THE NIGHT OF THE TWO-LEGGED BUFFALO
Wow I didnt recognize Nick Adams! I have never seen him act that way. I am impressed by his versatility.
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Post by vrkalak on May 8, 2021 11:34:19 GMT
THE NIGHT OF THE TWO-LEGGED BUFFALO Wow I didnt recognize Nick Adams! I have never seen him act that way. I am impressed by his versatility. Quite the contrast to Sheriff Dave Cord.
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Post by Prime etc. on May 8, 2021 15:52:20 GMT
Quite the contrast to Sheriff Dave Cord. I haven't got to that one!
Still on the black and whites.
Nick Adams could have been interesting choice for Tennyson the butler. Especially if he was treacherous.
I don't think this was a good episode for Artie. He cant persuade the prince, he gets hit on the head, he gets tricked by Jim more than once, his attempt to trick the villainess fails--and he has to wear a cape that irritates him. I expected more with the fake prince.
BTW-was Nick Adams lying when he said the jewelry he wore was fake? Or was he just playing along so she got mad and careless?
I did like that Artie gets saved by the trap being shot--it would have been crazy for West to surrender his gun when she threatened to cut the wire.
But what happened to his partner's technical know-how? In this episode West was doing all the thinking. It seemed one-sided or tailored so guest-star Adams had more to do?
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Post by Prime etc. on May 22, 2021 5:30:57 GMT
NIGHT OF THE PUPPETEER
At first I thought the episode was oddly-forming--with the puppet show and Jim West acting more emotional and vulnerable than I have seen him be--he looked especially messed up facially with the falling elevator-he lost his cool more than usual--and also Artie was over-excited with that guy who gives him the answer to the riddle (I was thinking Proteus was the deformed sea god not Triton). I consider them a little out of character compared to some of the earlier episodes but I haven't seen most of the series so I don't know. I can't compare it to the whole series.
But I really liked Lloyd Bochner's character--and the twist in the story was great. I didn't see that coming and it's almost perfect for a stage play--the blacked out areas that get revealed as you watch. Twilight Zone-like. The web string control center in the ceiling. A great "Phantom of the Opera" variation.
I find that when they talk about injury to characters--it is more disturbing because of the era--like someone run over by a cart--it wouldn't feel the same if it was set in 1960. In the Old West it feels more profound because you know it hurts more and it is harder to recover.
The best episode? Here's the trouble--it's the most personal antagonist story idea I have seen them do so far--next to the one about the tribal treaty maybe, but it doesn't feel like a secret agent story. It feels like the Phantom of the Opera more so I am not sure how to judge it.
Plus Artie doesn't wear a disguise and they don't show the train!!!
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Post by vrkalak on May 22, 2021 10:54:48 GMT
Puppeteer is probably my favorite episode of S1.
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Post by alpha128 on May 22, 2021 11:30:45 GMT
Puppeteer is probably my favorite episode of S1. I agree with that.
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Post by alpha128 on May 22, 2021 11:49:26 GMT
NIGHT OF THE PUPPETEER The best episode? Here's the trouble--it's the most personal antagonist story idea I have seen them do so far--next to the one about the tribal treaty maybe, but it doesn't feel like a secret agent story. It feels like the Phantom of the Opera more so I am not sure how to judge it. Plus Artie doesn't wear a disguise and they don't show the train!!! As I wrote in my Season 1 Recap following "The Night of the Sudden Plague", "Despite growing pains and behind the scenes turmoil, the first season turned out remarkably well." You have a valid point, but I would chalk up the shortcomings you noted to "growing pains". When you get to Season 2, you will notice that, with final producer Bruce Lansbury in control, the series gets more consistent in terms of characterization and in its use of the the four elements. Although "The Night of the Man-Eating House" is a notable Season 2 exception regarding said elements. When you get to Season 2, you will also notice that my reviews get much more detailed!
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Post by alpha128 on May 22, 2021 11:51:15 GMT
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Post by vrkalak on Jun 1, 2021 22:29:33 GMT
Lord willing and the creek don’t rise.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 12, 2021 4:29:28 GMT
The Night of the Bars of Hell This was a great Arte episode--he had three disguise personas. including Jeremiah P Threadneedle. And he diffused the prison bomb. The action stuff was good too-that scene with West bursting through the wall was amazing. And the girl--Indus Arthur? Never heard of her but I liked her.
Funny conclusion in that she is only interested in the money and Arte looks pleased that his partner is not rewarded.
Richard Donner directed it and I see the writer is also known for Maverick episodes--and it does have some wit.
'And now, a little entertainment for those of you who have dared to brave the dangers of this night. I would like to sing my own original composition entitled "Never Make Friends with the Devil, Brother, His Pitchfork Will Get You in the End."'
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Post by vrkalak on Jun 12, 2021 13:01:38 GMT
“Bars” is a fun episode. Yes, that whole scene of West trying to escape the guards was amazing. We also get a quick preview of Kitten Twitty, prior to “Murderous Spring.”
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Post by alpha128 on Jun 12, 2021 17:25:13 GMT
The Night of the Bars of Hell The action stuff was good too-that scene with West bursting through the wall was amazing. So good that they did it again in fourth season episode "The Night of the Diva".
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Post by Prime etc. on Jun 13, 2021 1:19:51 GMT
Someone taller would not have been able to do those action scenes. They would get hurt too easily. I noticed in Stagecoach--after the Yakima Canutt stunt-another stunt man jumped the rows of horses as a stand-in for John Wayne. That was a big guy too. The bigger you are, the harder you fall.
That guy West fights in the boxing ring looked like he could have been a 1960s Shazam/Captain Marvel.
It was amusing that the prison warden was so critical of the executions and then we learn why--because he wanted use them to make money from their skills. Interesting perspective.
There were a couple of good subtle humor moments like when Arte sees the executed criminal and then makes a joke about whether they had been successful in killing Jim--and then when the real executioner makes a joke using "shocking" you see Arte's expression--having to endure the awful joke. I can see the Maverick influences in that episode.
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Post by vrkalak on Jul 2, 2021 13:45:05 GMT
July 2, 1842, Happy Birthday James T.
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