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Post by alpha128 on Sept 16, 2023 16:49:13 GMT
Perhaps because you remember her as the villainous Dr. Janice Lester in "Turnabout Intruder", the final episode of Star Trek? Also she was the hostile wife in The Greenhouse Jungle episode of Columbo. I never watched Columbo, so I wouldn't have made that connection. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 17, 2023 7:35:49 GMT
Thought it was funny when West is fighting that boxer and he gets tossed into a crate--a conveniently empty crate.
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Post by Prime etc. on Sept 30, 2023 5:58:58 GMT
"The Night of the Underground Terror" The start took me by surprise because I thought the Marti Gras scenes were so elaborate and then realized it was stock footage.
The inmate deception tricked me--I was expecting a more dramatic finale. I thought it was strange that the daughter read the names of the dead men that West could easily read for himself. Closed Captioning reasons? I liked the dialogue between Corey and Conrad. Also the sudden appearance of Artie in the prison---the costume seemed familiar. Didn't he use that disguise before?
Funny how the henchmen believed in dousing so readily. They weren't skeptics at all but maybe it is realistic--that they would actually believe it.
China really didn't know her father well at all! You would think that one of them might have slipped an anecdote here or there while in her presence or she would wonder about his past. Overall it was pretty good and dramatic with some good twists. I can't rate it in the top ten--in fact I think it would hard for me to do a list because I would have to think about the ones that stand out the most for me.
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Post by vrkalak on Sept 30, 2023 12:35:51 GMT
Love Underground Terror. Standout S3 episode.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 30, 2023 17:06:20 GMT
"The Night of the Underground Terror" Funny how the henchmen believed in dousing so readily. They weren't skeptics at all but maybe it is realistic--that they would actually believe it. I can't rate it in the top ten--in fact I think it would hard for me to do a list because I would have to think about the ones that stand out the most for me.
One can imagine that after searching for years without success, the henchmen were desperate and willing to try anything. It was a bit difficult for me to come up with my best and worst episode lists. Thankfully I had already called out those episodes in my reviews and season recaps, so I only had to refer back to what I had already posted. Thanks again for reading my reviews and posting your own comments.  |
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 21, 2023 3:59:54 GMT
"The Night of the Death Masks"I was thinking of the 4 elements as I watched it. 2 gas scenes and 3 (or is it 4?) femme fatales?
I thought Jim's face expression as he is being gassed was funny-looked like he was grinning. Also--for once Artie had a disguise that he did not apply himself. It was ok but I can see why it felt repetitive. A little contrived that they didn't speak to each other when they were shooting but I guess it was due to being drugged. I did like the end scene with them limping off together.
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 21, 2023 16:09:01 GMT
"The Night of the Death Masks" I was thinking of the 4 elements as I watched it. 2 gas scenes and 3 (or is it 4?) femme fatales? For once Artie had a disguise that he did not apply himself. Good point about Artie's disguise. I hadn't considered that. Thanks again for reading my review and posting your comments. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Oct 22, 2023 3:26:39 GMT
I forgot something else in the episode. There is a brief shot of a water area. Is that the Gilligan's Island set?
It made me think of it.
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 22, 2023 3:39:33 GMT
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Post by alpha128 on Oct 27, 2023 23:11:33 GMT
Here's a nice new video about TWWW goofs. I pointed out some of these in my reviews, but others I missed entirely. |
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Post by vrkalak on Oct 28, 2023 1:41:01 GMT
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 11, 2023 7:06:38 GMT
"The Night of the Undead" I liked the method Artie used to get out of the jail cell. A blow torch strip of wire. Also how he knew to manipulate the woman's feelings (although he really didn't need her help I bet--he would have found it on his own). The plot was similar to Plague of the Zombies.
How many times has Artie's disguises been spotted by someone? Only a couple of times I think. A couple of the stunts looked nasty--a stunt man's head goes into a door at one point.
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Post by alpha128 on Nov 11, 2023 18:06:36 GMT
"The Night of the Undead"How many times has Artie's disguises been spotted by someone? Only a couple of times I think. A couple of the stunts looked nasty--a stunt man's head goes into a door at one point. I think you're right that Artie's disguises were previously spotted only a couple of times. As I noted in my review of The Night of the Vicious Valentine (S2 E20), the villains saw through Artie's disguises in both that and the preceding (in air date order) episode The Night of the Tartar (S2 E19). And yes, "The Wild Wild West" set was no stranger to stuntman injuries - both major and minor. As Robert Conrad noted: Once again, thanks for reading my reviews and posting your own thoughts. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 17, 2023 4:31:49 GMT
I was going to say
why didn't Vincent Price guest star on the show (I assume he didn't before it ended since I have not finished watching it) but then it occurred to me that MASTER OF THE WORLD could be a pilot for the Wild Wild West since it involves a Civil War-era US secret service agent who is investigating volcanic phenomenon and Robur is sort of a Bond villain in a way.
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Post by alpha128 on Nov 18, 2023 1:25:34 GMT
I was going to say why didn't Vincent Price guest star on the show (I assume he didn't before it ended since I have not finished watching it) but then it occurred to me that MASTER OF THE WORLD could be a pilot for the Wild Wild West since it involves a Civil War-era US secret service agent who is investigating volcanic phenomenon and Robur is sort of a Bond villain in a way. Vincent Price never guest-starred on TWWW. As for why, perhaps he was just too busy. Price's Wikipedia page shows that in the 1960s he appeared in films and as a guest-star on TV, including a recurring role on Batman as the villain Egghead from 1966 to 1967. |
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 18, 2023 3:13:50 GMT
He did a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea also.
But it was the memory of Master of the World that made me think he had done one.
It totally fits into the WWW universe.
Except it isn't a western. But I assume it is set after the Civil War.
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Post by Prime etc. on Nov 25, 2023 6:38:04 GMT
"The Night of the Amnesiac" I liked the fight in the stagecoach and Ed Asner was one of the most ruthless villains--consider the death toll from the outbreak--even a child is brought out in a coffin.
And you could see that Artie was incensed about having to grant a pardon for him--he has a long pause before he says to contact Washington.
Sharon Farrell struck me as extremely quirky so her knocking before she enters her own room--I could see her doing it. I heard that in real life she had a memory loss--she lost most of her memory and I wonder if it happened before she did this episode--it made me think about it--she's trying to help Jim--and I was wondering--isn't this hitting close to home for her? It was funny that Jim compared her voice to the bells of Notre Dame.
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Post by vrkalak on Nov 25, 2023 14:21:31 GMT
Furman Crotty was a bad man.
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Post by alpha128 on Nov 25, 2023 17:36:27 GMT
"The Night of the Amnesiac"
Sharon Farrell struck me as extremely quirky so her knocking before she enters her own room--I could see her doing it. I heard that in real life she had a memory loss--she lost most of her memory and I wonder if it happened before she did this episode--it made me think about it--she's trying to help Jim--and I was wondering--isn't this hitting close to home for her? Interesting - I was unaware of Sharon Farrell's memory loss until now. According to her Wikipedia page, she suffered an embolism after giving birth in 1970, so this happened about two years after she appeared in this episode. I also learned that, according to Wikipedia, "Unreported until 5 August 2023, Farrell died on 15 May 2023, at the age of 82." Thanks again for reading my reviews and posting your own thoughts and information! |
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