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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 27, 2024 19:05:15 GMT
Blooper right before the third picture. The Bismarck glass was clear on both sides. Mr Ortuglo was a funny Artie character. Kroll was not content to sit around and listen to his arteries harden. I now have a hankering for a Shenandoah. When Jim West uses the suction cups in the tunnel, they don't stick to the metal surface.
"Oh gentlemen, as Plutarch once said, 'to create harmony, music must first investigate discord."
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Post by alpha128 on Jan 27, 2024 22:57:09 GMT
Mr Ortuglo was a funny Artie character. Kroll was not content to sit around and listen to his arteries harden. "Oh gentlemen, as Plutarch once said, 'to create harmony, music must first investigate discord."
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 27, 2024 23:25:42 GMT
Too funny-glad someone put it up so I could show it to others.
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Post by alpha128 on Jan 27, 2024 23:28:11 GMT
Too funny-glad someone put it up so I could show it to others. You're welcome.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 28, 2024 0:08:52 GMT
McCarthy is a good straight man in those scenes. His lack of surprise and emotion makes it more amusing.
I think I would put Mr Ortuglo and the President Grant film in the top 10 Artie disguises. Good laughs from those two.
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Post by Prime etc. on Jan 28, 2024 1:31:55 GMT
lmao I sent it to one guy and he can't get the song out of his head now
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Post by Prime etc. on Feb 10, 2024 5:31:03 GMT
"The Night of the Juggernaut"
This had a weird finale act with the train--and then they cut to Jim West alone and his hair looked very different.
I am watching it in the correct order--so next should be the Sedgewick Curse right?
Oddly-I watched an Invaders right before this which had Simon Scott too.
I knew he was going to be a fraud from his sanctimonious speechifying.
"Archibald B Caldwell's the name-the R stands for rich!"
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Post by alpha128 on Feb 10, 2024 15:36:57 GMT
"The Night of the Juggernaut"This had a weird finale act with the train--and then they cut to Jim West alone and his hair looked very different. I am watching it in the correct order--so next should be the Sedgewick Curse right?
Yes, The Night of the Sedgewick Curse is next. The first nine episodes of Season 4 are the same in both the original air date order and the alternate viewing order. That's not to say that the first nine episodes were unaffected by production problems, however. Ross Martin broke his leg while filming The Night of the Avaricious Actuary (which you haven't gotten to yet). That necessitated some last minute rewrites and production trickery in the episode you just watched, The Night of the Juggernaut. However, these kind of adjustments were minor compared to the nonsensical air date order to come. For example, this week Jim and Artie are on assignment together; next week Jim receives a note from Artie, who apologizes for being stuck in Washington for the last two months.
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Post by vrkalak on Feb 11, 2024 18:24:43 GMT
They often film the tags after the fact/post production.
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Post by alpha128 on Feb 11, 2024 18:56:44 GMT
They often film the tags after the fact/post production. That was certainly the case for: "The Night of the Pistoleros"- Speaking of the tag (starting at 48:30), I noticed that Ross Martin looked different. Sue Kesler's book confirms that this scene was shot after Ross Martin's return to the series, following his heart attack.
In this case, Martin lost weight during his recovery, so the difference between the main episode footage and the tag footage is more noticeable than usual.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 2, 2024 5:34:08 GMT
"The Night of the Sedgewick Curse" As soon as Jay Robinson appeared I suspected he was up to no good, however--it seems like he wasn't such the mad scientist after all since he was taking orders from someone else.
That was a daring stunt with the horse. I couldn't tell if it was him either.
Looked to me like the elderly character at the end was just the same actor as the brother with a wig on!
Jackie Coogan is the voice of the dummy I am pretty certain.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 16, 2024 7:01:21 GMT
"The Night of the Gruesome Games" I was surprised that they had Schallert made up as the old man but maybe they did it so Ross Martin would be impersonating him? You can see the camera and crew visible in a mirror just before Jim breaks it.
No Fun was an interesting henchman.
I assumed the masked ball was a reference to the Masque of the Red Death.
They were supposed to sing happy birthday but didn't--was the song written by that time?
I was surprised by one twist--who the femme fatale turned out to be. That I did not expect.
This is funny--right after this show--I watched a Mannix episode "The Playground" where he has to protect a movie star--Robert Conrad! And near the end he is show in a western scene where he is riding a black horse. I assume the same from the WWW?
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 16, 2024 18:40:29 GMT
"The Night of the Gruesome Games"They were supposed to sing happy birthday but didn't--was the song written by that time? According to the Wikipedia entry on Happy Birthday to You: So, the use of that melody would have been an anachronism since The Night of the Avaricious Actuary, which was shot right after The Night of the Gruesome Games, is clearly set in 1875. But as I've already noted earlier in this thread, TWWW did not adhere to complete historical accuracy. Near the end Artie receives a message on the telegraph while the train is in motion! IIRC, in every previous instance the train has been stopped at siding when sending/receiving messages by telegraph. What are they doing - stringing a very long wire behind them as they go down the track?!? Same way it works on a ship. That would work, but wireless telegraphy would be an anachronism in West's 1870's setting. According to Wikipedia, "the first practical radio transmitters and receivers invented in 1894–5 by Guglielmo Marconi used radiotelegraphy" and "after Marconi sent wireless telegraphic signals across the Atlantic Ocean in 1901, the system began being used for regular communication including ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship communication." Of course West has had anachronisms before. The electric chair featured in "TNOT Bars of Hell" was conceived in 1881, developed throughout the 1880s, and first used in 1890.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 30, 2024 6:00:24 GMT
"The Night of the Kraken" I think it did have atmosphere and I was not expecting the villain to be Ted Knight although his wife was obvious. Artie was pretty serious in this one--not much joking around. I liked that he had different wigs on hand for when he was going to pose as the henchman.
How do they make that green smoke? It sure looks cool.
The ending scene was amusing.
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Post by alpha128 on Mar 30, 2024 15:33:29 GMT
"The Night of the Kraken"
The ending scene was amusing. If you enjoyed the ending scene in this episode, just wait until you get to the ending scene in the next episode, The Night of the Fugitives. Once again, thank you for reading my reviews and posting your own thoughts. I always look forward to reading your comments.
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Post by Prime etc. on Mar 30, 2024 16:20:37 GMT
I could spot the stunt man in this episode when Jim West is sliding along a cable and then he jumps down into view.
Also, I didn't recognize Ted Knight in the beard--so when he passes Artie as he enters--it's kind of ironic that they are both in disguise.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 20, 2024 4:18:28 GMT
"The Night of the Fugitives" That was a nasty fall. I liked how the episode used various surprise entrances. Was that Orangey the cat? I thought it was pretty good--they even got in some coloured gas at the very end. The gadgets were neat as well.
So if this was held over from the third season--does that mean they were using the stunt double ever since? I sure couldn't tell when he wasn't doing stunts so far.
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Post by vrkalak on Apr 20, 2024 12:34:03 GMT
"The Night of the Fugitives" That was a nasty fall. I liked how the episode used various surprise entrances. Was that Orangey the cat? I thought it was pretty good--they even got in some coloured gas at the very end. The gadgets were neat as well.
So if this was held over from the third season--does that mean they were using the stunt double ever since? I sure couldn't tell when he wasn't doing stunts so far.
January 24, 1968 I AM BACK!!! Conrad still did most of his own stunts.
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Post by alpha128 on Apr 20, 2024 18:59:48 GMT
"The Night of the Fugitives"That was a nasty fall. So if this was held over from the third season--does that mean they were using the stunt double ever since? I sure couldn't tell when he wasn't doing stunts so far.
Per Sue Kessler's book, However, by the time of the final episode (in air date order) The Night of the Tycoons, Conrad was tired of all the restrictions. There was supposed to be a fast switch from Conrad to his stunt double Jimmy George inside a doorway. George was then supposed to do the falling stunt that followed. But when the scene was shot, Conrad shoved George back inside the doorway and took the fall himself. Conrad lands facing the camera, so there is no doubt that he performed the stunt.
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Post by Prime etc. on Apr 20, 2024 21:34:50 GMT
However, by the time of the final episode (in air date order) The Night of the Tycoons, Conrad was tired of all the restrictions. There was supposed to be a fast switch from Conrad to his stunt double Jimmy George inside a doorway. George was then supposed to do the falling stunt that followed. But when the scene was shot, Conrad shoved George back inside the doorway and took the fall himself. Conrad lands facing the camera, so there is no doubt that he performed the stunt. I notice that shocking entrance crashing through the window head first and then he appears from below--I assume he didn't do that one?
I liked how he and Artie had a hand code as well--that made sense--where they would be unable to speak openly.
The real Hallelujah Harry showing up seemed a little too convenient though.
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