tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post8307675150258137909..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: Robert Bloch on TV Part Three - Alfred Hitchcock Presents: “The Cuckoo Clock"John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-63530017510893770772022-12-07T09:08:27.040-08:002022-12-07T09:08:27.040-08:00Thanks, John!Thanks, John!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-14574290303285884472022-12-07T01:57:56.657-08:002022-12-07T01:57:56.657-08:00I like them, too, Jack. One thing that might have ...I like them, too, Jack. One thing that might have notched The Cuckoo Clock up somewhat, might have been a better use of the strange looking and strangely handsome Donald Buka, at the peak of his thespic (sic?) powers, and in such capacity might have not only give the episode more bang for the buck but enhanced it somewhat; though keeping this in mind it would have been difficult to keep the attention of the viewers with such a twisted, elliptical story, allowing for censorship issues. As it stands, the story creates and sustains a powerful sense of the Uncanny. It just is. There's no "figuring' this one out.john kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710666533854296630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-41714007803431341382022-08-20T12:56:11.914-07:002022-08-20T12:56:11.914-07:00Thanks very much! I'm glad you like them.Thanks very much! I'm glad you like them.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-83256606026295219942022-08-19T19:58:48.743-07:002022-08-19T19:58:48.743-07:00I just wanted to commend you for the research. I’m...I just wanted to commend you for the research. I’m making my way through the series and I’m always so excited when there is a blog post about an episode. These are absolutely top notch. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-25255061505328411542011-11-29T08:48:52.794-08:002011-11-29T08:48:52.794-08:00As a fan or Robert Bloch I really enjoyed reading ...As a fan or Robert Bloch I really enjoyed reading this detailed analysis, but I got really caught up in the literary reserahc aound 'Frank Mace'. <br /><br />Amazing amounts of research on display here and all of it totally faascinating, even if (as in my case) you haven;t actually watched the episode in questions. Thanks.<br /><br />SergioSergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-49594734837762507112011-11-27T09:24:16.554-08:002011-11-27T09:24:16.554-08:00Great detective work, Jack!
As for Straight's ...Great detective work, Jack!<br />As for Straight's thespian skills, I thought she was magnificent in the three minutes she was actually in Network, but an Oscar? I remember thinking, in my 15-year old brain, "What's next, an Oscar for Best Crowd Extra?"Peter Enfantinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317575598411394944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-37393863573843137232011-11-27T07:23:58.225-08:002011-11-27T07:23:58.225-08:00I heard from Ramsey Campbell today that he agrees ...I heard from Ramsey Campbell today that he agrees with my conclusions regarding "The Man in the Raincoat" as the source for this program.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-67638275383057262232011-11-27T07:12:41.860-08:002011-11-27T07:12:41.860-08:00Per Spock, "Fascinating!" I took at fac...Per Spock, "Fascinating!" I took at face value Bloch's statement in his delightful "unauthorized autobiography," ONCE AROUND THE BLOCH, that the original was also called "The Cuckoo Clock," so I didn't dwell on the fact that the episode is credited as being based on "a" rather than "the" story by Mace, which often suggests a title change. Bravo to you for your diligent detective work, which allowed a comparison between story and script.<br /><br />Straight's escalating terror certainly showed the thespian skills that would, uh, net her an Oscar 16 years later. Without knowing their actual ages, I bought her and Pat Hitchcock as mother and daughter; of course, it's worth noting that Bloch and the Hitchcocks would be "reunited" on PSYCHO that same year. My only lament about the episode is the too-convenient plot twist--which I assume Bloch inherited from Mace--of telling us that an escaped psycho is on the loose but not his or her gender. Another excellent entry in a fine series, Jack.Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com