tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post3066985123345128682..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: The Hitchcock Project-Victor Wolfson Part Three: Malice Domestic [2.20]John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-476634459151599022022-09-09T14:28:54.506-07:002022-09-09T14:28:54.506-07:00Thanks for reading and for your comment! I'm g...Thanks for reading and for your comment! I'm glad you found us.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-80008503983507430952022-09-07T19:49:16.385-07:002022-09-07T19:49:16.385-07:00A nice, tight plot overall. But it occurs to me th...A nice, tight plot overall. But it occurs to me that there's no reason for Carl to make a big deal about drinking the orange juice (or the soup in the short story, going by this post's description) except for the benefit of the audience. He knows he's the poisoner in the family, and there's no one but his wife present in that moment, unlike the scene where the doctor warns him, so there's no one he needs to pretend for. Meeker sold that hesitation for me on my first viewing of the episode, but I suspect that bit wouldn't make sense watching the episode a second time. I'm surprised they changed the soup to orange juice in adapting the short story but didn't think to omit that scene altogether.<br /><br />I'm just watching some of these episodes for the first time (there sure was a lot of arsenic in the series, haha) and reading these blog posts afterwards. Very insightful and interesting. I especially appreciate finding out more about Emily Neff, who wrote the short stories that were the basis for some incredible episodes. Remarkable how this series was regularly able to fit a whole story into about 22 minutes without even relying on recurring characters.Michael Avoliohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438405541305952042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-16462414066810848102022-07-28T14:55:01.249-07:002022-07-28T14:55:01.249-07:00She is one of the most frequent among the stars, t...She is one of the most frequent among the stars, that's for sure. Fortunately, she always turned in a good performance, sometimes even a great one.Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-78858703411562473972022-07-28T14:16:20.173-07:002022-07-28T14:16:20.173-07:00Between ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS and ALFRED HITCH...Between ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS and ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR, it seems like Phyllis Thaxter had more starring roles than anyone else. At least, she must come very close.Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603892208775996594noreply@blogger.com