tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post4640554851051378760..comments2024-03-27T05:54:38.797-07:00Comments on <i>bare</i>•bones e-zine: Fredric Brown on TV Part One: Alfred Hitchcock Presents "The Dangerous People"John Scolerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14082147756474762000noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-2803532199849063542016-07-27T10:47:50.110-07:002016-07-27T10:47:50.110-07:00I'm happy to chat about the Hitchcock series a...I'm happy to chat about the Hitchcock series anytime!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-36035095172583237442016-07-26T22:50:27.792-07:002016-07-26T22:50:27.792-07:00My pleasure, Jack. In the immortal words of Arnold...My pleasure, Jack. In the immortal words of Arnold: I'll be back. God willing, that is. Right now I'm having a hard time finding good places to talk classic films and TV on-line. The IMDB,--you may or may not know me from there, under another name--ain't what it used to be and is "troll-wrecked".<br /><br />Then there's the Classic Horror Film Board, a wonderfully managed place, and full of good people, but it's so genre driven that I find it hard to get moving on topics away from the usual cult favorites. Also, a lot of grownups with sort of kid or adolescent tastes,--I mean no harm in saying this--but it limits by enthusiasm. Scarlet Street, its sister Yuku site, has a lot of the same regulars but with the passing of Ken Hanke running it must seem like the kiss of death for whoever's next in line.<br /><br />Some good stuff here, and also on Monster Girl's (Joey Gabriel) The Last Drive-In, a fun place, and Joey's a great pal, a good writer, and like Gene, far more erudite and eclectic in her interests than most classic film buffs. Joey's sort of on and off lately, has other things to do, has had health issues. The We Are Controlling Transmission and A Thriller A Day blogs feel near dead in the water, though I do return to post at both now and again.john kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710666533854296630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-38769488225402482122016-07-26T17:34:18.262-07:002016-07-26T17:34:18.262-07:00John, I'm thrilled to find someone else who lo...John, I'm thrilled to find someone else who loves this episode! Your comments are right on target. I think the Hitchcock series really came into its own in season two and began to tell more contemporary American stories such as this one. Thanks so much for reading and commenting!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-40171671303652073522016-07-26T12:11:28.607-07:002016-07-26T12:11:28.607-07:00I should have written Jack, not Gene. My wrong.I should have written Jack, not Gene. My wrong.john kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710666533854296630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6672923492889685727.post-57593315430473612562016-07-26T12:01:54.808-07:002016-07-26T12:01:54.808-07:00Gene, you're a man after my own heart with thi...Gene, you're a man after my own heart with this one, one of my favorite Hitchcock half-hours. That it's somewhat atypical of the series is partly what draws me to it, with its drab midwestern setting, its specificity as to place,--Wisconsin--helps lend it an ambiance unique for the Hitchcock series. Also, no women<br /><br />It has none of the vaguely British or European feel of so many Hitchcock half-hours; nor has it much in the way of the gentility that was so much a part of the show (less so in the hour long series that came later). <br /><br />This is a "guy episode", with its air of more danger than usual even for a Hitchcock entry, and its threat of violence between men. No genteel poisoners or bodies down the well or in attic in this one. <br /><br />Robert H. Harris and Albert Salmi were perfectly cast, as they seem an "unlikely couple", with the former's white collar softness, plus his being middle-aged, making him the more "vulnerable" of the two. Salmi is actually the more likable and down to earth of these two men, yet he nicely conveys a potential for violence in the way he speaks, and through body language.<br /><br />Most of all, the ending, for a first time viewer, is a real shocker even as it leaves the two main characters relatively safe. We see, in the course of the story, the potential for violence, lunacy, specifically paranoia, in both men, so how safe really are these two guys? More generally, how safe are we, the viewers? Excellent episode. One of the best.john kenrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710666533854296630noreply@blogger.com