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You mean like the beacon at the Castle Anthrax?
My brother Bill has had a lifetime crush on Diana Rigg, and he's a big fan of the Avengers. Tying this all together, he also introduced me to Monty Python in the early 70s and, of course, he's also a Twilight Zone fan.
Now you've got me trying to picture Cleese in TZ. He was 20 in 1959, and I'm not sure what sort of young adult character he would have played.
The Avengers wasn't really known for twist endings. However, Steed was certainly debonair, and The Avengers can say one thing that the Twilight Zone can't: It had John Cleese in one episode.
Good episode to end with? The Hunt.
I just noticed this pronunciation in "I Sing the Body Electric." Did people commonly pronounce it this way in the late 50s, early 60s?
Indeed. It would be nice if Gart's wife would shut her mouth as well. Which is worse? The boss or the wife? The boss is louder, but I think the wife is worse because, as his wife, she should ideally have some degree of empathy for what he's going through.
Sadly, I don't get Decades. However, I am watching one of my favorite episodes right now on MeTV -- "Body in the Barn" -- even though it started at 3:00 a.m. As I mentioned in another thread, I'm a Maggie McNamara fan.
"A man, well he'll walk right into Hell with both eyes open--but even the Devil can't fool a dog."
"Radio is a world that has to be believed to be seen."
You're right. I meant to say something like "all but the scenes with Aunt T" and typed it incorrectly. Thanks for pointing this out.
[quote] It's only later, when you ponder all the details deliberately omitted, it hits you how nightmarish this scenario really is.[/quote]
I've put these kinds of questions to my students:
1) We only see three of the patterns, but we assume there are many to choose from. Since the three we see are all Caucasian, can we assume that this is the case for all patterns? After all, Dr. Friend tells Marilyn that the reason for creating the transformation was the fact that perceived unattractiveness was causing hatred. If this is the state's line of thinking, would they not also remove major racial differences?
2) Since everyone is free to select a pattern from the list, are people free to select patterns of a different sex and gendered appearance? At the beginning of the episode, Lana mentions the selection of patterns that "the bureau sent over." Is she only allowed to choose from those that were sent to her (assuming that others exist)?
[quote]it's left up to us to decide whether Marilyn genuinely likes the procedure's results or if she's been brainwashed to like them[/quote]
I've always believed that she was, in fact, brainwashed. For one thing, she had been so adamantly against the transformation, it seems highly unlikely that she would make this kind of 180.
Second, Dr. Rex says, "We've improved methods since the old days." Marilyn's father had opposed the transformation, and committed suicide sometime after he had gone through it. I'm assuming that the "improved methods" are not so much about the physical body as about the mind.
Yes, a little risky to try something like that on live television. Actually, I tend to avoid that segment (change the channel or turn down the sound), not because of the stunt, but because that woman just rubs me the wrong way.
I watched it again today, and I was really struck by how long it took the Andersons to call. They kept hearing people say, if you know where the boat is, call the Coast Guard, and the Andersons just sat there listening as though it were a radio drama.
I agree with most of the others as well Here's another comparison: Eve lies about her past in order to impress Margo and the others. Veda lies about being pregnant in order to receive money.
This is an old thread, but as I'm gay also, I'd like to add that when a gay man says something is the "gayest" he is not implying that it is stupid. He's usually implying that it is something that some gay men frequently discuss (such as Bette Davis) or that the manner in which it is being discussed is common among some gay men.
Yes, it is true that some homophobic/heterosexist people use the word [i]gay[i/] in this way (e.g., "That's so gay"), and I would agree that this use of the word is offensive.
This is probably an obscure reference today, but I fondly remember him from Shirley MacLaine's mini-series [i]Out On A Limb[/i].
Edward Everett Horton, Vincent Price
I would have added Dame May Whitty, but she passed away too soon.
This is what I'm trying to find out also. They keep mentioning it on TCM, but they never seem to say how or when we can see it. Looking online, all I can find is a list of film festivals.
If anyone knows when this will be in theaters, please post.
Although James Stewart didn't actually like this film, but as always, he did a good job.
I've always loved [i]Rope[/i].
It's probably my second favorite Hitchcock after Dial M for Murder.