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Current Talk '24 I / Re: Everyone In Collinsport's Favorite Word Slideshow
« on: June 05, 2023, 06:22:12 PM »
If you don't want to know the circumstances surrounding Friday's entry in this slideshow, then don't read any further...
[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #99 (1966) - Ezra - 'We're not stupid, at least not as stupid as you MUST think.'
From "#0099/0100: Robservations 07/31/01: Pen-Man-Ship"
The Robservations references the quote perfectly - the first time in a while...
And when I first saw this ep I remember that when Ezra said the quoted line to Burke I actually said out loud that it was about time someone called Burke out on his supposed master manipulation that is hardly masterful. I love how Ezra was only too happy to throw things back in Burke's face - and of course that only made Burke irate. Oh, poor baby, his plan fell through! Them's the breaks...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'No one MUST know there's ever been any connection between you and me') was back on April 20th of 2020.
Another thing about this ep is that until I finally saw it on Sci-Fi in '95, I'd never realized, having seen him in numerous TV movies and guest appearances on so many TV series, that Dolph Sweet had been on DS -
- and I had been watching a former DS actor. Sure, he only did the one ep (having replaced the uncredited and silent actor who'd played Ezra in Ep #89), but still he was on DS.
(One thing that's funny, though hardly surprising with DS, is that Ezra's last name changes from Ep #89 to Ep #99. In Ep #89 he's identified as Ezra Belledeaux (and don't believe all the names of the men as they're listed in the DS Program Guide because they differ from the actual ep), whereas in Ep #99 he's Ezra Herne. Even back then they couldn't always keep things straight. Though in this case maybe it's because Ep #89 was written by Francis Swann but Ep #99 was written by Ron Sproat. Then again, maybe Mitch Ryan couldn't remember their names in Ep #89...)
[spoiler]Friday's quote:
Ep #99 (1966) - Ezra - 'We're not stupid, at least not as stupid as you MUST think.'
From "#0099/0100: Robservations 07/31/01: Pen-Man-Ship"
We're turning down your offer, says Ezra, sticking to our old jobs. Why? asks Burke. Because that's what we want, says Ezra. Name your price, insists Burke, I mean it. We haven't got a price, says Ezra. Then you're the first men I've met who don't. Could be, the other man says, but that's how it is. Are you staying with Elizabeth Stoddard out of some misguided sense of loyalty? Not misguided, says Ezra. What is Mrs. Stoddard to you, a patron saint? Demands Burke, truly pissed off. No, says Ezra passionately, just a woman who's fed us and provided for us most of our lives!--we figure we owe her something in return--we're not stupid, at least not as stupid as you must think. What's that supposed to mean? asks Burke. We know what you're trying to do to Mrs. Stoddard, says Ezra--we know you're trying to run her out of business. What's wrong with a little honest competition? Asks Burke. Nothing, says Ezra, but we don't want to be a part of what you're trying to do! Do you have any idea what you're throwing away? asks Burke. Yup, says Ezra, more money than any of us will ever see. And that doesn't matter to you? asks Burke. It matters, but not enough, replies Ezra. You've made a fast decision, says Burke, and a fast decision can be a sentimental decision--think over what I told you, and come back. We thought it over, says Ezra, we made a decision--it isn't likely we'll change our minds--the answer is no. All right, says Burke, furious, I'll get other men! Fishermen, maybe, says Ezra, but not men who can run a cannery--they don't exist in these parts--if they did, you wouldn't have made us the offer that you did! Get out of here! barks Burke. Why not, says Ezra calmly--we've said everything we've got to say to each other--and he goes. Burke slams the door after him[/spoiler]
The Robservations references the quote perfectly - the first time in a while...
And when I first saw this ep I remember that when Ezra said the quoted line to Burke I actually said out loud that it was about time someone called Burke out on his supposed master manipulation that is hardly masterful. I love how Ezra was only too happy to throw things back in Burke's face - and of course that only made Burke irate. Oh, poor baby, his plan fell through! Them's the breaks...
And this is the second quote from this ep. The first (Burke - 'No one MUST know there's ever been any connection between you and me') was back on April 20th of 2020.
Another thing about this ep is that until I finally saw it on Sci-Fi in '95, I'd never realized, having seen him in numerous TV movies and guest appearances on so many TV series, that Dolph Sweet had been on DS -
- and I had been watching a former DS actor. Sure, he only did the one ep (having replaced the uncredited and silent actor who'd played Ezra in Ep #89), but still he was on DS.
(One thing that's funny, though hardly surprising with DS, is that Ezra's last name changes from Ep #89 to Ep #99. In Ep #89 he's identified as Ezra Belledeaux (and don't believe all the names of the men as they're listed in the DS Program Guide because they differ from the actual ep), whereas in Ep #99 he's Ezra Herne. Even back then they couldn't always keep things straight. Though in this case maybe it's because Ep #89 was written by Francis Swann but Ep #99 was written by Ron Sproat. Then again, maybe Mitch Ryan couldn't remember their names in Ep #89...)