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Current Talk '04 I / Re:1966 Season
« on: May 21, 2004, 04:15:59 PM »
I absolutely adore 1966. I love the really early months when Burke will stop at nothing to get back at the Collins family and Vicki is shrewd enough to question even Liz's motives (they get some wonderful scenes together, some of which are still ahead of you). I love the 1966 Roger--Edmonds brought some wonderfully subtle shadings to the unfolding of Roger's depravity, and as Prof Stokes wrote, David is simply extraordinary to watch. Some of this stuff is up there with the best of Twilight Zone in terms of storytelling that 's focused on some of the more unpleasant quirks of human emotional neurosis.
My favorite scenes of all are the big showdowns between Liz and Burke. I thought Bennett did an amazing job with those scenes. Sheer regal authority.
The Liz/Roger scenes are sheer delicious fun. It's a lot of fun watching these two being so icy and disdainful and sometimes struggling to out-manipulate one another. Of course, Liz almost invariably wins, but the outcome always has this edge to it.
It's almost unbelievable that somebody held onto the complete set of master tapes for these months, given that they seem never to have been considered for WorldVision syndication until Sci Fi's initial airing ca. 1992.
G.
My favorite scenes of all are the big showdowns between Liz and Burke. I thought Bennett did an amazing job with those scenes. Sheer regal authority.
The Liz/Roger scenes are sheer delicious fun. It's a lot of fun watching these two being so icy and disdainful and sometimes struggling to out-manipulate one another. Of course, Liz almost invariably wins, but the outcome always has this edge to it.
It's almost unbelievable that somebody held onto the complete set of master tapes for these months, given that they seem never to have been considered for WorldVision syndication until Sci Fi's initial airing ca. 1992.
G.