So would I, of course.

I'd always wondered how much of an impact this may have had on Sam Hall and Gordon Russell's scripts for the 1795 storyline.  Looks as if it had a pretty strong impact, judging from what I was able to watch briefly this morning.

G.

A friend alerted me that the 1967 TV production of Arthur Miller's play THE CRUCIBLE, starring George C. Scott and Colleen Dewhurst, has been posted online, and I found the link.  Thayer David shows up around the 4:45 mark and Clarice Blackburn follows shortly thereafter.  They play a couple, the Putnams.  Kathy Cody is also on hand, along with many other regulars from the television shows of the period--Henry Jones is stalwart, as always.  The link:

https://jacksonupperco.com/2017/05/03/theatre-on-television-the-crucible-1967-cbs/

Link is to a Vimeo file--those seem to require higher internet speed and a bit more memory than Youtube.

Best, G.

I was just on youtube looking for the Robert Cobert composition "Joanna," subsequently used as the title theme (and lovers' theme) for NoDS, and I found this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRkVySyOXA0

There are some photos here I've either never seen, or maybe only seen once.  Cool!

The shot of Clarice Blackburn and Monica Rich I'd particularly love to get a closer look at.  There is also at least one of the funny publicity shots that Chris Pennock did with Nancy.  Of course they didn't have any scenes together in the movie.

G.

That's fascinating to read about Mark.  Thanks for sharing that, Bob.

G.

GIRL FROM UNCLE is a bit of an oddity, even by the standards of 1967.  Most of the episodes are wildly campy, but there are a few, particularly the earlier ones, that are played straight.  There's this one that features Wally Cox as a professional killer.  It was a really well written story and Cox turned in a subtle, rather creepy performance. 

"My Bulgarian Baby" and Mother Muffin are definitely out there, but the campiest of them all might be this one with Margaret Leighton as this insane Countess determined to become the #1 THRUSH agent.  I've played that one maybe three times in recent years.  A friend of mine sent me the entire series from old 1980s syndication broadcasts about five years ago. 

Would still love to get the pro DVD set but every time I check, it's priced really high.

I saw Stefanie Powers do a this play in which she portrayed Tallulah Bankhead a few years ago.  The play is called LOOPED.  And the weird thing about it is the set-up is Tallu has to re-loop a line of dialogue for DIE, DIE MY DARLING, the 1965 Hammer film she did opposite--Stefanie Powers.  Stefanie was astonishingly good in the role.

G.

Yes, most of the action of "The High and Deadly Affair" was on board a plane.  That was why it was "high and deadly," lol.  April was disguised as a stewardess (the old word for a flight attendant).  And yes, there was a bird.

There were some fun character actors on hand in addition to Grayson and Murray Matheson.

G.

Beautiful captures.  And had ANY of the pre-dinner scene been included, it would have helped us realize what a betrayal Elizabeth must feel Eliot's words are now.

But no... forget the psychological dynamics or pretending the characters are people we care about.  (And have known for years, in fact, for fans who were in there for this back in '70.) 

DC's goal was just to maximize the gore, the fangs, the screams, and minimize anything that gets in the way of all that.

G.

Fans,

Kosmo alerted me that Decades is doing a Man from UNCLE marathon tomorrow (Sunday July 2), and that Grayson Hall's episode is scheduled to be run at 12 Noon Eastern DST.  I didn't check the schedule but I did see a page for the UNCLE binge on what they have up on their site for tomorrow.

Grayson's story, "The Pieces of Fate Affair," is like a conglomeration of several major Sixties epiphenomena. Scripted by cult writer Harlan Ellison, the premise lampoons Jackie Susann and her scandalous best-seller VALLEY OF THE DOLLS.  Grayson's character was based on woman sci-fi novelist and critic Judith Merrill (and Merrill was not amused, which meant that this one episode was banned from syndication for many years).  Grayson appears in a chic red and black couture outfit, hosts a literary cocktail party, skewers a "psychedelic poet," and tells the head of THRUSH that there's really no observable difference between being a critic and a professional assassin.

It's good stuff--if I had a signal, I'd be tuning in!

G.