When Steve surprisingly actually protests to the Governor not to have to let a reporter come and be part of 5-0 business the former is 100 percent correct. They are running a tight, rather classified operation they do not have time nor can they afford to let a civilian outsider in on so much. It goes down hill from there. The reporter is totally a nightmare. Jean Simmons proved she is not a great enough actress to pull this off. Her character is blamesome and unlikable. The results of the trouble the reporter directly caused proved Steve had better judgement than the Governor the latter whom ought to very seriously consider going on vacation or actually resigning. What did Jack Lord do to deserve get this painful script that must have been also a total nightmare to make? What!?! Skip it completely like the plague!
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Steve McGarrett and Jack Lord were both treated badly with this painful episode
25 May 2020
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Gargoyles
(1972 TV Movie)
Very good film--straightening out other posters
24 May 2020
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Too many people think Bernie Casey provided his own voice here. He did not ! Vic Perrin of 'Outer Limits' fame provides the voice of the head Gargoyle.Grayson Hall gets far too much attention from posters on here. She is only in around four scattered minutes of the film. I know nothing of Cornel Wilde being a heavy drinker but his performance is absolutely adequate all the same. Jenifer Salt is sexy and the true standout of this film.
BTW the gargoyles are not sympathetic characters, they are inhuman monsters who were all bent on destruction of almost all good humanity. Stop pitying their fate in this movie.
BTW the gargoyles are not sympathetic characters, they are inhuman monsters who were all bent on destruction of almost all good humanity. Stop pitying their fate in this movie.
First so of NC starts stale but gets good fast
20 February 2020
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For some reason the around opening shot of the boy slugging a guard and obtaining a gun is not that a well-done. But first season series regular Franciscis has a fun domestic bit where his wife and daughter surprise with a gift of apparel. The ep gets very good before it ends. But the pretty girl should have stayed a hostage and lived. The series opener!
Very good episode and about one gang member
30 January 2020
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Extra good episode with heavy acting by Amanda Blake and guest star William Smith. One of Smith's gang members is highly noteworthy. He is African-American and he wears a cap from the Confederacy. In reality there were African-Confederates in the Confederate Navy ( they made up at least 16 percent of the sailors there throughout its entire 4 year existence. I guess the director and writers intended this man to be a former Confederate service member.
Solidly good episode
23 January 2020
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This story about a great lawman-turned-drunken-sought (who, in his lawman days, Matt was apprentice under) is neither the show's best ep nor the show's worst ( far from that). The rather sentimental scenes fit nicely into the plot even Matt has past stories of serving with this man. Lisa Eilbacher, a beauty who would do tons of 80s films ( like 'Beverly Hills Cop') has a small but memorable part in this. Hard-hitting is this ep too with a man being left hung to serve as a deterrent to crime ( Matt has nothing to do with that element).
Good but ultimately predictable ep
22 January 2020
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With plot holes. It is too confusing how a deceased Paiute Indian left Candy a fortune and all those stocks. The office opening up in town about the same time ( see the ep) and more. There is also a predictable bit where the Paiute nation insists that the late Paiute was ineligible to leave Candy any inheritance. The competent lawyer they had representing Candy's side against the bogus mining co. should have disputed the Paiute Nation claim and insisted Candy was in fact the rightful beneficiary and the case should have gotten tied up in court for years. But no--Candy is a pure loser.
(The man representing the Paiute Nation was usually comic actor Richard Stahl and he is miscast in his bit role here.)
(The man representing the Paiute Nation was usually comic actor Richard Stahl and he is miscast in his bit role here.)
Bad ep. Anne Jackson is miscast indeed
16 January 2020
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Although not an eyesore just to look at, Miss. Jackson was a method actress and her performance here is just plain bad. She is supposed to know both Festus and Miss. Kitty and she acts like an utter stranger to both regular performers playing opposite her. No chemistry at all! Did she have no time to familiarize with them before shhoting? Practically everyone whoever runs across Miss. KItty and/or Festus manages to act familiar with them (whether the guest knew Blake and/or Curtis before the ep shooting or not). What is Jackson's serious problem? Would have better had her character been rewritten to be a stranger to the two long-time Dodge City residents ( "Oh! You must be the one they call 'Festus'") then a lack of chemistry would have been more understandable. Victor French, who also guest stars, did a way better Gunsmoke ep where he was a military man suffering torment and delusions.
Outstanding ep thanks to comely Ackerman and Barry
9 January 2020
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Betty Ackerman and Patricia Barry are both sexy and superb in their roles in this political thriller Mannix ep about a married man running for Governor. The plot has Mannix investigating a tennis pro who killed out in the hills mysteriously. He was as it turns out mixed up with folks who wanted the man to drop from the race. Ackerman plays the candidate's comely but cheating wife. In a surprise the candidate and even his wife along with their campaign manager and speech writer are all innocent of any murder. This ep seems similar to a first season ep where Mannix did some government investigating and, if the truth could be told, the show was a little better in great season one then anytime thereafter but it was great throughout its whole 8-season run. See my other reviews.
A near brilliant ep-- helped by Robert Hogan and beauty Marge Dusay
4 January 2020
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About the same time she played Kara in 'Spock's Brain' on Star Trek, Dusay did this fine ep of Bonanza. She plays a charming but very deadly lady crook who even shoots Ben right in the back. Hogan plays her brother and partner in murderous crime.The two are assisted by Anthony Zerbe as an even more hardened criminal-type. An intriguing scene has Zerbe's character cutting into a telegraph wire to put up a fake but still legitimate-looking telegram message as part of scheme to lure Ben to the bank.
Back to Dusay. Her hair does not look right on the beginning but she soon gets a more rugged look appropriate to her very great beauty.
Excellent ep-- due to beautiful Gail Kobe
13 December 2019
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This ep is very well done throughout but it gets a little superior as it goes along solely due and because of beautiful Miss. Kobe as the wife of an astronaut.
The plot starts off in space and we first think it will all take place in orbit. But it will become about Earth and Kobe's great character. Excellent.
I did not see Day if the Triffids or any other supposed source material for this ep I know nothing of any 45 minute problem for this episode either. But it is greatly done and actually realistic. I remember about 5 years ago in real life there was a disease in Africa and they were examining people and the medical examiners were NOT taking all precautions possible to keep themselves from infection so what happens in this ep is realistic in the lack of safety by the military personnel. Besides eventually we see beauty Kobe behind a closed window.
I did not see Day if the Triffids or any other supposed source material for this ep I know nothing of any 45 minute problem for this episode either. But it is greatly done and actually realistic. I remember about 5 years ago in real life there was a disease in Africa and they were examining people and the medical examiners were NOT taking all precautions possible to keep themselves from infection so what happens in this ep is realistic in the lack of safety by the military personnel. Besides eventually we see beauty Kobe behind a closed window.
Joker
(I) (2019)
Truth about this legendary film
23 November 2019
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Despite the very recent release it should be a classic permanently. Now to why it only gets six stars.
1. No very pretty girls in speaking parts. The women who have parts in the film are not outright stunning. Not great visually.
2. Disappointed expectations. Half the viewers came thinking Joker was going to be about an arch-criminal in Gotham City and his bizarre criminal tirades complete with a gang of crooks. Not much of that here at all.
3. Obscurity in what we saw. Delusion? Made up story by insane asylum inmate? What was real and what did the inmate make up in mind and or verbal telling. It seems as if the Joker early on definitely fantasized being on the talk show but was his adult life with his rather plain-looking mother also a delusion as well? A delusion within a delusion? Some will think this is is a plus but surprisingly it is not that much fun to wonder what is made up and what is not.
4. Low on period flavor. Set in 1981 by the movies playing but the cars look later 80s ( even in the goofs here at IMDb here they claim the car that Joker collides with is from the late 1980s). Phone booth problems, hairstyle troubles and more.
5. Though it very obviously borrowed from Robert DeNiro films (and this film stars DeNiro himself in small part) DeNiro obviously did it much, much better than Mr. Phoenix here. The former was deeper. DeNiro, one of the finest actors in world civ, has not met his match with the star of this film. ( One might think DeNiro's film Taxi Driver was junky as a movie (and it indeed was in most ways) but Mr. DeNiro was undeniably ultra-excellent acting in it!)
PS Does have a couple of high points. One to mention is the talk show was brilliantly done as it was obviously a fantasy as no local talk ever really has that kind of opening. And the weird problem GC had with rats. All obviously in Joker's ( character real name Arthur Fleck) mind. This hints (but doesn't fully prove!) his living with his mom and his very terrible killing of her was all imaginary.
I have written about other Batman movie performers at imdb in reviews. See my other reviews.
1. No very pretty girls in speaking parts. The women who have parts in the film are not outright stunning. Not great visually.
2. Disappointed expectations. Half the viewers came thinking Joker was going to be about an arch-criminal in Gotham City and his bizarre criminal tirades complete with a gang of crooks. Not much of that here at all.
3. Obscurity in what we saw. Delusion? Made up story by insane asylum inmate? What was real and what did the inmate make up in mind and or verbal telling. It seems as if the Joker early on definitely fantasized being on the talk show but was his adult life with his rather plain-looking mother also a delusion as well? A delusion within a delusion? Some will think this is is a plus but surprisingly it is not that much fun to wonder what is made up and what is not.
4. Low on period flavor. Set in 1981 by the movies playing but the cars look later 80s ( even in the goofs here at IMDb here they claim the car that Joker collides with is from the late 1980s). Phone booth problems, hairstyle troubles and more.
5. Though it very obviously borrowed from Robert DeNiro films (and this film stars DeNiro himself in small part) DeNiro obviously did it much, much better than Mr. Phoenix here. The former was deeper. DeNiro, one of the finest actors in world civ, has not met his match with the star of this film. ( One might think DeNiro's film Taxi Driver was junky as a movie (and it indeed was in most ways) but Mr. DeNiro was undeniably ultra-excellent acting in it!)
PS Does have a couple of high points. One to mention is the talk show was brilliantly done as it was obviously a fantasy as no local talk ever really has that kind of opening. And the weird problem GC had with rats. All obviously in Joker's ( character real name Arthur Fleck) mind. This hints (but doesn't fully prove!) his living with his mom and his very terrible killing of her was all imaginary.
I have written about other Batman movie performers at imdb in reviews. See my other reviews.
Unusual ep of Dragnet to be sure
23 November 2019
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I remember this one very well. Except the forgettable part about where the cops got the lead there was an illegal game going on!
This ep has Friday and Gannon going undercover as farmers at convention. They are using similar but still different names. Joes meets a beautiful blonde lady affiliated with the illegal operation. She is just supposed to lead Joe and Bill to the game but she gets eyes for Joe for real. ( Nothing immature about this-- contrary to what another poster on here said! Is meeting at a dating service for some bizarre reason more grown up to you-- other poster). Once at the game Friday looks it over and learns exactly where it is, when it is again and how hot it is. The next night he returns to the game, the beautiful lady still working there on the illegal payroll ( to Friday's disappointment). The cops bust up the game, everyone gets arrested including the beauty who replies in a loser tone words much like ( or exactly) " What do you know? I kissed a cop!"
The ep plays with more conversational awkwardness than usual.
This ep has Friday and Gannon going undercover as farmers at convention. They are using similar but still different names. Joes meets a beautiful blonde lady affiliated with the illegal operation. She is just supposed to lead Joe and Bill to the game but she gets eyes for Joe for real. ( Nothing immature about this-- contrary to what another poster on here said! Is meeting at a dating service for some bizarre reason more grown up to you-- other poster). Once at the game Friday looks it over and learns exactly where it is, when it is again and how hot it is. The next night he returns to the game, the beautiful lady still working there on the illegal payroll ( to Friday's disappointment). The cops bust up the game, everyone gets arrested including the beauty who replies in a loser tone words much like ( or exactly) " What do you know? I kissed a cop!"
The ep plays with more conversational awkwardness than usual.
Two sexy lady guest stars make this ep work very well
17 November 2019
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Nan Martin and the very slightly more beautiful Susan Oliver are both in this and it is fabulous as an ep for it. At first we do not understand what is happening. Why is this man missing and nobody calls the cops? Joe gets one story after another and after another and after a while he very understandably does not who to believe.
The plot has detailed complications like about the business of the missing man. Deliberately an intricate plot. For a while it even looks like the characters of the missing man's wife and his sister are even trying to bump him off. It is complicated! Tune in and watch men viewers and enjoy both Miss. Oliver and Miss. Martin as great eye candy in this really fine late 60s episode!
The plot has detailed complications like about the business of the missing man. Deliberately an intricate plot. For a while it even looks like the characters of the missing man's wife and his sister are even trying to bump him off. It is complicated! Tune in and watch men viewers and enjoy both Miss. Oliver and Miss. Martin as great eye candy in this really fine late 60s episode!
Very good episode but too rough in the first act---CAUTION!!!!!
16 November 2019
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This tale of a married, mild-mannered salesman who innocently met up with a facially beautiful flower child girl of some kind starts off excellent. A neat first meeting, their ride through the Golden Gate bridge then back at her place all done very believable. Unfortunately here is where the story goes too violent for many squeamish. She falls hurts her head and we think she sadly passed away. Her boyfriend comes in, finds her alive ( our relief) then he viciously kills her. The to-women beef cake actor playing her boyfriend is much too hateful in some of his scenes including this one ( his character seems too monstrous as he is rather without good qualities)! It is too suggestive and graphic for kids under 15 and any sensitive viewers.
You are better off watching till they get to her apt. Then going over to act 2 on the DvD. For those who seen this slightly too brutal episode of SOSF here is an analysis of the rest of the ep. Starts off looking simple enough of a plot but grows far more complicated when we get to the convention the salesman was headed for when the beauty met up with him. The epilogue seems not to explain anything like of any importance like whether or not the salesman got off easy with the cops after being taken into custody along with the murderer. Jo Ann Harris is very sexy and beautiful in her part as the young murdered lady. Jacqueline Scott is sexy as the salesman's actual loving and concerned wife.
You are better off watching till they get to her apt. Then going over to act 2 on the DvD. For those who seen this slightly too brutal episode of SOSF here is an analysis of the rest of the ep. Starts off looking simple enough of a plot but grows far more complicated when we get to the convention the salesman was headed for when the beauty met up with him. The epilogue seems not to explain anything like of any importance like whether or not the salesman got off easy with the cops after being taken into custody along with the murderer. Jo Ann Harris is very sexy and beautiful in her part as the young murdered lady. Jacqueline Scott is sexy as the salesman's actual loving and concerned wife.
Almost totally great episode directed by Jack Lord
14 November 2019
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I found the ep to have just a minimum of coherence. It starts taking a place where a couple of baddies are killed, one is wounded and captured and one flees while masked. McGarrett suspects a respected retired cop's son to be the masked escapee. For a very short time it looks as if the guess of McGarrett's was all wrong ( the man's son has a pretty lady alibi for where he was at the time of the shootout) but no he turns out to be correct. The son himself turns out to be in cahoots with two big drug dealers (one from Vietnam-- see my previous reviews). Only pretty girl in episode is the one with the small part playing the forced alibi. Glum, gritty feeling throughout. Tough show this episide.
Lynnette Mettey in sexy guest starring role
13 November 2019
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Making her ( I believe) only H50 appearance Miss. Mettey is indeed the best part of a con game (run by more routine series guest Ed Flanders) where she baits middle ages fellas with a lot of money into buying fake diamonds. Every minute of the ep clicks and the highly talented Mettey is also a feast for the eyes.
Tepid episode bland new series regular
11 November 2019
The episode is not that great. It was part of star Gil Gerard's desire to make the show less violent in its second season. He's still there, beauty Erin Gray returns as Wilma. There is now less violence ( no actually showing Hawk's kind getting killed or him killing others), less humor and Buck is now more accustomed to the 25th century-- he uses far less 20th century slang and makes fewer curious observations about life in century 25. Oh and the two characters are now on a giant ship cruising deep through space. They no longer fight space battles in one-man ships unlike the previous season.
About Hawk being dynamic-- in what way? He committed tremendous ( again unseen) acts of retaliatory violence. The actor ( with the weird spelling of Tom) is so pancake-flat in the part he brought the show down. He obviously did not want to play this silly looking deadly character and was bound by some, say, studio contract.
Beauty and sex symbol Barbara Luna is also in this but she horribly does not look that great here and she is wasted. She should have played an earth woman on the series. Would have been way greater.
About Hawk being dynamic-- in what way? He committed tremendous ( again unseen) acts of retaliatory violence. The actor ( with the weird spelling of Tom) is so pancake-flat in the part he brought the show down. He obviously did not want to play this silly looking deadly character and was bound by some, say, studio contract.
Beauty and sex symbol Barbara Luna is also in this but she horribly does not look that great here and she is wasted. She should have played an earth woman on the series. Would have been way greater.
On the Waterfront
(1954)
A very good movie and about Kazan's real-life testifying
4 November 2019
This movie seems realistic enough. Plus, it boasts great performances. Brando is ( of course) sensational an actor here but so is Rod Steiger and the ultra-beautiful Eva Maria Saint. Plus, Lee J. Cobb steals many of the scenes he's in. The story is very good, locations are credible and tell much of the story too. It might be a little too talky at times but real life often is just that.
Now to Kazan testifying to a Congressional committee in 1952. Despite what pro-communist posters rant there was a time in the world in the 1950s when communism looked like it might takeover the whole globe. Giant China fell to mega-massmurderer/ communist Mao Zedong in 1949 and by 1950 America was at war in Korea after the communist North Korea ( under deadly conquerer Kim II Sung ( see my other reviews)) tried to take to invade democratic South Korea. It was a scary time to be American and be worried all about communist infiltration from within. Kazan, having briefly joined the communists in the 1930s, saw how mixed up they they truly were ( and always will be!). He gave Congressional testimony as a one-time insider and it was noble what he did. He admitted he was wrong to ever have been in it and he repented by exposing so many bad humans still in the sick atheistic communist way--he truly repented a lot for his bad sins while briefly with the commies. A thumbs up to Kazan for turning into a good and smart person. The communist is and always will be the totally wrong way.
PS The Bible has many incredible scientific accuracues like round Earth hanging on nothing. And jet streams ( mentioned by description). And more!
Now to Kazan testifying to a Congressional committee in 1952. Despite what pro-communist posters rant there was a time in the world in the 1950s when communism looked like it might takeover the whole globe. Giant China fell to mega-massmurderer/ communist Mao Zedong in 1949 and by 1950 America was at war in Korea after the communist North Korea ( under deadly conquerer Kim II Sung ( see my other reviews)) tried to take to invade democratic South Korea. It was a scary time to be American and be worried all about communist infiltration from within. Kazan, having briefly joined the communists in the 1930s, saw how mixed up they they truly were ( and always will be!). He gave Congressional testimony as a one-time insider and it was noble what he did. He admitted he was wrong to ever have been in it and he repented by exposing so many bad humans still in the sick atheistic communist way--he truly repented a lot for his bad sins while briefly with the commies. A thumbs up to Kazan for turning into a good and smart person. The communist is and always will be the totally wrong way.
PS The Bible has many incredible scientific accuracues like round Earth hanging on nothing. And jet streams ( mentioned by description). And more!
Very fine early Mannix thanks to two beautiful ladies
2 November 2019
Patti Chandler ( as the writer's young daughter) is sexy in her beach bunny look in early scenes. Strapping Shirley Bonne ( Ruth on the 'Shore Leave' ep of Star Trek) is even more striking and very easily steals every scene she is in. One other early Mannix ep did outdo this with three beautiful ladies ( see my reviews) but this is great all the same. The plot of a writer marked for death is intriguing but the ladies are the best part of it all the same and by far!
Wasted H50 ep. Series was going downhill
30 October 2019
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This tale of a right-wing sniper determined to avenge criminal wrong doings tried very hard to be a splice if life. There in lays its trouble. The avenging angel of a sniper runs an arcade. Weak storyline! Two killings and a kidnaping in the ep cannot make us forget how pedestrian and small this story honestly is. ( No wonder Kam Fong was disgusted with the show's declining quality and wanted out!) The funeral BTW scene is good but uneven. ( See my reviews for better shows than this particular episode to watch!)
No pretty girls in it with speaking parts hinders it quite a bit too. Pass!
No pretty girls in it with speaking parts hinders it quite a bit too. Pass!
Standard TV fare pilot
29 October 2019
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Karl Malden and Michael Douglas-- two actors not very associated with doing weekly TV shows teamed up and made this memorable series for four years. This pilot is well done enough. Strapping Kim Darby is in it as the tragically dead victim found afloat and we see her live and beautiful in flashback. ( Darby's great scenes appear to be a show in themselves!) A few other talented familiar TV show faces also dot the scenery of this pilot. But unfortunately despite Darby it is all pretty standard and nothing that that special. It is the time it is made in. 1972 was not a magical time--the 60s were over. America had gone fragmentary over its war with North Vietnamese mass-murderer Ho Chi Minh. (see my reviews) and the result was a partially broken down/less amazing American society by 1972. That is what the show is-- a product of America just immedlately after the magic has disappeared with the end of the 60s. Had this been made in 1967 it definitely would have been much better.
Beautiful Corrine Comacho's second appearance on Mannix
9 October 2019
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She plays a murdered model and her beautiful twin sister in a second season ep. Here she plays a kidnapped victim of the mob.
The plot starts off being about a man hit by a couple. The couple disappears very very early from the show not to return ( like minor characters in a Shakespeare play who open up the story) and Mannix soon gets involved with the mob. The show really takes off once he meets up with beautiful Miss. Commacho. A great episode solely due to her!
The plot starts off being about a man hit by a couple. The couple disappears very very early from the show not to return ( like minor characters in a Shakespeare play who open up the story) and Mannix soon gets involved with the mob. The show really takes off once he meets up with beautiful Miss. Commacho. A great episode solely due to her!
Beauty Katherine Justice in her first Mannix appearance.
3 October 2019
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She would return in a brilliant ep in a later season ( see my reviews).
This ep has the beauty a former secretary to a late PI. She is being hunted by a sadistic hit man. The opening sequence of her in the cab car is outstanding all due to Miss. Justice's great appealing performance and great beauty. Later she goes into Mannix's protective care and there is a scene where she is in a bathing suit and it's excellent as well. There is a semi-interesting plot outside of her scenes but her beauty is what makes the ep so good.
PS BTW. Nothing a matter with her being shaken up at first by the sadistic hit man and her later having a great time with Mannix at the beach. She relaxed! It happens!
This ep has the beauty a former secretary to a late PI. She is being hunted by a sadistic hit man. The opening sequence of her in the cab car is outstanding all due to Miss. Justice's great appealing performance and great beauty. Later she goes into Mannix's protective care and there is a scene where she is in a bathing suit and it's excellent as well. There is a semi-interesting plot outside of her scenes but her beauty is what makes the ep so good.
PS BTW. Nothing a matter with her being shaken up at first by the sadistic hit man and her later having a great time with Mannix at the beach. She relaxed! It happens!
Another old-Korean-War-buddy-of-Joe's ep
2 October 2019
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In 1950 North Korea ( under deadly Kim II Sung) invaded South Korea and the United States correctly came to the latter's defense. See my other reviews like about Mash!
In this ep a colleague of Joe's from the above war meets up with him. Somebody is following the colleague's wife and trying to kill her. This ep was virtually remade a few years later with the same actress ( Jessica Walter) in both shows. Perhaps the latter ep is a speck superior as it is about the run for big time polotical office and this episode is only about Joe's old colleague trying to be a bank president.But the ep has its superb moments like a car scene where the car's brakes are gone and comely women Mannix meets in a bar and him rescuing his friend's wife in that same bar scene!
Intricate early Mannix ep
2 October 2019
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There Is a scene when Wickersham and Mannix are jogging while being surprised with simulated attacks. This is to see how much physical prowess they have and how good they are at self-defense. The main plot require all viewer's attention to follow it. Karen Black is sweet and sexy in her role!
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