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Just a quick note -- things have been really busy lately, so I've enjoyed the posts made here, but don't have time to respond right now. But, I happened to come across the new Decades channel, and they are running a marathon of Celebrity Bowling this weekend -- something like 72 episodes! For...

Wow, OK, this will be my last post about this -- and sorry for those who think this is off-topic, but it started out that way., This weird little sub-culture of Wiki-editors is almost inspirational to write a book about. They don't follow the rules of the forum, they lie, their first...

Well, the Wiki-nut I ran into undid all of the production numbers -- again -- this time saying that the CBS Syndication Bible is a "fansite" and thus not credible (anyone can look at those pages and see his history of doing this). This raises the question -- how do people get away with this on...

I continue to be amazed with the behavior of people on the Web. After some angry exchanges -- and, admittedly, I also became angry -- I spent the bulk of the afternoon putting the production numbers back on the "List of Mannix episodes" Wikipedia page. My reason for saying this here? This...

Yes, that is a curious thing about season 1. It almost seems to have its origins in one thing, but it is trying to become something else in fits and starts -- so you do see some of that organic evolution in season 1, some hints of what is to come, even if it is far less dramatic than what...

Harry, As I've said before, you are the greatest -- and, in this case, among others, I like the way you think. I did just create a separate page, "List of Mannix Episodes with production numbers" but it's still sitting in my "sandbox" until it is approved -- and what are the odds of that...

Well, one of two things is true: (1) No one on this forum knows anything about Wikipedia (2) This forum is a pretty lonely place to spend a lot of time.

So, in a topic related on the periphery, does anyone know anything about the rules and regulations regarding Wikipedia pages? I've been informally contributing to the "List of Mannix Episodes" page on Wikipedia -- much like here, I only contribute to Mannix-related pages on Wikipedia, at least...

Ben, Yes, you start to see Peggy more in action, and you continue to see her witness her boss in action as well -- as we used to say in this thread, she witnesses "Joe being Joe." Notice, in "Penny for the Peep Show," where Joe gets knocked out trying to defend Peggy -- perhaps not the best...

Harry, Perhaps in part because, as was unearthed in our discussion of a couple of years back, Sutton Roley was supposed to be difficult to work with! And yet, that did not impede Mannix -- and Mike Connors, from having him direct more episodes of Mannix than any other TV series in his career...

Ben, Lots of really good observations in here. Yes, Mannix really starts to hit its stride in the first part of season 3. It somehow feels more comfortable, like it isn't trying quite as hard, but is still (as you observed) paying a lot of attention to quality -- and the result seems...

Ben, I don't have a whole lot to add, except that I agree with you. I hadn't thought of the Steve McQueen angle before, but, now that I think about it, I bet you are right. I've only recently watched some of his moves (on TCM -- just watched The Great Escape). Did he have the kind of reputation...

Ben, So, a higher grade then? If you like that episode -- it only gets better. :)

Scott, Alas, I think a lot of people missed Gail Fisher, but I do not think she was in good health when that was filmed. There was that curious mention of "why don't you join her " on the part of Dr. Sloan when Joe says Peggy is on vacation. That was enough to satisfy a lot of fans -- and it...

Ben, You know, it's really hard to explain to people, and I'm not 100% sure why, that Mannix was one of the very best shows there ever was on TV when it came to race relations. Maybe it is because the series is considered just another PI drama, one of many in the 70s, or maybe it is that...

David, Yes, it's ironic that after all of those beatings and near misses, Joe Mannix made it to 90! :)

Jeff, Nice to see you back! Oh, how I hope you are right. It would be wonderful to see content added to the series release. Once again, a person can dream!

Harry, I guess the key thing is, for what each series was about, they were each well done. I enjoyed the first few seasons of Mission -- after that, I thought it started to repeat itself, and even to lose its soul (in about the last 3 seasons). Of course, Leonard Nimoy added to the series...

Jack, Well, the price is holding. It's been listed as "temporarily out of stock" for weeks now, but it seems to ship in a few days if you order it. What amazes me is how fast the price dropped. It wasn't a slow thing -- it just seemed to fall off of a cliff all of a sudden! One can only hope...

Jack, So, I'm sure there are lots of people out there that love both series, but those two series could not be more different. They shared sets, an executive producer (Bruce Geller, in the early years of each), and the same studios -- Desulu, then Paramount. They had the same composer for...

Harry, Well, I won't exactly "like" the post -- but I'm sure you understand why. Why does Mannix get so little respect? I could write a book on that. Oops, already did! Seriously -- this kind of thing is exactly why I spent real-estate in the book (which a potential reviewer is now...

Harry, Yeah, me too. But, the difference between these two series is large right now, because of those M:I movies (more on that later...).

Jack, But, do you know why the price drops are going into effect? I mean, the price of the complete series set of Mannix is shockingly low!

Harry, And we think about you, watching Mannix, too! :) That's one of those catch-22's about DVD sales. People wait for series to become cheaper, or to be fully released. And so series become stalled. Ideally, forums like this would comment on the DVD releases as they happened, in a...

Ben, Great! You won't regret it. We will look forward to your observations here.

Jack, That is a very common sentiment about Mannix, that "I forgot how much I loved the show." I've tried to figure out why, to include why so many people who clearly once loved the show have overlooked it, compared to other series. Some of it is the bad press the series gets for its levels...

Jack, Yes, both prices (and especially that direct Amazon price) are incredible. I actually wonder what is going on, that the prices are all of a sudden reduced by so much. A couple of years ago they ran a special on the series and it was selling for around $99 -- but that was only for a week...

Harry, That really conjures up memories of visiting the record store, specifically the National Record Mart at the Northway Mall in the northern Pittsburgh suburbs, and leafing through those great LP covers -- heck, even the 45's had mini-covers, often made of paper sleeves so that you could...

Mark, There was a definite James Bond influence on the format of Mannix in season 1. And I, like most people, agree that Peggy helped to humanize Joe, which was such an enjoyable thing to watch as it happened. It just seemed so organic. As I've mentioned before, season 1 was designed. But the...

Yes, "Nothing Ever Works Twice" is actually written by Chester Krumholtz, who penned two classic episodes to come in later seasons: "The Mouse That Died" and "Death is the Fifth Gear." For those fans of season 1, he also penned the two-parter, "Deadfall," which is another good episode. And yet...