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Now you know the real reason they're called 20th Century Fox.

Brian, if you like the noir style, I would recommend you check out Season 7. I think the show brought on a new director of photography that year, and they began to emphasize the shadowy, nighttime stylistics of noir, using expressionistic lighting and composition, canted angles, more night...

That's an excellent article by Lou about the Philo Vance collection. Very informative overview of the entire series. And I second the motion for a TCM Vault collection of the Universal properties.

Just out of curiosity, which episodes did you find most objectionable? I only ask because my impression is that Outer Limits had more of a humanistic approach than a political one.

I'd be interested to know what titles everyone is looking forward to in 2013. What are the top five or ten movies you'd like Warner Archive to address this year? I'll keep my list brief: A Woman Of Affairs (1928) Lights Of New York (1928) The Thirteenth Chair (1929) Journey Into Fear (1943) The...

I regularly cull my collection of items I'll never watch again to make room for things on my must-have list as they become available. My preferred method is to sell them myself through Amazon marketplace. Over the past four years, I've sold over 150 DVD's, CD's, and books, almost all of them for...

I thought Twilight Zone had many more episodes that were either pretentious or sledgehammer-preachy, and I say this as someone who basically agreed with the sentiments expressed. My main complaint against Twilight Zone is the excessive amount of padding. In many episodes, after the initial...

Scott, I did read the other Outer Limits thread you mention. Lots of good discussion there. This thread was simply intended for the list-makers among us who enjoy comparing notes on favorite episodes. I've edited my original post down to a Top Ten list. Would be interested in reading yours. In...

Since the Twilight Zone thread seems to have inspired some fond memories, I'd be interested to see if anyone has some thoughts on this show. I liked them both, but actually consider The Outer Limits the superior show (probably in the minority here). In airdate order: The Sixth Finger The Man...

Here's another one for you, Jimmy. Even though my list is quite different from most of the others in the thread, Nightmare At 20,000 Feet is in there. In order of original airdate: Walking Distance Perchance To Dream Nick Of Time A Hundred Yards Over The Rim Dead Man's Shoes Little Girl Lost...

You should watch them some time.

Been meaning to reply to this post. My opinion is quite different. Seasons 1 & 2 were always my favorites, with quite a few standout episodes like Baited Hook, Terrified Typist, Howling Dog, Empty Tin, Lost Last Act, Fancy Figures, and others. I found the middle seasons to be less interesting...

Sorry Drew, but with the exception of the pilot episode, Moth Eaten Mink, I can't think of any. Maybe you could provide us with a few of the episode titles. I can think of four episodes that share a common scenario at the end: Cautious Coquette, Gilded Lily, Bedeviled Doctor and Lover's...

And for you trivia buffs, actress Whitney Blake portrayed both the Restless Redhead and the Black Eyed Blonde. I guess she wasn't available when they were filming Borrowed Brunette.

I have to agree with Steve and Chris. I've seen about 230 of the 271 episodes, multiple times, and the only such sequences I can recall are one shootout (The Case Of The Moth Eaten Mink), two car chases (Restless Redhead and Black Eyed Blonde), and three explosions (Irate Inventor, Wintry Wife...

You're right. He also errs when casually mentioning "talking sequences, a technology that had been used in various forms for shorts for two decades but never really captured the public's imagination." That sentence gives the impression that shorts with sound had been fairly common for twenty...

Fair point, Robert. And I say that as someone who has been sorely tempted to use the word "whiners" whenever I read posts like the one currently being discussed. Would it be equally disrespectful to use the word "hypocritical?" Because I see the same complaints about Warner over and over and...

Excellent idea, Charles. Warners has indicated that they have been working on rights clearances for the music on all these shows. Have they been successful in working out deals with the music publishers on at least a few episodes of these series? If so, the kind of compilation you suggest would...

Same here. Paramount's three Vance films with Powell are among my most wanted early talkies. I hope Universal will release them through their Vault Series. I also would like to see them release the three Fu Manchu films that Warner Oland made for Paramount beginning in 1929.

Yes, the Insider Rewards program (10% off every order for members) is done. But I think Charles was simply asking about sales and discounts. The Labor Day sale (20% off) ended September 10, and the 3 for $35 sale ended September 17, but I would expect another sale within the next two or three...

Transporter on the fritz?

Or you could just, I dunno, travel back to 1967 and start taping them.

Jeff, I agree with all the other advice you've received. Start with Season 1, and enjoy the ride. (If you really want to be a stickler for chronology, start with Episode 13, The Case Of The Moth Eaten Mink, followed by Episode 15, Fan Dancer's Horse, which were the first two episodes filmed.)...

Strange. He talks about "freedom of speech," a reference to the part of the constitution that prohibits the government from regulating the speech of citizens in the public square. But he shows no respect to the owner of the website who has set up clear guidelines for those who wish to...

Took you two weeks to come up with that?

So, with your first post, you decide to introduce yourself to the HTF community with a tantrum of anger and vulgarity. I can see you're gonna bring a lot to the table.

Justin, I don't know when, but I think you'll get your wish. All eight films were originally listed as individual releases back in May. But the listings quickly disappeared. Then in July they reappeared as the two volumes, with four films in each. When mine arrived yesterday, the first thing...

I agree with you 100%. All the names you mention have done some great commentary work. As a film noir fan, I'm especially grateful for the tracks by Eddie Mueller and Glenn Erikson. Drew Casper can be a trip, but he's usually very entertaining. And let's not forget Roger Ebert's terrific work on...

Let's see. Misleading packaging? Check. Total secrecy about the contents? Check. Super-size price tag? Check. Anybody who buys this two hundred dollar pig-in-a-poke is every bit as gullible as Time-Life thinks you are. And, not for nothing, but what does it say about Carol Burnett that she...

I call it out of bounds because the individuals who launched those attacks knew very well that this thread is populated by devotees of the shows they denigrated. They knew that many members would take personal offense at their snarky comments. They did it anyway. Also, I disagree that...