criblecoblis
Supporting Actor
You guys have had a very good run. The amount of info on 77SS here is amazing. You have also created friendships in this forum and you need to find a way to keep something going.
Marv,
I like your ideas! I've been thinking along the same lines.
1. Revisit at the beginning - doing in depth studies of each episode. Not so much the story but other items - Director - Writer - Locations - etc.
I was thinking of that too. That's what I started to do with my "viewer's guides." I plan to do more of those, but they are time-consuming.
2. Discuss more of the other WB mysteries. I know not everyone has copies but...
Yes! I have the full run of Bourbon Street Beat, so I can do those, but I don't have any episodes of Hawaiian Eye or Surfside 6. Are there any other WB detective/mystery series?
3. Open the floor for suggestions. What would others like in this space?
We can discuss similar shows from the same time frame produced by other studios. One such show that comes immediately to mind is Follow The Sun, which Bob refers to above in his postings regarding TV-themed comic books.
Follow The Sun is a show I've been interested in for some time, and I just yesterday ordered a set of about half the episodes. From what I've read, it features elements found in Hawaiian Eye and Surfside 6. It starred Brett Halsey and Barry Coe as free-lance magazine writers who live in a houseboat in Honolulu. Gary Lockwood plays their researcher, Gigi Perreau a secretary (I don't know whose at this point), and Jay Lanin is a police lieutenant friendly with the writers. It ran for 30 episodes in the 1961–62 season.
An added aspect of interest to us here is that the show was created by Roy Huggins, which I think ties it in with our general area of interest here.
Like Russ, this thread is one of my daily destinations, and I plan to stick around.