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| Tim Tyler's Luck (ITB chapter a week discussion) | |
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| andarius | Aug 24 2011, 01:25 AM Post #106 |
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Clayton Moore used to make public appearances in his mask and costume, I understand, but when the makers of the Klinton Spilsbury movie banned him from wearing said costume, he got round the ban by wearing large dark glasses - how was he dressed when you met him? In his book, I WAS that Masked Man, Clayton Moore describes a convention for TV heroes where folk like Dale Robertson etc. appeared on stage to polite, enthusiastic applause, but when he appeared the audience started cheering, lol! They talk about legends - he really was one. Edited by andarius, Sep 3 2011, 01:21 AM.
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| andarius | Aug 24 2011, 01:26 AM Post #107 |
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LOL - well observed!
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| andarius | Aug 24 2011, 01:27 AM Post #108 |
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That's OK cos he wasn't on the range!
Edited by andarius, Aug 27 2011, 04:46 PM.
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| panzer the great & terrible | Aug 24 2011, 10:24 AM Post #109 |
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I wanna know: who was the guy that halfway blackened that leopard, how did he do it, and how much did they pay him? |
| Life is just a bowl of cherries, it's too mysterious, don't take it serious... | |
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| Pa Stark | Aug 24 2011, 10:24 AM Post #110 |
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The answer to that is Washington DC during Congress's break. |
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| Fantomas | Aug 28 2011, 03:40 PM Post #111 |
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Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but I had plenty of time to watch Chapter 8 this weekend in NYC, what with all the subways closed down and the Mayor telling everyone to hide in their houses because of the hurricane (which turned out not to be all that bad). So, I was ready to believe Spider's bragging about how convincing his German professor impersonation was--that is, until I heard him deliver the line, "Dot is der patient?" Yipes! I expected Tim to answer, "Well, it's my father, but his name's not Dot." Anyway, I appreciated that when Lora noticed the tell-tale scar on Spider's arm it was shown with a quick pan rather than a cut--just like a real movie. But I wonder, was that scar ever mentioned before? |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Aug 28 2011, 04:43 PM Post #112 |
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I didn't notice if it was. I liked Chapter 8 -- it moved right along, and you do feel like the story is getting somewhere. Spider was cute in his doctor getup. Glad to leave the gorillas behind -- they needed them for two-reelers at Columbia. Yeah, that hurricane was a yuk. Big fuss over a Category One. People who live in the barrier islands don't even stock up on milk for a storm that wimpy. We are ill-served by the Chicken Littles in the media -- when a real storm comes along people will ignore the warnings. |
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| Laughing Gravy | Aug 28 2011, 06:49 PM Post #113 |
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Well, I just got to episode 6, "Jaws of the Jungle!" Random thoughts this chapter... Who in the hell is that African warrior with the spear and the shield that opens each chapter? He runs out of the hut, grabs his stuff, and takes off: segue to the comic strip. The warrior's never seen again. Was this the editor's poker buddy, and he promised him a part in a serial? Or what? Here's what Tim gets for showing such affection for Lazar's love song in the previous episode: Lazar think's Tim is a girl! "The keed? She's all right?" Lines I wish'd I'd have thought of, part 1: "Sometimes I don't understand even things that I know." Understatement of the day to a vicious criminal: "Sarcasm from you isn't gonna do any good!" Lines I wish'd I'd have thought of, part 2: "I told you this was a phony setup, Spider! It's her chimp!" Excitement of the week: a hyena frightening a horse. I sure the hell miss Knox Manning! How exciting would it have been to have him end this episode (following the gong) with, "Will Ju-Ju escape from the lion?!" Comic moment of the week: Tim just standing there flabbergasted while the chimp tears past him in the opposite direction. If Ju-Ju could talk, he no doubt would've said, "THERE'S A LION AFTER ME! RUN, YOU DUMB SON OF A BITCH!" |
| "I'm glad that this question came up, because there are so many ways to answer it that one of them is bound to be right." - Robert Benchley | |
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| andarius | Aug 28 2011, 06:53 PM Post #114 |
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Poor Tim is in a right pickle surrounded by those crocodiles or are they alligators? Love that gun battle with Spider's men firing at the Congo Queen - very casual - I would've got behind a large rock or tree to avoid oncoming bullets!
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| Stony Brooke da Mesquiteer | Aug 29 2011, 02:55 AM Post #115 |
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Oh yeah, Tim's in a pickle alright. I wonder how he'll get out of it? What was Spider thinking? He's just going to get the steerman to ground the boat and hop off with the professor? It would be tough since all the crew seems to have firearms. As far as I know, Spider never found out where the burial ground was located, so he'd need the Professor. |
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| Fantomas | Aug 29 2011, 05:54 AM Post #116 |
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Now I'm going by fallible memory here, but I think that shot of Tim popping out of the water surrounded by crocs was first used in an earlier serial, CALL OF THE SAVAGE. They just replaced Noah Beery Jr's head with Frankie Thomas'. |
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| toddgault | Aug 29 2011, 08:09 PM Post #117 |
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I think the warrior is footage from Jungle Jim, which had a similar recap set up. |
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| andarius | Aug 30 2011, 01:17 AM Post #118 |
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![]() Nah, it's Paul Robeson responding to an early morning studio call and repairing to the set of Sanders of the River! Edited by andarius, Aug 30 2011, 01:41 AM.
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| Laughing Gravy | Sep 1 2011, 01:35 PM Post #119 |
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Still catching up, watched chapter 7, "King of the Gorillas". Least assuring calm-down speech from a naturalist I've ever heard, to that shrieking whats-her-name: "Don't be alarmed! That's a gorilla, warning his tribe!" |
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| andarius | Sep 6 2011, 03:33 PM Post #120 |
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Spider's in the Ivory Patrol clink, recognises one of the guards who's wanted for bank robbery and murder and threatens to blackmail him! There's an elephant operated by a dodgy mahout and a lot of Fang slinking around. A quiet episode but interesting. |
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