tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post1843071686852232996..comments2024-03-21T02:32:03.663-04:00Comments on Marvel Mysteries and Comics Minutiae: Jonathan Frid 1924-2012Nick Caputohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-30429991141225468662012-09-10T10:13:05.498-04:002012-09-10T10:13:05.498-04:00Comicsfan,
I haven't seen the new packaging a...Comicsfan,<br /><br />I haven't seen the new packaging as yet, but I agree with you that Frid was very good in those early episodes. Not only did he became the center of attention, but his speechs were usually long. As John Karlen has noted in interviews, he had a lot of lines compared to others, and once the special effects were used more ofter that also took time away from learning lines and r eading with fellow actors. <br /><br />There is a slower pace and a special charm to the early episodes that Frid worked on.<br /> Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-42041560171221296932012-09-08T19:51:07.450-04:002012-09-08T19:51:07.450-04:00Have you had a chance to check out the "coffi...Have you had a chance to check out the "coffin" packaging for the collective MPI vids of the show? :)<br /><br />Going back through those early Frid episodes is delightful. As a new player, he'd had sufficient time to learn his lines before taping (all before he became a "regular" and thus had more screen time demands), and his performances were very unique and enjoyable.<br /><br />The vids include some excellent interviews with him that show him exactly as you describe--with a delightful insight and affable personality.Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-80127898661885135402012-05-04T09:34:56.020-04:002012-05-04T09:34:56.020-04:00Kid,
I don't think I'm going to care for ...Kid,<br /><br />I don't think I'm going to care for the humorous approach in the new movie, but I'll give it a look. There is no way to transplant a soap opera into a 2 or 2 1/2 hour movie, so there has to be a reworking of the concept. <br /><br />How does one accomplish this on a critical and commercial level? That is the problem screenwriters have; sometimes they succeed with smart ideas and the ability to take the essence of what made the original work, other times they fail by losing that ingredient.Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-49954228221607034182012-05-03T18:36:08.838-04:002012-05-03T18:36:08.838-04:00Nick, I don't know if the show ever aired in t...Nick, I don't know if the show ever aired in the UK as I've never seen it, 'though I remember the comics ads for the model with rubber arms.<br /><br />Saw the trailer for the Dark Shadows movie a couple of weeks back and I see they're going for a comedy approach.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-37882575310759402812012-05-02T08:04:16.214-04:002012-05-02T08:04:16.214-04:00Thanks fot the kind words Guy. Its nice to see tha...Thanks fot the kind words Guy. Its nice to see that others had the same feelings about the show.Nick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-82805632324560691042012-05-01T06:03:40.536-04:002012-05-01T06:03:40.536-04:00Enjoyed your post, Nick! I felt the same connectio...Enjoyed your post, Nick! I felt the same connection you describe between comics and Dark Shadows! Very insightful. Thanks so much! GuyGuyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08418615642829251471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-75438598863974107042012-04-26T11:19:05.132-04:002012-04-26T11:19:05.132-04:00Jeff,
Thanks for pointing out the typo. I've ...Jeff,<br /><br />Thanks for pointing out the typo. I've corrected it to the proper date: 1969.<br /><br />NickNick Caputohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096100224095280865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-49015716127527386742012-04-26T08:13:41.732-04:002012-04-26T08:13:41.732-04:00When you write that Dark Shadows was translated to...When you write that Dark Shadows was translated to comics in 1960, is that a typo? The show began in 1966 and ended in 1971, I think.Jeff Clemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797939431806324345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2089733759263636022.post-74217733603492099202012-04-20T10:14:12.896-04:002012-04-20T10:14:12.896-04:00We are such stuff
As dreams are made on, and our ...We are such stuff <br />As dreams are made on, and our little life <br />Is rounded with a sleep.Barry Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03833042323353543770noreply@blogger.com