Picspam of Ye Olde TV (as I tend to do)

[lost_spook]

Since I seem to be determined to inflict fanfic on the world, here's a Frank Marker & Helen Mortimer picspam. I went to do something else, and then made these graphics under the heading of "research for fic". Probably a bit spoilery, at least as far as this relationship goes, but I'd imagine most people aren't going to watch it, so...

Comments

[swordznsorcery]

Zoinks! Colour! That was a bit of a shock.

These are great. They're such an expressive pair, in facial terms and by way of body language. And bonus Ray Smith, hurrah.

Sadistic TV is a git. The last couple I found myself shipping was on "Primeval". One half ceased to exist due to a time anomaly, then his parallel universe doppelgänger got eaten by dinosaurs (and a sabre-tooth cat and a gorgonopsid and a beast from the future working as a tag team if memory serves). And the other half got shot, but I'd given up and stopped watching by then.

Mind you, you clearly win for tragedy, because the "Primeval" story is just plain silly!

[lost_spook]

Ha, yes, the last episode of S4 is in colour on the DVD. It wasn't broadcast that way, but they made it in colour as a test. (It has b&w credits still, and a nice still b&w photo when Frank looks through the window at his new office.)

These are great. They're such an expressive pair, in facial terms and by way of body language. And bonus Ray Smith, hurrah.

:-D I thought they were, but it's nice to know they are.

I think eaten by dinosaurs will always win in the sadistic stakes, though, really. ;-D

[persiflage_1]

Oh dear! I feel like I ought to dish out hugs all round!

[lost_spook]

Aw. I'll have a hug! (I think that Frank and Mrs Mortimer should just get on and hug each other, though. Heh.)

*hugs Pers*

[persiflage_1]

Yes, you're right, they clearly should.

*hugs you instead*

[lost_spook]

♥

:-D

[liadtbunny]

Sweet! While it's going well!

I can tell the wiping up dialogue comes from an Avengers writer (you are going to tell me I'm wrong now).

No don't screencap distressing episodes, I did that to fulfil 100 icons. Not a good idea, no, no, no, unless it's David Collings(!).

I like Percy's shipping dialogue - it's like the audience on the screen.

I've rewatched a 'Callan' ep where it starts with Callan happy and relaxed: shocking! It is actually. And then it goes sour, oh Callan you can never have a normal relationship can you? And as it the 60's there's extra flip-liddage from Mr Woodward. I hope the worrying looking last ep of Bulman turns out all right.

[lost_spook]

Thank you!

The whole of S4 is written by Roger Marshall, so probably yes? I have a feeling you said he did write some Avengers a while back?

I like Percy's shipping dialogue - it's like the audience on the screen.Percy is helpful like that. Mind, so's Frank when dealing with his cases, and Mrs Mortimer. I can't do stupid commentary on it, because it always goes like this

[liadtbunny]

I'm pretty sure I sent you '£50,000 Breakfast', which if memory serves me right, if it wasn't Marshall's name on the ep it recycles a lot of the lines, as well as the plot from an earlier Cathy Gale episode by him. I feel sorry for TV makers today - everybody has recorders.

Percy sounds the best! Callan sounds more cheery;)

The last Bulman ep summary promises "a life changing event", but as the other summaries have been wildly inaccurate I'm crossing my fingers. I hope it doesn't mean either of them end up brown bread, as it stuffs up my Unconventional Courtship story.

[lost_spook]

I'm pretty sure I sent you '£50,000 Breakfast', which if memory serves me right, if it wasn't Marshall's name on the ep it recycles a lot of the lines, as well as the plot from an earlier Cathy Gale episode by him. I feel sorry for TV makers today - everybody has recorders.

:loL: Okay, so the order I watched them in was The Winged Avenger, Something Nasty in the Nursery & the £50,000 Breakfast (I accidentally missed A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Station, because it was hiding behind The Winged Avenger)... and the £50,000 Breakfast was the one where I started feeling that I got the show, and I liked it! I think in terms of TV writers, I've met my Waterloo. I have such mixed feelings re. Roger Marshall, but he always defeats me. :-D

I still want to know also why Richard Harris was pissed off with Brian Clemens enough to name That Character (would be very spoilery to explain, but it is Not A Compliment) after him.

The last Bulman ep summary promises "a life changing event", but as the other summaries have been wildly

[sallymn]

I know nothing about the series, but I love the actress's face so warm and good-humoured and expressive :)

[lost_spook]

Aww. :-)

She's Pauline Delany (or Delaney) and I hadn't come across her in anything before this, either. She was an Irish character actress, primarily on stage, and while she did plenty of the usual guest appearances on various TV shows, Public Eye seems to be the only one where she had a regular role, so I'm glad I ended up watching it for that reason as well as for everything else.

[dimity_blue]

People like that you just want to lock them in a room together until they've sorted out their differences and can see how much they belong together. I end up pretending they get together anyway, and I suspect you do the same.

I want happy endings, damn it!

[lost_spook]

In this case, it's getting Frank to believe he can stay, or not be a private detective, which seems to be impossible. Despite that, they were supposed to get a happy ending. I'd just like it to actually exist so I could watch it a hundred times or so, that's all. :lol:

(I'm not unreasonable.)

:-D