tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post1812835345814492628..comments2024-03-05T10:32:32.208+00:00Comments on IRRESISTIBLE TARGETS: BLAKE EDWARDS AND CRIMEMichael Carlsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490121869284175945noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-51677663981458970442010-12-20T13:18:00.018+00:002010-12-20T13:18:00.018+00:00I should have checked what I wrote at the time: th...I should have checked what I wrote at the time: that it had 'the right mix of violence and affability' and that 'McGavin's was played with more tongue in cheek' so maybe my memory was a little bit off. I may amend the current to reflect that...<br /><br />And I should have thought of and mentioned the VIM connection...thanks for the reminder!<br />Youre now my conscience...Michael Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04490121869284175945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-413013422636027916.post-62330633496648027872010-12-19T15:45:47.277+00:002010-12-19T15:45:47.277+00:00I am so pleased to see you post a piece on Blake E...I am so pleased to see you post a piece on Blake Edwards and his crime genre contributions. PETER GUNN initiated the TV private eye craze in the USA, giving the genre a new lease on life. You can't get from Mike Hammer to James Bond without Gunn inbetween.<br /><br />I do think your memory, or perhaps it was your reaction at the time, to the Edward HAMMER pilot is a little off. That's a fairly grim, humorless piece whose violence kept it off the air. Brian Keith was somber throughout.<br /><br />Also, it should be noted the (as you say) much underrated GUNN theatrical film borrowed its shocking conclusion from Spillane's VENGEANCE IS MINE!Max Allan Collinshttp://www.maxallancollins.comnoreply@blogger.com