tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post4296906918257994647..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: Move Over Kolchak for "The Norliss Tapes"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-13845389953757302132015-10-25T11:00:42.520-04:002015-10-25T11:00:42.520-04:00The "found footage" angle is an interest...The "found footage" angle is an interesting one and I suppose one could say it was. I reviewed SPECTRE for this blog; I think it's even better and would have been a pretty good series.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-72251917840466980902015-10-24T19:16:53.132-04:002015-10-24T19:16:53.132-04:00Were The Norliss Tapes the forerunner of "fou...Were The Norliss Tapes the forerunner of "found footage" films? The premise was interesting though I agree it probably wouldn't have been a long runner. In some ways similar to Roddenberry's Spectre. Thinnes would also star in The Horror at 37,000 Feet -- certainly giving the Devil more than his due.Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452222696907771602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-39689573502075227132015-10-23T07:58:01.796-04:002015-10-23T07:58:01.796-04:00What they really wanted was another David Janssen ...What they really wanted was another David Janssen . The Invaders had the Fugitive's producer, network, time slot. The Invaders did wring a lot of variations out of the format, tho.<br />Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-54677378017273739242015-10-23T07:42:27.631-04:002015-10-23T07:42:27.631-04:00Interesting, because I never thought of the David ...Interesting, because I never thought of the David Vincent character as arrogant. I liked THE INVADERS a lot but think the concept was limited from the beginning. It petered out when David became part of a large organization. It'd make a fine miniseries. Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-60310701623802428542015-10-23T07:35:36.271-04:002015-10-23T07:35:36.271-04:00The producer partially blamed Thiness for Invaders...The producer partially blamed Thiness for Invaders' failure. Thought he came across as arrogant in a role that obviously needed him to enlist as many sympathies as possible. Hitchcock fired him from Family Plot.Bill Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06041905291496937729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-3987159474784981002015-10-23T07:35:22.017-04:002015-10-23T07:35:22.017-04:00I don't recall this, but will try catch up wit...I don't recall this, but will try catch up with it before Hallowe'en as I did with the two Kolchak movies recently.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-53514409845138263902015-10-22T21:48:05.186-04:002015-10-22T21:48:05.186-04:00Roy Thinnes was very good in THE INVADERS. I think...Roy Thinnes was very good in THE INVADERS. I think NORLISS TAPES would have been a fun series, but likely one with a short lifespan. Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-59969989789013551162015-10-22T19:15:55.961-04:002015-10-22T19:15:55.961-04:00I became a fan of Roy Thinnes when I saw "The...I became a fan of Roy Thinnes when I saw "The Invaders" but this is a work I don't know anything about. Thanks for your post, Rick. It is always fun to learn about new films, even when 43 years have passed since they came out!toto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/09652682900471649463noreply@blogger.com