tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post3533702024288097943..comments2024-03-08T18:49:51.289-05:00Comments on Classic Film and TV Café: The 5 Best Episodes of "The Fugitive"Rick29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-87290539942355620652023-03-10T02:47:01.191-05:002023-03-10T02:47:01.191-05:00Barry Morse, who played Lieutenant Gerard, said in...Barry Morse, who played Lieutenant Gerard, said in an interview, "I was the most hated man in America. And I loved it." He played the role so well that the viewer was always so glad to see Kimble get away from him due to the fact that he was always so self-righteous and so egocentric. Brilliant acting!Steve Mazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13468645570096908422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-11297515907626734922022-07-30T18:27:37.778-04:002022-07-30T18:27:37.778-04:00greatest TV series of all time. Best TV actor of a...greatest TV series of all time. Best TV actor of all time, bar none. His movies were good, but he could never make the A list in other peoples eyes. And remember the made for TV movie A sensitive passionate man, with Angie Dickinson.........it was so good, and maybe because it really wasn't acting at the end......A big part of my childhood, watching reruns with my parents. David Jannsen touched so many lives, God bless this man, taken way too soonDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477467258293557839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-34398549222037925612022-05-15T13:30:04.279-04:002022-05-15T13:30:04.279-04:00There could not have been a better actor for the r...There could not have been a better actor for the roll of dr. Richard Kimball. So many what turned out to.be top named actors came through this series. One of my all time favorites Bbs1959https://www.blogger.com/profile/00841661477269516691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-61499997725069441252022-04-12T07:50:47.638-04:002022-04-12T07:50:47.638-04:00Aged 54,l've caught episodes but never the pil...Aged 54,l've caught episodes but never the pilot or the final episodes! I intend to finally see them this weekend as well as episodes recommended here and watch as a mini series!SteveJailbirdMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936681840889232716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-82901908074045082272021-07-02T16:09:57.078-04:002021-07-02T16:09:57.078-04:00Watching the series now on cbs , I am in my 60'...Watching the series now on cbs , I am in my 60's and recall little from the series I watched in my early years, what a wonderful series and what a great actor David Janssen was , some wonderful episodes where others needs came before his and the acting was very good that you got emotional yourself at times , real shame about his personal later on and he was taken too young at 48 , thank you for the wonderful entertainment Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145894538584476560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-68869061920478954862021-06-10T15:42:34.778-04:002021-06-10T15:42:34.778-04:00Outstanding show.Great actors, guest stars, and pr...Outstanding show.Great actors, guest stars, and production. David Jannsen will be forever The Fugitive, what a guy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09350578726252171118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37039743293892885132021-04-03T13:43:07.353-04:002021-04-03T13:43:07.353-04:00I am watching the series again on sky some 40 year...I am watching the series again on sky some 40 years when I watched it as a young boy , its just a wonderful series and David Jessen plays the part superbly , shame he was taken so young and suddenly, if you have not watched it then please do Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13145894538584476560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-52070389499635483142021-01-12T21:48:46.440-05:002021-01-12T21:48:46.440-05:00Nightmare at Northoak is my standout episode from ...Nightmare at Northoak is my standout episode from Season 1 (though they are all extremely watchable) It's a great, heartwarming episode with a brilliant interchange between Kimble and Gerard near the end. A great 1st watch if your new to this terrific series Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11605638325348106967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-25730106214645557552018-06-28T08:44:34.005-04:002018-06-28T08:44:34.005-04:00There’s one where the 1AM’s photo is taken by a sm...There’s one where the 1AM’s photo is taken by a small town local paper in a suspect roundup. Kimble sees the photo, comes to the town and ends up in a chase that nearly kills the 1AM. Kimble ends us nursing his wife’s killer back to health (who then promptly escapes once healthy) at an empty summer camp. But the kicker is, while Kimble is taking care of the semi conscious 1AM, he angrily asks the 1AM if he really killed Helen. Behind an oxygen mask the 1AM stares, frightened, and weakly nods.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009010553310956320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-91719484102645012702018-01-24T11:26:10.240-05:002018-01-24T11:26:10.240-05:00Thanks for all the suggestions, I was going to dow...Thanks for all the suggestions, I was going to download 2-3 for a friend, but you all really didn't help much. All sooo good. I likewise grew up on David's Richard Kimble. For 3 decades it was my slam dunk all time favorite show. And still is #2. What moved him down just a notch? A short lived series about High School starring an unknown, then 13 year old actress.... Claire Danes. I always had a thing for actors who were genuine, poignant, and wore vulnerability on their sleeve. Those were, and are, two of the best. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46541291193713788512016-11-27T00:18:38.809-05:002016-11-27T00:18:38.809-05:00Producer Alan Armer wasn't 'burned out'...Producer Alan Armer wasn't 'burned out', as an earlier comment states...Armer left The Fugitive to work on another QM series, The Invaders, which premiered midway through the '66-'67 season. Martin would occasionally shift producers on his shows...he later did that with Philip Saltzman (moving Saltzman from The FBI to Barnaby Jones in 1973) and Anthony Spinner (Spinner, who replaced Saltzman on The FBI, moved over to Cannon, starting with the 1974-75 season).Mark Speckhttp://www.facebook.com/mspeck1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-28758649102328838572016-01-23T18:02:21.243-05:002016-01-23T18:02:21.243-05:00The best series from my elementary school days bar...The best series from my elementary school days bar none. A good many of my favorites not mentioned deal with the obvious chemistry Janssen shared with his female co-stars. There were three great episodes back-to-back-to back in season 2: Brass Ring (with Angie Dickinson, sister of an embittered quadriplegic, terrifically portrayed by Robert Duvall), Ballad for A Ghost (with doomed singer Janis Paige portraying a lookalike of Kimball's wife), and The End is But the Beginning (with a love-struck Barbara Barrie willing to do anything to help Kimball - I think my all time favorite relationally centered episode with two of my favorite scenes from the entire series). And yes, Suzanne Pleshette and Janssen had palpable TV screen chemistry in the Scared Rabbit episode ("Joe, do me a favor? Would you kiss me?) Her fluttering eyelashes after the kiss wasn't acting. Then there were the ones with Vera Miles, Lois Nettleton, Hope Lange, and Susan Oliver, just to mention a few of the sixties babes who shared screen time with the good Dr. Kimball. But the last one I'll mention, another all time favorite, allowed Kimball to be a pediatrician again - When the Wind Blows, where Kimball helps a sensitive child and his mother see the boy's odd behavior as a gift to be embraced. Man, what a series! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-5930698481477063552015-11-18T23:01:21.462-05:002015-11-18T23:01:21.462-05:00True, she is excellent in that episode and it'...True, she is excellent in that episode and it's a strong one, too. Frankly, the first three season are just outstanding.Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-83167088206735340782015-11-18T22:32:02.370-05:002015-11-18T22:32:02.370-05:00am watching the first season on DVD, and the best ...am watching the first season on DVD, and the best so far is the "Angels Ride a Lonely Road" 2 part episode. Eileen Heckert as Sister Veronica was Emmy-wining stuff....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01725223745886418406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-36948714964824889052015-09-20T15:36:04.134-04:002015-09-20T15:36:04.134-04:00It's not the best one, but I love the episode ...It's not the best one, but I love the episode Storm Center from season one for several reasons. Mostly because it's different. In most other episodes, Dr. Kimble has his eyes downcast, he's trying to stay obscure, and he's pretending to be someone else. In this episode, his real identity is known very early on. He can be himself, he's not hiding his personality. There's actually humor in this episode. It's 45 minutes of him and one other character and the acting is outstanding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-31875430956411725602014-10-14T10:45:50.095-04:002014-10-14T10:45:50.095-04:00I hope you can reveal an ending for me of a Fugiti...I hope you can reveal an ending for me of a Fugitive episode. I've been watching them via Youtube and enjoying them a lot. However, the episode, Dark Corner, with Tuesday Weld, the ending clip isn't airing! Gah! How does it end??? Do her sister, sister's fiance, and the sheriff find out how evil Maddie really is? How does Richard get away from that farm in SD???? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-38947637428876801832013-11-23T20:40:23.198-05:002013-11-23T20:40:23.198-05:00you are right! landscapes is best,.. and the two p...you are right! landscapes is best,.. and the two parter with Duvall in season one is also greatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-17517988304021272082013-11-19T23:23:17.262-05:002013-11-19T23:23:17.262-05:00It was a terrific show and picking out a "Fiv...It was a terrific show and picking out a "Five Best" was tough and meant omitting some fine episodes. Thanks for listing some more of them!Rick29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08358116647815569722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-36201013263197753812013-11-19T22:26:26.699-05:002013-11-19T22:26:26.699-05:00The writer of this left out some of the best episo...The writer of this left out some of the best episodes listed here:<br /><br />Man In A Chariot<br />Home Is The Hunted<br />The Survivors<br />The Iron Maiden<br />Escape Into Black<br />Nobody Loses All The Time<br />Wife Killer<br />Running Scared<br />Wings Of An Angel<br />The Ivy Maze<br />Trial By Fire<br />The Evil Men Do<br />Ill Wind<br />The End Game<br />Nightmare At NorthOak<br />Cry Uncle<br />The 2130<br />The Final Judgment 2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-37472631056257205782013-09-08T12:21:22.186-04:002013-09-08T12:21:22.186-04:00Hello Rick,
Thank you for your very astute observa...Hello Rick,<br />Thank you for your very astute observations and appreciation of the "Top 5 FUGITIVE Episodes".<br />I think Dave would agree with your selections. Each had solid script, great Guest Stars and Supporting cast. As for Season 4; the great Director Alan Armer was "burned out", as was David. Both Quinn Martin and ABC pushed for a Fifth Season, but Dave was both physically and mentally exhausted. To make matters worse for him, he was in the middle states of increasing marital discord with Ellie. He wanted to end the marriage, but his advisors were all against it; "it would be a scandal and hurt the series." Dave was a little sad about the ending of the series, yet on the other hand, he was relieved and looking forward.Michael Phelpshttp://www.michaelphelpsnovels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46969972774140646992013-05-16T16:46:17.012-04:002013-05-16T16:46:17.012-04:00You nailed "Landscape" Parts 1 & 2.....You nailed "Landscape" Parts 1 & 2...but to me...I prefer<br /><br />(2) The Judgment Parts 1 & 2<br />(3) Escape Into Black<br />(4) Wife Killer<br />(5) The Girl From Little Egypt (for the flashbacks only)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-40537407331065191882013-01-21T15:31:46.490-05:002013-01-21T15:31:46.490-05:00While the 4th season was a letdown in some ways (t...While the 4th season was a letdown in some ways (the switch to color, Alan Armer leaving the show as previously mentioned), there were still several worthwhile epsiodes. My top ten from the 4th are:<br />A Clean and Quiet Town<br />Nobody Loses All the Time<br />The Walls of Night<br />Dossier on a Diplomat<br />Goodbye My Love<br />The Evil Men Do<br />Ten Thousand Pieces of Silver<br />The Devil's Disciples<br />and of course the 2-part The JudgmentAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-46346554639112030602012-11-08T18:55:31.702-05:002012-11-08T18:55:31.702-05:00you can find a ton of episodes on youtube, just ty...you can find a ton of episodes on youtube, just type in "retroqueen1985 the fugitive."<br />some personal favs are 'ticket to alaska', 'the iron maiden', 'wife killer', 'passage to helena', 'tug of war', and ofcourse the ones with the 1armed man. Great show till this day! Big fan from Toronto.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-83886302255817405282011-07-28T09:03:41.252-04:002011-07-28T09:03:41.252-04:00It's hard to believe that it's over forty ...It's hard to believe that it's over forty years since this series was made and it still has great impact on people. It was broadcast worldwide and held us all in suspense for four years. I doubt that they'll ever make a TV series with such power to hold a worldwide audience again. It's a classic!Winifredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12415302188575538163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5344878851139332715.post-22483935592459605972011-07-27T00:41:08.019-04:002011-07-27T00:41:08.019-04:00Rick, I don't know this show very well, having...Rick, I don't know this show very well, having seen only a few episodes. But THE FUGITIVE's influence is clear even to a novice such as myself. A prime example of the man wrongfully accused in serial format, it's a basis of comparison for numerous other series (e.g., PRISON BREAK). Ideally, I'd watch episodes of THE FUGITIVE in chronological order, but as that may not be possible, it's wonderful to have a 5 Best list such as yours as a guide, to keep an eye out for certain episodes. I know fans of the show will enjoy your list, but it's also a great read for people unfamiliar with Dr. Kimble and his plight.sarkoffagushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00922698736476674377noreply@blogger.com