tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post5892277817945534350..comments2024-03-17T07:25:56.478-04:00Comments on Thrilling Days of Yesteryear: “My name’s Friday…I’m a cop.”Ivan G Shreve Jrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-17906894552524934682011-12-22T12:03:45.119-05:002011-12-22T12:03:45.119-05:00Thanks for the chuckle, Paul...Thanks for the chuckle, Paul...Ivan G Shreve Jrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04067177808320053382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-78907664890055747452011-12-22T10:36:18.891-05:002011-12-22T10:36:18.891-05:00Jack Webb Schools Obama on Respect for Police
htt...Jack Webb Schools Obama on Respect for Police <br />http://youtu.be/UXlu-hwPrrwPaul Dionnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03737948366113976060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-64223957591649081672011-12-21T01:34:32.621-05:002011-12-21T01:34:32.621-05:00I grew up with the reruns of the 60's Dragnet,...<i>I grew up with the reruns of the 60's Dragnet, and the interplay between Friday & Gannon was just flat awesome. Harry Morgan's past work in sitcoms helped immensely.</i><br /><br />This was a "Dragnet" staple, dating back to its radio days. The discussions Friday and his companions had during the episodes humanized the characters, gave them a texture (and yes, some wry humor) while they were in the midst of doing their serious work. While Friday was, for the show's purpose, an <i>uber-cop</i>, handling everything from homicide to juvenile to bunco, the realism of "Dragnet" (and until you listen to some of the cheesy radio crime series that came before it, you really can't begin to appreciate it) helped listeners (and later, viewers) comprehend the nature of what police work was all about. Yes, the style of "Dragnet" could easily be parodied (as Stan Freberg did several times, brilliantly), but all of its successors, including the "Law & Order" franchise, owe a lot to Jack Webb.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-42507203317795249012011-12-20T16:27:55.933-05:002011-12-20T16:27:55.933-05:00I grew up with the reruns of the 60's Dragnet,...I grew up with the reruns of the 60's Dragnet, and the interplay between Friday & Gannon was just flat awesome. Harry Morgan's past work in sitcoms helped immensely.<br /><br />It's just sad neither TV Land or anyone else thought of doing a tribute to the man.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-30843364591418958072011-12-17T09:05:22.948-05:002011-12-17T09:05:22.948-05:00Harry Morgan made a few guest turns as a variety o...Harry Morgan made a few guest turns as a variety of characters on the radio "Dragnet," which likely explains his ties to Webb.VP81955https://www.blogger.com/profile/11792390726196611188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-11196403675931667962011-12-17T05:51:31.293-05:002011-12-17T05:51:31.293-05:00You and I agree on many things (although one of th...You and I agree on many things (although one of them is not my fondness for a few reality or reality-competition series, but that's beside the point), and one of them is our fondness for the 1950s run of <i>Dragnet</i> on TV. <i>Dragnet</i> in the 1950s tackled issues that I don't know that most of today's procedurals would touch with the same frankness that <i>Dragnet</i> did. I don't think that the 1960s version of the show was able (or maybe Webb just wasn't willing) to tackle the sort of issues that the show dealt with in 1951.<br /><br />As for those radio episodes, they and some of the other radio shows that Webb did are worth it just for the talent that he was working with. Raymond Burr spent a lot of time playing Friday's Captain and there were episodes of shows that Webb did that also starred William Conrad. Can you imagine Conrad, Burr and Webb together in one studio?Brent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-31236891329976403532011-12-17T00:38:31.236-05:002011-12-17T00:38:31.236-05:00One of my all time faves as well.
Currently enjoy...One of my all time faves as well.<br /><br />Currently enjoying the <i>Dragnet</i>/<i>Adam-12</i> hr. weekday a.m.s on MeTV. And every episode just as absurdly goofy the third or fourth time watching.M. Bouffanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04519088858760760560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-85741983083327443732011-12-16T12:58:21.870-05:002011-12-16T12:58:21.870-05:00This post has reminded me I need to check out Drag...This post has reminded me I need to check out Dragnet on television!--I listen to podcasts while walking to and from work, and it took me most of the summer to get through Dragnet the radio show (yes, all of it). And yes, the difference between Dragnet and its contemporary radio show brethren is astonishing--the sound design/effects alone make it sound like it's from twenty years in the future, never mind the plotlines, acting style, etc...Maybe a dvd set will be my Christmas present to myself this year. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7307577717655310918.post-20805447816350422962011-12-16T09:46:16.025-05:002011-12-16T09:46:16.025-05:00I was sad at Harry Morgan's death too. In addi...I was sad at Harry Morgan's death too. In addition to seeing him in MASH for many years, I recently saw him in a film that you recommended called 'Support Your Local Sheriff' with James Garner. I liked it. And may I add that I have a soft spot for the film version of 'Dragnet' with Dan Akroyd and Tom Hanks, which used to play on cable all the time when I was growing up.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.com