Gary and I recently discussed our work on The Harry O Viewing Companion with J Kingston Pierce for his website, The Rap Sheet. The interview has now been published online and can be accessed here: The Rap Sheet: The Facts in the Case of “Harry O”
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The Harry O Viewing Companion – promotional interviews update
An update on promotional interviews for our book The Harry O Viewing Companion: All four segments of our interview with Ed Robertson for his TV Confidential Radio Show are now available here: TV CONFIDENTIAL Show Nos. 692 and 694 with guests Steve Aldous and Gary Gillies is now available for listening on demand for free…
‘The Harry O Viewing Companion’ is out today
The Harry O Viewing Companion has been released today by our publishers McFarland & Co. From the filming of the pilot episodes in 1972 to the show’s cancellation in 1976, the book offers a comprehensive history of each step in the show’s development. Informed by archival material, including the series’ creator Howard Rodman’s papers, it…
The Origins of Harry O
Having been a huge fan of Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry, I was intrigued when I heard suggestions that the classic 1970 private eye show, Harry O, was originally explored as a potential Dirty Harry TV series. This always struck me as odd, given Magnum Force was in production as a sequel and the role was…
TV Review – SMILE JENNY, YOU’RE DEAD (1974)
SMILE JENNY, YOU’RE DEAD (1974, USA, 90m, PG) **** Crime, Drama dist. ABC.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Howard Rodman; pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. Jack Woolf (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Billy Goldenberg; ed. Melvin Shapiro; ad. Walter Scott Herndon cast: David Janssen (Harry Orwell), Andrea Marcovicci (Jennifer English), John Anderson (Col. John…
TV Review – SUCH DUST AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON (1973)
SUCH DUST AS DREAMS ARE MADE ON (1973, USA, 76m, PG) *** Crime, Drama dist. ABC.; pr co. Warner Bros.; d. Jerry Thorpe; w. Howard Rodman; pr. Jerry Thorpe; ph. Jack Woolf (Colour | 1.33:1); m. Richard Hazard; ed. Alex Beaton; ad. Walter Scott Herndon cast: David Janssen (Harry Orwell), Martin Sheen (Harlan Garrison), Margot…
Film Review – MADIGAN (1968)
MADIGAN (1968, USA, 101m, 12) ***½ Crime, Drama dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Rank Film Distributors (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Don Siegel; w. Howard Rodman (as Henri Simoun), Abraham Polonsky (based on the novel “The Commissioner” by Richard Dougherty); pr. Frank P. Rosenberg; ph. Russell Metty (Technicolor | 2.35:1); m. Don Costa; ed. Milton…
Film Review – CHARLEY VARRICK (1973)
CHARLEY VARRICK (1973, USA, 111m, 15) **** Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller dist. Universal Pictures (USA), Cinema International Corporation (CIC) (UK); pr co. Universal Pictures; d. Don Siegel; w. Howard Rodman, Dean Riesner (based on the novel “The Looters” by John Reese); pr. Don Siegel; ph. Michael C. Butler (Technicolor | 1.85:1); m. Lalo Schifrin; ed….