tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post1298072582296370959..comments2024-03-28T17:16:14.568+00:00Comments on Retro-Forteana: A Fortean Episode of ColumboAndrew Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-13429504283741996062016-04-16T09:28:01.093+01:002016-04-16T09:28:01.093+01:00Interesting idea - probably just a coincidence, bu...Interesting idea - probably just a coincidence, but you never know!Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-25886318201244006612016-04-15T23:55:06.435+01:002016-04-15T23:55:06.435+01:00I saw the episode again this morning, and another ...I saw the episode again this morning, and another coincidence came to the fore. I hadn't connected 'Max The Magnificent' with real life James Randi at first, but on seeing it again, the connection clicked. This morning, though, another coincidence clicked in .. before this, I had not seen the entire beginning of the episode, so I did not have a full view of the relationship between the murderer and victim. What leaped out at me was the line 'what we meant to each other, in that terrible place.' Not exactly what I would say to my best best buddy ... to a woman, but not to a man. I could be stretching it a bit, but knowing that James Randi recently came out ... I wondered if the writer/producers knew that about him when they penned this story. Certainly it was a time when such relationships could only be hinted at on broadcast TV. A similar 'Untouchables' episode seemed to pair a couple of mobsters in a similar way..Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12636441881328602727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-26315246239891742832015-06-08T11:52:59.389+01:002015-06-08T11:52:59.389+01:00Ah, they're not connected then. It just happen...Ah, they're not connected then. It just happened to be amongst a pile of comics I dug out of a cupboard for scanning, so it really is a bit of a (timely) coincidence- although I did have an idea it might be be in the pile.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-2116342567490851602015-06-08T08:51:30.589+01:002015-06-08T08:51:30.589+01:00Thanks Brian. I watched a few episodes of McCloud ...Thanks Brian. I watched a few episodes of McCloud in the 70s but I can't remember any of them - I probably would have remembered either of those if I'd seen them. I do remember an occult-themed episode of the Snoop Sisters, though - it had a guest appearance by Alice Cooper!<br /><br />I saw the Marvel "TV Heroes" summer special in your latest blog post this morning, Kid (was that coincidence or cause-and-effect?). I don't think mine is linked to Marvel in any way, though. It doesn't have a proper indicia - it just says (speaking from memory without digging it out again) "Published by IPC Magazines".Andrew Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17073306343984931484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-79743460814580063222015-06-08T07:09:55.099+01:002015-06-08T07:09:55.099+01:00The 70s show, McCloud, shown on that image at the ...The 70s show, McCloud, shown on that image at the top, had two Fortean episodes, one about vampires, one about werewolves, I remember as a kid the vamp one being campy, the wolf one a little more creepy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-41271831644058703202015-06-08T01:43:03.246+01:002015-06-08T01:43:03.246+01:00Oh, meant to say - Marvel did a TV Heroes Summer S...Oh, meant to say - Marvel did a TV Heroes Summer Special back in the late '70s or early '80s, so if the one in your pic is by Marvel, it wasn't (strictly speaking) a one-off.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2012179240296572398.post-18726637722123305212015-06-08T01:40:38.413+01:002015-06-08T01:40:38.413+01:00I remember seeing the episode, but can't recal...I remember seeing the episode, but can't recall how it was resolved so I'll be watching it again the next time it's on.Kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07224781868125924337noreply@blogger.com