tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post3650827235739668259..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-40958376044015014502008-04-09T13:00:00.000-07:002008-04-09T13:00:00.000-07:00You're all dead right about the first episode of J...You're all dead right about the first episode of Jason King. It's baffling why exactly it was chosen to air as the first episode, seeing how it doesn't really set up the basic concept of the show or feature any of the recurring characters beyond King. Sure, it's clever and witty, but would it make sense to start The Prisoner with 'The Girl Who Was Death'? No, it would not. The second episode would have made a better first episode, and the first episode would have made a better odd late-series diversion.<BR/><BR/>I've enjoyed most of what I've watched of the other episodes (except for the dreary two-parter), though, especially the one with Nigel Green as one of a pair of crooks who base their crimes around the ones in King's Mark Caine books. But I'll pretty much watch anything with Nigel Green in it. Pit him against Wyngarde, and it's like they were making TV just for me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-44651661924781137892007-07-04T15:30:00.000-07:002007-07-04T15:30:00.000-07:00I was so excited to get my DVD set of Jason King. ...I was so excited to get my DVD set of Jason King. You see, my name is Jason King and I was born the day before the tv series premiered (why couldn't I have waited an extra day to be born). When I first learned about the tv series, it suddenly made sense to me why sometimes Brits on usenet (mainly back in the 80s) would ask me if I was the "REAL" Jason King.<BR/><BR/>I haven't watched the whole series but have really enjoyed what I've seen so far. It's a pity the show wasn't shot on better film stock but other than that, it's been fun to watch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-53722898018088572122007-04-10T21:27:00.000-07:002007-04-10T21:27:00.000-07:00I'd read about Peter Wyngarde's cult status in Aus...I'd read about Peter Wyngarde's cult status in Australia, but it's good to hear a confirmation. That's hilarious! <BR/><BR/>Yeah, based on the two episodes I've seen of Jason King I'd say you definitely got the better end of the pact. Department S is a GREAT show. The pilot of Jason King had exactly the problem you mention, confusingly blurring "reality" and fiction. The other episode on the dvd (about Intelligence operatives basing their wall-crossings on Len Deighton) didn't do that at all (and was quite enjoyable) so I had hoped it was just the pilot. Guess not. Still, based on Department S and that episode I'm looking forward to seeing Jason King and hoping for the best...Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-34955555370571410862007-04-10T00:19:00.000-07:002007-04-10T00:19:00.000-07:00Last year, a friend and I made a pact, that if I b...Last year, a friend and I made a pact, that if I bought <B>Department S</B>, he would buy <B>Jason King</B>. So we did just that. I am sure I got the better part of the bargain. <B>Department S</B> is great entertainment, and as the series progresses, Wyngarde's character (Jason King) begins to feature more and more.<BR/><BR/>In fact, when Peter Wyngarde toured Australia in the early 70's, he was greeted with mass hysteria, which hadn't been seen since The Beatles. (Apparently in the city, Melbourne where I live, he laid his hands in cement - somewhere. I'll have to track it down and make a pilgrimage).<BR/><BR/>But then I started on <B>The Jason King</B> series. It is weird and I have struggled to get through many episodes. For me, the problem is that fact and fiction blur to readily. Maybe the series improves?<BR/><BR/>But if it was me, I be wanting Department S ahead of Jason King.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07948368009550868974noreply@blogger.com