Good evening...

[pocketofheather]

I finished watching the first season of "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955-1956), and my reaction is mostly positive. True, the half-hour format keeps most of the episodes from being as good as his movies; it's hard to develop characters I'll care about, and it's harder to build up as much suspense. But considering those limitations, a lot of the

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[pocketofheather]

Hmm. I hadn't thought about that.

I suppose it's a bit much to expect them to release an alternate 'Weird Customer Edition' for folks like me to enjoy...

[laura_seabrook]

Remember watching those in the 60s. And my mother had a couple of book anthologies with the stories in. The ones I remember most was the one where this recluse needs really cold air-conditioning, and another when this man visits his aunt whose painting subjects keep dying.

[pocketofheather]

I think my favorite episode from this set is "Breakdown", where Joseph Cotten's character has a car accident that leaves him in shock in a completely paralyzed state. When he's found, everyone assumes he's dead, and although he can hear them around him, he can't give any sign that he's still in there. It's only a matter of time before they do something permanent with his body... And Cotten gives an excellent performance using only his voice to portray his increasingly desperate thoughts. It's powerful.