08-27-2014, 10:45 AM
I recently saw the "You Have Just Been Murdered" episode, which has a nice whimsical comic appeal. It also features a scythe vs. staff sparring set. Ms. Peale wields the (ever shorter) staff.
The fights are poorly done in the series, with moments of, Hey, that almost suspended my disbelief for a second. But it seems to fit the corniness of the series, and I'm not denigrating it.
I've been pondering an attempt to write an ezine article for DM about the Age of the Deadly Open Hand Chop. There was a period of many years when anyone on TV could just chop another person with an open hand and render them senseless. (When did this first appear? What were the influences? When and why did it fade out?) Not only is this seen in the Avengers, but also The Man from Uncle, Get Smart, and similar fare of that time period. Very trippy to revisit it.
The fights are poorly done in the series, with moments of, Hey, that almost suspended my disbelief for a second. But it seems to fit the corniness of the series, and I'm not denigrating it.
I've been pondering an attempt to write an ezine article for DM about the Age of the Deadly Open Hand Chop. There was a period of many years when anyone on TV could just chop another person with an open hand and render them senseless. (When did this first appear? What were the influences? When and why did it fade out?) Not only is this seen in the Avengers, but also The Man from Uncle, Get Smart, and similar fare of that time period. Very trippy to revisit it.