tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post6056453094800187278..comments2024-03-28T20:46:22.875+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Ironside by Jim ThompsonClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9344926050525421222015-01-16T13:12:33.764+00:002015-01-16T13:12:33.764+00:00I'd forgotten Rear Window- he was marvellous i...I'd forgotten Rear Window- he was marvellous in that. I don't know Blue Gardenia, I'll look it up.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-39684181901394669672015-01-16T07:06:34.552+00:002015-01-16T07:06:34.552+00:00I watched Perry Mason and Ironside episodes. I do...I watched Perry Mason and Ironside episodes. I don't remember any of the political incorrectness though. TV would have been burned off it that was on the shows.<br /><br />I liked Raymond Burr in anything and just saw him in a movie, "The Blue Gardenia." Also, he was a terrific villain in "Rear Window."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-25147660349495947532015-01-15T20:22:54.230+00:002015-01-15T20:22:54.230+00:00I think you would like Thompson, Prashant, he has ...I think you would like Thompson, Prashant, he has that hard-boiled, noir thing off to a T. the programme Ironside turns up on obscure UK TV channels from time to time - you should look to see if it turns up in India too. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35712842342686282542015-01-15T08:30:10.485+00:002015-01-15T08:30:10.485+00:00Moira, I wasn't aware of the "Ironside&qu...Moira, I wasn't aware of the "Ironside" television series but I have been wanting to read Jim Thompson's crime fiction since I discovered his work last year.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-47030957100439634842015-01-14T10:49:53.479+00:002015-01-14T10:49:53.479+00:00That's so funny! The Guardian does that 'M...That's so funny! The Guardian does that 'Making of' series, and I'm always hoping for good gossip like that rather than brilliant apercus about the artistic achievements and how special they all felt. In this book there is actually an explanation for why 'they've drawn a blank at the lab' - a scene that I wish they'd put into the TV prog. Let's just say that the people at the lab were not as conscientious as they should've been. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-29814160436279888852015-01-14T10:47:03.693+00:002015-01-14T10:47:03.693+00:00You're right Bill: the setup was very traditio...You're right Bill: the setup was very traditional in one way, but quite ground-breaking in another, and should get credit for that. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-60255113500459572692015-01-14T08:06:22.356+00:002015-01-14T08:06:22.356+00:00I remember reading a hilarious article, years ago,...I remember reading a hilarious article, years ago, about the making of the TV series, in which the woman who played Eve said how relentlessly dull their supporting roles were. In an attempt to flesh out her character, she spent one entire series making eyes at Mark, trying to kick-start a 'love' sub-plot, but no-one noticed. Also, Ed was always given the line 'they've drawn a blank at the lab, Chief'; when, one week, it was given to another character he was so thrown that he forgot all his lines...Lissa Evansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-3134338353296173112015-01-14T05:43:55.094+00:002015-01-14T05:43:55.094+00:00Moira: I thought Raymond Burr would always be view...Moira: I thought Raymond Burr would always be viewed as Perry Mason until Ironside came along. I thought he was equally brilliant as the wheelchair bound detective. A generation later Ironside remains the rare fictional detective who is disabled.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58630474939670216812015-01-13T22:29:36.438+00:002015-01-13T22:29:36.438+00:00I had no idea there'd been a novelization till...I had no idea there'd been a novelization till I saw Col's piece, though I would have expected to know - I was quite a big fan, I must have watched an awful lot of the episodes. Perhaps the tie-in book didn't make it to the UK.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-6612986043182612732015-01-13T22:28:23.966+00:002015-01-13T22:28:23.966+00:00I really liked your review, and was glad we felt m...I really liked your review, and was glad we felt more or less the same about it. Yes, bizarre. If he'd written it under a pseudonym I think we'd be reading it thinking 'but WHO wrote this? It couldn't possibly be... could it? Surely not!'Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-65244471802749179702015-01-13T21:48:33.927+00:002015-01-13T21:48:33.927+00:00Very interesting. Never knew about this novelizati...Very interesting. Never knew about this novelization of the series. I know I watched some episodes of the show, either when it first came on or in reruns. I am always hazy about TV shows because there were years I saw no TV and years I watched TV; it went in cycles. But I always loved Raymond Burr in any role, TV or movie.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-22546792620214878672015-01-13T21:24:38.295+00:002015-01-13T21:24:38.295+00:00Thank you so much for linking to my review. It'...Thank you so much for linking to my review. It's such a bizarre book, isn't it? I think his style would shine through even if he were writing copy for the back of a cereal box. Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-48752836678420524152015-01-13T16:23:58.944+00:002015-01-13T16:23:58.944+00:00I loved Ironside, and can remember about 2 episode...I loved Ironside, and can remember about 2 episodes/plots really clearly, while the rest is just a blur. I don't think it was masterpiece TV, though (because?) it did try to be very modern with its San Francisco setting - some hippies and wild clothes featured. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-42531930055016392732015-01-13T13:42:51.953+00:002015-01-13T13:42:51.953+00:00I was talking about 'Ironside' with Mrs P ...I was talking about 'Ironside' with Mrs P yesterday (we were reminding ourselves what TV programmes we watched when we were younger). I liked Ironside but I don't think I can remember any plots whatsoever. Interesting your comment about them being a series of scenes.Sarahhttp://crimepieces.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-58963256437415133662015-01-13T13:28:55.064+00:002015-01-13T13:28:55.064+00:00You've got it exactly Margot - I don't thi...You've got it exactly Margot - I don't think you'd need to bother if anyone else had written it, but it is a curiosity, and interesting to see Thompson do something so unlikely...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-50360551847925570392015-01-13T13:28:03.021+00:002015-01-13T13:28:03.021+00:00I thought you'd be pleased! I reckon I saw an ...I thought you'd be pleased! I reckon I saw an epi or two a few years ago, and they were quite clunky: I enjoyed watching but for historical reasons rather than because they were good.<br />Come on, you need to dig the book out and read it...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-31755152165304391712015-01-13T13:12:40.853+00:002015-01-13T13:12:40.853+00:00Moira - I honestly didn't know there was a nov...Moira - I honestly didn't know there was a novel based on the series ('though I remember the series). Interesting! And even more so that Thompson wrote it. I can well imagine that he might chafe under the TV-imposed limits. I'm sure it really did make for a very unusual sort of book. To be honest, I'm not much of a one for 'tie-in' books like that. But just to see how he handled it? That might be interesting even if the book is in some senses pretty terrible. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-73975738534057251392015-01-13T12:36:46.555+00:002015-01-13T12:36:46.555+00:00Moira - post of the year so far! I'm so glad y...Moira - post of the year so far! I'm so glad you took the trouble to seek this out and thanks for linking to me. Hopefully Rich selects '67 as one of the years for his meme - I can then have a good reason to disrupt the symmetry of the logged tubs. Reducing one to 49 might upset my attic feng shui, though I'm sure there's a spare book or to replace it with.<br />I did love that TV series, I wonder what it views like today? Does it stand up to time or has it not aged well? col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.com