On May 26, 2:58 pm, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > The Wiki contributor who chronicled this episode there, blames the > sole use of the tymp on a musicians' union strike.
On May 26, 2:58 pm, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]> wrote: > The Wiki contributor who chronicled this episode there, blames the > sole use of the tymp on a musicians' union strike Michael Hayde's biography of Jack Webb, "My Name's Friday", attributes the decision to use only tympani solely to Webb himself, and doesn't mention a musician's union strike, for whatever that may be worth. I agree with Mr. Sikula that it doesn't seem like an episode without the music, but at the same time, I think it was an effective choice for that episode. I don't know if it came across this way when it was originally aired, but when I first saw that episode, it made me think this is a special, and different, episode if they're not using the standard theme. I also think that the scoring of the episode contributes considerably to ramping up the level of tension. And, thinking about this some more, I wonder if Homicide's "Three Men and Adena" was partially influenced by this episode. (I've read Simon's book, so I know the historical basis behind the episode.) ==Dwight Brown -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
