I've been reading the What Is Noir (and would you want your
sister to see it?) Thread with bemused fascination, and
really have nothing to add.
But that rarely stops me, and since we've done (or not)
films, books, and now music -- why not television?
Specifically, does anyone else recall a (too) short-lived
series titled "EZ Streets"?
It ran in 1996, was Directed by Paul Haggis. and the cast
included R.D. Call, Debrah Farentino, Jason Gedrick, Ken
Olin, Joe Pantoliano [one of his best roles] & Rod
Steiger
According to the IMdb [ http://us.imdb.com/Title?0116161
] the recommended films for those who enjoyed the series were
these:
> L.A. Confidential (1997)
> Bound by Honor (1993)
> Godfather, The (1972)
> Underworld Story, The (1950)
> Lethal Weapon 3 (1992)
> Godfather: Part III, The (1990)
> Corruptor, The (1999)
> Goodfellas (1990)
> Scarface (1983)
> Cop Land (1997)
...for what that is worth.
And while most of the films I check on IMdb have a page full
of Memorable Quotes, there is only one cited from EZ
Streets:
>Quinn's father [Steiger]: You can only be betrayed by
the people you trust.
(Talk about getting "screwed"!)
Given a couple of disclaimers -- most of the films *I* think
of as noir
_are_ b&w, but because I didn't get my first television
set until 1961
(when I was 18) I missed most of the b&w teevee crime
series -- this series
-- even if in Living Color -- IMO is/was the essence of
noir:
Those rain-drenched streets left me feeling, well, "rusted",
after every episode.
Atmosphere 101.
I'd pay a substantial portion of my limited income for a DVD
of that series, as long as it included the episode (or two)
that was filmed, but not shown, when the series was
cancelled.
[I did enjoy the retro 'look' of the 1998 Buddy Faro series
(with Dennis Farina), but it was in no way noir and, quite
frankly, sucked in every other way. The (also 1998) Maximum
Bob (again, unfairly cut short) series, while taking people
getting screwed to an artform for broadcast tv, was far too
sun-drenched to be noir. But it sure was fun.]
fwiw
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Bill Bowers | <Bill@Outworlds.net>
"The stars descended upon me like an elevator in a shaft."
---Ross Macdonald, Trouble Follows Me, 1946
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