the main attraction of the show to me is the camaraderie between the two leads. they are friends and good detectives, and sincerely believe in what they are doing. Morgan hasWebb on the edge of laughter in many episodes, much of which was unscripted.
what is also interesting is that Webb, while Friday comes across as very law and order, he also is caring and goes case by case. it's an interesting slice of life in 1968 LA. it's a lot more interesting than I thought it would be.
There have been several things I've watched (looking at YOU, Astro-Zombies) where I found the glimpse into the time period more compelling than anything going on during the plot.
ReplyDeletefortunately Dragnet only runs about 25 minutes, so it's a lot easier to take.
ReplyDeleteWebb sure pushes the La Brea tar pits, there's been at least three mentions per season!
There was far more indeed to the character of Det.Joe Friday than ''Just the facts,ma'am''(which the producers of the mid-80's ''DRAGNET'' feature film seemed not to notice,though to be fair Dan Aykroyd was playing the nephew of Webb's character so his character could've been guilty of emulation-through-hero-worship...)
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