Watching the Detectives (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
... said all of this, I'm quite pleased at having just discovered one of Spelling's first shows, Honey West. There was just one series of 30 episodes made showing in 1965 to 1966. The show is black and white, has those Spelling trademark plots, but is possibly one of the first shows to feature a feisty independent female lead and was probably rather remarkable when it was first shown....
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
... ( Sin in the Second City ) • Adam Cohen ( Nothing to Fear ) • John C. Fredriksen ( Honey West ) • Greg Grandin ( Fordlandia ) • Laura James ( The Love Pirate and the Bandit’s Son ) • Jill Jonnes ( Eiffel’s Tower ) • Charles Lachman ( The Last Lincolns ) • Simon Read ( War of Words ) • Martha A. Sandweiss ( Passing Strange ) When...
Raging Gail (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... the ladies room to offer clients while they wait for their appointment. Anyone here remember the HONEY WEST TV series ? And what they did to Sara Paretsky’s character with the film V. I. WARSHAWSKI ? For that matter, how many other women PIs out there can you name off the top of your head? (That last one’s gonna get me in trouble; all I need are a few readers with more time to pursue...
