I discovered this 1060-62 tv series on the ROKU channel this weekend, “Thriller,” narrated by Boris Karloff, and I’m loving watching the episodes. It’s a nice distraction from the busy days that continue to fill my life. I don’t remember watching this in the 60s, but it’s entirely possible that I did. I’ve always liked dark fiction: mystery, thrillers, ghost stories, etc. This series fits the bill. It has a little of the “Twilight Zone” atmosphere, but it’s more murder mystery than otherworldly.
A scene from the episode entitled “The Purple Room” Sets in this series are characterize by dark interiors, heavy draperies, and nervous characters.
Coming from the early days of tv, there’s melodrama, overacting, underacting, bad acting, hideous screeching musical interludes, and female screams that could crack cement. But it’s fun to watch, nonetheless. The fashions, hair styles, cars, interior decor, all those period details--I love it. And it’s all in glorious black and white, everybody smokes and calls each other “dahling.” There are some irritating lapses, I admit. There are things that never get explained--like two characters in one episode who each touches his cheek in a strange and tenuous manner throughout the story. We never learn why they do that. Also, people (especially women) seem to be deemed ancient when they reach 60. But they also get to stay in bed, wear pretty bed jackets, and yell of others to bring them cups of tea.
Constance Ford plays a wonderfully evil bitch, a role she excelled in throughout her career, in the episode entitled “Worse than Murder."
I’m happy to have this distraction to retire to after a busy day--and this week has started out just as busy as last week. And it doesn’t promise to slow down until the weekend. Yesterday I had my first visit to the pain doctor. He laid out quite an extensive plan for me: a couple of “test” epidurals and then a third procedure to either burn or freeze (I forget which word he used) the offending nerve in my lower back that is interfering with life as I used to know it. The procedure, if it works at all, will be only temporary however. The doctor says that nerves are like weeds: You can kill them, but they eventually grow back.
Also my blood pressure was up. I was surprised to learn that. I take atenolol for blood pressure and the effects of my mitral valve thing, and my blood pressure almost always tests quite normal. I have been checking it every few hours since I got home, and it continues on the high side. So I guess I’ll have to see my primary care doctor to check on that.
Tomorrow and Friday, I have physical therapy sessions.
I have done my grocery shopping for the week, but I have a ton of laundry that awaits the wash. So I don’t know that I’ll get a lot of stitching done this week. Maybe I can steal a few moments here and there to retreat to the sewing room.
This house was featured in the episodes of “Thriller” called “The Purple Room” and “ The Big Blackout.” I bet you recognize it from another more infamous movie starring Janet Leigh and Tony Perkins. Probably the most famous scary movie house ever filmed.
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On 08/20/2019, Barbara Anne said ...
Interesting. I'll have to check that our on ruku. I loved Twilight Zone, Outer Limits, and One Step Beyond when I was a kid. I also read "Stranger than Science", Stranger than Fiction", "Incident at Exeter" and other such books back then.
Hope the pain doctor has good treatments for you that will really, truly help minimize or stop the pain.
Hugs!
On 08/20/2019, Barb Barna said ...
I have an acquaintance that has this done from time to time. He went from horrible pain that often left him laying on the floor, to a normal life. Nerves generally grow back within 9 months or so, if they are going to at all, so it does have to happen more than once. Take care.
Barb from Canada.
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