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Scene of the Crime (1991)
A Neat Concept for a Series
I knew I had seen a late night show like this but couldn't recall the name, but I did recall Stephen McHattie as one of the recurring actors. This was before Cable, and was one of the series shown for people who liked to stay up late. It was neat to see the ensemble cast change roles each week. One week an actor might be wealthy and own a mansion. The next they might play a policeman, a maid or a street bum. Very entertaining to see how the actors would take on each role. I would love to see this type of show again. Haven't seen it in re-runs, if there ever were any. I thought the cast was all Canadian, but maybe not.
Tales of Tomorrow: The Search for the Flying Saucer (1951)
Olive Deering in the Zanti Misfits - iconic Outer Limits Episode
Bruce Dern and Olive Deering are on the run, down & out, bad news. They run over a soldier guarding an entrance to where the "Zanti Misfits" are going to land and then both fall prey to these big ant like bad guys. During a re-run of Outer Limits, I wondered how or why Olive Deering had gotten her role in this episode. She looked old, and her skin was marked. It could be that the director wanted her to appear unlikable, fodder for the misfit ants. I've seen her in a couple of other TV shows, from prior to Outer Limits, younger, and she played likable characters. Could be like Louis Fletcher. If the first time you see her is in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," then she is an mean, old, woman. But Fletcher in an episode of Perry Mason is actually an attractive young woman.