It's vaguely familiar - would I be right in assuming she got shot at the end? Was that 'Prague, 1917'? I only saw that episode once, someone got electrocuted in a bathtub... pretty graphic stuff if I recall. The ending was pretty astounding too.
So ,does anyone have a good pic from the Prague episode? I have checked the starwars.com updates on the DVD set but they screwd up the link to that one.
No, that's Anne Heche as Kate in Scandal of 1920. She's one of three girls Indy is romancing simultaneously. One of my favorites.
Mine, too. And, if I had to choose, I'm fairly sure I'd have to go with Kate. Of course, if you're Indy, the answer's much simpler: You dig in deep and go with all three for as long as you can!
During each encounter with all the girls that came and went in Young Indy's life, I could never stop thinking to myself, "Years of field work..."
How can they possibly release this one without the Old Indy narrative? The framework was perfect and they have to go and dash it all up.
As I've mentioned in another thread, I'm not that familiar with the late chronological adventures of Young Indy, except Hollywood Follies, which I watched this morning. Really not as bad as many people say it is and it really wasn't the last episode made, like some people think (the last one was "Travels with Father", a quiet dashing piece of TV), but Hollywood Follies is the chronological end. But I guess we'll talk about those in Matinee's official threads
Scandal though seems to be a real great episode, I've heard a lot of good stuff about it and hope to see the full piece on day (including George Hall bookends).
It's uncanny how much Flannery looks like a young version of Indy. If they would have covered up that dang mole on his neck, he would have looked perfect.
(the last one was "Travels with Father", a quiet dashing piece of TV),
Yes, I think of it as a fine bookend to Indy and The Last Crusade. Lloyd Owen finally gets some real spotlight, too, as Henry Sr. gets a chance to shine as the Hero of the story and connect with his son and maybe avoid those years of silence.
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It's uncanny how much Flannery looks like a young version of Indy. If they would have covered up that dang mole on his neck, he would have looked perfect.
Yeah, I couldn't see him as a young Harrison Ford, but damn if he wasn't an awesome Young Indy. It was a pleasure to watch him grow into the hat.
As for the mole, yes, the only detracting detail, in the early going. I guess I got over it as time went by. Haha, but, it would've been amusing to me, if they'd left it off when they had George Hall in makeup. We could just pretend someone skinned it off of him, somewhere along the way. Maybe Belloq kept it in a jar.
I suppose they could've masked it -- after all, The X-Files crew did it for nine years with Gillian Anderson, and for much less reason -- but imagine the hassle of trying to keep up with it while filming in places like the Congo.
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It's vaguely familiar - would I be right in assuming she got shot at the end? Was that 'Prague, 1917'?
Is this one from the Istanbul episode? Looks rather mysterious and intriguing to me. Is there some action in there or is it more like the Prague and Petrograd episode style?
Yeah, plenty of action, including a mosque top chase, and lots of very tense spy business, you'll note indys been shot in the arm too, its been ages since I've seen I've seen it actually
Yeah, plenty of action, including a mosque top chase, and lots of very tense spy business, you'll note indys been shot in the arm too, its been ages since I've seen I've seen it actually
Sounds great, but I really don't think this should have been combined with Transylvania. Istanbul seems to be a spy thriller and Transylvania more like a Horror Action episode
Just went away and watched it, yeah, the tone of the two are so totally different. Istanbul is like a really really gritty spy thriller, with some great direction, and Flanery looking more like Indy then ever, while Transylvania is almost comedic at first before becoming comletely crazy, what with the ball lightning, the spontaneous combustion.. I hadn't watched either in a long long time. Forgotten that I rather like the Dracula one, though its more violent then any of the movies, doom included. The linking segment has to be one of my favourites too, with one of the minor characters from Istanbul giving a really crazy spooky monologue about whirlpools of blood, 'and you sank into the whirlpool, and you came up, your eyes were open but you were dead' before moving onto a really mental speech about how evil Venice is. I'm sure the Venice tourism board loves that one.
What makes Transylvania more violent than TOD? Could you give me a couple of examples, because I'm really looking forward to see that episode, but don't want to see brutal torture scenes like in Saw or Hostel or something like that!
I remember quite liking the Transylvania one - quite creepy, but cheesy too - very Indiana Jones.
There was someone being dismembered behind a curtain, lots of blood splashing everywhere. I think the vampire character gets impaled too. Quite intense.
The end fight sequence bugged me though, even as a little kid the wierd blue screen on top of the castle with the strange red sky looked pretty awful.
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Is this one from the Istanbul episode? Looks rather mysterious and intriguing to me. Is there some action in there or is it more like the Prague and Petrograd episode style?
OH SHÎT YEAH!!! It was Istanbul, not Prague I was thinking about. Terribly bleak, gritty episode, one of the best - brilliant ending.
I watched Masks of Evil on History Channel last Saturday and damn, Istanbul was one hell of an episode. Excactly as you guys described it! I have only watched the first half though, so I have something to look forward too on DVD box 3 I'm gonna get when it comes out.
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I watched Masks of Evil on History Channel last Saturday and damn, Istanbul was one hell of an episode. Excactly as you guys described it! I have only watched the first half though, so I have something to look forward too on DVD box 3 I'm gonna get when it comes out.
Glad you liked it. Istanbul is a GREAT episode. How did you like the appearance of
Kevork Malikyan (Kazim from "Crusade")?
He was the guy who got thrown off the roof, wasn't he? Damn, I thought I knew that guy from somewhere, but now that you say it, it's clear.
It's quite interesting to see how they brought actors from the original movies back to the Series. Basically every Young Indy fan knows about Paul Freeman, who plays Selous in 2 episodes. William Hootkins played one of the FBI guys at the beginning of Raiders and appears as Diaghilev in the Barcelona episode and then the actor who played Kazim, of course. As for Harrison Ford's appearance, I guess we all know about that one. Any others you can think of right now?
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Yep, that's him. I love the delivery of his last words, "I think he's one of your group!
They call him 'The Wolf'!" It reminds me of his "Crusade" line, "No, Dr. Jones, it's your's!"
Speaking of wolves, one of your fellow countrymen, Wolf Kahler (Dietrich in "Raiders"),
is also in the Barcelona episode as well as Gavin Scott, the man who wrote it & Prague.
Besides Hootkins, there are 3 other "Star Wars" people. That's all I can think of.
Oh, and Jeremiah, that monolgue about the whirlpool of blood in the linking segment
of "Masks of Evil" is fantastic. Really uplifting send-off for Indy! The scenes in the
castle definitely brought back some "Doom" atmosphere. Bob Peck's performance
as Targo blew me away! I couldn't believe it was the same guy who played the
'raptor wrangler in "Jurassic Park". My favourite lines by him are "To the towerrruh!"
and "...will lull you to szleep."
I also thought SPF really gives off the Indy-vibe in Istanbul. What a sad ending!*sniff*
A very good list, indeed, Adam. Vic Tablian, who played Demetrios, was certainly someone I could have thought of. He gave a briliant performance in Curse of the Jackal.
Roshan Seth, who played Chattar Lal, also appears in Tales of Innocence, but even though I have watched that one once or twice, I can't remember seeing him in there.
And you're absolutely right, Stoo. Wolf Kahler, a fellow countrymen of mine indeed, was in the Barcelona episode.
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A very good list, indeed, Adam. Vic Tablian, who played Demetrios, was certainly someone I could have thought of. He gave a briliant performance in Curse of the Jackal.
Roshan Seth, who played Chattar Lal, also appears in Tales of Innocence
Yes! Man, I keep forgetting about those! Thanks for reminding me guys.
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And you're absolutely right, Stoo. Wolf Kahler, a fellow countrymen of mine indeed, was in the Barcelona episode.
Funny that we are talking about Barcelona since I am here in Barcelona right now!
(Arrived 2 days ago and leaving tomorrow.) Cool city!
Good for you! I've been to Mallorca 3 times already, but not to Barcelona. Seems to be a cool place, indeed. Have you checked out any places from the episode yet?
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Yes, I checked out the famous Stragada Familia (that crazy cathedral designed by Gaudi),
the Gaudi Park, the Placa de Toros (the bull-fighting ring) and the harbour front.
In the episode, the harbour front was touched up to make it look more
like it must have in the early 20th century but didn't bother with the
cathedral because it didn't look like that in 1917!
I should make a post in the Globe-Trotting section because in the past
year I've been to some of the same places as the show. I haven't been
just watching Young Indy - I'm livin' it!
Yeah, great city Barcelona, one place I have to go back to, was only there for 12 hours, 8am to 8pm, before getting another night train to Paris. Loved it though. Managed to fit in quite a bit too, as I have a predisposition towards running pointlessy..
, was in the Barcelona episode.
