tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33875434.post9070730194719883584..comments2023-11-12T10:00:34.280-05:00Comments on Atomic Pulp & Other Meltdowns: The Reboot of Mr. WongChristopher Millshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33875434.post-87601265556517806072012-02-07T00:20:44.819-05:002012-02-07T00:20:44.819-05:00The two Fox Sherlock Holmes movies seemed to be se...The two Fox Sherlock Holmes movies seemed to be set in the 1890's, while Universal's series was updated to the 1940's (he fought Nazi villains in several of them). And RKO's Dick Tracy series was closer to the comic strip than Republic's serials. Tracy was again a city cop (instead of an FBI agent) and RKO, unlike Republic, used other characters from the strip: Tess, Pat, Vitamin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33875434.post-30828089416953273262011-08-25T17:28:23.757-04:002011-08-25T17:28:23.757-04:00I still maintain that they're not the same Fal...I still maintain that they're not the same Falcon. But, in any case, since one Falcon died and was replaced by another in the series continuity, it wasn't a "reboot," as I interpret the term.<br /><br />Good point about series switching studios, but in the case of Dick Tracy, I personally still think of them as separate series.... after all, he was a G-man in the Republic chapterplays, while in the RKO B-movies, he was a city cop (like in the comic strips).<br /><br />:)Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33875434.post-26718505838961051362011-08-25T17:17:23.609-04:002011-08-25T17:17:23.609-04:00Not to be nit-picky, but
1) Many (myself included)...Not to be nit-picky, but<br />1) Many (myself included) consider the Tracy film/serial studio change in the same vein as the Sherlock Holmes Fox/Universal crossover.<br />A number of b-movie characters switched studios. (Example: Tarzan went from MGM to RKO.)<br />And, any way you look at it, Byrd played Tracy on-screen first and then returned to the role.<br />2) since the Tom Conway films (both titles and character dialogue) referred to Conway's Tom Lawrence as "The Falcon" (not "Falcon's Brother" or "Falcon II") in nine films (except for "The Falcon's Brother" where he replaced George Saunders whose Gay Lawrence died) he was "The Falcon" to all concerned.Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33875434.post-32008417389191794362011-08-25T15:05:52.364-04:002011-08-25T15:05:52.364-04:00Well - not to be nit-picky, but as the serials wer...Well - not to be nit-picky, but as the serials were produced at Republic and the movies at RKO, they weren't really the "same" series.<br /><br />And as for the Falcon, they were two different characters, after all - brothers. :)Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33875434.post-73100185433847970552011-08-25T12:41:10.140-04:002011-08-25T12:41:10.140-04:00Actually, Morgan Conway took over as Dick Tracy af...Actually, Morgan Conway took over as Dick Tracy <i>after</i> the Republic serials starring Ralph Byrd, so Byrd <i>returned</i> to the role, much as Clayton Moore returned to The Lone Ranger after John Hart took over for awhile.<br /><br />The only time the studios acknowledged a change in lead actors in an ongoing series was <i>The Falcon</i>, when George Saunder's character was killed and the character's brother (played by George Saunders' brother Tom Conway) became the new Falcon for the remainder of the series!Britt Reidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07245579677452948620noreply@blogger.com