I didn't have room for it, but I think there is one.  Dean Norris is very good (even though he was cast very much to type), and there are nuances to the character that I like — the way he's quietly protective of Marie whenever her kleptomania surfaces, for example.  The problem is that Hank starts as the punchline to…

The fanciful episode titles were kind of a fad in the early 60s — essentially a friendly rivalry between a handful of smart shows (ROUTE 66 and NAKED CITY were the other big ones).  I always ask the writers about them in interviews.  Norman Katkov told me that was how his mind worked (meaning, if he could think of…

"Flash in Darkness" is astonishing, and it was written & directed by John Meredyth Lucas, who became an important BEN CASEY contributor. The episode with Lee J. Cobb in a mental institution ("Break Through the Bars") is pretty good, too. Many of them get pretty sanctimonious. I think the early episodes of BEN CASEY…

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