I remember watching this series on TV back in the 1960s. I thought it was terrific then even if I can't recall many details.
Seeing it again on DVD, nearly 50 years on, I must confess to being very disappointed. The story lines are boring, predictable and without any finesse whatsoever. And the 25 minute format just doesn't work: it is simply to short to allow any kind of reasonable character and story development. It is all very formulaic and bland.
The only saving grace is some of the actors, even if they don't get much chance of real acting.
We must have been really starved back in the 1960s, to have considered this series good. Oh well, another fond memory out the window.
Seeing it again on DVD, nearly 50 years on, I must confess to being very disappointed. The story lines are boring, predictable and without any finesse whatsoever. And the 25 minute format just doesn't work: it is simply to short to allow any kind of reasonable character and story development. It is all very formulaic and bland.
The only saving grace is some of the actors, even if they don't get much chance of real acting.
We must have been really starved back in the 1960s, to have considered this series good. Oh well, another fond memory out the window.