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- Prolog
- Star Trek
- This Side of Paradise
- SPECIAL: My Path to THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
- Metamorphosis
- SPECIAL: The Scarf And METAMORPHOSIS
- SPECIAL: Metamorphosis revisited again
- SPECIAL: Who Voiced the Companion?
- Bread And Circuses
- Obsession
- Return To Tomorrow
- Is There In Truth No Beauty?
- SPECIAL: Companion and the Ambassador
- The Tholian Web
- SPECIAL: These Are The Voyages
- SPECIAL: These Are The Voyages - Season Two
- SPECIAL: These Are The Voyages - Season Three
- SPECIAL: Leonard Nimoy's Passing
- SPECIAL: STAR TREK and Me
- SPECIAL: Me and the Devil in the Dark
- ENTERPRISE INCIDENTS
- Dr. Kildare
- Twilight Zone
- Channing
- Route 66-Naked City
- Arrest and Trial
- The Nurses
- East Side West Side
- Breaking Point
- Suspense Theatre
- The Fugitive
- 12 O'Clock High
- Chrysler Theatre
- The Big Valley
- The FBI
- The Wild Wild West
- Mission: Impossible
- Judd For The Defense
- Ironside
- Mannix
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father
- Insight
- The Bill Cosby Show
- Then Came Bronson
- The Partridge Family
- Nanny and the Professor
- Matt Lincoln
- Dan August
- Night Gallery
- The Rookies
- Barnaby Jones
- Search
- The Waltons
- The Chicken Thief
- The Gift
- The Cradle
- The Conflict: Part I
- The Conflict: Part II
- The Marathon
- SPECIAL: Dancing at The Marathon again
- The Beguiled
- The Fire Storm
- SPECIAL: The Fire Storm rages again
- The Pony Cart
- SPECIAL: The Pony Cart Comes Home
- SPECIAL: Beulah!
- The Grandchild: Part I
- The Grandchild: Part II
- The Warrior
- Grandma Comes Home
- The Portrait
- SPECIAL: Walton's Mountain Revisited
- SPECIAL: Why I Loved Directing The Waltons
- A Dream For Christmas
- Black Lives
- Death Cruise
- Planet Of The Apes
- The Family Nobody Wanted
- Medical Story
- Three for the Road
- Jeremiah Of Jacob's Neck
- City Of Angels
- Westside Medical
- Family
- Eight Is Enough
- The New Adventures Of Heidi
- Hart To Hart
- How The West Was Won
- Dynasty
- Casablanca
- The Paper Chase: The Third Year
- The Paper Chase: The Graduation Year
- The Right Regrets
- From MCI to MGM in 21 years
- Epilog
- The Earlier Treks
- Special
Author Archives: Ralph
The Trap
Filmed January 1965 Having resolved the editing room impasse, I reported to the Fox Western lot just before Christmas to prepare THE TRAP, my second 12 O’CLOCK HIGH. Whereas my first show spent a great deal of time in the … Continue reading
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To Heinie, With Love
Filmed December 1964 It was off the road and into the air force. A month following completion of my second THE FUGITIVE (DETOUR ON A ROAD GOING NOWHERE) I reported to 20th Century Fox to direct my first 12 O’CLOCK … Continue reading
Posted in 12 O'Clock High
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When The Wind Blows
Filmed August 1965 In early sixties television there were no large writing staffs such as existed later. The producer and story editor of a dramatic series were the ones responsible for delivering scripts. They interviewed freelance writers who came in … Continue reading
Posted in The Fugitive
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An Apple A Day
Filmed July 1965 I can’t be totally positive, I’m just 99% sure that THE FUGITIVE was the only Quinn Martin series that used a climactic scene from late in the show for its teaser. Oddly, this was a rare episode … Continue reading
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Detour On A Road Going Nowhere
Filmed October 1964 Don’t touch that dial! By 1964 that could have been the mantra of the three television networks. You see television had become BIG BUSINESS. High ratings meant higher advertising rates, which translated into higher earnings. Since all … Continue reading
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When The Bough Breaks
Filmed July 1964 When the 1964-65 season started, I was booked to return to MGM to direct my fourth DR. KILDARE (MAYBE LOVE WILL SAVE MY APARTMENT HOUSE), and then an episode of a new half hour series starring Dennis … Continue reading
Posted in The Fugitive
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The Easter Breach
Filmed Spring 1965 Late morning the second day of filming THE EASTER BREACH I received a telephone call from the producer. He had just viewed the first day’s rushes and was calling to tell me how pleased he was with … Continue reading
Posted in Suspense Theatre
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The Jack Is High
Filmed August 1964 I am constantly amazed that an episode of a series I directed almost a half a century ago, an episode that I hoped would be good enough to make the short list that would be aired again … Continue reading
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A Hero For Our Times
Filmed August 1963 After completing THE BULL ROARER at Desilu Studio in Hollywood, it was over the hills and back to Universal Studio on Lankershim Boulevard, the factory in the valley. It was my first SUSPENSE THEATRE assignment and my … Continue reading
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Shadow Of A Starless Night
Filmed January 1964 After completing filming FUNNY MAN with Mickey Rooney I was pleased to learn I would be returning to Desilu Studio for another episode of BREAKING POINT, my favorite series of that season. Desilu was a pleasant place … Continue reading
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