Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: RARA-AVIS Digest V2 #298

Anthony Smith (ansmith@netdoor.com)
Sat, 23 May 1998 12:39:26 -0500 > I'll join you in the minority camp. Didn't like Boothe as an
> actor.Could have changed the series name to "Mike Hammer" and I couldn't
> have told the difference. Missed Marlowe's humor, in my opinion. As I
> recall, Chandler's character was an ex-football player, so the size of
the
> guy didn't bother me. Just everything else.

The HBO series with Booth was my first exposure to Marlowe (I was a kid,
then...), and I'm thankful for it. I liked it so much, it led me to begin
reading more adult private eye fiction while in fifth, sixth grade, which
developed into a lifetime love of the genre, as well as literature, which
led me to start writing.

I will always remember Booth's tone, the look of the show, a couple of the
story lines are forever remembered in my head, but the MUSIC is what I
remember most clearly. Great show.

a.smith
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