tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post4645497740364158498..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: Let's Twist AgainWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-18509747694737080512010-02-05T23:38:43.157-05:002010-02-05T23:38:43.157-05:00Hello Hank! Can't wait to read the new book, b...Hello Hank! Can't wait to read the new book, but I am waiting on hubby to pick out something else to order from Amazon at the same time so we can get free shipping. ::sigh:: At least Tim doesn't mind if I spurt out, "He did it!" while we're watching L&O. If I don't say it, he will. I do love solving the mystery along with the detectives. It's one of the things I loved about the old Ellery Queen TV series and hated about L&O: Criminal Intent (which, in the early seasons, started out showing the murder so you knew whodunit from the start). <br /><br />As for a twist, I don't care if I know there's a twist ending, as long as you can't see it coming. Hubby and I suspected the twist ending of Sixth Sense before we saw the movie and the minute Bruce Willis got shot, we knew we were right. It was mildly interesting to see how everything was set up to make it appear normal to the unsuspecting viewer. Otherwise it was just two hours we'll never get back.<br /><br />Best twist ever: The original Planet of the Apes. It's an entertaining movie on many levels, and when you see it for the first time, you're just totally not expecting that curve ball. <br /><br />Of course, I don't know if the movie was promoted as having an amazing twist ending. I saw it when I was probably 12 or 13 years old, on the afternoon movie, and I had no clue. So maybe it is best not to hype the twist too much. You can't help it if the book or movie is an unqualified success and everyone starts talking about the twist ending, but maybe in the beginning it should just be a surprise.Storm Safety Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03909177915058996187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-75676482203127902152010-02-05T22:27:50.633-05:002010-02-05T22:27:50.633-05:00The lucky winners will be announced on Monday.
St...The lucky winners will be announced on Monday.<br /><br />Stay tuned!<br /><br />And, Hank, thanks again so much for being here!Paula Matterhttp://workingstiffs.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-20652406207690004632010-02-05T10:20:12.484-05:002010-02-05T10:20:12.484-05:00Spav, spoken like a true mystery fan!
Our team of...Spav, spoken like a true mystery fan!<br /><br />Our team of accountants will pick winners soon!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-46811246758347279942010-02-05T10:02:49.244-05:002010-02-05T10:02:49.244-05:00I always try to solve the puzzle. I remember seein...I always try to solve the puzzle. I remember seeing this movie with John Cusack, I think it was called "Identity" in which all this people are alone in this motel and someone is killing them off. I figured out who the killer was at the beginning, and I wanted to tell the people around me, but my friends know me too well and told me to shut up. :DSpavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01624345166962744896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-88532566678668768312010-02-04T23:49:27.958-05:002010-02-04T23:49:27.958-05:00Ah, thank you so much,Stiffs! You are wonderful......Ah, thank you so much,Stiffs! You are wonderful...and I had a delightful time. Watch this space for winners of the books! <br /><br /> I will see you all soon...and think of you every time I shout out the name of the guilty one.<br /><br />xoxo and with much gratitude..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-67075576889861454172010-02-04T23:35:20.169-05:002010-02-04T23:35:20.169-05:00It's fun to figure it out, MaryQ and Norma. An...It's fun to figure it out, MaryQ and Norma. And it's also fun to try--and fail. That's one of the delights of mysteries, right?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-22046279173735350512010-02-04T23:30:44.516-05:002010-02-04T23:30:44.516-05:00Harley, that is fascinating. I never thought about...Harley, that is fascinating. I never thought about that. And yet, once a week at least, on Perry Mason, an innocent person was accused of murder, and narrowly escaped. I guess, on Law and Order, too. Tun TUM.<br /><br />As the wife of a criminal defense attorney, I do know full well that it does happen. But not, happily, to everyone. If it happens to you (or any of you), give me (and Jonathan) a call.<br /><br />But it won't.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-52338857396840761392010-02-04T23:27:41.692-05:002010-02-04T23:27:41.692-05:00NAncy, as usual, you have made the classy choice. ...NAncy, as usual, you have made the classy choice. Although Kathy's idea of standing up and yelling is--tempting, I'm wondering if I might choose the more elegant writing-it-down and pulling it out later routine. Which, of course is easier to hide if you're wrong!<br /><br />Do I hear that if you visit your website--there's a free look at the first chapter of your new book Our Lady Of Immaculate Deception? That's nancymartinmysteries.com, I think...Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-5896524881937030582010-02-04T22:55:34.698-05:002010-02-04T22:55:34.698-05:00TV shows used to be easy to guess. I wasn't a...TV shows used to be easy to guess. I wasn't a 'yell-out-louder' though. Maybe I did mention who the killer was in a relatively quiet (superior) voice, but who's counting? <br /><br />But, to tell you the truth, I'm not always good at guessing the killer in books, especially Agatha's. I've never figured her out!Normahttp://www.normahuss.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-58406403932273943622010-02-04T22:54:03.467-05:002010-02-04T22:54:03.467-05:00I'm always trying to figure out who did it, wh...I'm always trying to figure out who did it, whether it's a movie, book or TV. It's part of the fun. <br />I don't want to know if there's a twist, either. I'll keep looking for it.<br />I loved the Sixth Sense. I've watched it several times. I had no idea until the end that he was dead. It was perfect.MaryQhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11010913244237319578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-11390718064553531862010-02-04T21:49:36.305-05:002010-02-04T21:49:36.305-05:00Oh, Hank, you are so smart. And I too was raised o...Oh, Hank, you are so smart. And I too was raised on Perry Mason. For years I thought that getting arrested for a murder one didn't commit happened to most people. I used to pray about it at night, that I'd have a good lawyer.<br /><br />Here's my dirty little secret. I rarely care who did it (except in my own books, where I try to make it intelligent and surprising) -- I just love murder mysteries because . . . well, just because. They're so comforting.Harleyhttp://www.harleyjanekozak.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-73814929370989345042010-02-04T20:38:10.278-05:002010-02-04T20:38:10.278-05:00I finally started writing the plot on a piece of p...I finally started writing the plot on a piece of paper in the first few minutes of any show, and the family opens it when the show's over. It was the polite thing to do.<br /><br />I think Law and Order needs some new writers. Whoever the most famous guest actor is? That's the bad guy.nancy martinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-24402383871721589982010-02-04T19:53:18.895-05:002010-02-04T19:53:18.895-05:00Yeah, PAtg. And Dana. And Laurie. I agree. And i...Yeah, PAtg. And Dana. And Laurie. I agree. And if the "twist" is some weird left-handed long lost brother from Australia, that's not a twist.<br /><br />That's just twisted.<br /><br />(Patg, so funny. That's how I always think of you. As "Patg."Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-87201722941497659342010-02-04T18:27:31.970-05:002010-02-04T18:27:31.970-05:00Gosh, Hank, I started wondering what I was doing s...Gosh, Hank, I started wondering what I was doing sitting on Your couch with Your husband. Oh, we do the same thing. That's mystery writers for you!<br />I love twists, and I like them and if the book says it has one, IT BETTER HAVE A GOOD ONE!<br />PatgPatghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01046665022709722606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-72911682931009567592010-02-04T18:20:41.913-05:002010-02-04T18:20:41.913-05:00Is there such a thing as an ex-fellow?Is there such a thing as an ex-fellow?Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-66359027540414243112010-02-04T18:20:14.982-05:002010-02-04T18:20:14.982-05:00Hey Elaine!So great to see you here. Can't wai...Hey Elaine!So great to see you here. Can't wait for the new book--is it Half Price Homicide? (hmm..I think so..)<br /><br />And yes, it's really weird and kind of wonderfully serendipitous....<br />DRIVE TIME is all about automobile recalls--at least, that's one of the main plot elements. I'm rubbing my hands with glee over that, I must say.<br /><br /> So, very ripped from the headlines. Or--the headlines were ripped from IT! Anyway, it's a good thing. <br /><br />And it's complicated enough to make up names for people--I had the fun of making up names for cars!!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-64815989534775166732010-02-04T18:15:58.849-05:002010-02-04T18:15:58.849-05:00Ah, a visit from Elaine Viets, an ex-fellow St. Lo...Ah, a visit from Elaine Viets, an ex-fellow St. Louisan.<br /><br />Welcome ElaineWilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-31948472050899236262010-02-04T18:15:35.287-05:002010-02-04T18:15:35.287-05:00Kathy, that's hilarious. I can completely pic...Kathy, that's hilarious. I can completely picture it. And may have to start a new tradtion at our house.<br /><br />MSW were pretty predictable--but always fun. It's like--it's the second most likely person. Sometimes, if the writers were really on, the third most.<br /><br />But it must be difficult! It had to be someone who was in the story..and with only 48 minutes, or however long an hour TV show is, there's not much time to be subtle.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-19370502201285807852010-02-04T18:06:56.739-05:002010-02-04T18:06:56.739-05:00Hi, Hank,
I'm the mystery solver in our family...Hi, Hank,<br />I'm the mystery solver in our family. Don knows every actor's pedigree and can recite them all.<br />And talk about twist -- DRIVE TIME is really timely.Elaine Vietshttp://www.elaineviets.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-36721955946743238232010-02-04T17:55:08.793-05:002010-02-04T17:55:08.793-05:00My sister started a game with the show "Murde...My sister started a game with the show "Murder She Wrote" - as soon as the show started, we'd watch for the murderer. Then we'd jump up, point at the character and yell "MUDERER!" The first person to guess correctly won. And I have to tell you, it always happened in the first five minutes of the show.<br /><br />Thank heaven no one else in my house is a big fan of "Lost" because I yell guesses about that show constantly.Kathy Sweeneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-4815558545612865782010-02-04T17:41:52.292-05:002010-02-04T17:41:52.292-05:00Oh, yes, I think that's right, the Terrified T...Oh, yes, I think that's right, the Terrified Typist!<br /><br />Maybe it's on YouTube or something..everything else is!Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-32816245057931353242010-02-04T13:48:37.988-05:002010-02-04T13:48:37.988-05:00I enjoyed Wild Things on a much more elementry lev...I enjoyed Wild Things on a much more elementry level.Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-63101809196467333402010-02-04T13:33:51.887-05:002010-02-04T13:33:51.887-05:00It is not easy to get lost in a story. Part of it...It is not easy to get lost in a story. Part of it comes from experience in the genre. Some books/movies are a bit formulaic. I think that the difference is in the storytelling. I guessed my way through the first three books of the Twilight series because they followed the paranormal young adult pattern of plot.<br /><br />If I am reading books in a series, I have to stick other authors in-between the books or the rhythm becomes too predictable. I love Ed McBain's 87th Precinct mysteries but, if I read more than 5 in a row, I get grumpy.<br /><br />Oh, according to Wikipedia: <br />"The Case Of The Terrified Typist" (Episode 1-38):[3] This is one of the few cases that Perry Mason lost, or did he? After his defendant was found guilty at the trial, at the following combined sentencing hearing and motion for new trial Mason pulls a rabbit out of his hat that clears the name of his defendant, but he doesn't exactly get the defendant off the hook either.ThatBrunettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829080659934375414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-72859088959819451302010-02-04T13:27:50.484-05:002010-02-04T13:27:50.484-05:00Oh, I've never seen Wild Things! Going to Netf...Oh, I've never seen Wild Things! Going to Netflix...<br /><br />I've just seen all the typos in my posts..sorry..Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17420701704169428286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-52484389030296903412010-02-04T12:18:50.502-05:002010-02-04T12:18:50.502-05:00I love Sixth Sense - I had to go back and see it a...I love Sixth Sense - I had to go back and see it again because I was sure Bruce Willis had spoken directly to the kid's mother. So well done! Another great twist movie is Wild Things, with Matt Dillon, Kevin Bacon, Denise Richards and Neve Campbell. Everytime you think, "Ah, ha! Now I know what's really going on!" it changes. Truly great film, lots of twists and turns.Ginanoreply@blogger.com