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The Fugitive Recaptured: The 30th Anniversary Companion to a Television Classic |  | Author: Ed Robertson
Creators: Stephen King, Barry Morse
Publisher: Pomegranate Press, Ltd.
Category: Book
Buy New: $135.90
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 779813
Media: Paperback
Edition: Tradepaper Ed
Pages: 208
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 16.6 x 9.9 x 0.5
ISBN: 0938817345
Dewey Decimal Number: 791.4572
EAN: 9780938817345
ASIN: 0938817345
Publication Date: September 1993
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Wonderful book on a wonderful show February 1, 2009
book fan (usa)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Fugitive is perhaps the best drama series ever on television. And this book deserves five stars. I have the book in front of me, and it contains everything you would want: the origin of the show, a full synopsis of each episode, tidbits of many of the episodes, stories on the guest stars, quotes from Barry Morse,even an appendix of memos and notes. If you're a Fugitive fan, it makes no sense to not own this book
Book This One! January 16, 2009
Mark Gaston (Oxnard, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Author Ed Robertson has assembled a wonderful homage to a cult classic. The Fugitive Recaptured was released concurrent with the re-release of The Fugitive series on A&E in 1993. The book is a labor of love, weaving the vision of series creator Roy Huggins, the near unanimous opposition of the shows premise (by network execs.), right to the selection of star David Janssen. According to series producer Quinn Martin, some 50 prominent actors in Hollywood were considered for the role, but Janssen was THE choice. Being a poker buddy of the producer didn't hurt either.
The book is teeming with production information, interviews with co-stars
(Barry Morse & Jacqueline Scott) as well as guest stars (Ed Asner & Carol Rossen, e.g.), episode synopsis, and numerous photos. All in all, the book makes for an interesting frolic down memory lane.
I also have a copy of Mel Proctor's book "The Official Fan's Guide To The Fugitive". It serves as a nice "running buddy" to Robertson's account. Buy one or both of these books, if you dare to be "recaptured".
A must for every Fugitive fan August 25, 2008
Guss H.
An outstanding companion piece to the great(if not THE greatest) dramatic series ever made. Ed Robertson really did his homework in researching for this book. Jam packed with info and anecdotes from the crew and many fine stars who guested on the show. Dozens of photos both stills from the episodes and candid shots taken on the set. Detailed synopsises of each episode(without spoilers) Even a special list of every name used by Richard Kimble, jobs he held, and places where each story took place. Highly recommended.
The Running May Never Stop November 21, 2005
Martin Asiner (jersey city, nj United States)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Certain television shows were so enormously popular during their original runs that they have been reincarnated more than once. THE FUGITIVE is one such drama. When Dr. Kimble began to run in 1963 in a three partnered minuet with Lt. Gerard and Fred Johnson, the American viewing public was so enamored of the chase that they refused to accept the judgment of THE JUDGMENT (the series finale) that the running had indeed stopped. Ed Robertson in his THE FUGITIVE RECAPTURED analyzes just what it was that made millions of Americans tune in every Tuesday night to watch Kimble run from one man only to pursue another. Robertson captures the essense of the spirit not just of the show but also of the social subtext of the show. In his Fuge Facts and plot synopses, Robertson well delineates the motivation of a doctor who, in his forced travels, became a collective Keroukian ON THE ROAD, with every watching viewer able to tap into the flip side of the American Dream, that out there in every dusty small town and bustling big city lay adventures that we could not aspire to but Kimble could. Roberston reviews every episode, judges its intrinsic worth, provides the needed Kimble trivia of both character and actor, and adds a handy list of names that Kimble used over a four year run. This list resembles a phone directory of a small town that Kimble must have passed through more than once. Reading THE FUGITIVE RECAPTURED made me think of the follow up success of the filmed version with Harrison Ford and the less succeessful small screen run of Tim Daly. It is not likely that the latter two will ever be considered worthy contenders for a pantheon of running heroes, but Robertson's literary paean to David Janssen serves as a perpetual reminder that for a spirit of a character or of an age to be recaptured, then that spirit must have been worthwhile in the first place. Robertson's book will not let Kimble ever run far enough or fast enough to escape our notice.
And where is the companion for "Peyton Place"? February 5, 2005
C. Tabor (Worcester, MA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Ed Robertson's book is definitely the best. I also own "The Fugitive - A complete Episode Guide" by John Cooper and "My Fugitive" by David Janssen's former wife Ellie Janssen which is worth a read!
Another amazon.com reader mentioned the Twilight Zone Companion. But where is the Peyton Place Companion? I'm missing a book on the TV series "Peyton Place" for several decades and wonder why there is still no book out there.
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