Talk:Dragnet (series)
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[edit] Disambiguation Proposal
The term "dragnet" has two other potentially encyclopedic meanings [1]:
- A controversial fishing technique in which a wide array of flora and fauna are dredged from the bottom of a river or lake using a large conical net. The practice is widely frowned upon by ecologists, as it unnecesarily damages ecological systems. It is only still used in rural areas, notably in Chile and Argentina.
- Various police techniques used to apprehend a criminal in a large geographic area (this is presumably the term for which the show is named).
I propose that we move the current article to Dragnet (TV series) and make Dragnet a disambig for the three separate articles. Anybody have any objetions to this proposal? --DropDeadGorgias (talk) 20:40, Jan 10, 2005 (UTC)
- This seems to have been done already, or similarly.
[edit] Line breaks
What are they good for? Other then screwing up alot of markup and links. Thanx 68.39.174.150 04:06, 7 May 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Annother early satire
I have the CD A Proper Introduction to Spike Jones: Thank You Music Lovers. One of the tracks is called Dragnet and is about detective Jim Saturday and someone who has kidnapped the entire state of Texas. The decidedly skimpy liner notes simply say:
Narration Spike Jones and Jerry Hausner
September 9, 1953
-E3-VB-0191 DRAGNET
Does anyone know any more about where this is from? --217.210.193.118 05:09, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WP:TV infobox
I'd add a WP:TV infobox, but I don't know the right way to do it for this multi-media, multi-release article. Jordan Brown 01:36, 30 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Haha they fail
"At the end of the episode, the announcer would relate the fate of the suspect."
Not perpetrator? Just a suspect. they goofed —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.82.41.179 (talk) 08:44, 29 December 2006 (UTC).
- Since the program only contained the investigation prior to the trial (like the first half of a typical Law & Order episode), calling the suspect the "perpetrator" at that point would be a violation of the presumption of innocence. The closing comments would announce the results of the trial. Wahkeenah 08:47, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
- The person who actually committed the crime (and, if there's a crime, there is always someone who must have committed it) is called, in some US police departments (almost exclusively Eastern Seaboard departments) the "perpetrator" or "perp." Other departments might use terms like "offender," "violator," "unsub" (for "unknown subject"), "doer," "responsible," or "actor." A person suspected of being a "perp" ("offender," "violator," etc.) is a "suspect." A person being tried for being a "perp" ("offender, "violator," etc.) is a "defendant." Hence, a "suspect" can be a "defendant" or a "perp" ("offender," "violator," etc.), or both. In any case, on the show, the narrative line was "The suspect was found guilty of . . .," so the article writer's use of the word suspect is entirely accurate.
(JIM DOHERTY)
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- Actually, I don't recall the term "perpetrator" ever being used on the show. That term (and especially the cutesy nickname "perp") seems to have caught the fancy of cop show writers rather more recently... and if, as you say, it's an east coast thing, it would stand to reason that Jack Webb wouldn't write it into his west coast show. In any case, Sgt. Joe Friday merely did the investigations and made the arrests, and the arrests ended each program except for the epilogue. It was up to the courts to try the suspect(s), and that part was skipped over. It was like the first half of Law & Order and a fast-forward to the end. Wahkeenah 02:30, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Friday's partners
Some mention should be made of the second partner (between Romero and Smith), Ed Jacobs, played by Barney Phil(l)ips (sp?). Also, Herb Ellis was the original Frank Smith, replaced by Alexander after a few episodes. Ellis continued as a semi-regular in various roles. During the second series, Friday had another new partner for one episode, played by Anthony Eisley. He turned out to be a crook, and Gannon returned in the following episode. All this is from memory, you should verify it. I am a MAJOR Dragnet fan. --86.91.42.242 15:29, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Episode Titles
The title of nearly every episode of the radio series and the original TV series began with the word "Big" - there were a few exceptions. These titles, however, were for cataloging purposes only and were not used on the air. --86.91.42.242 15:41, 29 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Split
There really needs to be two new articles - one for the radio show, and one for the television show. - A Link to the Past (talk) 01:50, 8 August 2007 (UTC)
[edit] 1967+ series
This article doesn't seem to say much about the 4-year series that started in 1967 (in color) with the Blue Boy episode. Wasn't that the more well-known series? Stayman Apple 03:41, 24 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dragnet '67 S1.jpg
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