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General Perry Mason quiz
Jan. 16th, 2012 02:59 am1. The first character I fell in love with: ... That is a really good question. I became very fond of all the main cast, and of Hamilton and Perry's friendship, and of Tragg. Sometimes I think he was the first character I really became very fond of. But if we're being literal and talking about crushes, that would be Hamilton.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Lieutenants Anderson and Drumm. I am always very lukewarm about replacement characters, and I was dreading going into the episodes where Tragg appeared less, but both Andy and Steve have worked their way into my heart.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don't: ... Gosh, I don't think this applies. I love everyone.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates: Hamilton.
5. The character I would hug anytime: Haha, I'd be way too shy and embarrassed to do it much, but I would definitely like to give Hamilton a hug.
6. The character I'd want to be like: Della. Loyal, kind, and patient. Although I highly doubt I could ever enjoy secretarial work. I absolutely hate typing things into the computer from pieces of paper. It stresses me and sets my teeth on edge. I make a lot of typos when I type things in, too. I much prefer just typing into the computer to begin with and not looking at anything.
7. The character I'd slap: Some of the murderers and other undesirables. Probably especially James Coburn's character in The Envious Editor.
8. A pairing that I love: I'm not sure there's really any that I would put in this category. I think Perry and Della belong together, but I don't really like reading romance stories with them or having them officially hook up. I love their interaction on the series too much to change it.
I really love the feuding ex-couple in The Guilty Clients, though. It looked like they despised each other so much and yet they really loved each other so deeply.
9. A pairing that I despise: I can't think of any that I despise, either. I hated the idea of Julie Adams' character hooking up with the young guy in The Fatal Fortune. He was such a jerk! His father was a much better person. But that non-pairing resolved itself, so I don't know that it qualifies.
10. Favorite character: Hamilton.
11. What are your five favorite things about your fandom?
- The fans are very nice. A lot more accepting of a supernatural story than I thought they'd be.
- The characters are wonderful. It's admittedly hard for there to be a lot of development when there's that formula, but the writers tried their best to do what they could. And the actors delivered the material beautifully.
- Season 2! Almost every episode of season 2 is epic and has wonderful scenes between Perry and Hamilton. They still clash in court, but you can clearly see that their relationship has developed greatly from season 1. They are friends.
- Season 6. Along the same lines as 2. But 6 goes even deeper. Hamilton is very relaxed by season 6. Many episodes show his softer side and how kind he is. And he and Perry team up for several awesome episodes.
- That theme song. A good theme is important for a series, and the jazzy strains of Park Avenue Beat surely make for one of the most recognizable themes even today.
12. What are your five least favorite things about your fandom?
- That it's so difficult to find gen stories. I swear, I've never seen a pairing take over a fandom so completely as Perry/Della takes over the Perry fanbase. There's maybe two or three gen stories on FF.net besides my own, and all the rest is Perry/Della romance.
- That the show's writers kept falling back on tired cliches to keep the formula moving. I honestly don't like when Hamilton or the police suspect Perry of bending the law after the point when Perry isn't doing that so much. I know that there's some level of continuity to it; since he did it before they have no way of knowing when he might do it again. But it's still kind of irritating. They tapered off on that after season 4, I believe. At least for the most part.
- That season 9 is such a mixed bag. More than any other season, you don't know what you're going to get when it's a season 9 episode. There are some wonderful gems, but there is also a higher ratio of disasters. The episode I detest the most, The 12th Wildcat, is season 9. And there's some others I really don't care to see again, including the last episode The Final Fadeout. I understand why they did what they did, I believe, but I still don't like that we ended the series on an episode where Hamilton is off in orbit. At least he came back to Earth by the end.
- That it's so difficult to catch episodes from seasons 7 and 8. I don't think Columbia House released many of them, either. So until my local station shapes up and/or CBS starts releasing these seasons, I rely on other fans to see most of these episodes. I'm endlessly grateful, but I can hardly wait to get hold of DVD copies.
- That there's so many instances of failing marriages among the guest-star characters. I like seeing a marriage that's happy. When they do feature one, it's a special treat.
13. Who are your five favorite characters? Hamilton, Perry, Andy, Tragg, and Della. With Mignon Germaine as a runner-up.
14. Who are your five least favorite characters? I love all the main cast. And I think James Coburn in The Envious Editor is about the only guest-star who has made me want to go RAWR. He was very talented at playing an absolutely despicable character. I also didn't like the girl in The Sleepy Slayer who supposedly had a nervous breakdown. As it turned out, it was an act the whole time and she was wicked.
15. What are your five favorite pairings? None! Unless we want to talk about platonic pairings. Then I could come up with a list.
- Perry & Hamilton
- Hamilton & Mignon
- Perry & Della
- Hamilton & Della
- All of the main cast collectively interacting with each other
16. What are your five least favorite pairings? None.
17. Which character are you most like? Probably none of them. But I do have a tendency to fly off the handle when I'm pushed too far, as Hamilton does.
18. What is your deep, dark fandom secret? I don't think I have one. Unless it's that I can't draw the characters. I haven't drawn much at all the past year because the characters I've been interested in for all series I just can't draw. Except I can draw passable Monkees and Baby Face and his gang. But Kolchak, West Side Story, and Perry? No.
2. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now: Lieutenants Anderson and Drumm. I am always very lukewarm about replacement characters, and I was dreading going into the episodes where Tragg appeared less, but both Andy and Steve have worked their way into my heart.
3. The character everyone else loves that I don't: ... Gosh, I don't think this applies. I love everyone.
4. The character I love that everyone else hates: Hamilton.
5. The character I would hug anytime: Haha, I'd be way too shy and embarrassed to do it much, but I would definitely like to give Hamilton a hug.
6. The character I'd want to be like: Della. Loyal, kind, and patient. Although I highly doubt I could ever enjoy secretarial work. I absolutely hate typing things into the computer from pieces of paper. It stresses me and sets my teeth on edge. I make a lot of typos when I type things in, too. I much prefer just typing into the computer to begin with and not looking at anything.
7. The character I'd slap: Some of the murderers and other undesirables. Probably especially James Coburn's character in The Envious Editor.
8. A pairing that I love: I'm not sure there's really any that I would put in this category. I think Perry and Della belong together, but I don't really like reading romance stories with them or having them officially hook up. I love their interaction on the series too much to change it.
I really love the feuding ex-couple in The Guilty Clients, though. It looked like they despised each other so much and yet they really loved each other so deeply.
9. A pairing that I despise: I can't think of any that I despise, either. I hated the idea of Julie Adams' character hooking up with the young guy in The Fatal Fortune. He was such a jerk! His father was a much better person. But that non-pairing resolved itself, so I don't know that it qualifies.
10. Favorite character: Hamilton.
11. What are your five favorite things about your fandom?
- The fans are very nice. A lot more accepting of a supernatural story than I thought they'd be.
- The characters are wonderful. It's admittedly hard for there to be a lot of development when there's that formula, but the writers tried their best to do what they could. And the actors delivered the material beautifully.
- Season 2! Almost every episode of season 2 is epic and has wonderful scenes between Perry and Hamilton. They still clash in court, but you can clearly see that their relationship has developed greatly from season 1. They are friends.
- Season 6. Along the same lines as 2. But 6 goes even deeper. Hamilton is very relaxed by season 6. Many episodes show his softer side and how kind he is. And he and Perry team up for several awesome episodes.
- That theme song. A good theme is important for a series, and the jazzy strains of Park Avenue Beat surely make for one of the most recognizable themes even today.
12. What are your five least favorite things about your fandom?
- That it's so difficult to find gen stories. I swear, I've never seen a pairing take over a fandom so completely as Perry/Della takes over the Perry fanbase. There's maybe two or three gen stories on FF.net besides my own, and all the rest is Perry/Della romance.
- That the show's writers kept falling back on tired cliches to keep the formula moving. I honestly don't like when Hamilton or the police suspect Perry of bending the law after the point when Perry isn't doing that so much. I know that there's some level of continuity to it; since he did it before they have no way of knowing when he might do it again. But it's still kind of irritating. They tapered off on that after season 4, I believe. At least for the most part.
- That season 9 is such a mixed bag. More than any other season, you don't know what you're going to get when it's a season 9 episode. There are some wonderful gems, but there is also a higher ratio of disasters. The episode I detest the most, The 12th Wildcat, is season 9. And there's some others I really don't care to see again, including the last episode The Final Fadeout. I understand why they did what they did, I believe, but I still don't like that we ended the series on an episode where Hamilton is off in orbit. At least he came back to Earth by the end.
- That it's so difficult to catch episodes from seasons 7 and 8. I don't think Columbia House released many of them, either. So until my local station shapes up and/or CBS starts releasing these seasons, I rely on other fans to see most of these episodes. I'm endlessly grateful, but I can hardly wait to get hold of DVD copies.
- That there's so many instances of failing marriages among the guest-star characters. I like seeing a marriage that's happy. When they do feature one, it's a special treat.
13. Who are your five favorite characters? Hamilton, Perry, Andy, Tragg, and Della. With Mignon Germaine as a runner-up.
14. Who are your five least favorite characters? I love all the main cast. And I think James Coburn in The Envious Editor is about the only guest-star who has made me want to go RAWR. He was very talented at playing an absolutely despicable character. I also didn't like the girl in The Sleepy Slayer who supposedly had a nervous breakdown. As it turned out, it was an act the whole time and she was wicked.
15. What are your five favorite pairings? None! Unless we want to talk about platonic pairings. Then I could come up with a list.
- Perry & Hamilton
- Hamilton & Mignon
- Perry & Della
- Hamilton & Della
- All of the main cast collectively interacting with each other
16. What are your five least favorite pairings? None.
17. Which character are you most like? Probably none of them. But I do have a tendency to fly off the handle when I'm pushed too far, as Hamilton does.
18. What is your deep, dark fandom secret? I don't think I have one. Unless it's that I can't draw the characters. I haven't drawn much at all the past year because the characters I've been interested in for all series I just can't draw. Except I can draw passable Monkees and Baby Face and his gang. But Kolchak, West Side Story, and Perry? No.
