Ep. 3.21 The Hen House

[Disasterfreak]

Can't reply to that one, Boxman. Unfortunately SelectaVision means nothing to me. So I don't see the link...

[eurache]

Any idea why Stillman's office had that SelectaVision?
That was a weird one.... - Boxman

I'll give it a shot. Maybe b/c it reminds him of the old phonograph ways. Based almost on the concept of using a phonograph. What caught my eye was something interesting mentioned in this site:

Each side of a CED disc could be split into up to 63 "chapters", or bands, which on some later players could be accessed directly. Novelty discs and CED-based games were produced whereby accessing the chapters in a specified order would string together a different story each time.

Like each case they have, there is a different story to them.

another thing that I saw, Nostalgia


Nostalgia- Some collectors feel nostalgia for this system, since it was the first home video system that they owned movies for. This seems particularly true for young adults, who back in the early 80's had their very own stack of children's VideoDisc titles. (HINT: If you find children's titles in private collections, inspect them carefully- they may have been played to death).

and this:


Needle Vision- Some people embrace the CED format for the very reason others have deplored it- the grooved, stylus-read media. CED represents the final chapter in grooved media that began with the Edison Cylinder in the 19th century. In an odd twist of history, LaserDisc and Audio CD were cool back in the early 1980's due to the newness of lasers in consumer products. But with the passage of time, the unusual capacitance pickup in the CED system has a retro appeal lacking in the commonplace laser pickups of today.

Like a phonograph that plays with a needle and you can turn it over as well.

here's the site with oodles of info:

RCA

[Pixie]

coldcasefan831 said:

pixie said:

Okay I just want to know:
- The Closing Song.
and Date of Crime....

the date was may 8th, 1945 and the closing song was "It Could Happen to You" by Jo Stafford.

Does anyone know what the opening song was though??

Thanks

[smitty54]

If a case involves former Nazi's;
1. Dosen't the FBI or the feds get involved?
2. What about the Isrealis? Would they get involved?

[ecooper516]

Dear Smitty,
The case ended with the Nazi being escorted to jail-as far as we know that could have been a holding cell. Usually, the FBI would not get involved; however, depending on where the crimes against humanity were done-that country could ask for him to be extradited. Israel might get involved if they feel he was a significant figure or if no other country would try him for his crimes.

[ruda]

nice ep but I've seen better... I don't like music here. it's too... argh... just bleah...
Lil looks very good. Scotty too ;D
and I want see Ray!!! ;D ;D ;D

I love scene when Lil must go to NY. her smiel was awesome!

[boxman]

eurache said:

I'll give it a shot. Maybe b/c it reminds him of the old phonograph ways. Based almost on the concept of using a phonograph. What caught my eye was something interesting mentioned in this site:

Each side of a CED disc could be split into up to 63 "chapters", or bands, which on some later players could be accessed directly. Novelty discs and CED-based games were produced whereby accessing the chapters in a specified order would string together a different story each time.

Like each case they have, there is a different story to them.

another thing that I saw, Nostalgia

Shoot... I hate to say this, but upon watching that scene closer again, it seems as if that isn't Lt. Stillman's office, but another one adjoining his! Sorry! But I did notice another 'antique' item in that room: an IBM Selectric typewriter. I wonder if these old items are a bit of a tie-in to the conversation Jeffries and Stillman have about being old but not ready for retirement? he he he.... Also, sitting on top of the SelectaVision is a VCR--perhaps another 'antique' item in this day of DVDs?? Funny thing was that I didn't see any TVs in that room....

ETA--Any significance to the fact that Peter Graves is in this episode, just days before the movie MI:3 opens? ha ha ha...

[boxman]

I just came across and read this article:

US widow deported over Nazi past
An elderly German woman who kept secret her role as a Nazi concentration camp guard for more than 60 years has been deported from the US, it has emerged.

Elfriede Rinkel, who was married to a Jewish man, was described as a "nice, sweet lady" by those who knew her.

Mrs Rinkel, 84, never revealed the grim details of her past during the 47 years she lived in San Francisco.

But earlier this month US officials uncovered her role as a guard during WWII, and deported her back to Germany.

Mrs Rinkel's husband Fred was a German Jew who arrived in the US after escaping the Holocaust. He died in 2004, never learning of his wife's secret.

'Horrific mistreatment'

According to the US Department of Justice, Mrs Rinkel served as a guard at the Ravensbruck women's labour camp in Germany from June 1944 until April 1945, when it was abandoned by the Nazis.

There she worked with an SS-trained attack dog, but was not a member of the Nazi party.

Attack dogs were used to march malnourished inmates back and forth from slave labour sites each day, the department added.

An estimated 90,000 people died at the camp during WWII.

She was... such a nice, sweet lady who seemed to have a very loving relationship with her husband Gene Kaufman

"Concentration camp guards such as Elfriede Rinkel played a vital role in the Nazi regime's horrific mistreatment of innocent victims," Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher said.

"This case reflects the government's unwavering commitment to remove Nazi persecutors from this country."

Mrs Rinkel is said to have left Germany for America in 1959, but never applied for citizenship.

Her lawyer, Alison Dixon, believed her marriage to a Jew could have "been a type of atonement for her".

"She married a Jewish man, and she gave to Jewish charities," she told the LA Times.

Relatives were said to be shocked by the revelation, which emerged after court documents were released on Tuesday.

Mrs Rinkel has also handed back a burial plot she had reserved for herself next to her husband's grave.

Gene Kaufman, the director of the Sinai Memorial Chapel where the grave lies, said: "She was just such a pleasant-looking lady and very small. Such a nice, sweet lady who seemed to have a very loving relationship with her husband."

Mrs Rinkel was deported on 1 September under a settlement agreement with the US government.

She is reported to be living with a sister in Viersen, a short drive from the camp where she served.

Under federal law in the US, immigrants who participated in acts of Nazi-led persecution must be deported.

Story from BBC NEWS:
news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/5366680.stm

Published: 2006/09/21 10:40:16 GMT

© BBC MMVI

[longislanditalian2]

Very intresting Boxman, thanks for sharing but getting back to the episode. What Anton did was horrible and to escape to the US and pretend he was the man he had killed was insane. Lo realized what a monster he was but she was still brave enough to tell the story even after her horrific death.

[samanda]

Re-Air Date: 10/14/06 (SATURDAY)
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST

[eurache]

TNT REPEAT - 7/29/08 - 5AM ET

[darthyan]

I liked it, but I feel that the whole "oh Anton was an evil monster" was unnecessary. The guy did horrible things, but when he told Lo "I am not a monster" he wasn't lying. The fact that even when he was trying to justify himself to her he admitted that the real Noah was a better person than he was shows that a fundemental level he did realize that what he had done was wrong but was too cowardly to face responsibility. He isn't Klaus Braun from CSI NY; he's so desperate to avoid facing his role in the holocaust that he tried to run rather than face justice. He's not a monster; but a coward.