tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post5307320214974479495..comments2024-03-06T08:05:29.800-05:00Comments on Casual Debris: Casual Shorts 8: Robert Arthur, "The Aggravation of Elmer" (1955)Casual Debrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-6048831841033185092012-04-24T09:02:22.465-04:002012-04-24T09:02:22.465-04:00Ah...but THE WHISTLER was also a film series. And,...Ah...but THE WHISTLER was also a film series. And, sadly, the 3 INVESTIGATORS will probably get you a pretty blank look from most people much younger than we.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-3820181598220267952012-04-15T11:21:23.188-04:002012-04-15T11:21:23.188-04:00Duly noted, but in an age when even the concept of...Duly noted, but in an age when even the concept of radio is sadly being forgotten (aside from popular music), I can't imagine anyone aside from Garrison Keillor best being remembered for radio work.Casual Debrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08098608670682517783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8163165929158089008.post-25154978553193411202012-04-13T17:25:12.262-04:002012-04-13T17:25:12.262-04:00Ah, I think you have to choose your audience befor...Ah, I think you have to choose your audience before saying what Arthur's best-remembered for, but his fiction is underappreciated, aside from, as you note, the rather minor (by me) AH & 3I books, except among those who love the ranges of short fiction he gamboled in...or who are fans of dramatic radio (and film adaptation), as he was behind THE WHISTLER as well as THE MYSTERIOUS TRAVELER (and edited the TMT magazine). More collections from RA...yes.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.com