Dick Tracy-- Jumping the Shark?

...Or just written by idiots?



There was a time when the daily newspaper strip, Dick Tracy, made a sincere effort to base the comic on science and police procedure. The two-way wrist (tv?) radio was its biggest gimmick-- but was a plausible prediction. Since the L.A. Times does not carry DT, I only read the strip on the odd occasion when I have another paper at hand.

I can't believe how little effort is put into this strip: the current plot line is simplistic and unimaginative. The worst offence is Tracy's current dilemma: the crooks have locked him in a gasoline tanker partially filled with gasoline. And he didn't die in seconds from the fumes. And now Liz joins him. The line, "Don't strike a match. You'll blow us sky high!" was the last big nail in the coffin: idiotic and over-used, even the dialogue is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

How the mighty have fallen!

Too bad: I used to be an avid reader...and even if the police procedures were most entertainment, at least the characters (even the villains) were bold and memorable. Considering the public's interest in true crime (like CSI and all the law shows), DT could have remained interesting.

Definitely a strip that should join the likes of "Andy Capp" and "L'il Abner" in the cancelled archives.

Dick Tracy-- Jumping the Shark?

...Or just written by idiots?



There was a time when the daily newspaper strip, Dick Tracy, made a sincere effort to base the comic on science and police procedure. The two-way wrist (tv?) radio was its biggest gimmick-- but was a plausible prediction. Since the L.A. Times does not carry DT, I only read the strip on the odd occasion when I have another paper at hand.

I can't believe how little effort is put into this strip: the current plot line is simplistic and unimaginative. The worst offence is Tracy's current dilemma: the crooks have locked him in a gasoline tanker partially filled with gasoline. And he didn't die in seconds from the fumes. And now Liz joins him. The line, "Don't strike a match. You'll blow us sky high!" was the last big nail in the coffin: idiotic and over-used, even the dialogue is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

How the mighty have fallen!

Too bad: I used to be an avid reader...and even if the police procedures were most entertainment, at least the characters (even the villains) were bold and memorable. Considering the public's interest in true crime (like CSI and all the law shows), DT could have remained interesting.

Definitely a strip that should join the likes of "Andy Capp" and "L'il Abner" in the cancelled archives.

Dick Tracy-- Jumping the Shark?

...Or just written by idiots?



There was a time when the daily newspaper strip, Dick Tracy, made a sincere effort to base the comic on science and police procedure. The two-way wrist (tv?) radio was its biggest gimmick-- but was a plausible prediction. Since the L.A. Times does not carry DT, I only read the strip on the odd occasion when I have another paper at hand.

I can't believe how little effort is put into this strip: the current plot line is simplistic and unimaginative. The worst offence is Tracy's current dilemma: the crooks have locked him in a gasoline tanker partially filled with gasoline. And he didn't die in seconds from the fumes. And now Liz joins him. The line, "Don't strike a match. You'll blow us sky high!" was the last big nail in the coffin: idiotic and over-used, even the dialogue is scraping the bottom of the barrel.

How the mighty have fallen!

Too bad: I used to be an avid reader...and even if the police procedures were most entertainment, at least the characters (even the villains) were bold and memorable. Considering the public's interest in true crime (like CSI and all the law shows), DT could have remained interesting.

Definitely a strip that should join the likes of "Andy Capp" and "L'il Abner" in the cancelled archives.

Collie Play

At the BCR Christmas party Rondo found his perfect playmate. I'm not sure -why- he liked her so much: she's a bit timid (maybe just a touch more than he) and likes to play rough (which he normally shies away from). She's a smooth border collie named, "Ellie-May" and she lurved Rondo as much as he did her. When they got tired of rough-housing, they hunted gophers together. Too bad she lives up in the Bay Area!

Dog play!
I didn't get a lot of good ones of the two of them chasing each other-- just blurry shots and lots of tails and parts of heads--but here are pics of the two of them wrastling:
Rondo just about to leap at Ellie-May
Border collie Yin-Yang
Rondo thinks he can take her...
Nope--Rondo pwned by Ellie-May!
Rondo still hasn't gotten enough: soliciting more play!
Rondo is still learning about play and socializing with other dogs (what becomes of being raised in an apartment by clueless doofesses). His first trip to the dog park (a couple of weeks ago) included him skittering away from a timid chihuahua. He -really- felt comfortable with Ellie-May! Mutual scruff biting-- I never thought he'd play like this so soon.

Collie Play

At the BCR Christmas party Rondo found his perfect playmate. I'm not sure -why- he liked her so much: she's a bit timid (maybe just a touch more than he) and likes to play rough (which he normally shies away from). She's a smooth border collie named, "Ellie-May" and she lurved Rondo as much as he did her. When they got tired of rough-housing, they hunted gophers together. Too bad she lives up in the Bay Area!

Dog play!
I didn't get a lot of good ones of the two of them chasing each other-- just blurry shots and lots of tails and parts of heads--but here are pics of the two of them wrastling:
Rondo just about to leap at Ellie-May
Border collie Yin-Yang
Rondo thinks he can take her...
Nope--Rondo pwned by Ellie-May!
Rondo still hasn't gotten enough: soliciting more play!
Rondo is still learning about play and socializing with other dogs (what becomes of being raised in an apartment by clueless doofesses). His first trip to the dog park (a couple of weeks ago) included him skittering away from a timid chihuahua. He -really- felt comfortable with Ellie-May! Mutual scruff biting-- I never thought he'd play like this so soon.

Collie Play

At the BCR Christmas party Rondo found his perfect playmate. I'm not sure -why- he liked her so much: she's a bit timid (maybe just a touch more than he) and likes to play rough (which he normally shies away from). She's a smooth border collie named, "Ellie-May" and she lurved Rondo as much as he did her. When they got tired of rough-housing, they hunted gophers together. Too bad she lives up in the Bay Area!

Dog play!
I didn't get a lot of good ones of the two of them chasing each other-- just blurry shots and lots of tails and parts of heads--but here are pics of the two of them wrastling:
Rondo just about to leap at Ellie-May
Border collie Yin-Yang
Rondo thinks he can take her...
Nope--Rondo pwned by Ellie-May!
Rondo still hasn't gotten enough: soliciting more play!
Rondo is still learning about play and socializing with other dogs (what becomes of being raised in an apartment by clueless doofesses). His first trip to the dog park (a couple of weeks ago) included him skittering away from a timid chihuahua. He -really- felt comfortable with Ellie-May! Mutual scruff biting-- I never thought he'd play like this so soon.