The first one was called "Climax" shown from 1954 to 1958.
This dramatic anthology series brought such introductions as James Bond in Casino Royale, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, and A Farewell to Arms to name a few.A list of every episode can be found here.
The second one, also an anthology, was called "Panic" which was retitled "No Warning" in it's second season. It ran from 1957 to 1958. The list of episodes is here.
If I remember correctly, the first episode..."The Priest" was about a catholic priest who heard the confession of someone who had planted a bomb or some such thing. The confessee promptly drops dead of something and it's up to the priest to find the bomb and save innocent lives. Of course, he cannot say anything to the authorities because the confession was privileged.
Any other old-timers remember those tv shows?
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You bet.
I was so passionate about that stuff that I obtained a BS at the communications dept. at Ithaca College. While I was there Rod Serling was an adjunct professor.
In addition to acting and storylines production techniques grew exponentially in that era. That was my tripwire. If I name drop John Frankenheimer does that get any juices flowing? IMHO He was the most innovative genius the directing craft has ever seen. Many of his visual and tech concepts are being used everyday by video producer/directors who have no idea who he is.
The show "Climax" sounds familiar but the show that had an impact on me was Charles Bronson in "Man with a camera". I was ten at the time and I became interested in photography and never stopped.
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