Not only are they shown on various dinner dates, clearly not work related, but he is often protective and tender towards her, and touches her arm or shoulder intimately. She hovers over him at the office, and fusses over his sleep and eating. But they also make it clear that they are not in each other’s private space unless he needs her there for work. I will have to see if they ever show him on a date with anyone else (or her), but I don’t recall it, and so far none in season 1. Drake is depicted as something of a lady’s man.
Of course the assumption is that Burr was gay, and Perry’s relationship with Della approaches a mid-century Will and Grace vibe (if Grace somehow worked for Will and had to be submissive to him, and Will had to be deeply in the closet). On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:28 PM Tom Wolper <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 24, 2019 at 2:43 AM 'Dave Sikula' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I watched the original run as a kid, but am lately more familiar with the >> films of the 30s, where Perry has gone from running a thriving practice in >> Los Angeles with dozens of associates and investigators to having a solo >> practice in San Francisco, where he's known for being a bon vivant and >> gourmet chef. By the third film, he's introduced as being dead drunk on the >> floor. I have no idea if this was considered a character arc by Warner >> Bros., but it's certainly been interesting to watch. >> > > In the book I read, which was one of the earliest, Mason was in an unnamed > city. Gardner may have later placed him in LA or a producer decided it was > easier to place him there than to design an anonymous city for the film > series. > >> >> While Burr is a fine Mason, I'm more attracted to Warren William's >> portrayal, where Mason works just this side of the law, cutting corners >> wherever possible, while Allan Jenkins as "Spudsy" Drake does the legwork. >> While the code really wouldn't permit it, there's no doubt Mason is >> schtupping Della, something I don't really remember from the more-wholesome >> TV series. >> > > On the TV series Della acts like Perry's work wife and she wants more of a > full time relationship. Perry acts aloof but it's clear that neither has a > social life outside of work. The are often scenes where Perry takes Della > to a restaurant or a night club. I don't know if the unspoken meaning is > that they are in an off camera relationship or that it would be awkward for > Perry to go alone and the creative crew doesn't want to give a random date. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
