What's True? (Author's Note About The Big Telephone)
What's True? Author's Note About The Big Telephone This was the first Dragnet story I wrote back in 2010. The idea for The Big Telephone stemmed from the 1954 New Zealand case that was depicted in the 1994 movie Heavenly Creatures . At the time, I felt people were more familiar with the 1960s revival series rather than the original Dragnet from the 1950s--be it radio or television. By this time, I had acquired my copy of Dan Moyer's Just the Facts, Ma'am as well as Michael Hayde's My Name's Friday books. Television characters are usually one-dimensional. I wanted to create a history for Sgt. Friday. I wanted to show Joe's thoughts and reactions of the 1960s--clothing, teenagers, music, morals of the day. Being a huge Beatles fan, I had to sprinkled in a few references in all of my Dragnet 1967 stories, even though Sgt. Friday is not a fan. I was ecstatic when I learned that Jack Webb himself liked The