«Alfred Hitchcock's famous explanation about the
real difference between surprise and suspense — a bomb exploding with no warning vs. being forewarned about the bomb
in advance — lies at the heart of the
difference between his film Psycho (based on the Robert Bloch novel) and the new A&E television series «Bates Motel,» which examines Norman Bates» upbringing and the events that will ultimately mold him into a cross-dressing murderer with dual
personalities.»