tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post1116243714609128802..comments2024-03-27T20:48:33.608+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: RIP, Patrick MacneeMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-85396145841940631162015-07-12T04:26:26.746+01:002015-07-12T04:26:26.746+01:00I haven't visited your blog in awhile (boring ...I haven't visited your blog in awhile (boring family crisis stuff got in the way), and it's such a pleasure to hear your views again. The Avengers was always one of my favorite shows (Emma Peel was a distant idol of self-possession, although that word doesn't begin to do her justice). I loved the way Steed and Peel interacted, testing each other, protecting each other--a beautifully Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12448915588546829312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-73500671556794255422015-06-28T11:22:22.216+01:002015-06-28T11:22:22.216+01:00It'll be interesting to hear what he makes of ...It'll be interesting to hear what he makes of it. I know loads of people who like it, but then I'm British and nerdy, so it goes without saying. We recently discovered a couple of our friends had never seen the Prisoner, so we bought it on DVD and are planning a Prisoner marathon at their place at some point.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-8773522766750414312015-06-28T11:21:02.924+01:002015-06-28T11:21:02.924+01:00Now THAT is a compliment of the highest order!Now THAT is a compliment of the highest order!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-341758013509626442015-06-28T02:31:25.888+01:002015-06-28T02:31:25.888+01:00Well that's sad. I loved the Avengers, but you...Well that's sad. I loved the Avengers, but you're right about the love it or hate it divide. I didn't know anyone else that liked it (The Prisoner had that reaction from people as well). <br /><br />I just discovered Mr. ETB hasn't seen The Avengers (he spent a good chunk of the 60's in Germany, but I'm still amazed he hasn't seen it since). I guess I know what we'Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-24946101816321981652015-06-27T09:49:16.147+01:002015-06-27T09:49:16.147+01:00I still haven't seen The Avengers, I must get ...I still haven't seen The Avengers, I must get hold of the first series on DVD. My mechanic thinks I look like Diana Rigg and mentioned it last week again!! xPorcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-23455531401846603112015-06-26T17:42:30.941+01:002015-06-26T17:42:30.941+01:00Hmm, I wouldn't say Barton was the antithesis ...Hmm, I wouldn't say Barton was the antithesis of the gentleman spy - he was both chivalrous and an amateur, probably more of a grammar-school Saint. You can see elements of Bond in Hannay - the novels can be pretty rough and involve some exotic travelling. Bond's personal lack of chivalry, though... I suppose there are chunks of that in Drummond, though rarely towards women. I shall have Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-51797173458351053582015-06-26T14:58:55.730+01:002015-06-26T14:58:55.730+01:00He was definitely one of a kind. Harry Hart has to...He was definitely one of a kind. Harry Hart has to have been modelled on him. He did a lot of voiceover work on the Bond DVDs, and of course he was the voice of the Imperious Leader in the original Battlestar Galactica (as well as showing up as the evil Count Iblis as well)<br /><br />And of course much like Lee he starred in a Moore era Bond film as well (in fact he and Roger made quite a nice Paul Starkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763589622434040244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-87269200050591466442015-06-26T10:53:07.200+01:002015-06-26T10:53:07.200+01:00That is sad news. He was a great actor and I have ...That is sad news. He was a great actor and I have very fond memories of The Avengers. XxMother of Reinventionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14409826036412353940noreply@blogger.com