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The Wild Wild West was also better its first (B&W ) season as was Gilligan's Island. And lets not forgot "Lost in Space"... I don't know if it has anything to do with color versus B&W, it was just that the first seasons seem to be more creative and everything is new and fresh.
Any of you remember "The Girl From U.N.C.L.E." ? starred Stephanie Powers. It had one season that was tongue in cheek but it was kinda a fun show. As was "Honey West" with Anne Francis
But happy to see you are chatting and about The Man From UNCLE, which I have always loved (being lazy and not putting in the periods - ha!). @OHMSS69, of course I remember The Girl From UNCLE! I wanted to be her! I loved Stephanie Powers and used to pretend I was April Dancer. I wanted to marry Noel Harrison, too. 8-> It was simply fun.
I have not seen the new UNCLE movie yet, but I will. And I think I will definitely enjoy it. Naysayers about it don't bother me.
UNCLE was so much fun. I hoping the current film is simply fun and a good nod to the 60's.
Also just to say that Noel Harrison passed away in 2013; I remember I cried when I learned that. I had a true crush on him, loved his singing "Windmills of your Mind" too. Just part of my childhood; always thought of him fondly.
To call the show "The Girl from ..." is so incorrect. "Girl" corresponds to "Boy" and "Man" is to "Woman". Show should have been called "The Woman from U.N.C.L.E" or "The Boy from U.N.C.L.E."
:)) :))
On a more serious note: I have not seen the U.N.C.L.E. film either but I plan to. Is it out on Redbox yet? I guess it must be. I liked the previews just never got around to catching it in the theaters.
It would be interesting to see Honey West revived in today's marketplace. She was ahead of her time, as there are so many female driven action shows and dramas on television now. Loved Anne Francis, never forgot her face and that "beauty mark" near her mouth...
Mis-cast or what?! Glad they didn't persist with him as Q.
With @Beatles re: TBBT, just couldn't imagine anyone else in any of the roles actually.
And what about Geneviève Bujold as the original Capt. Janeway in ST:Voyager. Great actress but just not suited to the role.
Will be as hard to replace as Connery in the Bond role.
@Thunderfinger Funny when one considers that Harrison Ford was their second choice. Lucas and Spielberg had wanted Tom Selleck but he was unavailable after Magnum PI was picked up by CBS
SPECTRE opened last night Nov. 27th in only selected theaters in Japan - but only a 20 min. bullet train ride away for me. So I made my journey to buy my ticket yesterday (28th) after work. (I cannot see the actual film until this Sunday, though, due to time and work requirements - and I could not buy tickets on line; I had to go to the actual cinema, in a new, huge mall). Here is my report of getting this ticket ~
Mission report as follows (it is a bit lengthy):
Friday after work -
Transportation and walk to cinema (in huge new mall near the train station) was done in record time. Even the train pulled in 2 minutes early; I checked the time twice (highly unusual!). I was ready for anything, so I thought ...
Armed with printouts of the cinema's seating arrangement (courtesy of their website) and a note in Japanese and English I found my way to the ticket counter (after getting a map of this huge mall).
I arrived and stepped into the nice lobby.
There was no line.
At first I was baffled (SPECTRE has people everywhere, so there must be some evil plot behind this!) - then I saw people standing at the many automatic ticket machines! Aha! But no one at the customer counter. Lucky me.
I looked at the nice Japanese girl and saw some flicker of intelligence and the genuine willingness to help that you truly find at pretty much every customer counter in Japan.
I used my best expressions & short sentences in Japanese, starting by saying "I am so sorry; I do not speak much Japanese". She smiled and said, "Okay" in English - so we plunged ahead.
Laying out all my papers, I carefully showed her that I needed to see 007 SPECTRE in ENGLISH. And I wanted a good seat. On Sunday (not today!). All seats are reserved, as I had thought.
Smiling throughout, within seconds she had pulled out her own paperwork (so there!) and highlighted seats, as well as brought the theater up on her screen. I had a choice of great seats at the theater I wanted. She first thought I wanted the slightly cheaper theater which holds many people (huge audience). I explained I preferred the smaller "Gran" ("grand") theater, with cushy seats and not many people. It only costs $5 more (U.S. equivalent). How close was the screen? I am short; what about someone in front of me? All those kinds of worries were smilingly, gently washed away.
Could I buy a ticket now for the next week? No, alas, that cannot happen. But she explained when I am here on Sunday to see my show I can buy a ticket for the following Sunday then. I was happy. And then ...
I pointed out the Japanese note and other symbol to her three times (I couldn't help myself), to make sure I was getting the film in English audio (Jap. subtitles on the side). This surely tried her patience - but she remained calm and pleasant. I chose the exact seat; I was happy. And then ...
She let me know the cushy seats all reclined ... a lot. Seeing over the person in front of me would not be an issue. She showed me a photo of the chair fully reclined. DING! My eyes lit up. Honestly, I wish I could put the photo in this report - these seats look like the most expensive Barcalounger (or whatever they are called) super reclining cushy leather chair that our dads always wanted to have but could not usually afford. Drink holders in place, too, foot rests that pop up, etc. I was happy. And then ...
She said "The lounge opens at 11:00 a.m." (my show starts at 12:00 noon).
Lounge? And then she handed me my drink ticket. !! DING! :) My eyes lit up even more. (Have you ever had your eyes light up and you could feel them lighting up? That is how it felt.)
She reviewed the info with me, printed my ticket, and said to me, "No cancel" and I said (trying not to shout it) "NO! I am not cancelling, no matter what." I thanked her profusely in Japanese.
So I walked away, after carefully putting my drink ticket and movie ticket in the secret zipped compartment of my wallet (which went in my backpack). I stealthily sent up flares & fireworks as I made my way back to catch my train home, humming the theme from "You Only Live Twice" (I did, actually; that is how corny - and devoted - a Bond fan I am). ;)
This ended up so good it was like a dream ...
(My experience for Skyfall was at an older, more typical mall with none of these extras.)
A very happy 4EverBonded will return Sunday evening, Nov. 29th (Sat. morning for most of you) ... with my report about the actual film, SPECTRE!
I couldn't imagine anyone else in those roles.