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In the original Mission: Impossible series, "The Syndicate" referred to the Mafia. They used avoided using that term.
That was common in U.S. television series at the time. The FBI preferred La Cosa Nostra (even though none of its leaders as depicted in the show were Italian). Toward the end of the series, they switched to "the Criminal Organization," when referring to organized crime. Mannix, a detective series, also used "The Syndicate" for referring to the Mafia.
In To Trap a Spy, the movie version of the U.N.C.L.E. pilot, they dub the word "Wasp," when actors are clearly saying "Thrush."
Background: After the pilot was filmed, NBC didn't like the name Thrush. Various alternatives, including Wasp, were considered. Wasp got vetoed, I believe, because Gerry Anderson's Stringray series featured a group called WASP (actually the organization of the heroes).
At one point, the name MAGGOTT (with 2 t's) was considered. I have the first draft script for The Double Affair, dated May 1964, which uses MAGGOTT. Eventually, none of the alternatives worked out so they ended up using Thrush after all.
Do love the show. :)
Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity.
Just rolls of the tongue. :)
So basically not exactly a SPECTRE clone.
Somehow I doubt it. When MI2 was released, people said it was aping Bond. When they do use Bond tropes its pretty obvious. In the great scheme of things, James Bond came first.
Yeah but: SPecial Executive for Counter-intelligence Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion
>:)
A very cool array of vehicles!!!
Thanks for sharing Marketto! Going to be so interesting to see this chase come the movies release in November! :D
Ten more months! :D
One thing I really hope for: Perfect editing, so that we can actually follow Bond's driving skills. Here I wrote down some important elements on how we can achieve that:
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/10135/spectre-so-how-should-a-possible-car-chase-turn-out#latest
The chase sequence in Austria is in part a car chase. And then there is the big car chase that will be set in Italy. And none of them are taking place in the PTS, which puts the most memorable action fully in the middle of the film. And we know that so many Bond films have this "1st half is great, 2nd half is suffering"-problem. I really think "SPECTRE" will not have that.
And guys? By jolly, those damn Brits are still ruling the waves =D>. And I don't give a damn about the fact that the production budget of "SPECTRE" is an insanely $300 Million. I'm thankful in every aspect that this Bond film is able to spend so much :-D:
It's the kick-off of the greatest car chase in cinematic history :-P
Ufff, that was a great one indeed. But I firmly believe "SPECTRE" will be mentioned as the only James Bond film with a car chase that can be compared with other famed cinematic car chases:
--> "To Live And Die In LA"
--> "The Bourne Identity"
--> "The French Connection"
--> "Ronin"
--> "Bullitt"
And a James Bond film should/must make it to the shortlist of "best car chases ever". I firmly believe "SPECTRE" can do that.