by Greg McCambley | Sep 20, 2015 | #Bond_age_TV, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Hello again, everyone.
It’s #Bond_age_TV time again, and we’re back with the second to last #UNCLEtweet session ever. With the final season of UNCLE being as short as it was, selecting individual episodes to watch was a difficult task. There were only 12 standalone episodes in season 4, and I was certainly not going to be able to cover all of them. There were really only two I knew were going to be part of my plans. The first was The Master’s Touch Affair, which I had intended to be the last episode of season 4 I used (naturally, it ended up as the first). The second was The Deadly Quest Affair, which features good old #Kolchak himself, Darren McGavin, as the villain. Anyone who reads this probably knows that I do a livetweet of Kolchak every Friday night, so livetweeting McGavin’s only UNCLE appearance was a must for me, so it becomes the first episode coming this Wednesday. Illya is kidnapped, and Napoleon finds himself being hunted by a man they both thought dead. Can Napoleon survive in the urban wasteland Viktor Karmak (McGavin) has chosen as his hunting ground?
Our second episode for this Wednesday started out as just a random selection from the remaining episodes: The Gurnius Affair. A Nazi Scientist is freed from a German prison in a plot masterminded by THRUSH, and it’s up to Illya and Napoleon to stop whatever they have planned. However, as I refreshed my knowledge about the episode, the more fitting it seems that it becomes the last standalone episode to be shown. It features Will Kuluva who, longtime #UNCLEtweet livetweeters will know, played Solo’s boss in the original UNCLE pilot, when it was known as SOLO. Gurnius Affair also echoes the season 1 story The Double Affair, as Illya gets an evil twin, just as Napoleon did back in season 1. Finally, this episode also features Judy Carne, the Laugh-In star who unfortunately passed away earlier this month.
I hope, then, that you’ll join me for this coming Wednesday’s livetweet session, as we celebrate both some great performers, and a great TV show. It starts at 9pm EST.
by Krissy Myers | Sep 9, 2015 | #Bond_age_TV, The Prisoner
A Change Of Mind
Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darling
by Greg McCambley | Jul 27, 2015 | #Bond_age_TV, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Hello again, everyone!
It’s been a while, but #Bond_age_TV is finally entering into its final run of Man from UNCLE as we take a glance at its Fourth, and last, season. The high camp that UNCLE had introduced in season 3 in order to ape Batman’s success was gone, as a new producer was determined to make the series more serious in tone. This week’s #UNCLEtweet features the first two-parter of the season, The Prince of Darkness Affair parts 1 & 2. UNCLE seeks to steal a potential superweapon from evil genius Dr. Parvis Kharmusi (John Dehner). To do the job, UNCLE takes a page out of the IMF’s playbook and hires international most-wanted thief Luther Sebastian (Bradford Dillman) to steal the device. However, things don’t go exactly as planned. The guest cast this week includes performers like Carol Lynley (The Poseidon Adventure), Lola Albright (Peter Gunn, The Monolith Monsters), and John Carradine (Stagecoach, Nocturna). The livetweet starts at 9pm EST this Wednesday, and the hashtag will be #UNCLEtweet. Please join us!
by Krissy Myers | Jul 15, 2015 | #Bond_age_TV, The Prisoner
Follow #PrisTweet for commentary starting tonight @ 9 PM EDT.
It’s Your Funeral – 9 PM
Hammer Into Anvil – 10 PM
by 007hertzrumble | Jul 2, 2015 | #Bond_age_TV, The Avengers
Patrick Macnee Memorial Livetweet Event
9pmET: Death at Bargain Prices – use #Bond_age_TV hash
The.Avengers.1965.S04E04.Death.at.Bargain.Prices by superannuatedlps
10pmET: What the Butler Saw – use #Bond_age_TV hash
The.Avengers.1966.S04E22.What.the.Butler.Saw. by superannuatedlps
by Greg McCambley | Jun 28, 2015 | #Bond_age_TV, The Avengers
Hello again, everyone.
It has been a rather bittersweet week here at #Bond_age_TV HQ. This past Wednesday, the first appearance of The Avengers in our programming seemed to be a rousing success. It was a fitting tribute to both the show and guest star Christopher Lee. I looked forward to bringing it into the programming full time later this year. It came as a massive shock, then, to find out the next day that Patrick Macnee, the bedrock on which The Avengers was built, passed away at the age of 93. I cannot express how profoundly sad that made me.
Growing up as a fan of spy films and TV, I’d always fantasized about living that life. But I never wanted to be James Bond; I wanted to be John Steed. I wanted to wear bowler hats and wield an umbrella. I wanted to be funny and witty and charming, always ready with a quick bon mot. Now, 30-odd years later, I like to think I’m funny, but I’m pretty sure the rest will never happen. This is understandable, though, because no one could be as funny or as charming as Patrick Macnee. There was just something so fun and wonderful about watching him act, you couldn’t help but wish you either were him or knew him. Knowing that such a wonderful talent has been lost to us is saddening, but we know that he left us a legacy to admire, and for that, we must be grateful.
To show our appreciation, this coming Wednesday #Bond_age_TV is celebrating the life and career of Patrick Macnee with a special Avengers double-shot livetweet event. @krissy_myers has graciously foregone her Prisoner livetweet slot so we can livetweet two early Avengers episodes. First up at 9pm EST will be Death At Bargain Prices. Steed and Emma investigate the death of an agent which ties in to the strange goings-on in a department store. Then, at 10pm EST, we’ll feature What The Butler Saw. There’s a leak in the War Office, with three potential candidates to be investigated. Can Steed and Emma uncover the traitor? Find out by joining us this coming Wednesday, as #Bond_age_TV presents the Patrick Macnee Memorial Livetweet. Please use the hashtag #Bond_age_TV to join in. Also, if so inclined, feel free to use the hashtag #Macnee. See you there.
