Re Wyngarde, he was also in the notorious episode of The Avengers, in which he played the leader of the hellfire club. Banned because of Emma Peel's saucy get-up, though viewing imo was disappointing seeing as Ms Peel appeared to be acting under duress and not exactly enjoying the experience.
Mind you, I don't suppose the snake enjoyed it that much either.
"This is where we leave you Mr Bond."
Roger Moore 1927-2017
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Re Wyngarde, he was also in the notorious episode of The Avengers, in which he played the leader of the hellfire club. Banned because of Emma Peel's saucy get-up, though viewing imo was disappointing seeing as Ms Peel appeared to be acting under duress and not exactly enjoying the experience.
Mind you, I don't suppose the snake enjoyed it that much either.
I've read about that episode. Was it ever released in more recent times, Nap?
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Oh, it's one of the many that were shown on the UK's True Entertainment channel 61, it was always on recently. I wouldn't get too carried away about it.... you could probably even find it on youtube, but the photos are more arousing and suggestive than the actual episode, which isn't bad incidentally.
"This is where we leave you Mr Bond."
Roger Moore 1927-2017
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Oh, it's one of the many that were shown on the UK's True Entertainment channel 61, it was always on recently. I wouldn't get too carried away about it.... you could probably even find it on youtube, but the photos are more arousing and suggestive than the actual episode, which isn't bad incidentally.
Good to know. Would like to see it some time. As you rightly say I'm sure it's fairly tame by today's standards, if not those of the time!
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Re Wyngarde, he was also in the notorious episode of The Avengers, in which he played the leader of the hellfire club. Banned because of Emma Peel's saucy get-up, though viewing imo was disappointing seeing as Ms Peel appeared to be acting under duress and not exactly enjoying the experience.
Mind you, I don't suppose the snake enjoyed it that much either.
interesting! theres a classic storyline in the X-Men comics, from the early80s, known as the Dark Phoenix Saga, where Jean Grey (aka Marvel Girl aka Phoenix, and next to be aka the Black Queen) joins the Hellfire Club in Manhattan, seduced by an evil mutant named Jason Wyngarde! I've read that the X-Men story is directly influenced by that Avengers episode (which is available on the dvd's, and everybody should own those 2 Diana Rigg seasons on dvd just because...) ... now I see the naming of the villain was itself a tribute to the actor in that episode!
John Gavin was never a great actor, but he was a good, reliable one. I'm not sure how credible he would have been as Bond; his "English" accent in Midnight Lace (1960) is just a notch or two better than the one Dick Van Dyke used. But for his career and for his service to his country, I salute him.
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Very sad news about the shocking early death of the lovely Emma Chambers at just 53 (from natural causes). I saw her in a repeat of the first Christmas Special of The Vicar of Dibley just this last Christmas Eve and was reminded of her great comic talent.
One of her best scenes of Emma's that my brother brings up from time to time:
Wikipedia page hasn't even updated.
He was my favourite classic Bond director.
Was only just watching Moonraker and bits of Spy yesterday and thinking how well shot it was.
Lewis Gilbert was (I think) the last remaining of the major behind-the-camera figures of the Bond films of the '60s and '70s. He created the style for the otherworldly Bond epic, and--to coin a phrase--nobody did it better. RIP.
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Very sad to hear about Lewis Gilbert, he was a really incredible director both in his work for Bond and Beyond. Also I am sorry to hear about Mort Walker as well, Beetle Bailey is one of my favorite non-superhero comics which I still read in my Sunday newspaper. Additionally I just read on Facebook that writer Paul Demeo has passed away, he co-wrote the scripts for the video games Nightfire and Everything Or Nothing and also co-wrote the film adaptation of The Rocketeer (1991) which Timothy Dalton starred in.
The Spy Who Loved Me was my first Bond film, so I assumed that was what they were supposed to look like.
Even after I did my research and became a Fleming-snob, I still believe that film is the Bond Film Perfected.
Both Gilbert and Moore gone within the same year ... by way of tribute, they just gotta give us a big villains HQ and lots of gadgets in this next film.
Very sad to hear of the death of Lewis Gilbert. RIP.
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Very sad news about Lewis Gilbert passing away, though at least he had a good innings. He was nearly 98. -{
He directed three of the biggest and most outlandish Bond films and they are the ones that the public consciousness most associated with James Bond. That will assure his legacy in the history of the Bond films.
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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Twitter has just reminded me that it was 20 years ago today [28 February 1998] that we lost Dermot Morgan of Father Ted fame. -{
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
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He was a true gentleman.
Re Wyngarde, he was also in the notorious episode of The Avengers, in which he played the leader of the hellfire club. Banned because of Emma Peel's saucy get-up, though viewing imo was disappointing seeing as Ms Peel appeared to be acting under duress and not exactly enjoying the experience.
Mind you, I don't suppose the snake enjoyed it that much either.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
I've read about that episode. Was it ever released in more recent times, Nap?
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Good to know. Would like to see it some time. As you rightly say I'm sure it's fairly tame by today's standards, if not those of the time!
The Dad in Frasier
http://edition.cnn.com/2018/02/05/entertainment/john-mahoney-obit/index.html
Possible Connery replacement John Gavin has passed away.
One of her best scenes of Emma's that my brother brings up from time to time:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPsSzLnXJkg
The Guardian on her 5 funniest scenes in TV and film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIC8VzHUebw
He was my favourite classic Bond director.
Was only just watching Moonraker and bits of Spy yesterday and thinking how well shot it was.
Well, it has now. RIP.
Had the pleasure of meeting Lewis twice, lovely, lovely man, RIP.
Even after I did my research and became a Fleming-snob, I still believe that film is the Bond Film Perfected.
Both Gilbert and Moore gone within the same year ... by way of tribute, they just gotta give us a big villains HQ and lots of gadgets in this next film.
He directed three of the biggest and most outlandish Bond films and they are the ones that the public consciousness most associated with James Bond. That will assure his legacy in the history of the Bond films.