The Man from U.N.C.L.E.-related stories
Posted Aug 25th 2009 12:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Reality-Free
It's time for another TV list! Everybody loves lists, right? This one has
AOL picking the best TV shows of the 1960s.
As usual, it's a list that will get the debate going. Shows that without a doubt deserve to be on the list:
The Twilight Zone,
The Dick Van Dyke Show,
Star Trek,
The Andy Griffith Show,
I Spy, and
Bewitched.
Shows that without a doubt don't belong on the list:
The Flying Nun,
Hogan's Heroes, and
The Mod Squad. Sure, I enjoyed those shows when I was younger, but I really don't think they belong in the "best" category (I'll let you debate another show on the list,
Batman - great or just "campy" great?)
Continue reading AOL picks the best TV shows of the 60s
Posted Jul 14th 2009 12:26PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Lost, Reality-Free
I think most hit TV shows are sued at one point or another by someone who claims to have actually created the show. Usually it's someone unknown, but once in a while you get a real producer or writer with several credits who claims to have created the show. This is one of those cases.
Anthony Spinner, who among other credits produced and/or wrote for
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,
Cannon,
Search,
The FBI,
Return of the Saint, and
Baretta, is
suing both ABC and Touchstone Television, saying that he created (and was paid $30,000 for) a show that is very similar to
Lost way back in 1977. He actually sued back in 2005 but the case was dismissed for procedural reasons.
Continue reading Veteran producer suing ABC, saying he created Lost over 30 years ago
Posted Jul 2nd 2009 2:55PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, NCIS, Casting, Reality-Free
Leo G. Carroll did it in 1966. Lisa Bonet sort of did it in 1987. What am I talking about? Double duty. That is, playing the same role on two series which are running at the same time. There are probably quite a few other instances, but Leo was head man Mr. Waverly on both
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. and
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. for a year, and Lisa was Denise Huxtable in college (
A Different World) and when she came home to visit the family in Brooklyn on
The Cosby Show.
Now,
Rocky Carroll will appear on both NCIS shows. Doing double duty makes perfect sense for the
NCIS twosome, especially since they're going to be airing back to back on Tuesday, 8-10 P.M.
Continue reading Rocky Carroll doubling down on NCIS franchise
Posted Nov 19th 2007 2:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Video
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was one of the more successful spy shows/movies inspired by the James Bond craze of the 1960s. It was a fun show (with a great theme song!), and the complete series has just been released on DVD.
Some people might see the show as a "spoof," and one could take it that way, but it holds up really well as a straightforward spy drama too. Personally, I prefer I Spy, but The Man From U.N.C.L.E. is right up there too. And this set should make fans of the show (you are probably in your 30s at least, maybe older) very happy.
Continue reading The Man From U.N.C.L.E., Complete Series - DVD review - VIDEOS
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