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My God we missed Don Adams' birthday! Were he alive, Adams would have been 83. Who's Don Adams ? Why Adams was Agent 86, Maxwell Smart. From the warped and whacky minds of Buck Henry and Mel Brooks, Get Smart cashed in on the "spy" craze of the mid-60s and spoofed such staples of the day as James, Bond and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. It ran for 5 years - 4 on CBS and the 5th on NBC. I know one 13 year old in 1965 who sat glued to the TV when this came on because not only was the show so funny but it's co-star, Barbara Feldon, was very easy on the eyes. And I recall it was all the rage to mimic Smart at school. The show was known for such catch-phrases as "Sorry about that Chief" when Max screwed up; "Would you believe..." because Max was prone to slight exageration: and, when told he'd be facing certain danger - which was often - Max would reply "And loving it!" Me and my buddies slayed each other with these comebacks. They were k...

Who can't forget the opening from this Britsh show in the early 80s... The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy was first a stage play, then a book, then a radio series, then an early 80s television series on the BBC and on PBS in North America and most recently a film. It's author, Douglas Adams , died at the age of 49. Today he would have turned 57. The book is one of the funniest things I've ever read. And the BBC TV series was equally funny. Here are a few quotes Adams is fondly remembered for: A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job. Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. He hoped and prayed that there wasn't an afterlife. Then he realized there was a contradiction involved here and merely hoped that there wasn't an afterlife. He wa...

Wazzername and I sat down and watched a movie this evening - Mamma Mia on DVD. Now I never really liked ABBA the first time around, nor purchased any of their records but I seemed to know almost every single tune in the soundtrack. I now understand the popularity of the stage production, followed by the movie - but I'm still scratching my head over the popularity of A,B,B and A. Now I don't know what happened to the the svelte and comely A and A, but B and B, the two responsible for what I once considered musical dreck, must have gone on to become multi-millionaires. The movie's definately a feel good film and whoever strung the story line between the songs should be given an award. As should Meryl Streep who was simply priceless in the movie...and she could sing: And she did get an award. Meryl Streep won UK's National Movie Award for Best Actress. And who won a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor? Her screen buddy Brosnan, Pierce Brosnan.

I wish I'd seen this before I watched the Planet of the Apes series recently. How they sustained it for 5 movies is beyond me! merci

A little guy I know just loves this song...and this movie Madagascar stars (l to r) Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett-Smith and David Schwimmer. The singer in the video is Sacha Baron Cohen. What a hoot!

This week I finally finished the 17 disc opus: "The Avengers - The Complete Emma Peel Megaset Collector's Edition". What a hoot - and a classic 60s British TV series. It's a little lighter fare than one of my other favourite Brit series, The Prisoner, but no less enjoyable. Amazon.com describes the set as follows: Along with Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Avengers practically defined British cult television, and it was never better than during the three years that Diana Rigg's Emma Peel character tossed out her witty barbs and karate kicks. The supercool 2006 edition of The Complete Emma Peel Megaset encompasses all 51 episodes from 1965-66 (in black and white) and 1967 (in color) plus a new bonus disc, all in 17 space-saving Thinpaks. Paired with Patrick Macnee as the dapper, umbrella-wielding John Steed, Rigg's Mrs. Peel turned heads with her sexy outfits, then broke skulls of the various would-be world-dominating bad guys who crossed her path. Like t...

The "Rover" from one of my all time favourite TV series, The Prisoner . Amazon.com says: The Prisoner, one of the most remarkable and challenging science fiction series of all time, follows "No. 6," a former government operative sent into a seemingly idyllic but twisted prison known as "The Village," where he struggles to retain his identity in the face of sophisticated and relentless attempts by the powers-that-be (known as "No. 2") to extract his secrets. The 10 DVD, 17 program, series of The Prisoner made for excellent viewing. Here's the entry at Amazon.com... http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Prisoner-Megaset/dp/B00005NKCQ And there's even a Prisoner Appreciation Society...Six of One : http://www.netreach.net/~sixofone/ Book: The Sanctuary by Raymond Khoury Music: Real Life by Joan as Police Woman