tony curtis ?
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tony curtis ?
In my becks induced memory The persuaders with tony curtis and roger moore was a GREAT show, but reading about tony curtis in the newspapers today they make it seem as though the series was a bit of a flop.
If any of you gents remember the show i would appreciate your comments....IE thumbs up or down on the series
clive
If any of you gents remember the show i would appreciate your comments....IE thumbs up or down on the series
clive
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Re: tony curtis ?
fallingwickets wrote:In my becks induced memory The persuaders with tony curtis and roger moore was a GREAT show, but reading about tony curtis in the newspapers today they make it seem as though the series was a bit of a flop.
If any of you gents remember the show i would appreciate your comments....IE thumbs up or down on the series
clive
his cameo on the Flintstones as Wilma's slave boy was cool
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I loved the Persuaders at the time, as a kid. I haven't seen it since though, so I can't really comment other than in nostalgia mode. (I do have the theme music on my iPod. . . )
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I remember the show from my last year in high school. Wikipedia has a nice write up. It was near the end of a genre including Man From U.N.C.L.E. ( anyone recall what the letters stand for?) Dangerman, The Avengers, Mission Impossible and a lot of factors played into it's success.
The pilot episode was fun.
More important, given current teevee's genres I would gladly watch all 12 episodes again.
The pilot episode was fun.
More important, given current teevee's genres I would gladly watch all 12 episodes again.
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United Network Command for Law and Enforcement. Battling the evil forces of THRUSH, for as many seasons as the sponsors would put out. Loved the first two. I dressed like Illya, back then; Mr. Waverly, now.KAV wrote:. . . including Man From U.N.C.L.E. ( anyone recall what the letters stand for?) . . .
p.s. To Tony: you'll always be the Great Leslie.
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I still had my secret agent radio that converted to a carbine until it became to valuable to keep. I was in Las Vegas, dropped into a gunstore and recognised the former owner from a store back home! He was known for being a bit loose with regulations.
He always had some interesting stuff. That time I came home with a T.V. prop silencer from M.F.U. It was actually a neat design that allowed a P 38 Walther to cycle 3 in 1 blanks.
Just about downtown L.A. there is a black and white mural of Tony on the freeway. That, his star and anothr mural on a tourist trap store on Hollywood BLVD are it as memory of his work. Hopefully TEEVEE will run SOME LIKE IT HOT soon.
He always had some interesting stuff. That time I came home with a T.V. prop silencer from M.F.U. It was actually a neat design that allowed a P 38 Walther to cycle 3 in 1 blanks.
Just about downtown L.A. there is a black and white mural of Tony on the freeway. That, his star and anothr mural on a tourist trap store on Hollywood BLVD are it as memory of his work. Hopefully TEEVEE will run SOME LIKE IT HOT soon.
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I remember The Persuaders. I was very young (single figures) and liked it. Perhaps that's a reflection of it's quality. Probably my strongest Tony Curtis memory.
I suspect that if I watched an episode now, I would think that it was awful.
Ian
I suspect that if I watched an episode now, I would think that it was awful.
Ian
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Funny. Just caught that same line from documentary on Monty Python told by mr. Eric Idle.95% wrote:I go back a lot farther than you guys. I swear I saw the King Arthur-style movie in the early 1950's, in which he actually said "Yonda lies da castle of my fahda."
The Persuaders had the best theme music ever.
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I am with you. Loved it at the time, but wouldn't want to watch it now and spoil my memories. Did that with Beverly HillbilliesIanM wrote:I remember The Persuaders. I was very young (single figures) and liked it. Perhaps that's a reflection of it's quality. Probably my strongest Tony Curtis memory.
I suspect that if I watched an episode now, I would think that it was awful.
Ian
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Ooops, did I really admit to that in print?!ExecAccess wrote:I am with you. Loved it at the time, but wouldn't want to watch it now and spoil my memories. Did that with Beverly HillbilliesIanM wrote:I remember The Persuaders. I was very young (single figures) and liked it. Perhaps that's a reflection of it's quality. Probably my strongest Tony Curtis memory.
I suspect that if I watched an episode now, I would think that it was awful.
Ian
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