Remember audio cassettes and back when you used to make mix-tapes for all your friends? It was more than slapping your favourite songs on to a BASF C-90. It was walking a tight-rope; an intricate balancing act that took planning and patience. Did you start with a kick-ass rocker, or was it a soulful ballad [...]
Country: United States / United Kingdom Director: James Frawley Starring: Andrew Clarke, Kevin Tighe, Christopher Marcantel, George Rose, Holland Taylor, Caitlin Clarke, Ben Vereen Music: Mark Snow Based on characters created by Leslie Charteris I’m a bit late on this, as it has been out for a couple of weeks, but Madman Entertainment have just [...]
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Posted in Television
Tagged Andrew Clarke, Leslie Charteris, Simon Dutton, Simon Templar, Television Series, The Saint
Tagged Andrew Clarke, Leslie Charteris, Simon Dutton, Simon Templar, Television Series, The Saint
The Saint is often considered the ‘straight man’ of British TV when compared to The Prisoner or The Avengers, but this episode shows, when put to it, The Saint team could be just as ‘out there’ as the rest of them.
4Nov10
Sean Connery: Hitting People
Not literally. But here are a few illustrations of Sean Connery as James Bond (?) hitting people. Which is the odd one out?
22Jan10
The Rainbow Affair
Most of the books published in Australia are the English editions — although some American stuff slips in. Generally though, because we use the same spelling as the English, it will be the English version that is either imported into (or even printed in) Australia. For the series of The Man From UNCLE books, that [...]
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Posted in Books and Comics
Tagged Evil Masterminds, Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes, The Avengers, The Man From UNCLE, The Saint
Tagged Evil Masterminds, Fu Manchu, Sherlock Holmes, The Avengers, The Man From UNCLE, The Saint
5Dec09
The Falcon Steps In
I do not know too much about the Falcon, (I have never seen a film from the series – there was one – TheFalcon in Danger – on late night television this week, but being the ‘technical incompetant’ that I am, I botched the recording) but before I sign off of this series of posts [...]
5Dec09
Saint Poster of the Day 14
Country: United KingdomDirector: Alvin RakoffStarring: Roger Moore, Stuart Damon, Isla Blair, Ronald Radd, Carol Friday, Willoughby Goddard, Paul Faussino, Alan Rowe, Anthony StambouliehMusic: Edwin AstleyBased on characters created by Leslie Charteris The Saint television series episodes were generally self contained, unlike the trend in current television series where a back story is played out over [...]
4Dec09
Saint Poster of the Day 13
4Dec09
The Saint Overboard
These covers are from an assortment of Saint and Leslie Charteris websites from around the globe. Thanks to the original posters.
