tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post7182719204299350018..comments2024-03-21T14:20:51.746-07:00Comments on Cult TV Lounge: The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Solo (1963)dfordoomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-83683172690907627822022-03-24T14:37:51.178-07:002022-03-24T14:37:51.178-07:00WHY was WASP changed to THRUSH?WHY was WASP changed to THRUSH?William F. Earlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00321085474800122835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-92101292179798896362021-01-06T11:20:44.514-08:002021-01-06T11:20:44.514-08:00I've stumbled back across your blog, and am gl...I've stumbled back across your blog, and am glad I did. Keep up the good work!<br /><br />The story goes that it was Grant Tinker, the husband of Mary Tyler Moore and later her partner in MTM Enterprises, who wanted to get rid of the "K" guy. Tinker (or whoever) meant "Kuryakin," but couldn't remember the name, and Will Kuluva ended up getting axed.<br /><br />Also, be aware that while "Solo" has a strong Ian Fleming feel, Fleming contributed only the names of Solo and April Dancer. The rest of what we see here is the creation, almost single-handed, of Sam Rolfe, the developer and Season One executive producer.Benzadmiralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762681617545684805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-78416646790109088632019-09-18T06:23:50.586-07:002019-09-18T06:23:50.586-07:00those NBC executives are probably the same ones wh...<em> those NBC executives are probably the same ones who wanted to "get rid of the guy with the ears" from Star Trek.</em><br /><br />TV execs in the 60s were an extraordinary lot. It's almost as if they were chosen for their total lack of understanding of the medium and of public taste.dfordoomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02306293859869179118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-27555712473691407262019-09-17T19:37:49.449-07:002019-09-17T19:37:49.449-07:00Looking forward to seeing this one.
As a quick a...Looking forward to seeing this one. <br /><br />As a quick aside, those NBC executives are probably the same ones who wanted to "get rid of the guy with the ears" from Star Trek.Randall Landershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10459066894752870249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5833699981210036110.post-84651464924042831042019-09-17T08:54:27.946-07:002019-09-17T08:54:27.946-07:00The movie version of this is the one I grew up wit...The movie version of this is the one I grew up with - one of the stories edited and released as movies in Europe - or at least the UK - with extra scenes with Luciana Paluzzi (which never really made that much sense ... )<br /><br />I didn't get to see the pilot for a very long time. There's a good little twist, although it may be given away for some by the casting lol<br /><br />A good start for the series. tom j joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108887693320361796noreply@blogger.com