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Watched Sleeper on BBC4 on Thursday.
Loved it all over again. Some lovely sequences between Steed and Gambit. Joanna plays Purdey as though she's really enjoying herself. She has a gorgeous smile on her face throughout the fight sequences. It's wonderfully atmospheric. The Avengers does bleak and deserted locations so well.
Loved it all over again. Some lovely sequences between Steed and Gambit. Joanna plays Purdey as though she's really enjoying herself. She has a gorgeous smile on her face throughout the fight sequences. It's wonderfully atmospheric. The Avengers does bleak and deserted locations so well.
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There's a Kojak reference? (Well, I've never watched it. Cop with a lollipop isn't it?)Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Sleeper - New Avengers. Dumb and unecessary reference to Kojak spoils a good episode...
Sleeper's good because it gives us lots of the Steed/Gambit relationship, but I've never rated it quite as highly as some. I know it's a take on the "abandoned air base" idea of The Hour that Never Was, etc., and it's got lots of good bits, but it's never quite grabbed me as much as other episodes in the season. Joanna's gleeful smile during the car chase is priceless, though.
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Yes, it is. You can't watch Purdey smirking through the driving scene without smiling back.Timeless A-Peel wrote:There's a Kojak reference? (Well, I've never watched it. Cop with a lollipop isn't it?)Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Sleeper - New Avengers. Dumb and unecessary reference to Kojak spoils a good episode...
Sleeper's good because it gives us lots of the Steed/Gambit relationship, but I've never rated it quite as highly as some. I know it's a take on the "abandoned air base" idea of The Hour that Never Was, etc., and it's got lots of good bits, but it's never quite grabbed me as much as other episodes in the season. Joanna's gleeful smile during the car chase is priceless, though.
"And run and run and run and run.... "
Two daft cops decide to put their Police 'nerr-nerr' on, as one of them says, "If it's good enough for Kojak... "
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The Big Thinker - Season 2. (Two Bowlers) Although I will watch ANY Avengers episode rather than a so-called "reality" show, this one did not rate very high. The plot seemed rather scattershot to me, and there were two many distracting little errors. Dead mens' eyes don't move. Cathy picked a lock on a door that obviously didn't have a lock. Sure, steel pipes break when you lean on them. Finally, way too many suspicious characters for a 45-minute story.
I'm waiting for the day Cathy trades in that awful leather leisure suit . . . and what was that hairdo? It looked like a funnel cake glued to her head. The hat she chose to cover it occasionaly wasn't much better.
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I'm waiting for the day Cathy trades in that awful leather leisure suit . . . and what was that hairdo? It looked like a funnel cake glued to her head. The hat she chose to cover it occasionaly wasn't much better.
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Oh, yes, I remember that now. It's been a long time since I watched the episode.Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Yes, it is. You can't watch Purdey smirking through the driving scene without smiling back.Timeless A-Peel wrote:There's a Kojak reference? (Well, I've never watched it. Cop with a lollipop isn't it?)Dandy Forsdyke wrote:Sleeper - New Avengers. Dumb and unecessary reference to Kojak spoils a good episode...
Sleeper's good because it gives us lots of the Steed/Gambit relationship, but I've never rated it quite as highly as some. I know it's a take on the "abandoned air base" idea of The Hour that Never Was, etc., and it's got lots of good bits, but it's never quite grabbed me as much as other episodes in the season. Joanna's gleeful smile during the car chase is priceless, though.
"And run and run and run and run.... "
Two daft cops decide to put their Police 'nerr-nerr' on, as one of them says, "If it's good enough for Kojak... "
The woman over the radio, with Purdey following along with the breathing exercises, is classic Avengers. I love that she leaves it on and by the time Steed and Gambit find the car it's turned into some soppy romance radio play ("Laura, Laura!"). I always pity the poor guy in the car, though--not only will he wake up with whiplash, but Purdey totalled his car, too. (Though he seems quite happy to sleep on anyone's shoulder, including Gambit, who gets that "why me?" expression he does so well).
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Death of a great Dane.
And yes it took me about 20 minutes before I realised that this was the episode that was later remade as The 50.000 pound Breakfast![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
I preferred this one to the remake though. Only it's a shame the sound quality is quite bad at times, this is the first time I had to switch on the Dutch subtitles, and I hate Dutch subtitles for English shows, I'd rather watch them without.
And yes it took me about 20 minutes before I realised that this was the episode that was later remade as The 50.000 pound Breakfast
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
I preferred this one to the remake though. Only it's a shame the sound quality is quite bad at times, this is the first time I had to switch on the Dutch subtitles, and I hate Dutch subtitles for English shows, I'd rather watch them without.
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