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Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 7:24 pm
by darren
MikeR wrote:Margo
Thanks for your response. I went through every script I have looking for differences and alterations, even if it was just some dialogue. I found that Brian Clemens' scripts were filmed almost word for word, but others such as Philip Levene's Never, Never Say Die had a couple of sequences (not just scenes) missing from the shooting script.
There appears to have been some rewriting done as the episode was undergoing principal photography.
I was really disappointed when I saw Never Never Say Die in that it deviated so much from the synopsis that Dave Rogers had in The Complete Avengers book.
I agree about the photos, MRotten
Normally I only go with Avengers books if they have pictures as I'm a visual person (I loved Macnee's Avengers and Me) but your book, Mike, is so captivating in the details that it's not an issue for me.
Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2015 10:30 pm
by MikeR
Darren wrote:MikeR wrote:Margo
Thanks for your response. I went through every script I have looking for differences and alterations, even if it was just some dialogue. I found that Brian Clemens' scripts were filmed almost word for word, but others such as Philip Levene's Never, Never Say Die had a couple of sequences (not just scenes) missing from the shooting script.
There appears to have been some rewriting done as the episode was undergoing principal photography.
I was really disappointed when I saw Never Never Say Die in that it deviated so much from the synopsis that Dave Rogers had in The Complete Avengers book.
I agree about the photos, MRotten
Normally I only go with Avengers books if they have pictures as I'm a visual person (I loved Macnee's Avengers and Me) but your book, Mike, is so captivating in the details that it's not an issue for me.
Darren
Having read through Levene's shooting script for Never Never Say Die, I think the reason it was altered was because if it had been filmed as written, it would have between five or ten minutes too long.
Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:53 pm
by Rodders
Each time I'm looking for a snippet of info for writing purposes I pick this book up, thinking it might not be in there...but it nearly always is. A fantastic companion to the series.
Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2015 9:01 pm
by MikeR
Rodders wrote:Each time I'm looking for a snippet of info for writing purposes I pick this book up, thinking it might not be in there...but it nearly always is. A fantastic companion to the series.
Rodders
Many thanks for the kind words regarding Bowler Hats and Kinky Boots and I'm obviously extremely pleased that people are finding the book so enthrawling.
Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:54 pm
by anti-clockwise
Hi Mike,
When did the word master mind first come about -what episode? I could not find it.
Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2015 9:48 pm
by MikeR
Margo
I don’t know the first time that phrase master mind was used in the series. In Bowler Hats and Kinky Boots I first used the phrase when describing the character Sir Bruno Laker in The Grandeur that was Rome, but it wasn’t used in the actual episode. Obviously Robert Banks Stewart’s screenplay The Master Minds does look like the favourite.
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:42 pm
by cyberrich
I've finally got round to buying this book, which arrived this week. This is the amazon version with 760 pages. Mike, does this differ in any way to the Telos first edition? This looks crammed with a lot of well researched information and will probably take forever to read! Looking forward to it.
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:52 pm
by mousemeat
MRotten wrote:I actually like the fact that the book has no photographs. I am thoroughly enjoying reading it. I'm really not much of a reader, but if it's The Avengers, I'm totally enthralled.
same here....ditto !
Re: Bowler Hats and Kinky Boots: The Ultimate Avengers Book
Posted: Fri Sep 01, 2023 3:19 pm
by MikeR
cyberrich wrote: ↑Fri Sep 04, 2020 5:42 pm
I've finally got round to buying this book, which arrived this week. This is the amazon version with 760 pages. Mike, does this differ in any way to the Telos first edition? This looks crammed with a lot of well researched information and will probably take forever to read! Looking forward to it.
Hi cyberrich
Sorry to take three years to reply. I obviously need to look in here much more frequently. Yes, the first edition by Telos Books also had 760 pages.