rogue
2004-03-05 08:14 pm UTC (link)

"That was probably the key element," he says, "the depth of their relationship. We had a real sense about knowing what the other guy was doing, and we had real good timing."

Considering Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson are great friends off camera, and have wonderful comedic timing... I think this just just needs to shut up, sit down, and realize he is NOT a celebrity anymore.

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	rogue 2004-03-05 08:15 pm UTC (link)
	this just just needs to What? Damnit, brain. "they just need to" (Reply to this)(Parent)

	ailei 2004-03-05 08:18 pm UTC (link)
	sporfle That's one funny article, right there. I love how even the interviewer was on about the homosexual subtext in the original. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	musette 2004-03-05 11:32 pm UTC (link)
	Nice to know it's not just the slash coloured goggles, eh? Oh and run by icon molesting (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lots42 2004-03-06 09:41 am UTC (link)
	Hell, the first time I encountered the concept of slash, it was...um, Kirk and Spock. But the SECOND couple was Starsky and Hutch. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	judyhazeleyes 2004-03-05 08:20 pm UTC (link)
	They (the studio) believe that by casting two young box-office types and pandering to a kind of '70s nostalgia, they will make money. shall i count off how many times that's worked in the past? honestly, the kiddies don't care about your show - they just wanna laugh at the stupid outfits and bad hairstyles. it may hurt deep down inside, but it's true. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	norabombay 2004-03-05 08:46 pm UTC (link)
	And chances are that most people will think it's a movie based on the Beastie Boy's sabotage video. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	judyhazeleyes 2004-03-05 08:48 pm UTC (link)
	it's funny 'cause it's true. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	norabombay 2004-03-05 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	I'm 27. And the show was off the air before I ever got to consciously see episodes of it in reruns. And I actually looked, what with the slash and all. Why must Teh Gay always accompany such bad tv? (Reply to this)(Parent)

	smo 2004-03-05 08:45 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, whatever, Perchik. Hang it up and go sell auto insurance or something. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	rann 2004-03-06 01:30 am UTC (link)
	... STARES at icon O.O ... ... ... Must... resist... ... ... SKAAAAAAAWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! POUNCES da chibiDuo! (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	smo 2004-03-06 08:37 pm UTC (link)
	Is he not teh kyoot? I snuggle him muchly. (Reply to this)(Parent)

mirabellawotr
2004-03-05 09:09 pm UTC (link)

Oh, jeez. Is that guy hard up for work or what?

Also, there was NO GAY SUBTEXT in the original show. No, there wasn't. No, I can't hear you. You know why there wasn't? Because no slash should ever, ever involve Huggy Bear even peripherally.

And no, my childhood self SO DID NOT look at that one clip in the opening credits and go "Man, just kiss him while you're there, would you?"

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phosfate
2004-03-05 09:16 pm UTC (link)

I just read a book on 1960s British adventure series, and for some reason the author felt compelled to go into great and lengthy detail about how if anyone saw any sort of gay subtext in The Persuaders!, they were misreading perfectly innocent heterosexual cultural norms of the time and were wrong wrong wrong. He gave examples of these perfectly innocent smoldering glances, instances of strictly platonic jealousy, and crotch-groping. Okay, I made up the crotch-groping.

This, of course, makes me want to see The Persuaders! in the worst way, exclamation point and all.

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	acari 2004-03-05 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	What is this The Persuaders thing you're talking about? Where can I find it? I have like, scientific interest in it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

phosfate
2004-03-05 10:16 pm UTC (link)

Old ITC series starring, I swear I'm not making this up, Roger Moore and Tony Curtis.

Region 1 DVD release info here:
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=3196

The book is Saints and Avengers by James Chapman, published by I.B. Tauris. It also covers Danger Man, Adam Adamant Lives!, The Avengers, The Saint, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Champions, The Prisoner, and others.

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	judyhazeleyes 2004-03-06 03:03 am UTC (link)
	O_O i think i might be looking into this particular show as well... (Reply to this)(Parent)

	janegraddell 2004-03-06 04:52 am UTC (link)
	Champions! Squee! "Using their powers to their best advantage ~~in order to pick up chicks, impress muscular men and read really fast~~...." Hm, too bad. Library doesn't seem to have that book. I might have to go ILL it. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	sidewinder 2004-03-06 04:38 am UTC (link)
	Bweee! I've been waiting for a good excuse to use this icon. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	phosfate 2004-03-08 03:51 pm UTC (link)
	applauds (Reply to this)(Parent)

crickets
2004-03-06 11:04 pm UTC (link)

I've always liked Paul Michael Glaser. I can understand why he might be a bit grumpy at the spoof nature of the film. I doubt he's crying about lack of things to do these days, though, since the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation probably keeps him pretty busy when he isn't guest starring on Third Watch.

Don't Give Up On Us, Baby

Oi, it was painful enough the first time around. No offense, David, but if you must sing, please sing something else.

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	pipssister 2004-03-08 04:22 am UTC (link)
	And yet, they both make cameos in the movie. Guess he wasn't hurt that much. (Reply to this)