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Girl from UNCLE Review on Television Obscurities
For some reason I am unable to post on LJ, so...
Here is an article from a place called Television Obscurities in which The Girl from UNCLE is reviewed. It includes a comment from David McCallum on the series and the reviews at the time it aired.
The Girl from UNCLE @ Television Obscurities
Here is an article from a place called Television Obscurities in which The Girl from UNCLE is reviewed. It includes a comment from David McCallum on the series and the reviews at the time it aired.
The Girl from UNCLE @ Television Obscurities
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hypatia-66.livejournal.com2017-09-15 11:24 amEntry tags:
Friends, Russian, countrymen
Great Episode Challenge. 15-21 September (Prompt 1)
Friends, Russians, countrymen
He ran into him on his way to meet Napoleon, who was waiting in the car down in the garage. The tall Englishman was coming out of the elevator.
“Illya, my old mucker! Good to see you again. You haven’t changed a bit. How are you?”
“Very well, thank you,” Illya replied coolly. “How are you, Mark?”
“Extremely well, and raring to go.” Mark said, and continued, chattily, “I heard you were here, of course. Never would have thought we’d end up on the same side, eh?”
That all-too familiar, breezy bonhomie of the privately-educated English male, speaking in the cut-glass accents of the upper-classes, with their implicit put-down of lesser mortals – or serfs, in his case. His old mucker, indeed. He knew what that odd expression meant now. A place at Cambridge didn’t make you equal, they made sure of that.
“No,” he replied. “It must be strange to find that even Russians take any kind of moral view of the world.”
“I didn’t mean...” said Mark awkwardly, “don’t be like that, Illya … you know how it was at Cambridge… Secret Service recruiters and all that.”
“Yes. I do know.”
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Friends, Russians, countrymen
He ran into him on his way to meet Napoleon, who was waiting in the car down in the garage. The tall Englishman was coming out of the elevator.
“Illya, my old mucker! Good to see you again. You haven’t changed a bit. How are you?”
“Very well, thank you,” Illya replied coolly. “How are you, Mark?”
“Extremely well, and raring to go.” Mark said, and continued, chattily, “I heard you were here, of course. Never would have thought we’d end up on the same side, eh?”
That all-too familiar, breezy bonhomie of the privately-educated English male, speaking in the cut-glass accents of the upper-classes, with their implicit put-down of lesser mortals – or serfs, in his case. His old mucker, indeed. He knew what that odd expression meant now. A place at Cambridge didn’t make you equal, they made sure of that.
“No,” he replied. “It must be strange to find that even Russians take any kind of moral view of the world.”
“I didn’t mean...” said Mark awkwardly, “don’t be like that, Illya … you know how it was at Cambridge… Secret Service recruiters and all that.”
“Yes. I do know.”
( Read more... )
ssclassof56.livejournal.com2017-09-15 07:25 amEntry tags:
The Great Episode Challenge is On the Air
Don't touch that dial. Posting for The Great Episode Challenge begins today and runs through Thursday, September 21st.
Friends, Russian, countrymen by
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lilidelafield.livejournal.com2017-09-14 09:08 pmA Little drabble do ya, 13 september/ LOST, (100 words)
A New drabble, only a day late. Lost. On DW or here on AO3
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lilidelafield2017-09-14 08:54 pmA Little drabble do ya, 13 september/ LOST, (100 words)
As the sun set, red and gold streaking out across the sky, two men, footsore and weary, were tramping up a hill, tripping over tree roots and hillocks in the gathering darkness.
“Napoleon, I thought you said this was a shortcut?”
“So did I. I think we’re lost.”
Illya rolled his eyes.
“Napoleon, if we keep stumbling on in the dark we will get even more lost. Why do we not find somewhere sheltered and wait for the sun to return?”
“What if THRUSH find us?”
“Even we do not know where we are, how will anyone else find us?”
glennagirl.livejournal.com2017-09-14 08:30 amEntry tags:
It's Baaaack... What If?
We've had our summer to kick back and take a break from such a full schedule of challenges. That's all over now, we're back on track and the weeks will be crammed with opportunities for writers to show some UNCLE Love.
Today's prompt for What If? goes like this...
What if Mister Waverly was actually a Madame Waverly? How different would the administration of this powerful agency look if under the guidance of a woman. She will, of course, have the same splendid resume as the man we normally see in the big office, with experiences in wartime as well as ... well, you tell me.
And how does it affect the agents? Does it take so long to have a female agent under the leadership of a woman?
So many angles, so many questions to be answered.
I hope you have some.
Stories post September 28-October 1. Gen, minimum 500 words.
Today's prompt for What If? goes like this...
What if Mister Waverly was actually a Madame Waverly? How different would the administration of this powerful agency look if under the guidance of a woman. She will, of course, have the same splendid resume as the man we normally see in the big office, with experiences in wartime as well as ... well, you tell me.
And how does it affect the agents? Does it take so long to have a female agent under the leadership of a woman?
So many angles, so many questions to be answered.
I hope you have some.
Stories post September 28-October 1. Gen, minimum 500 words.
jantojones.livejournal.com2017-09-13 10:57 pmEntry tags:
Spillage - A Little Drabble Do Ya! - September 13th
A huge man towered over Illya in a threatening manner. The Russian had accidently spilled the man’s drink, and he had taken exception. He had tried smooth things over by offering to replace the drink, but the man was intent on retribution. Unfortunately, he made the mistake many people did when faced with the short, slightly built agent.
The thug was drawing his arm back to punch Illya, when he unexpectedly found himself lying on his back, with a heavily bleeding nose. Illya glared down at him.
“Next time, I suggest you accept the replacement drink when it is offered.”
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The thug was drawing his arm back to punch Illya, when he unexpectedly found himself lying on his back, with a heavily bleeding nose. Illya glared down at him.
“Next time, I suggest you accept the replacement drink when it is offered.”
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lilidelafield.livejournal.com2017-09-12 04:45 pmEntry tags:
PicFic Challenge/ 9 September/ 678 words/ THE WIRE
This story is intended as a follow-on to my story “A Long Time In Coming”, from my Katiya series.
He remembered the wire.
He still dreamed about the wire, almost every night. Barbed wire fences used to keep in people as well as animals. The animals knew no better, of course. They had no idea what was coming, but the people knew very well what was in store once they found themselves on the wrong side of the barbed wire fences.
Some tried to climb the wire, but the soldiers had made sure it was high enough and sharp enough to make it impossible to climb over. Always the guards were there. Always they were spotted. Those who had climbed too high to return to the ground quickly were shot down. No one ever escaped over the wire. Those who survived the attempt were punished severely. No one ever tried a second time.
Read the story on AO3
mrua7.livejournal.com2017-09-12 10:07 amEntry tags:
There's still time!
You can still write a story for the PicFic that's due today, or any prompt that you've missed. I'm still catching up too! Eventually I'll have a few things to post!
This is the prompt with stories due for today. (If you can't post today that's okay, better late than never!)
The prompt for today:
RULES of the Challenge HERE
WRITE ON!
This is the prompt with stories due for today. (If you can't post today that's okay, better late than never!)
The prompt for today:
RULES of the Challenge HERE
WRITE ON!
mrua7.livejournal.com2017-09-12 10:00 amEntry tags:
PicFic Tuesday prompt for Tuesday September 19th
Every Tuesday a photo prompt will be posted and you have until the following Tuesday to post your gen Man from UNCLE story. For those of you new to the challenge the rules are as follows:
Your story is Due: Tuesday September 19th. Please post on this date, but it you’re a little late, that's okay. Better late than never!
Statistical stuff: Minimum 500 words, no maximum
Subject Matter: Write a MFU story based on the photo prompt.
Posting here should fit into the GENeral concepts of the 
and reflects the 1960's series in style and content, featuring our brave men from U.N.C.L.E.
However, that being said, there is a GEN-mature tag option for stories that contain violence, torture,
angst or very mild het. So if your story falls under one of these categories, please use the appropriate tag(s).
Your fic. can be specifically about the prompt, featured or just mentioned in your story.
The prompt is meant to inspire!
Where to post:
Gen stories, gen-mature post in 
Het, long term romance & AU post on our other site 
All other genres post in 
Subject Header: Please include in the Subject Header your title, the phrase:'For Picfic Tuesday' and the due date.
When to post:
PicFic stories post on the following Tuesday after the prompt is given. So you have a week to write your fanfic. We try to keep the postings on Tuesday so readers will know when to look for them.
You can also post a story for any previous PicFic prompt that you might have missed. Just use the tag 'picfic' to locate any older prompts. Please note the date of the original prompt if you're posting a story for an older 'PicFic.'
( FYI: previously prompts were posted on Monday, they'll now post on Tuesday of each week)
Please include the photo prompt with your story! It's easier for the reader to relate to the story when then can see the image.
Due to LJ's new user agreement issues, we recommend that you post your stories on another host site such as AO3 or Fanfiction.net or our mirror community0 Section VII on Dreamwidth and post links to them here instead of text. Still it's up to you.
Here's next week's prompt! (an UNCLE-centric one to boot!)
rose-of-pollux.livejournal.com2017-09-11 03:47 pmEntry tags:
"There You'll Be" (Short Affair Challenge 9/11)
Short Affair 9/11
Prompt: Coffee
Color: Crimson
Title: There You'll Be
Author: Rose of Pollux
Word Count: ~860
Summary: Even the best agent can be haunted by nightmares; fortunately, he has a partner that can help.
Gen version is available at my DreamWidth
Prompt: Coffee
Color: Crimson
Title: There You'll Be
Author: Rose of Pollux
Word Count: ~860
Summary: Even the best agent can be haunted by nightmares; fortunately, he has a partner that can help.
Gen version is available at my DreamWidth
lilidelafield.livejournal.com2017-09-11 12:32 pmEntry tags:
Short_Affair Challenge, 11 September, Prompts Coffee/ Crimson. The Spare Shirt Affair, 774 words
Napoleon needs a new shirt following an accident in the office. Will someone lend him one?
The Spare Shirt Affair on AO3.
The Spare Shirt Affair on AO3.
glennagirl.livejournal.com2017-09-11 09:43 amEntry tags:
What Would UNCLE Do?
Today of all days we have to wonder about how the U.N.C.L.E. would have responded in the wake of 9/11. Would present day agents have been involved in seeking out the radicals who lit the match to a bonfire of terrorism on American shores?
I suppose if the series were set in modern day circumstances then it wouldn't be a Russian at Solo's side, rather someone of Middle Eastern heritage.
Go back a few years and we might have an Irish agent coming out of the 'troubles' in Nothern Ireland to help keep peace in the world. History affords many opportunities to pull a hero from out of the rubble of hatred and violence, and MFU gives us the platform for creating solutions to the chaos.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. television series was a ploy to help set our vision in alignment with a search for peaceful co-existence. But the scales don't tend to even out, the pleas for peace seldom outweigh the efforts to quash all hope of it.
We can't give up though.
There are things that I personally believe are driving humanity, but I will continue to hope and pray that lives are spared and cultures survive in spite of the efforts to extinguish enemies of radical elements in our world. Here in America, the day will honor those lost to the horrific events of September 11, 2001. Like most acts of terrorism, the victims are not soldiers nor are they responsible for initiating any violence against the pepetrators of this act of war.
Some will say that these soldiers of radical Islam are sincere believers; I say that are sincerely deceived. That is not an excuse, their humanity has been compromised by believing a lie and yielding to something within them that crave the bloodshed of innocents.
Many evils have been done in the name of gods whose motives remain shrouded in mystery. Man creates the lies surrounding a dogma or doctrine that supports the atrocities they perform. Each of us will have an idea of where those ideas originate, I know I have mine. Whatever the origin, the world must continue to stand against the evil of this radicalized element whose only quest is for the destruction of all who are outside of their very limited sphere of beliefs.
This band of criminals has targeted the entire world for extinction, so pray for peace; it is more powerful than the sword.
I suppose if the series were set in modern day circumstances then it wouldn't be a Russian at Solo's side, rather someone of Middle Eastern heritage.
Go back a few years and we might have an Irish agent coming out of the 'troubles' in Nothern Ireland to help keep peace in the world. History affords many opportunities to pull a hero from out of the rubble of hatred and violence, and MFU gives us the platform for creating solutions to the chaos.
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. television series was a ploy to help set our vision in alignment with a search for peaceful co-existence. But the scales don't tend to even out, the pleas for peace seldom outweigh the efforts to quash all hope of it.
We can't give up though.
There are things that I personally believe are driving humanity, but I will continue to hope and pray that lives are spared and cultures survive in spite of the efforts to extinguish enemies of radical elements in our world. Here in America, the day will honor those lost to the horrific events of September 11, 2001. Like most acts of terrorism, the victims are not soldiers nor are they responsible for initiating any violence against the pepetrators of this act of war.
Some will say that these soldiers of radical Islam are sincere believers; I say that are sincerely deceived. That is not an excuse, their humanity has been compromised by believing a lie and yielding to something within them that crave the bloodshed of innocents.
Many evils have been done in the name of gods whose motives remain shrouded in mystery. Man creates the lies surrounding a dogma or doctrine that supports the atrocities they perform. Each of us will have an idea of where those ideas originate, I know I have mine. Whatever the origin, the world must continue to stand against the evil of this radicalized element whose only quest is for the destruction of all who are outside of their very limited sphere of beliefs.
This band of criminals has targeted the entire world for extinction, so pray for peace; it is more powerful than the sword.
hypatia-66.livejournal.com2017-09-11 09:13 amAppearances can be very misleading (Short Affair challenge. 11 September. Coffee. Crimson)
Sequel to The reluctant partygoer
Appearances can be very misleading
“Mr Kuryakin is very late,” said the Old Man sternly, looking up at his delinquent agent’s partner.
“Yes, I can’t understand it sir,” said Napoleon. “He was all right last night when he went home – said he had a date.”
“A date? Mr Kuryakin?”
“Even he sometimes likes to have fun.”
Waverley snorted. “I’ll soon give him fun,” he said, and picked up his microphone.
There was no response. “Having fun, with his communicator switched off. Against all the rules,” and he snorted again. “Go and find him.”( Read more... )
Appearances can be very misleading
“Mr Kuryakin is very late,” said the Old Man sternly, looking up at his delinquent agent’s partner.
“Yes, I can’t understand it sir,” said Napoleon. “He was all right last night when he went home – said he had a date.”
“A date? Mr Kuryakin?”
“Even he sometimes likes to have fun.”
Waverley snorted. “I’ll soon give him fun,” he said, and picked up his microphone.
There was no response. “Having fun, with his communicator switched off. Against all the rules,” and he snorted again. “Go and find him.”( Read more... )
jantojones.livejournal.com2017-09-11 08:30 amEntry tags:
Short Affair PROMPTS for September 18th
The prompts for next week's stories are a little weird, but I'm sure they'll inspire someone. You'll find them, along with the challenge rules, down below the cut.
To join in with today's postings just follow this link for the prompts you need.
Remember, Section VII is a Gen site, but stories which are Het, Long-term Romance or AU can be posted in mfu_map_room.
Posting directly to Section VII is still fine but, if you wish, you can post your story elsewhere and provide a link. Please say where the link leads as a lot of people are unwilling to go to certain sites. Don't forget, Section VII and the Map Room are both available on Dreamwidth, for those of you who can figure it out (Just let us know if you posted there).
Have fun.
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glennagirl.livejournal.com2017-09-10 03:17 pmEntry tags:
Speaking of White Shirts...
Well, we were in this other post... HERE
Two of my favorites from the Tigers Are Coming Affair. IK spends the entire second half in this deliciously sheer white shirt, it makes the episode worthwhile in spite of the strange vibes we get between him and the soon to be ex-Mrs. McCallum
Two of my favorites from the Tigers Are Coming Affair. IK spends the entire second half in this deliciously sheer white shirt, it makes the episode worthwhile in spite of the strange vibes we get between him and the soon to be ex-Mrs. McCallum
glennagirl.livejournal.com2017-09-10 12:43 pmEntry tags:
Speaking of The Return Movie...
People seem to either love it or hate it. Well, maybe not love, but some of us accept the premise of it and have gone on to write and expand on it.
Personally, I think Illya as a designer works, in part because he played the part or faked the part a few times in the series. The idea that he didn't know how to dress has always been a puzzle to me because his suits are as nice as Napoleon's, and the all black merely reflects the time and culture (turtlenecks especially). Otherwise, he can be seen in some very nice clothing throughout the series.
So, now I get to the heart of the matter: Illya's wardrobe.
I stand by my observation that he is a well dressed individual who charms us whether he's in a well tailored suit, a burgunday mohair jack (quite the thing in the 60's), or the iconic black turtleneck. Heck, even a white shirt with that leather holster is enough to make some of us sigh. Of course this doesn't include the frequent appearances in his boxers, but that's another post entirely. We'll have to review Napoleon's wardrobe another time. Next week it's MFU in a tuxedo.
Here is my Sunday Pictorial...
Obvious, right? White shirt, holster... exposed neck... THUD!
( Illya's closet... )
Personally, I think Illya as a designer works, in part because he played the part or faked the part a few times in the series. The idea that he didn't know how to dress has always been a puzzle to me because his suits are as nice as Napoleon's, and the all black merely reflects the time and culture (turtlenecks especially). Otherwise, he can be seen in some very nice clothing throughout the series.
So, now I get to the heart of the matter: Illya's wardrobe.
I stand by my observation that he is a well dressed individual who charms us whether he's in a well tailored suit, a burgunday mohair jack (quite the thing in the 60's), or the iconic black turtleneck. Heck, even a white shirt with that leather holster is enough to make some of us sigh. Of course this doesn't include the frequent appearances in his boxers, but that's another post entirely. We'll have to review Napoleon's wardrobe another time. Next week it's MFU in a tuxedo.
Here is my Sunday Pictorial...
Obvious, right? White shirt, holster... exposed neck... THUD!( Illya's closet... )
spikesgirl58.livejournal.com2017-09-10 10:55 amThere's still time to request a story for the 2017 Halloween Challenge
You still have time to get those images in for a bit of creepy (or not so creepy) Halloween fun over in MFU_scrapbook! Request prompts must be posted by no later than Oct 1st, so it's the perfect time! Don't wait too long or it will be too late!