This is a nice article from a new fan who hits the proverbial nail on the head: the real men from UNCLE are stil Vaughn and McCallum The Real Men from UNCLE
My dad was a fan, we watched it together. No doubt Mr. Vaughn would have been his choice but I don't remember him saying one way or the other. I think the show has obvious qualities that appeal to various interests, but the phenomenon that is was has to be due to the other contributing factors of the era, and that is primarily that it resonated with an age group highly influenced by the music and trends of 1964. I imagine the young men who were fans were drawn in by the fantasy life they could enter as they saw themselves being those characters, whether Solo or Kuryakin. It's always about the fantasy, the what if. Hey, I posted a comment in the canteen regarding our discussion here. Join in if you like, we'll make it more interesting :D
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Date: 2015-09-29 05:55 pm (UTC)I think the show has obvious qualities that appeal to various interests, but the phenomenon that is was has to be due to the other contributing factors of the era, and that is primarily that it resonated with an age group highly influenced by the music and trends of 1964.
I imagine the young men who were fans were drawn in by the fantasy life they could enter as they saw themselves being those characters, whether Solo or Kuryakin. It's always about the fantasy, the what if.
Hey, I posted a comment in the canteen regarding our discussion here. Join in if you like, we'll make it more interesting :D