While We're On The Subject...

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

We had a poll yesterday (HERE), and it's still open for a few hours more.
On that topic, sort of, I'm wondering about why we're attracted to one or the other of the two lead actors.  Is it about the actors or the characters themselves?
As one who was in the throes of Beatlemania when MFU appeared on our TV screens, I'll admit that the appeal of another long haired, tutrtleneck wearing fellow who happened to have a delicious sounding accent just played into the mood of the day.  Having said that however, I'd still be an Illya girl if it all started again right now, with those actors.  And to be honest, I have the same reaction to the movie (in spite of the strange quirks they've given to the Russian).  I prefer Army over Henry in this new age of UNCLE.
So, any thoughts or comments on the subject?
I'm still asking:
Who Do You Love?

Comments

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

I've honestly struggled with the fact that I seem to be, without much say in the matter, more of a Napoleon girl. Illya is more the character type I usually go for: the aloof, mysterious, quiet one. And yet for some reason that puzzles me, Napoleon seriously appeals to me. I think a lot of it is his compassion and empathy and his desire to generally even leave the bad guys alive. He can almost always make me laugh. And, well, unlike 99.9% of the fanbase, I have always thought of him as being a more moral person than James Bond in matters of women as well as killing. He certainly loves a pretty face, and serial dating, but I have honestly never seen him as bedding all the women. Maybe that's just because TV had to be more discreet than movies at the time, or simply because my mind just doesn't run along those lines, but it gave me that lasting impression. And it's definitely all about the character; I don't think I even knew much about the actor before I started watching U.N.C.L.E. Of course, now that I've been watching U.N.C.L.E., I delight whenever I see either Robert or David pop up in stuff. :)

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Napoleon Solo is not someone you easily reject, unless he's up against a certain Blond Russian. For some of us it was a visceral reaction, I think. He just looked so much like what we wanted to see in the era of Beatles and New. Napoleon is a reminder of the elegance of another era that was supplanted by less structure and more expressiveness. There are no wrong decisions here, just appeal.