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I Spy: The Name of the Game (1968) – Review

Posted on January 21, 2025January 18, 2025 by Mike Brooks

In the 1960s everyone was trying to jump on the James Bond bandwagon but it was not only the big screen that saw this influx of international intrigue, enter I Spy from NBC.  This action espionage series pitted a pair of intelligence agents posing as a tennis pro and his coach who would go on…

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Gilligan’s Island: The Hunter (1967) – Review

Posted on January 17, 2025January 11, 2025 by Mike Brooks

In my ongoing series of reviews on adaptations of Richard Connell’s short “The Most Dangerous Game,” there have been many interesting takes on his short story but today we will look at one of the more bizarre versions, where a hunter will attempt to bring down what most would consider “The Least Dangerous Game.”

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Get Smart: Island of the Darned (1966) – Review

Posted on January 14, 2025April 21, 2024 by Mike Brooks

In the mid-1960s, Buck Henry and Mel Brooks were tasked with creating a show about a bungling James Bond-like hero and that simple goal resulted in the creation of Maxwell Smart, a top-secret government agent who, while being absurdly clumsy and dim at times, managed to outwit numerous nefarious villains. Today we will look at…

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The Wild Wild West: The Night of Sudden Death (1965) – Review

Posted on January 10, 2025January 17, 2025 by Mike Brooks

Many will remember the box office dud starring Will Smith and Kevin Kline as most modern viewers had no idea it was based on a popular Western, espionage, and science fiction television series of the 1960s. Today we will be looking at the episode “The Night of Sudden Death” which included this show’s take on…

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Velma: This Halloween Needs to be More Special! (2024) – Review

Posted on October 29, 2024October 26, 2024 by Mike Brooks

With the amount of backlash from both critics and fans alike, there was very little chance that Velma was going to get a third season – the fact that it had a second season had more to do with the economics of creating an animated show rather than the quality of season one – but…

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