Charming and ever-sophisticated, his John Steed character showed this American kid the virtues of style, wit, class and unflappable resilience in the face of trouble. Apparently, those qualities that Macnee embodied could earn you the respect and companionship of a woman like Emma Peel. I took notes. Needless to say, Mr. Macnee was an inspiration and endlessly entertaining on screen.
On Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 2:59:59 PM UTC-7, Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > > This hurts me because, as mentioned in the earlier Diana Rigg thread, I've > been enjoying rewatching Avengers episodes lately. Macnee had very little > to work with the first few seasons... both the writing and production value > were lacking. And much like the early Spider-Man cartoons, they didn't seem > willing or able to show actual fighting, so Steed often had to sort of > wrestle/hug his enemies. But through it all he remained my ideal of a true > British gentleman, even moreso than any of the Bonds, none of whom were > gentle. > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Bob Jersey <bob.in...@juno.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> While his John Steed character in *The Avengers* compared to James Bond >> in enough ways -- he even got a co-star role aside Roger Moore -- he >> admitted Bond wasn't his cup of tea. *Spinal Tap* fans will also >> remember him. >> >> In Rancho Mirage, CA; 93. >> >> Aypee via Wash. Times (link) >> <http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/jun/25/patrick-macnee-star-of-1960s-tv-series-the-avenger/?> >> >> B >> >> >> -- >> -- >> TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups "TV or Not TV" group. >> To post to this group, send email to tvor...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> tvornottv-...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to tvornottv+...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
