tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post4742249318176131411..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-39574978896683221642010-05-21T14:15:16.622-07:002010-05-21T14:15:16.622-07:00I did my darnedest to try to cover all eras and al...I did my darnedest to try to cover all eras and all media, from the 60s onward, from books to games to movies to comics. I made a huge list of secret agents, on which all of these but Sterling Archer and Lee Stetson appeared. It was a tricky process to narrow down to 16 from there, but if I'd added another round, I think the tournament would have been too cumbersome. <br /><br />I know that folks have favorites whom I had to leave off, as do I. I had to make a call on including Drake v. The Prisoner, I left out Matt Helm, Modesty Blaise, Derek Flint, Yuki 7, and the complete bibliography of Graham Greene. I would have loved to include Chuck Barris on a fictional spies list.<br /><br />I do hope to revisit this concept next year. So I'm thankful for ideas.<br /><br />(I didn't wind up letting Johnny Fedora into the contest either. Him, Stetson...maybe I have a thing against spies named after hats.)Armstrong Sabianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393682335026531768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-33573674583289035332010-05-21T10:34:31.043-07:002010-05-21T10:34:31.043-07:00Thanks, Rebecca! I hadn't seen it. I'll ...Thanks, Rebecca! I hadn't seen it. I'll do a post about that. <br /><br />MSWallack, I think any kind of event like that is going to be going to be pretty subjective, and obviously it's hard to choose which spies to use. But that's why I hope there will be another! As I said, I'd like to see all those Eurospies duke it out, and it would also be cool to see some more of the ITC heroes in the mix. Or James West and Artemus Gordon. Or Sidney Bristow. Or Lee Stetson. Or Sterling Archer. Or Modesty Blaise. Or David Callan. (Callan vs. Sandbaggers would be a very tough race!) Or, as you say, Quiller! There are so many spies to choose from. <br /><br />As I mentioned, I don't really know video games, but I like Armstrong's eclectic selection from across a wide range of media. Maybe there should be a write-in round where you can make that kind of suggestion!Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-23723637444504664112010-05-21T10:09:59.928-07:002010-05-21T10:09:59.928-07:00I couldn't take the contest too seriously when...I couldn't take the contest too seriously when I realized that a Cate Archer (from a video game) was included and Quiller was not!MSWallackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025607935715642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-50231823957951118762010-05-20T20:26:32.253-07:002010-05-20T20:26:32.253-07:00Not related, but in case you didn't notice, th...Not related, but in case you didn't notice, the <i>Nikita</i> trailer from CW's upfront presentation today is on <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS89LTyEO64" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316541604903436175noreply@blogger.com