tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post8356077031289000478..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Interview With Steed and Mrs. Peel Writer Caleb MonroeTannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-42218608298597688342012-10-14T08:33:53.443-07:002012-10-14T08:33:53.443-07:00This looks like an excellent comic book. I would p...This looks like an excellent comic book. I would point out, though, that the script on the show was not really 'Americanised'. I remember an interview with Dennis Spooner where he pointed out that all of the film shows in the 60s would have someone from an American studio look at the scripts before they were filmed. This was basically to avoid words and phrases that had different meanings in Britain and the USA. "I'll nip round in the morning and knock you up" means something different in Britain than it does in America.<br /><br />Similarly, the bloodless quality of the show had something to do with the standards of 60s TV, but much more to do with Brian Clemens. If you watch an exactly contemporary series like THE CHAMPIONS, you will notice that in episodes like AUTOKILL there is quite a lot of fake blood spilt. The climax of that show has one of the characters having to be beaten into unconsiousness. It's quite a brutal scene considering the intended time slot, but it's one that you can't imagine appearing in any of the Rigg episodes.Sextonblakenoreply@blogger.com