tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post2055867980100706952..comments2024-03-20T01:16:08.502-07:00Comments on Double O Section: Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-56904546369897834662010-03-16T19:09:28.115-07:002010-03-16T19:09:28.115-07:00Wonderful tribute. Superior to anything I've r...Wonderful tribute. Superior to anything I've read in any newspaper including Variety.Elliot Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964519903027517480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-52148998782952608252010-03-16T05:43:57.706-07:002010-03-16T05:43:57.706-07:00David, I took your suggestion and changed the open...<i>David, I took your suggestion and changed the opening. You're right; it is better. Thanks!</i><br /><br />If all those years of watching <i>Hee Haw</i> taught me anything, it's that corny rules!<br /><br />Of course it also gave me an abiding fear of being smacked in the rump by a sentient fence board...Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840878272493564209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-56742665253326902032010-03-15T13:23:32.829-07:002010-03-15T13:23:32.829-07:00Actually, if the photo is actually artwork,(which ...Actually, if the photo is actually artwork,(which I did wonder at actually) then it isn't bad - certainly a step up from artwork that usually pops up in UK annuals and comic books!<br /><br />And you've added some other pics too.<br /><br />Mr Graves would approve wholeheartedly.Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008134625754600284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-23936546200152650562010-03-15T12:32:50.584-07:002010-03-15T12:32:50.584-07:00Thanks, CK. They really don't make 'em li...Thanks, CK. They really don't make 'em like Graves anymore. I can't think of a single comparable leading man on today's TV landscape. <br /><br />David, I took your suggestion and changed the opening. You're right; it is better. Thanks!Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-49272386125208297742010-03-15T11:44:20.592-07:002010-03-15T11:44:20.592-07:00Well said, Tanner. Phelps, along with other TV st...Well said, Tanner. Phelps, along with other TV stalwarts William Shatner and Pernell Roberts personified the kind of hero I admired.<br /><br />From Mission: Impossible's S3 episode, "Illusion":<br /><br />Lom (Kevin Hagen): "Do you intend to instigate a scandal?"<br /><br />Phelps [in his best German accent]: "I intend to instigate a total mental collapse!"Abe Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13991534345391655980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-40378101551310247372010-03-15T10:51:46.789-07:002010-03-15T10:51:46.789-07:00David, I think you're right. I actually had t...David, I think you're right. I actually had that opening first, thought it was too corny, and changed it. But in retrospect, I agree it would be more fitting. <br /><br />Simon, I'm sorry you don't like the picture. Personally, I love it! It's a blow-up of a detail from a UK comic book cover, and I always liked the weird colors and had been saving it for years to illustrate some Peter Graves story. I never thought it would be an obituary though. I will add some regular photos, though; I hope that satisfies you more!Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910873055922510145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-33267369027861739152010-03-15T09:54:09.410-07:002010-03-15T09:54:09.410-07:00RIP Mr Graves
A very nice tribute piece, but *ple...RIP Mr Graves<br /><br />A very nice tribute piece, but *please* change the picture at the top, because it's awful - and not in itself a fitting tribute.Simeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02008134625754600284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-18375308247938640362010-03-15T09:41:16.640-07:002010-03-15T09:41:16.640-07:00Re: your intro...I prefer to think he's chosen...Re: your intro...I prefer to think he's chosen to accept his final mission.<br /><br />Graves was certainly one of the coolest actors and greatest voices in the biz. When I was growing up, his "Jim Phelps" character was, along with Kirk, West, Brown and Bond, one of the heroes who made "Jim" the coolest name in action-adventure.<br /><br />Plus, Mr Graves was one of those old-school screen heroes who seemed "grown up" even in his youngest roles, as opposed to today's crop, who come off as teenagers (albeit wrinkled ones) no matter how long they hang around. (And yes, Mr Cruise, I'm looking at you.) I miss that breed of "mature and in-control" figures. Gave us boys something to aspire to, you know.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13840878272493564209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-83149323597539485722010-03-15T07:13:42.534-07:002010-03-15T07:13:42.534-07:00He's forever!He's forever!Johny Malonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09537149940644341595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-41291074766526960962010-03-15T02:26:03.505-07:002010-03-15T02:26:03.505-07:00I'll second that emotion.I'll second that emotion.Delmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156851971491531444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36879283.post-29830271178032896022010-03-14T21:58:44.110-07:002010-03-14T21:58:44.110-07:00Well said.Well said.Christopher Millshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15978811373546110421noreply@blogger.com