tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post5545672258337639535..comments2023-10-14T02:24:04.900-07:00Comments on This Day In Science Fiction: Never to be Forgotten: Patrick Macnee 1922-2015Prof. Hubbardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-11912115744687156142015-06-26T23:27:25.482-07:002015-06-26T23:27:25.482-07:00"Macnee's women were always treated as eq..."Macnee's women were always treated as equals."<br /><br />They were always treated as equals by John Steed, The WRITERS of "The Avengers", on the other hand .....Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210836624673304095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-73341583384322498862015-06-26T15:38:49.657-07:002015-06-26T15:38:49.657-07:00"looking at the show today, one is struck by ..."looking at the show today, one is struck by how often Mrs. Peel ends up a hostage."<br /><br />Yet we still have articles about how Macnee's women were always treated as equals.<br /><br />Then again, Robin, while getting second billing, is part of Batman and Robin.Ken Houghtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01440837287933536370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-29601745313994497532015-06-26T06:19:53.776-07:002015-06-26T06:19:53.776-07:00I saw a quote of Vincent Price that the goal was n...I saw a quote of Vincent Price that the goal was not to be remembered but to be missed. <br />Prof. Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16575880031145705761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8247002493176705100.post-1128188168705604872015-06-26T05:02:22.763-07:002015-06-26T05:02:22.763-07:00His voice (the opening narration of Battlestar Gal...His voice (the opening narration of Battlestar Galactica) was one of the touchstones of my childhood. His portrayal of John Steed was a model for my adulthood. I did manage to send him a thank you/fan letter, while he was still with us, for the wonderful memories his career had given me. I'll miss him.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210836624673304095noreply@blogger.com