The Man From U.N.C.L.E. turns 45

Forty-five years ago — Sept. 22, 1964 — a show debuted that had been pitched to NBC executives as “James Bond for television.”
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. turned out to be more than that. It ushered in an era where spies would be welcomed into U.S. living rooms and not just be seen on movie screens. [...]

The ultimate weird (and sad) Man From U.N.C.L.E. cameo

Here’s a postscript to a previous post about cameos involving The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Our previous examples were when the show’s popularity was strong and were part of other MGM productions. This one aired one week after the show was canceled in January 1968 and was part of its replacement:

That’s of [...]

The Project Strigas Affair, conclusion

Given that Quantum of Solace hits U.S. theaters on Friday, we’re going to dial back the “Other Spies” stuff for a few days. So we figure it’s time to wrap up this serialization of The Project Strigas Affair from the first season of The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
In part 4, a big oops. Leonard Nimoy has [...]

The Project Strigas Affair part 3

William Shatner’s Michael Donfield character finds out that espionage isn’t all fun. But Solo and Kuryakin still are on-track with their plan.

The Project Strigas Affair part 2

William Shatner gets smashed while meeting Leonard Nimoy for the first time on-screen, Illya Kuryakin disguises himself to resemble Trotsky and Napoleon Solo tries to keep his complex plan on track. Great stuff.

The Project Strigas Affair, part I

If you had a vague memory of The Man From U.N.C.L.E., or was ever curious about the show, the ninth episode, The Project Strigas Affair is worth checking out.
It was first episode directed by Joseph Sargent, arguably the best director to work on the show (though others might argue for Richard Donner). The story is [...]

U.N.C.L.E. Website back on the Internets!/Robert Vaughn Interview

http://www.hmss.com/otherspies/UNCLEepisodeguide
The Man From U.N.C.L.E. episode guide’s hiatus from the Internet was brief. After getting booted off AOL (which shut down its Web-hosting operation), the U.N.C.L.E. site is being hosted by none other than Her Majesty’s Secret Servant. There’s a couple of glitches here and there but the main thing is the site is back.
UPDATE: Robert [...]

U.N.C.L.E. Website About to Go on (Involuntary) Hiatus

One of our editors has had a Website, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. episode guide, since 1996. It’s about to go on involuntary hiatus because AOL is getting out of the Website-hosting business on Oct. 31. The files have been backed up but a new home needs to be found.
Until Oct. 31, the site can be [...]

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. DVDs hit stores and Amazon.Com

The Man From U.N.C.L.E. went to DVD a year ago — but only if you bought them through Time-Life. The series is now available in stores and Amazon.Com.
The product isn’t perfect. Some episodes (The Giuoco Piano Affair, from the first season, for example) have an arrangement of title music from a different episode than they [...]