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. [...]

Happy birthday (No. 96!) Norman Felton, the real Man From U.N.C.L.E.

We just wanted to wish Mr. Norman Felton a happy 96th birthday. It was Felton, looking for a change of pace from producing TV dramas, who spearheaded the project that would become The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Felton had a notion about a character he dubbed Edgar Solo, who seemed ordinary but worked for a special agency. [...]

Ian Fleming’s fascination with bowties

Ian Fleming, besides being the creator of James Bond, also had a thing for bowties.
Fleming (1908-1964) was photographed more than once sporting a bowtie. Once he finally had a deal to sell the film rights to 007, he felt bowties ought to be part of the proceedings. For example, he wrote in a memo to [...]

1964: U.N.C.L.E.’s crew hams it up, aka Richard Donner, ACTOR

No matter how much a writer or a director or a producer accomplishes, some cannot resist the allure of appearing before the camera. Alfred Hitchcock certainly couldn’t and his cameos in his movies probably egged others on.
In its first season, The Man From U.N.C.L.E. took the concept further. Four crew members went before the cameras [...]

Happy 76th birthday Robert Vaughn

It’s been a quarter century since we’ve heard Robert Vaughn say, “Open Channel D” in The Return of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. TV movie. But it’s still worth noting the actor’s 76th birthday today. His autobiography is out and he’s enjoying a late-career revival with the Hustle television series.
Forty-five years ago today, Vaughn was having [...]

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 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 [...]