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The Avengers - Season 4
The Avengers - Season 4
1965 | Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Difficult not to use words like iconic to describe this; the two seasons with Diana Rigg (this is the first of them) is what defines this series in the public recollection. Gentleman spy John Steed and his leather-clad friend Emma Peel investigate a wide range of threats to British society as we know it, ranging from the relatively mundane (attempts to assassinate visiting dignitaries) to the positively outlandish (man-eating Martian plants with mind-control powers).

Occasionally a bit tonally uneven, but still mostly a joy to watch even after all these years: the two leads are clearly enjoying themselves hugely and so are the characters (most of the time). The best episodes have a sort of intelligent silliness about them which is almost irresistible: they sustain a mixture of spy spoof, black comedy, and science fiction which many have tried to copy but few have achieved. This is the Avengers in its imperial phase.
  
Chuck  - Season 1
Chuck - Season 1
2007 | Action
Zach levi (2 more)
Yvonne strahovski
Adam Baldwin
So loved this when it was on it was one of those shows with a likeable main character who's forced to become a hero and spy while working in a electronics shop. as I'm going to see the film Shazam next week which stars Zach levi as Shazam which is kinda similar to chuck and the fact he played chuck as well helps. I should rewatch again sometime
  
Union spy Harrison Raines has returned home, ready to sit the rest of the Civil War out. But it's only August of 1862, and the battle is about to come to his Virginia plantation. Plus there's a murdered minister. Can Harrison figure out what is happening? Ironically, the battle slows down the book over all.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-antietam-assassins-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Chuck  - Season 1
Chuck - Season 1
2007 | Action
Acting, Zac Levi, storyline, premise (0 more)
Cancelled after 5 seasons (0 more)
The world's favorite nerd
I wasn't sure about this show at first, I'll admit. When I first started watching, I thought "great another spy show. Like we don't have enough of those." But Chuck won me over with his awkward nerdy style, that somehow won over the ladies and helped him save the world a time or two. Chuck made nerds cool again.
  
A Murder of Quality
A Murder of Quality
John le Carr̩ | 2002 | Crime
6
6.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Was disappointed with this. I understand that le Carré was still finding his feet as a writer here. But I felt this was a step down from his first Novel "Call For The Dead". Saying this I know he picks himself up in his next novel to the point where he starts forming his now legendary status as a novelist. So I am looking forward to reading "The Spy Who Came In From The Cold"