An early TV critic put it as "Lew Grade said he wanted to make television for Birmingham. We didn't know he meant the one in Alabama."

I love the fact that the Blue Sky Rangers (the mostly-freelance game developers for Mattel Electronics' Intellivision) have managed to acquire the rights to damn near every INTV game they made and are still selling them across various platforms.

Not entirely wrong, but a very bad example. The Avengers wasn't a BBC show, it was made by the commercial broadcaster Associated British Corporation (which became Thames Television after a forced merger with Rediffusion London - but they kept the ABC name on that one show.)

No, that was Baxter.

I thought that was a law firm.

We can only hope. (Full disclosure: Tony has been a friend of mine for about 20 years…but even being an objective geek, that bit is still brilliant.)

Tony Isabella (Misty Knight's co-creator) addressed it back in the day with a villain taunting Cage for the "Sweet Christmas!" line…with Cage replying "My grandma didn't like to hear cussin'…and I was a lot more scared of her than I am of YOU!"

My Theatre Appreciation prof about 30 years ago was Sandy "Mr President" McCallum. This was almost his only film role, and he hated the movie itself, but he had nothing but good things to say about Corman personally.

I do like the 1970s pastiche style, though.

I still picture Dirk as one of my Air Force Sergeants 25 years back - about 6'2", bespectacled, built like a beer keg on stilts (and pigeon-toed), fond of long leather coats when in cits, and generally socially clueless.

"City of Death", if it follows the novel.

One my best friends had the same standee (swiped from the liquor store he worked at) and did something similar - though in his case it was because his staunchly union father made him cut the Coors beer out of it.

With the TV?!

I am very afraid that I'm going to have to buy a new TV and a Roku just to watch this properly.

Well, pick one or the other…

Yup, Andrew Robinson's there

Muggles?

I think it's pretty well accepted (and likely) that Sir Pterry called for his own carriage when he felt it was time, and no questions were raised by the authorities.

Sometimes a very good commentator as well; he was generally the most politically outspoken Python and a frequent contributor to The Guardian's editorial page for some years.

Toaster ovens are small ovens (countertop or occasionally undercabinet) usually with some additional settings and controls specifically for making toast.