The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Burning through the box set, I can report the rumors of the show's decline are true. Still, like the stock market, there are small upticks in the downward slope. The Man From U.N.C.L.E. was an early and influential example of the pop culture spy mania that gripped America and the U.K. in the mid-60s. A victim of success, the show passed from showrunner to showrunner, each with a broader and campier vision of what the whole spy craze was all about. Season 1, while not exactly heavy, took itself seriously. Intelligent writing, a fresh and engaged cast, and the Bond/Danger Man zeitgeist fully exploited. Season 2, now filmed and broadcast in color, opens with a 2-parter, injected with more money. Yet we have Rip Torn as a badguy straight from a pulpy old clifhanger. In The Alexander The Greater Affair parts 1 & 2 we first see the Batman-style elaborate deathtraps, the hammy acting, the juvenile vibe. Season 2 is all over the map, offering some subtle adventures and cool, but a few diversions into a cartoon version of the tape-recorder-and-pistol world we were introduced to in Season 1. Espionage gives way to outsize capers, but outsize in a season 3 Star Trek fashion predictable situations with a limited cast of extras. And soundstages that look like soundstages. Stars Robert Vaughan and David McCallum begin to phone it in on the flatter scripts. By season 3, set-spotters can identify several frequently repeating stages redressed but always identifiable. The round room that premiers in The Moonglow Affair as a Thrush fashion headquarters is back as various dojos, control rooms, houses, and more. 

The mansion set, never even redressed very much, will appear in back to back episodes as completelly different places. Time after time, the same green desk microphone shows up. Mismatched stock footage, even in black and white, is frequently used. In the real world, The troubled Girl From U.N.C.L.E. had spun off. Magazines, books, and a glut of U.N.C.L.E.-abilia crested. Season 3's sillyness had been turning off many fans and the ratings predictably slid. And yes, Napoleon Solo dances with a gorilla and a jungle girl in one of the most jawdropping betrayals of a show's vision. Why the phrase "Jumped the Shark" is not "Gorilla Danced" is beyond me. And then, late in season 3, after a string of forgettable episodes (plus a few decent ones), Sonny and Cher guest star. Not as themselves, but playing characters. Yet two Sonny and Cher hits play in the background, and there is a meta-reference to Sonny and Cher. Now, while all this is awful, there is entertainment value in watching these show on DVD. It's just not the same show it started off as. It transformed into an hourlong, higher budget version of Get Smart. And since I enjoy nearly anything in the spy or spy spoof genre, U.N.C.L.E. Season 3 is still up my alley. It's just frustrating thinking of what the show could have been if it had an advocate who understood it to pull the network strings. As expected, Season 2 and 3 have a noisy, multi-generation transfer full of analog artifacts. The sound never improves. And who can honestly prefer the Season 3 theme - full of sleazy saxophone? Here's looking forward to the short season 4.

Airport Transfer Services

No matter if you have a car and a driving licence, for business or pleasure, it might be required to you take a flight. This is a fast relocation mean, that is convenient and, not lastly, accessible to any budget. However, until the enplanement, you'll have to reach the airport, which is, as you know, pretty far, outside the city. A few issues may also be pointed out here, meaning: the fact that you have a car, the airport transfer bucharest parking will cost you a lot until you return. If you don't want to leave your car there or if you don't have one, you'll have to ask someone to accompany you and, potentially, to return with the car to the city. If you appeal to the taxi services you can end up with unpleasant surprises such as the absence of air conditioning, the improper behaviour of the drivers or just a discomfort caused by the condition of the car that is taking you. In case of some taxi, you might have the surprise of an additional fee that will be double than the legal price.

To avoid such unpleasant issues before the trip, the safest is to refer to a rent-a-car company because it also supplies transfer services to and from the airport, to home. The cars are accompanied by a mannered driver who will not disturb you in any way, and with the facilities that you are asking for, depending on your needs and preferences. You may ask for any car you need and the contacted company will ensure your transportation in the most decent and comfortable conditions. The cars offered for this purpose are also spacious so that the luggage you might have fit in it and, upon request, if there is more than one person, you may easily opt for a car that has more seats. This way you'll get rid of annoyances or delays that you may encountered before departure, reaching the airport without stress or troubles.

Tired

Ok, so I am not afraid of hard work but I am so freaking tired. Friday I got up at 5am and went out to the dog room. I put Liberty in the out door kennel run and I put Freedom, Kassa, Cleveland and Blossom out in the fenced yard and then I let cranky pregnant Jessie the JRT out to just run and do whatever she wanted. It took me an hour to clean up all the cages for the 4 bait dogs. OMG they are so messy. I have done at least 10 loads of laundry since they got here and I have gone through at least 2 Clorex Wipes and about 10 rolls of paper towels. Once I was done with cleaning everything up, giving them clean food, water and bedding I put everyone away and got ready for work. I got to work about 7:50ish. I worked the rest of the day then rushed home to meet the reporter guy. Once they left I had to go pick up Newtown and Maple at the vet office. They got fixed on Friday. I had to also go to a different vet to pick up medicine for the bait dogs b/c they are starting to get snotty noses and I don't want them to come down with kennel cough. Then I had Maple getting adopted Friday night and I still had to feed horses and of course clean and work with the bait dogs. Oh then I had people who came over to see them and brought some much needed and appreciated supplies for them.

I didn't get in the house until 10:30pm when I finally ate some left overs and then I had paper work and a few miscellaneous things I needed to do. I didn't get to bed until 11:30 and boy did I pass out. Then about 1pm Newton decided to start crying so it wakes me up. I have to go down stairs and yell at him. Finally after arguing with him for a bit he finally decides to stop crying and I go back to bed. Then again at 3am, 5am, and 7am. My brother in law texted me at 6:50 and a foster home called me at 7:30am. It was the night from hell. Between 7:30 and 8:30 I got the paper, took all the dogs out to go potty and wanted to go back to bed. at 9:30 I got another phone call. Whatever I was giving up on sleeping and started my day. I was buy all day with the dogs. Thank God my husband is understanding b/c seriously I don't think we have seen each other since I got these guys. Finally by 6pm I was done with all my chores and I could shower and my husband and I went to get something to eat. Finally got to spend sometime dog free. Not long though. We were home by 9 and I spent an hour and 1/2 with the dogs, walking them, letting them play and just giving them some attention. These dogs are so so so sweet, I just can't spend enough time with them. Cleveland has discovered toys and it is freaking hilarious. I just can't stop giving him different toys to see how he will react!