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| | |  The Saint: Encyclopedia - Anti-heroIn literature and film, an anti-hero is a character that possesses some of the personality traits and weakness traditionally assigned to villains, outlaws and those that either are shunned by society or do not abide by the status quo, but nonetheless have enough heroic qualities and intentions to align them with the heroes in the readers' minds.
Anti-heroes can be awkward, obnoxious, passive, pitiful, obtuse, or just normal; but they are always, in some fundamental way, flawed, unqualified, or failed heroes. When the anti-hero ...
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| | | | The Saint: Encyclopedia II - Science fiction on television - British television science fiction The first known piece of television science fiction anywhere in the world was produced by the BBC's fledgling television service, then less than eighteen months old, on February 11, 1938. The piece was a thirty-five-minute adaptation of a section of the play R.U.R., originally written by the Czech playwright Karel Capek and performed live from the BBC's Alexandra Palace studios. Concerning a future world in which robots rise up against their human masters, it was the only piece of science fiction to be produced by the BBC before the C ...
See also:Science fiction on television, Science fiction on television - British television science fiction, Science fiction on television - US television science fiction, Science fiction on television - Japanese television science fiction, Science fiction on television - Television science fiction with actors, Science fiction on television - Science fiction in anime, Science fiction on television - Other countries television science fiction, Science fiction on television - Notable series and people Read more here: » Science fiction on television: Encyclopedia II - Science fiction on television - British television science fiction |
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| | | | The Saint: Encyclopedia II - Simon Templar - Overview Templar is known as The Saint due to his initials (ST), and also because of his tendency to do good deeds, despite his nefarious reputation. He sometimes uses the nom de guerre Sebastian Tombs and also calls himself by sundry other names, all with the initials S.T., such as Sullivan Titwillow and Sugarman Treacle - the Saint has a boyish sense of humour. He frequently leaves a 'calling card' at the scenes of his 'crimes', consisting of a stick drawing of a man with a halo, which is the logo of both the book series and the later 1960s TV series. (This image is visib ...
See also:Simon Templar, Simon Templar - Overview, Simon Templar - The Saint book series, Simon Templar - Movies and actors playing The Saint, Simon Templar - Comic strip, Simon Templar - Television series, Simon Templar - Compare with: Read more here: » Simon Templar: Encyclopedia II - Simon Templar - Overview |
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| | | | The Saint: Encyclopedia II - Roger Moore - Biography Born in Stockwell, London, England, the son of a policeman, he attended Dr Challoner's Grammar School in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK. During World War II, he served in the entertainment branch (above luminaries such as Spike Milligan). He first appeared in films in the 1940s, as an extra, and then was a leading man, notably in television. Besides having been The Saint, many episodes of which he also directed, Moore was Ivanhoe, the noble knight, and Maverick, the Wild West cardsharp, and featured as the leadin ...
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| | | | The Saint: Encyclopedia II - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Background The show revolved around a fictional Secret International Law-Enforcement Agency, the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement; it was engaged in a constant struggle against a vast organization known as THRUSH. The meaning of the acronym was never revealed in the series, but one of the many original novels based upon the series speculated it stood for Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity. Another ...
See also:The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Background, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Spin-offs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Trivia, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Original Novels, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Parodies and jokes, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Get Smart, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - A.U.N.T.I.E., The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The A-Team: The Say U.N.C.L.E. Affair, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - NCIS Read more here: » The Man from U.N.C.L.E.: Encyclopedia II - The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - Background |
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| | | | The Saint: Encyclopedia II - Cult television - Recent Developments Since the late 1990s, cult shows have increasingly been available on DVD, leading to many formerly niche programs (such as Family Guy and Freaks and Geeks) becoming popular as new people discover them. Cartoon Network's adult oriented "Adult Swim" progamming block shows cult television quite often. Before the DVD and internet file sharing, cult shows were often much harder to obtain and spread. Success in syndication and DVD sales even influenced Fox to bring b ...
See also:Cult television, Cult television - Recent Developments, Cult television - List of cult programs, Cult television - #, Cult television - A, Cult television - B, Cult television - C, Cult television - D, Cult television - E, Cult television - F, Cult television - G, Cult television - H, Cult television - I, Cult television - J, Cult television - K, Cult television - L, Cult television - M, Cult television - N, Cult television - P, Cult television - Q, Cult television - R, Cult television - S, Cult television - T, Cult television - U, Cult television - V, Cult television - W, Cult television - X, Cult television - Y Read more here: » Cult television: Encyclopedia II - Cult television - Recent Developments |
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| | | | The Saint: Encyclopedia II - Duran Duran - History of Duran Duran
Duran Duran - 1978–1980: Origins.
John Taylor and Nick Rhodes formed the band in Birmingham, England in 1978, envisioning a group with the raw do-it-yourself energy of the Sex Pistols, the dance grooves of Chic, and the elegant style of David Bowie and Roxy Music. Other influences the band have mentioned include Mick Ronson, The Clash, Japan, New York Dolls, Velvet Underground, Visage and Blondie. Inspired by one of their favourite Birmingham clubs, Barbarella's, the band took their name from the evil ch ...
See also:Duran Duran, Duran Duran - History of Duran Duran, Duran Duran - 1978–1980: Origins, Duran Duran - 1981–1982: A band is launched, Duran Duran - 1983–1984: On top of the world, Duran Duran - 1985: The band falls apart, Duran Duran - 1986–1991: Waning success, Duran Duran - 1992–1996: A second climb another fall, Duran Duran - 1997–2000: Soldiering on, Duran Duran - 2001–2005: A highly anticipated reunion, Duran Duran - 2006 and beyond: World Tour and a New Album, Duran Duran - Influence, Duran Duran - Video pioneers, Duran Duran - Discography, Duran Duran - Line Ups Read more here: » Duran Duran: Encyclopedia II - Duran Duran - History of Duran Duran |
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