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Harker

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3. It's a dilemma, in that the good television programs usually had irreplaceable actors in the important roles...
Tue Aug 5, 2025, 10:40 AM
Aug 5

and the lesser ones where improvements could be made aren't likely worth reworking.

I saw the cinematic "The Avengers" once, then promptly forgot practically everything about it. Despite having generally positive feelings about Uma Thurman and Ralph Fiennes, Mrs. Peel and John Steed, for me, won't be anyone other than Dame Diana Rigg and Patrick Macnee. Because of the sudden change in the writing style after their first season together, they'll remain black and white ever after, too.

I'm all for idle speculation, but I have little familiarity with younger actors, too, so I'm spinning my wheels.

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