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[Doctor Shatterhand]

Well for those who were not born yet or missed the first time it came on, The CHILLER Channel (which can only be viewed on Direct TV) is showing the modern day Alfred Hitchcock Presents episode "Diamonds Aren't Forever", starring George Lazenby as *****, James *****.

The episode comes on Monday, April 23rd. check your local listings for time or program your TiVo to record it.

The episode is only 30 minutes long and it first came on in 1989. Well worth keeping for your Bond video archives.

[TheSaint]

I've got this on video tape. I'm wondering if it will ever see the light of day on dvd.

[killkenny kid]

Thanks, for the heads up. One of the hard to find items I need.

[RazorBlade]

As I don't have Direct TV I wonder how I can get a copy of this. hmmmm

[Scottlee]

For those not in the know (like me), what happens in it?

[Mister Asterix]

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[JLaidlaw]

Do you mean on recorded DVD, or official released? It sounds a great collection piece.

Oh, and I second Scottlee's question: What happens in it? Is it Semi-Serious or total Spoof? Who's in it?

[Qwerty]

I'm wondering if it will ever see the light of day on dvd.

I hope so. They're currently releasing boxed sets of the original series.

[Mister Asterix]

Do you mean on recorded DVD, or official released? It sounds a great collection piece.

Oh, and I second Scottlee's question: What happens in it? Is it Semi-Serious or total Spoof? Who's in it?

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[col_007]

hi anyone know where i might be able to acquire it as am in the uk

Edited by col_007, 20 April 2007 - 12:56 PM.

[doublenoughtspy]

It's on ebay right now - the US site. It's a recorded broadcast from Connecticut - I would think it would be region free so you could play it in the UK.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

I would venture by the end of Monday the 23rd, the episode will have been uploaded to YouTube.

[ACE]

hi anyone know where i might be able to acquire it as am in the uk

It's actually been broadcast in the UK a number of times. On ITV late at night.
It's a fun curio but not so interesting. The highlights have been mentioned above.

[col_007]

hi anyone know where i might be able to acquire it as am in the uk

It's actually been broadcast in the UK a number of times. On ITV late at night.
It's a fun curio but not so interesting. The highlights have been mentioned above.

when was that do you know

[doublenoughtspy]

It's a fun curio but not so interesting.

Lazenby playing Bond again in 1989 not so interesting?

NOT the way I would characterize it.

[col_007]

i know slighty off topic but i just found this on youtube never seen it before

[Doctor Shatterhand]

Allow me to say that if you are expecting an episode with George Lazenby acting in a TV show that has the same production values of OHMSS, you will be disappointed.

The Hitchcock episode is pure tongue and cheek and should be seen that way. Sit back and laugh at it.

BTW, Lazenby is pure fun in it. Try not to make any sense out of it or look for any hidden messages, the producers knew they could not do a James Bond episode, but they can hint at it similar to the way Blofeld is seen in FYEO, just not by name.

[col_007]

ah your the famous dr. shatterhand your website is fab by the way

[Mister Asterix]

Allow me to say that if you are expecting an episode with George Lazenby acting in a TV show that has the same production values of OHMSS, you will be disappointed.

[mra]Yes, I had a slight thought of putting some Bond music in it ala Never Say McClory Again but it really wouldn

[Mr Twilight]

From IMDB -

Director:Peter Crane

Writers:Glenn Davis
William Laurin

TV Series:"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1985)
Original Air Date:15 April 1989 (Season 4, Episode 15)
Genre:Thriller more
Plot Outline:A James Bond-type spy must retrieve a golden statue.

I have tried to find it on Youtube and ...elsewhere but so far - nothing. Still looking just for fun.

[Qwerty]

Original Air Date:15 April 1989 (Season 4, Episode 15)

Season 4? Pretty good news then.

Considering the boxed sets of his series are coming out about a year apart, and seasom 3 came out this past October, I guess we can expect this around the same time next year.

[col_007]

someones selling a copy of it on ebay or they where

http://cgi.ebay.com/...1QQcmdZViewItem

[Turn]

I'm quite surprised Eon ever let this happen. They were notorious for trying to keep others from imitating Bond, the case of The Man From UNCLE with the name Solo, for instance. I remember they blocked an episode of the series The Fall Guy back in the mid '80s after it was first broadcast.

The show was about the adventures of a Hollywood stuntman who is also a bounty hunger and if I remember right he was working on a Bond film called Always Say Always or something like that in that episode. I think Britt Eklund was in it and Joanna Pettit from CR '67. And I guess Eon was annoyed and they threw some sort of suit to not let it be broadcast again or something.

Anybody else got any info on that one?

[PrinceKamalKhan]

I'm quite surprised Eon ever let this happen. They were notorious for trying to keep others from imitating Bond, the case of The Man From UNCLE with the name Solo, for instance. I remember they blocked an episode of the series The Fall Guy back in the mid '80s after it was first broadcast.

The show was about the adventures of a Hollywood stuntman who is also a bounty hunger and if I remember right he was working on a Bond film called Always Say Always or something like that in that episode. I think Britt Eklund was in it and Joanna Pettit from CR '67. And I guess Eon was annoyed and they threw some sort of suit to not let it be broadcast again or something.

Anybody else got any info on that one?

I saw that one in reruns. It ended with a montage of Colt Seavers in a series of Bond like action sequences with "Nobody Does It Better" playing in the background. Lana Wood also guest starred as herself in that episode. It was probably my favorite episode of that show.

There was also a Fall Guy episode where they were working on a Bond film shot in Rio de Janeiro but it was post-Moonraker. That one had a casino scene, a Mardi Gras scene and a scene where the car "parachuted" off a mountaintop.

[Napoleon Solo]

I saw that one in reruns. It ended with a montage of Colt Seavers in a series of Bond like action sequences with "Nobody Does It Better" playing in the background. Lana Wood also guest starred as herself in that episode. It was probably my favorite episode of that show.

There was also a Fall Guy episode where they were working on a Bond film shot in Rio de Janeiro but it was post-Moonraker. That one had a casino scene, a Mardi Gras scene and a scene where the car "parachuted" off a mountaintop.

In addition to all that, in the ad that ran in TV Guide, they took the Robert McGinnis artwork for Live And Let Die (at least I believe it's McGinnis), and put Lee Majors's head where Roger Moore's had been. In the episode itself, Colt's sidekick makes a reference to "Roger" as if they were on a Bond set.

[RazorBlade]

THE FALL GUY was a lot of fun. Haven't seen it in years. Did Laz ever appear on the show?

[Royal Dalton]

i know slighty off topic but i just found this on youtube never seen it before

Laz looks great there. Bagfuls of screen presence.

What a fool he was to throw it all away.

[Solex Agitator]

i know slighty off topic but i just found this on youtube never seen it before

Laz looks great there. Bagfuls of screen presence.

What a fool he was to throw it all away.

He "blowed it all sky high!"

[bond_girl_double07]

New Alfred Hitchcock Presents is pretty awful (as is new Twilight Zone), I think I'll steer clear for now

[Blofeld's Cat]

[quote name='Mister Asterix' post='729269' date='20 April 2007 - 09:07'][quote name='JLaidlaw' post='729108' date='19 April 2007 - 13:18']Do you mean on recorded DVD, or official released? It sounds a great collection piece.

Oh, and I second Scottlee's question: What happens in it? Is it Semi-Serious or total Spoof? Who's in it?[/quote]

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