Can you explain Tara's flat??
Larry Shackley
The majority of the flat is on one level. There is clearly an entrance (on the
right of our screen) on that level. People are seen coming and going through
that door, and there is a hallway outside it.
However, as you know, there is the elaborate staircase with a door at the top,
which Steed and Tara frequently use to enter. At least one episode shows a
hallway outside THAT door.
Now, here's the kicker. Tara frequently goes to the window and looks out. The
perspective is always from a window on an upper storey, not ground level.
So, if her flat is already up at least one flight of stairs from the street,
why would anyone climb up yet ANOTHER flight of stairs to enter at the fancy
staircase, except perhaps for the fun of sliding down the pole?
What were they thinking??
- Larry
Benjamin F. Elliott
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series now instead of the UK ABC. With the folks on the pursestrings an
ocean away, you might be able to slip a few expensive fun little bits in
which escape the notice of the beancounters. Just claim it's how an
expensive London apartment is furnished. Poles seem to be staples on US ABC
shows anyway (The Addams Family and Batman). The show's a massive hit.
What's ABC going to do - cancel The Avengers? Suuure.
Benjamin F. Elliott
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I find the layout of her flat
more believable than the decor.
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Robert John Guttke
>They probably thought that ABC in the US was spending all the money on the
>series now instead of the UK ABC. With the folks on the pursestrings an
>ocean away, you might be able to slip a few expensive fun little bits in
>which escape the notice of the beancounters. Just claim it's how an
>expensive London apartment is furnished. Poles seem to be staples on US ABC
>shows anyway (The Addams Family and Batman). The show's a massive hit.
>What's ABC going to do - cancel The Avengers? Suuure.
>
>Benjamin F. Elliott
>http://groups.yahoo.com/group/thisweekindoctorwho/
>
Blaming the Americans for the dismal Tara season has become a tiresome
cliche- though ABC in America did ask to keep the dreadful MOTHER
character- they had little other influence.... unless someone would
like to to make a LIST.
The series was a jumble of producers, bad scripts and poor chemistry
between the actors. There were maybe ten eps from this series that
were of merit, and teh rest seemed so terribly out of place for the
series.
I just recently watched the concluding ep for the Tara series on DVD,
which was written by one of the veteran producers, and it was so
embarrassingly bad.
This was not Linda Thorsen's fault by any means. If Diana Rigg had
stayed with teh show, it would have suffered teh same decline. She
was smart enough to clear out when it was at its best.
But again, the American influence was NOT that overwhelming. And I
doubt very much because there were poles in The Adams Family and
Batman that anyone insisted there be one in The Avengers. After all,
it was a Rigg ep, The Winged Avenger, that included the Batman cartoon
"sound effects"- and that was in total British control.
Benjamin F. Elliott
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> >They probably thought that ABC in the US was spending all the money on
the
> >series now instead of the UK ABC. With the folks on the pursestrings an
> >ocean away, you might be able to slip a few expensive fun little bits in
> >which escape the notice of the beancounters. Just claim it's how an
> >expensive London apartment is furnished. Poles seem to be staples on US
ABC
> >shows anyway (The Addams Family and Batman). The show's a massive hit.
> >What's ABC going to do - cancel The Avengers? Suuure.
> >
> cliche- though ABC in America did ask to keep the dreadful MOTHER
> character- they had little other influence.... unless someone would
> like to to make a LIST.
>
Tara's apartment. Plus, I was mostly kidding.
I was just speculating that if you had a bit of extra money and your show
has a history of doing some outlandish things, you might be tempted to use
the extra money to do something absurd which you think the people paying the
bills won't notice.
Benjamin F. Elliott
Larry Shackley
I just think that the producers/set designers really didn't think about how the
flat might exist in real world space.
And another question...the interior of Steed's flat indicates that he has a bay
window, but I don't recall ever seeing a bay window in an exterior shot of
"Stable Mews."
Also...does anyone know where the exterior of Tara's flat is located? It's on
a curved street with matching row houses, and in an episode I was watching the
other day, there's a park visible at one end (Regent's?). I'll be in London in
May and might have a chance to pop in and slide down the pole (just kidding,
for those of you who think all Americans are hopelessly dim).
- Larry
Frankymole
"Larry Shackley" <lcsha...@cs.comblahblah> wrote in message
Larry, Tara's flat exterior is here:
http://members.aol.com/DMTH2002/24b_en.htm
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Frankymole
"There is a charge of two work units for this information. Never mind, you can
pay me later."
Larry Shackley
A couple of avid fans sent me links to sites with fine pictures and addresses.
I only hope that when I'm in London in May, I can sneak away from the group I'm
leading and see a few of Avenger sites!
- Larry