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Post by amyghost on Feb 5, 2017 14:40:09 GMT
threads here. If you want to carry over postings or create new ones from the IMDb board, please join in. Eager to hear from other fans of the series.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 6, 2017 18:58:58 GMT
If you're a fan of TTSS then The Sandbaggers is a must. Made about the same time, available on youtube. Described as the best tv spy series ever!
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Post by louise on Feb 19, 2017 6:54:37 GMT
If you're a fan of TTSS then The Sandbaggers is a must. Made about the same time, available on youtube. Described as the best tv spy series ever! I've never seen The sandbaggers but it looks very interesting. Thanks for the recommendation.
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Post by amyghost on Mar 9, 2017 12:27:29 GMT
If you're a fan of TTSS then The Sandbaggers is a must. Made about the same time, available on youtube. Described as the best tv spy series ever! Had not heard of this one--I'd like to look it up. There's another one from some years back starring Ian Holm that a friend on IMDb recommended very highly. I don't recall the title, but I'll look it up. I really found TTSS to be sui generis though; there's never been another 'spy' show quite like it. Even the wholly admirable Smiley's People, while exceedingly good in its way, didn't quite catch me the way the first series did. Probably in no small measure due to a cast that would be impossible to replicate today.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 13, 2017 0:57:40 GMT
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Post by SciFive on Oct 25, 2018 22:47:46 GMT
threads here. If you want to carry over postings or create new ones from the IMDb board, please join in. Eager to hear from other fans of the series. So how did this work out?
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Post by SciFive on Oct 25, 2018 22:52:26 GMT
Personally, I liked the book "Little Drummer Girl" - I read it last year.
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Post by amyghost on Oct 25, 2018 22:53:08 GMT
threads here. If you want to carry over postings or create new ones from the IMDb board, please join in. Eager to hear from other fans of the series. So how did this work out?
About as well as your following me around the boards will, when you're placed on report. Try following the TaC's, like a good little girl, next time out.
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Post by SciFive on Oct 25, 2018 22:55:21 GMT
So how did this work out? About as well as your following me around the boards will, when you're placed on report. Try following the TaC's, like a good little girl, next time out. Going to one topic within the forum doesn't qualify as "following you around."
I really do like the book "Little Drummer Girl" - as I said, I read it last year.
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Post by SciFive on Oct 25, 2018 22:57:23 GMT
Did you ever read "Little Drummer Girl"?
It was made into a movie.
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Post by amyghost on Oct 25, 2018 22:58:35 GMT
About as well as your following me around the boards will, when you're placed on report. Try following the TaC's, like a good little girl, next time out. Going to one topic within the forum doesn't qualify as "following you around."
I really do like the book "Little Drummer Girl" - as I said, I read it last year.
And what a coincidence that you just happened to find this thread.
As far as being subtle goes, stick to sledgehammers. They're more your style.
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Post by SciFive on Oct 25, 2018 23:00:16 GMT
Going to one topic within the forum doesn't qualify as "following you around."
I really do like the book "Little Drummer Girl" - as I said, I read it last year.
And what a coincidence that you just happened to find this thread.
As far as being subtle goes, stick to sledgehammers. They're more your style.
No, I just happen to have read "Little Drummer Girl" written by the same author.
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Post by hi224 on Oct 26, 2018 4:21:08 GMT
agree.
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Post by amyghost on Oct 28, 2018 14:43:25 GMT
And what a coincidence that you just happened to find this thread.
As far as being subtle goes, stick to sledgehammers. They're more your style.
No, I just happen to have read "Little Drummer Girl" written by the same author. If you're genuinely interested in talking about TTSS, and Le Carre in general, I'd be happy to put politics aside and have a discussion.
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Post by SciFive on Oct 28, 2018 15:33:49 GMT
No, I just happen to have read "Little Drummer Girl" written by the same author. If you're genuinely interested in talking about TTSS, and Le Carre in general, I'd be happy to put politics aside and have a discussion. Actually, I would, too - except all I've read is "The Little Drummer Girl."
Do you recommend TTSS - I guess you must!!
I loved the feel of the author's story-telling with Little Drummer Girl.
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Post by amyghost on Oct 28, 2018 15:40:46 GMT
If you're genuinely interested in talking about TTSS, and Le Carre in general, I'd be happy to put politics aside and have a discussion. Actually, I would, too - except all I've read is "The Little Drummer Girl."
Do you recommend TTSS - I guess you must!!
I loved the feel of the author's story-telling with Little Drummer Girl.
I actually enjoyed the film version of Drummer Girl; I confess I never finished the novel, and should go back to it. TTSS is le Carre at his best, imo, and the 1979 BBC mini of it is excellent (so is the follow-up, Smiley's People, both book and vid). If you've never caught it, I think all the installments are still on YouTube--but I'd recommend reading the novel first, because the story is hard to follow; I had to watch the mini several times to get it all--no chore, as it was so good--and then read the book, lol. Actually I think the way he handles the characters is the main feature, and he almost subordinates the plot to that, so you don't really mind so much not getting the plot fully the first time out.
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Post by SciFive on Oct 28, 2018 17:21:02 GMT
Actually, I would, too - except all I've read is "The Little Drummer Girl."
Do you recommend TTSS - I guess you must!!
I loved the feel of the author's story-telling with Little Drummer Girl. I actually enjoyed the film version of Drummer Girl; I confess I never finished the novel, and should go back to it. TTSS is le Carre at his best, imo, and the 1979 BBC mini of it is excellent (so is the follow-up, Smiley's People, both book and vid). If you've never caught it, I think all the installments are still on YouTube--but I'd recommend reading the novel first, because the story is hard to follow; I had to watch the mini several times to get it all--no chore, as it was so good--and then read the book, lol. Actually I think the way he handles the characters is the main feature, and he almost subordinates the plot to that, so you don't really mind so much not getting the plot fully the first time out. He is still writing novels? Wow - I didn't realize that.
TTSS is part of a trilogy or series, apparently. I'll get it on Amazon as a Kindle book and then I will probably read the others.
A couple of months ago, I finished reading 17 books by the same author from a series. I'd seen a movie with Liam Neeson and I loved the character he played. It was number 11 in a series so I read 11 on up to 17 and then started back at 1. Then I read up to the 12th book again.
That was Lawrence Block - the Matthew Scudder series.
I think the books must have been short fiction (it's a little difficult to tell on a Kindle) because I was able to read them so quickly. I really loved the characters, though.
I like reading a series in general because I enjoy getting acquainted with characters in more than one book.
Anyway, I am going to read TTSS.
Thanks!
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Post by SciFive on Oct 28, 2018 18:05:11 GMT
P.S. I did see the movie "Little Drummer Girl" at some point, but I don't remember when.
Last year, I was reminded of it somehow and decided to read the book. I knew very little about the author so I was surprised to hear about his career throughout all this.
I have TTSS on my iPad now as a Kindle book and I'm reading it. I'm sure I will enjoy it!!
Thanks again!
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Post by amyghost on Oct 29, 2018 21:10:14 GMT
P.S. I did see the movie "Little Drummer Girl" at some point, but I don't remember when.
Last year, I was reminded of it somehow and decided to read the book. I knew very little about the author so I was surprised to hear about his career throughout all this.
I have TTSS on my iPad now as a Kindle book and I'm reading it. I'm sure I will enjoy it!!
Thanks again!
You're very welcome . I hope you love it as much as I did.
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Post by amyghost on Oct 29, 2018 21:15:08 GMT
I actually enjoyed the film version of Drummer Girl; I confess I never finished the novel, and should go back to it. TTSS is le Carre at his best, imo, and the 1979 BBC mini of it is excellent (so is the follow-up, Smiley's People, both book and vid). If you've never caught it, I think all the installments are still on YouTube--but I'd recommend reading the novel first, because the story is hard to follow; I had to watch the mini several times to get it all--no chore, as it was so good--and then read the book, lol. Actually I think the way he handles the characters is the main feature, and he almost subordinates the plot to that, so you don't really mind so much not getting the plot fully the first time out. He is still writing novels? Wow - I didn't realize that.
TTSS is part of a trilogy or series, apparently. I'll get it on Amazon as a Kindle book and then I will probably read the others.
A couple of months ago, I finished reading 17 books by the same author from a series. I'd seen a movie with Liam Neeson and I loved the character he played. It was number 11 in a series so I read 11 on up to 17 and then started back at 1. Then I read up to the 12th book again.
That was Lawrence Block - the Matthew Scudder series.
I think the books must have been short fiction (it's a little difficult to tell on a Kindle) because I was able to read them so quickly. I really loved the characters, though.
I like reading a series in general because I enjoy getting acquainted with characters in more than one book.
Anyway, I am going to read TTSS.
Thanks!
He just published a novel about two years ago now. Might be his last, but I wouldn't bet on it.
TTSS is the first of a trilogy that includes The Honorable Schoolboy and Smiley's People. Schoolboy is a little odd, as it's not a direct continuation of events from TTSS, and doesn't feature George Smiley as prominently. Still, the three novels together make for a good read.
I recall hearing about the Scudder series, never read any of them--I may have to catch up with the Neeson film; I like him quite a bit, and oftentimes I'll end up reading a book after seeing the film it was based on. Thanks for mentioning that!
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