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An observation
Nov. 24th, 2008 11:01 pmI had been trying to tape something on Saturday night. Turned out I'd been taping the wrong channel, and I ended up watching Harry Hill's TV Burp by mistake.
Much to my chagrin, I watched the famous fight scene they always include at the end of the first part. This was a battle royale, with lookalikes including a Sixties - style Paul McCartney - a - like and Sean Connery - as - James - Bond, along with other notable Sixties celebrities.
And Michael Rennie in a suit.
Everybody knew that it was Michael Rennie in a suit, because of all the lookalikes, his was the only one with a label reading "MICHAEL RENNIE" in big, friendly letters.
Because, you see, while everybody else knew Paul McCartney and Sean Connery on sight, nobody in Tellyland knew who Michael Rennie was. Or, indeed, what he looked like.
Hint for the monochromophobic: he looked a bit likeKeanu Reeves this:-
He was ill the day the Earth stood still, you know. But he told us where we stand ...
Much to my chagrin, I watched the famous fight scene they always include at the end of the first part. This was a battle royale, with lookalikes including a Sixties - style Paul McCartney - a - like and Sean Connery - as - James - Bond, along with other notable Sixties celebrities.
And Michael Rennie in a suit.
Everybody knew that it was Michael Rennie in a suit, because of all the lookalikes, his was the only one with a label reading "MICHAEL RENNIE" in big, friendly letters.
Because, you see, while everybody else knew Paul McCartney and Sean Connery on sight, nobody in Tellyland knew who Michael Rennie was. Or, indeed, what he looked like.
Hint for the monochromophobic: he looked a bit like
He was ill the day the Earth stood still, you know. But he told us where we stand ...
