So I like Spock because he equals Illya?
Hi there flist. I found an article in an old issue of Epilog which is about Star Trek, but made an interesting cross-connection to Man from U.N.C.L.E.
I typed up the relevant excerpt from it.
The Leading Men of Gene Roddenberry's Pilots by Chris Whelan
[…] So Spock and Shatner's Kirk can be considered the archetypes of Roddenberry's two classes of leading men. Spock is serious, introspective and reserved, particularly towards women. Kirk, on the other hand, is open, action-oriented and aggressive when it comes to seeking female companionship, In all of Roddenberry's subsequent work, the primary male stars clearly fall into one of these two categories.
Several characters from mid-60s television shows bear some resemblance to Spock. It is conceivable that some of these characters may have been influenced by him or vice versa. Adam West's Batman, Russell Johnson's Professor from Gilligan's Island, David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Bill Cosby's Alexander Scott from I Spy all have many personality traits reminiscent of Spock. All of these characters are sensitive, intelligent, appealing, sophisticated and gentlemanly - but, for the most part, they are utterly indifferent when it comes to the ladies. There is never any undercurrent of hostility toward women, as is generally the case with a character such as Sherlock Holmes. Instead, these men are simply rather neutral towards females. They are cool, but definitely not cold.
The similarity to Spock of Kuryakin and Scott is heightened by the fact that their partners (Robert Vaughn's Napoleon Solo and Robert Culp's Kelly Robinson respectively) often behave the way Kirk frequently does whenever a good-looking girl is around. In a nutshell, they begin turning on the charm and making bedroom eyes at her.
It is probably not a coincidence that Roddenberry ended up working with both Vaughn (The Lieutenant, 1963) and Culp (Spectre, 1977). Each of these actors could always play the role of the man-of-action smoothie with exceptional skill. [...]
No wonder, I like both Spock and Illya ... . By the way, you think I should post that to one of the Uncle communities as well, as an open point for discussion?
I typed up the relevant excerpt from it.
The Leading Men of Gene Roddenberry's Pilots by Chris Whelan
[…] So Spock and Shatner's Kirk can be considered the archetypes of Roddenberry's two classes of leading men. Spock is serious, introspective and reserved, particularly towards women. Kirk, on the other hand, is open, action-oriented and aggressive when it comes to seeking female companionship, In all of Roddenberry's subsequent work, the primary male stars clearly fall into one of these two categories.
Several characters from mid-60s television shows bear some resemblance to Spock. It is conceivable that some of these characters may have been influenced by him or vice versa. Adam West's Batman, Russell Johnson's Professor from Gilligan's Island, David McCallum's Illya Kuryakin from The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and Bill Cosby's Alexander Scott from I Spy all have many personality traits reminiscent of Spock. All of these characters are sensitive, intelligent, appealing, sophisticated and gentlemanly - but, for the most part, they are utterly indifferent when it comes to the ladies. There is never any undercurrent of hostility toward women, as is generally the case with a character such as Sherlock Holmes. Instead, these men are simply rather neutral towards females. They are cool, but definitely not cold.
The similarity to Spock of Kuryakin and Scott is heightened by the fact that their partners (Robert Vaughn's Napoleon Solo and Robert Culp's Kelly Robinson respectively) often behave the way Kirk frequently does whenever a good-looking girl is around. In a nutshell, they begin turning on the charm and making bedroom eyes at her.
It is probably not a coincidence that Roddenberry ended up working with both Vaughn (The Lieutenant, 1963) and Culp (Spectre, 1977). Each of these actors could always play the role of the man-of-action smoothie with exceptional skill. [...]
No wonder, I like both Spock and Illya ... . By the way, you think I should post that to one of the Uncle communities as well, as an open point for discussion?