muzikistah (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
American Maxwell Smart works for a Government spy agency in an administrative capacity. When the agency’s head office is attacked, the Chief decides to assign Maxwell as a spy and partners him with sexy Agent 99, much to her chagrin. The duo nevertheless set off to combat their attackers by first parachuting off an airplane [...] Related posts: Paul Blart Mall Cop and The...
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like "Straw Dogs," ''Network" and "Midnight Express" to the big screen, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77.
foot talk (Free subscription) | 10/08/2009
The latest must have app involves a collaboration between shoe companies and mobile technology. Already familiar with the Nike+ fitness app and the Samsung Adidas miCoach F110 , now Puma have joint the Maxwell Smart set. In clever anticipation of the South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup have come up with a collaboration of their own. Sagem and Puma will launch the Puma-branded mobile phone...
Three Silly Chicks (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... like he'd be into Twinkies. What TV family would you like to be adopted b y? I wouldn't mind being Maxwell Smart's son. Worst job in the universe? In the whole universe? I' d answer this question if it hadn't blown my mind. Dream job for a day? My dre ams rarely involve jobs. Marx Brothers or Three Stooges ? I feel bad for the Three Stooges. I've just perused a random sample of this...
TV Squad (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
(S03E05) - "Once upon a time's gotta count for something." - Zloz to Hank Ah, the old friend from back home trick. It's been done so many times before in television. Remember when Rob's old Army buddy came to town in that one episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show or that one time when Don Rickles met up with his old pal Maxwell Smart on Get Smart ? Those were some good times....
The Vulture Lurks (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
As Maxwell Smart would say, "Missed it by that much!" What else can you say when you come from three touchdowns behind, only to lose by 3 lousy points? Such was Sunday's 49ers loss to the Texans yesterday, by a 24-21 score. It was certainly a tale of two halfs. The first half was all Texans. The Texans scored all three of their touchdowns in the first half. One was set up on...
pjstar.com Tri-County RSS (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
... just eight years. Their reasoning: As far as operatives go, al-Marri hasn't even the brains of Maxwell Smart. They say al-Qaida sent him here with no real mission because he was a total schlub who screwed up all the time. They underscore that his "lack of skill and sophistication indicate that he was not trustworthy." Wow. You never would've pegged him as such as a bonehead. I'm not...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Daniel Melnick, 77, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like "Straw Dogs," "Network" and "Midnight Express" to the big screen, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles.
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like "Straw Dogs," "Network" and "Midnight Express" to the big screen, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
LOS ANGELES -- Daniel Melnick, the producer who brought gutsy, smart movies like "Straw Dogs," "Network" and "Midnight Express" to the big screen, has died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
... Mr. Melnick made his mark on popular culture with the 1960s spy-spoof television series Get Smart, which starred Don Adams as bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart."James Bond and Inspector Clouseau - those are the two biggest hits out there. Take a hint," he told his writers, Buck Henry and Mel Brooks, according to a 2008 article in the Santa Fe New Mexican.Get Smart...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
... on popular culture with the enduring television hit he produced -- the 1960s spy-spoof series "Get Smart" that starred Don Adams as bumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart."James Bond and Inspector Clouseau -- those are the two biggest hits out there. Take a hint," Melnick told his writers, Buck Henry and Mel Brooks, according to a 2008 article in the Santa Fe New Mexican."Get...
L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The film and TV producer helped launch "Get Smart," "Network," "Kramer vs. Kramer."
Liberalguy (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
By Paul Greenberg "The headline on the front page made it sound like big news: UN nuclear chief sets Iran inspection. So? Another year, another inspection by the sleepiest watchdog on the planet, the United Nations' own Maxwell Smart -- the one and only Mohammed ElBaradei of the International Atomic Agency and Office of General Permissiveness . Director ElBaradei has just been to...
Pretty, Fizzy Paradise (Free subscription) | 10/10/2009
... friends were. They were disappointed, I was all "Well, explosions?" Then we watched Get Smart for a bit, and that was more fun. Maxwell Smart is actually a lot more competent, in his own way, then I remembered him being. It's a weird but oddly compelling balance of idiocy and competence. Don Adams looked so young back then too! Now though, I intend to drug myself...
