Re: Sandbaggers
Beth Nachison (nachison@SCSUD.CTSTATEU.EDU)
Mon, 2 Feb 1998 13:55:57 -0500
At 10:12 -0800 2/2/98, snopes wrote:
>I noticed that the last few episodes also seemed to be highly
> politicized: they dealt with specific causes (human rights in the
> USSR, the SALT talks) rather than generic espionage activities, as
> if someone involved with the show had an agenda to push. Maybe
> they were just background for plots, but the episodes seemed to be
> quite a contrast to the rest of the series.
Weren't these mostly the episodes written by Other People after Ian
Mackintosh died? I never felt that last batch (except for the final one)
were really up to the level of the rest; the plotting was weaker and the
characterization felt a bit off. I mostly avoid watching them for that
reason.
Beth
nachison@scsu.ctstateu.edu