Brian Sheridan
One Too Many
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One of the greatest characters of not only The Golden Age but the 1960's, Simon Templar, known as "The Saint" will be returning to TV. Originally, there was talk of doing it as a period piece but that never materialized. James Purefoy will play Templar. All good - except when filmmaker Barry Levinson released this description last month:
Simon Templar is part of a secret organization known as 'Knights of the Templar'. He's responsible for enforcing the group's code of ethics against the criminal underground of the world. Those familiar with 'Knights' know Simon Templar by one name: The Saint. His current assignment has him in Montenegro, rescuing captive children from being sold on the black market. When the operation is finished, Templar discovers that one of the children is missing. An orphan once himself, he vows to rescue the lost boy, no matter what the cost. Waiting for him in Paris is Patricia Holm, an intelligence specialist and Templar's lover. She has information that a crooked businessman named Carger is responsible for the children's abductions; however, the Knights learn that Carger is now into much bigger things. The Saint is ordered to find Carger and steal a treasured relic that, if made public, could ignite a spectacular holy war. When he discovers Carger has also been keeping the missing orphan as his own son, Templar must decide between his own personal convictions and his duties as The Saint.
WHAT THE @$$*&!!!???? Why do they feel they have to "fix" a character that has been popular since 1928? It sounds like a crappy mix between James Bond and the DaVinci Code. Roger Moore is a co-exec producer. How can he allow this? They wanted to return the character to his swashbuckling roots like we saw throughout the 30's and 40's. Hollywood already screwed it up once with Val Kilmer back in the 90's. So what gives with that lousy decription?
Simon Templar is part of a secret organization known as 'Knights of the Templar'. He's responsible for enforcing the group's code of ethics against the criminal underground of the world. Those familiar with 'Knights' know Simon Templar by one name: The Saint. His current assignment has him in Montenegro, rescuing captive children from being sold on the black market. When the operation is finished, Templar discovers that one of the children is missing. An orphan once himself, he vows to rescue the lost boy, no matter what the cost. Waiting for him in Paris is Patricia Holm, an intelligence specialist and Templar's lover. She has information that a crooked businessman named Carger is responsible for the children's abductions; however, the Knights learn that Carger is now into much bigger things. The Saint is ordered to find Carger and steal a treasured relic that, if made public, could ignite a spectacular holy war. When he discovers Carger has also been keeping the missing orphan as his own son, Templar must decide between his own personal convictions and his duties as The Saint.
WHAT THE @$$*&!!!???? Why do they feel they have to "fix" a character that has been popular since 1928? It sounds like a crappy mix between James Bond and the DaVinci Code. Roger Moore is a co-exec producer. How can he allow this? They wanted to return the character to his swashbuckling roots like we saw throughout the 30's and 40's. Hollywood already screwed it up once with Val Kilmer back in the 90's. So what gives with that lousy decription?
