I'm just going to insta-rec the summer away

[thisbluespirit]

Apparently.

But, look, look, I found a fab Avengers tribute! The lack of Avengers vids (given its iconic cult status, Emma Peel generally, visual quirkiness, and comparative prettiness in old Brit TV terms) is just baffling, and the only really good one I ever found got taken down by YouTube, but here AT LAST is another one:

"The Avengers - Blank Space [John Steed & Emma Peel]" (Watch on Vimeo)

The Avengers - Blank Space [John Steed & Emma Peel] from Hepburned on Vimeo.

Good news, too: they have made three others which are all v good, including an also brilliant Emma Peel tribute Short Skirt, Long Jacket (in case you need reminding that Diana Rigg is an actualfax goddess) and two Emma/Steed vids, one of which is unfairly sad (although the other is happy and quirky.


(Also relevant to people's interests round here: I haven't watched their other stuff yet, but on YT it seems to mainly consist of old film tributes and if they're all up to this kind of standard, they should be worth going through.)

Comments

[paranoidangel]

Watching those has reminded me how much I love The Avengers.

[thisbluespirit]

:-D This is pretty much the purpose of a good vid, really. Me, too, to be honest!

[glinda]

OH that is SUCH a lovely little vid! :D

[thisbluespirit]

It's great! I really liked the Emma Peel one too. :-)

[vilakins]

[loves] She is absolutely stunning and timeless, her elegant and understated look not at all dated unlike many of the women who guest starred with her.

[thisbluespirit]

She is!

[sovay]

"The Avengers - Blank Space [John Steed & Emma Peel]"

That is delightful.

[thisbluespirit]

It is! (It even had a brief clip of the Peter Cushing ep I was telling you about ages ago. Indeed, it even had James Maxwell lying dead on the floor... :-D)

[sovay]

Indeed, it even had James Maxwell lying dead on the floor...

Does he do that a lot?

[thisbluespirit]

Not anything like as much as David Collings, of course, but twice in that episode anyway as Emma and Steed argue about which of them killed him, but in fact he was evil homicidal twins in matching silly outfits and so they both got to kill him.

[osprey_archer]

These are delightful! I love it.

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, good! :-)

[earthspirits]

I absolutely LOVE this! - Thank you so much for sharing with us!

I've been a devoted fan of The Avengers, and Steed and Peel, for years, ever since I was a kid. : D They were the very first couple I ever shipped too. I adore them as characters (they've always been my heroes), and I always imagined them as a devoted and very happy romantic couple.

Needless to say, I also love their actors, Patrick McNee & Diana Rigg!!!!

This is fabulous and brought a big happy grin to my face!!!!!

Checked out the link to the other romantic vid, and love it too!

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, I'm glad to have linked you! They and The Avengers are pretty delightful and great, it has to be said.

[liadt]

Ooh nice!

[thisbluespirit]

I thought you would also be pleased! No Cathy, but that is the peril of not being on film, really.

[oracne]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE thank you!!!!!

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, glad to be able to point you in the right direction!

[dimity_blue]

That was cute, but I love the Short Skirt, Long Jacket one! What fun!

Thanks for posting the links.

[thisbluespirit]

Yeah, they were both really good in different ways!

[shewhostaples]

Those are fabulous! The Blank Space one is hilariously close in tone to the actual Taylor Swift video.

(apologies for the late comment; I'm working my way backwards through your recs tab...!)

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, glad you enjoyed them! Late comments are always rather cool, anyway, I think. <3

[corvidology]

That really is a great vid! Thanks for the rec!

[thisbluespirit]

My pleasure! It's a delight.