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DIED. JONATHAN HARRIS, 87, the dastardly, bumbling Dr. Zachary Smith on TV's campy '60s sci-fi series Lost in Space; in Los Angeles. As the pompous "intergalactic environmental psychologist" stuck on a spaceship with the galaxy-exploring Robinson family, Harris delighted fans with his melodrama ("Oh, the pain, the pain") and alliterative insults ("Neanderthal ninnies...
...concerns top spy Alex Scott’s (Wilson) mission to recover the United States’ classified prototype stealth jet fighter, the Switchblade, from nasty illegal arms dealer Arnold Gundars (Malcolm McDowell). Foiling his evil plan becomes more complicated, however, when Scott is paired with the pompous Kelly Robinson (Murphy), a boxing champion and civilian who has some helpful connections. Though it is possible that director Betty Thomas of Doctor Dolittle fame will take unexpected dramatic turns, I Spy will probably be hailed by “top critics” as an exciting mix of action and laughs...
...pompous progressive: Why do conservatives always bring up economics? Economists never agree with each other and base arguments off unknowable assumptions. I’m talking about real people...
...family man torn between home and office, the single woman married to her career whose eggs you can all but hear expiring one by one. The most intriguing character is star Tim Matheson's big-money anchor, because he is only half a cliche--he is a pompous prima donna but also a stand-up journalist...
...escape? Will he get his revenge? It's an old story--The Count of Monte Cristo by way of TV's The Prisoner--but Fry (who played the pompous detective in Gosford Park) has the wit and erudition to make it run like a well-made pocket watch. Be warned: the vengeance promised by the title has an unabashedly nasty flavor that's distinctly British and quite refreshing compared with our more Puritanical American brand...