So this week's Wait! Wait! Don't Tell Me featured a question on Montalban's passing.  The host of the show, Carl Kasell, revealed that when Montalban was an up and coming actor, Hollywood execs wanted him to change his name to Ricky Martin.  Talk about living la vida loca!  Kasell went on to say that there was no such thing as Corinthian leather.

So, according to Sci-Fi Wire, Ricardo Montalban's guns were real.  In fact, his costume was designed to accentuate his incredible 61 year old physique!

My favorite episode to date was the LARP one, but this one was even better.  I like Jay Smith and think he balances things nicely with his commentary.  I hope we get to hear more of him in the future.

And dare I say it without offending her, Andrea's voice is sexy.

Finally got to listen to this tonight. Bravo to all and sundry. Andrea, John, Jay, you all did fine work, and it was an excellent tribute to two of our finest actors.

Wait, WHAT date?  :)  Did John get a TARDIS for his birthday?  :D

Whilst I'm glad to have another CR episode, it is a sad reason for having one. :(

I've seen The Prisoner a few times, and each time, something else confuses me  *shrug*  Guess I'm easy to confuse.  My friend has been to Portmeirion (which is where they filmed the series) so he's the Prisoner Fan, not me.  Mind you, having a famous series shot in Wales is a good thing. Shame we had to wait 40+ years for another show to be shot there.

I've never seen Fantasy Island, and the only thing I remember Montalban for is Wrath of Khan and Spy Kids. *Hangs head*  Mind you, I did check out his Cordoba ad and it's actually SOFT Corinthian leather, not rich :)

I'm also finding that Montalban didn't wear a chestpiece for Khan.  Perhaps he waxed his chest?  :)  Roundtable discussions?  PAH, We need at least a special hour long edition!

RIP to both of them and I really hope that we avoid having any more quickies for these kinds of reason for a LONG time.

Jay mentioned McGoohan's 60 years marriage to his wife and it turns out Montalban and his wife were also married a long time - 63 years.  His wife passed away at the end of 2007.

The episode was entitled "The Computer Wore Menace Shoes".  It was the sixth episode of the twelfth season.  This is the next season to be released on DVD, but I don't have a release date that I can find.  It's funny to note that the Wikipedia entry I linked above states the episode is non-canon as the plot never appears to be resolved with the entire family trapped on "The Island."

... especially with Patrick McGoohan's appearance on The Simpsons.  Can you remind us which episode that was, so those of us with Simpsons DVDs can go watch that episode again?  After we finish our Prisoner and Columbo marathons, I mean.

Oh, and for anyone who's wondering, the books I cited for my Patrick McGoohan info were Cult TV: A Viewer's Guide to the Shows America Can't Live Without and Fantastic Television.  They're both out of print now, but if you can get copies through used booksellers, they both make for great reading.