Comments on: Dead Drops & Triple Agents http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/ Infinite Possibilities Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Eric http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-290 Eric Tue, 29 Aug 2006 02:13:17 +0000 http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/#comment-290 Yeah, The Main Enemy mentions the umbrella assassination. The Russians also had a special chemical (pheromones?) they could lace on dead drops or other items/places that would allow them to figure out who had touched certain things using dogs or sensors. Crazy stuff. Yeah, The Main Enemy mentions the umbrella assassination. The Russians also had a special chemical (pheromones?) they could lace on dead drops or other items/places that would allow them to figure out who had touched certain things using dogs or sensors. Crazy stuff.

]]> By: Jack Monahan http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-289 Jack Monahan Tue, 29 Aug 2006 01:06:03 +0000 http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/#comment-289 I've always liked dead drops and the other more interesting stuff about spies and Cold War shenanigans. Not only should there be more literature that delves more seriously into the milieu, I'm also convinced you could make a great stealth-style spy game that would be significantly different than Hitman/Splinter Cell/etc. Oh and Red, if you can catch it, there's a History channel program about the Russians' infamous research and deadly use of poison during the Cold War and after--very nicely tracking the Cold War stuff (famous story about a guy getting killed with a tiny pellet fired into his leg from the tip of an umbrella) up to that one politician poisoned with dioxins. As always, the truth is always stranger than whatever you can make up or recycle from other stories. I’ve always liked dead drops and the other more interesting stuff about spies and Cold War shenanigans. Not only should there be more literature that delves more seriously into the milieu, I’m also convinced you could make a great stealth-style spy game that would be significantly different than Hitman/Splinter Cell/etc.
Oh and Red, if you can catch it, there’s a History channel program about the Russians’ infamous research and deadly use of poison during the Cold War and after–very nicely tracking the Cold War stuff (famous story about a guy getting killed with a tiny pellet fired into his leg from the tip of an umbrella) up to that one politician poisoned with dioxins. As always, the truth is always stranger than whatever you can make up or recycle from other stories.

]]> By: Eric http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Eric Sun, 27 Aug 2006 21:39:19 +0000 http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/#comment-288 Munich was awesome. I'm listening to The Bourne Identity in the car right now. Very different from the movie. There's a lot more detail into the conspiracy and government 'black ops' programs, and way more insight into the Bourne character. I need to watch Spy Game again. The first time I saw it, I was in a room full of my nephews and nieces who were screaming and throwing things around. Not condusive to my undivided attention. ;) Munich was awesome. I’m listening to The Bourne Identity in the car right now. Very different from the movie. There’s a lot more detail into the conspiracy and government ‘black ops’ programs, and way more insight into the Bourne character.

I need to watch Spy Game again. The first time I saw it, I was in a room full of my nephews and nieces who were screaming and throwing things around. Not condusive to my undivided attention. ;)

]]> By: Brian G. http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-287 Brian G. Sat, 26 Aug 2006 06:31:01 +0000 http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/#comment-287 I thought "Spy Game" with Pitt and Redford was a more realistic depiction of espionage (at least compared to the typical Hollywood fare.) Also, although it dealt with assassins and not spies, I thought "Munich" did a great job of dispelling the "espionage is sexy" meme. I thought “Spy Game” with Pitt and Redford was a more realistic depiction of espionage (at least compared to the typical Hollywood fare.) Also, although it dealt with assassins and not spies, I thought “Munich” did a great job of dispelling the “espionage is sexy” meme.

]]> By: Jim http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/comment-page-1/#comment-286 Jim Fri, 25 Aug 2006 15:13:49 +0000 http://www.redchurch.com/quantum/2006/08/25/dead-drops-triple-agents/#comment-286 Yeah, don't count on seeing that anytime soon. Apparently what sells in Hollywood is the quick pop and burst of violence, not the slower-paced buildup that many of us enjoy. So that is likely what will always dominate the silver screen. Unfortunately, it seems that far too many of us have short attention spans, too short to hang onto the kind of story elements you describe. I'm like you - I'd like to see more actual storytelling in movies and a bit less action. I think the action is made better when there's a story - a <i>reason</i> - for it. And there are so many more fascinating things that can be done with movies if directors and screenwriters would just tap into those resources. Yeah, don’t count on seeing that anytime soon. Apparently what sells in Hollywood is the quick pop and burst of violence, not the slower-paced buildup that many of us enjoy. So that is likely what will always dominate the silver screen. Unfortunately, it seems that far too many of us have short attention spans, too short to hang onto the kind of story elements you describe. I’m like you – I’d like to see more actual storytelling in movies and a bit less action. I think the action is made better when there’s a story – a reason – for it. And there are so many more fascinating things that can be done with movies if directors and screenwriters would just tap into those resources.

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