It was the 60s, and I was, I think, 6 years old. Maybe 7. Anyway, Man From Uncle was one of those shows I could watch with my parents. Some years later, when I was maybe 11 or 12, I saw him live at a theater - I think it was in Sleuth. My girl crush was still fully activated.
And now, when I see him as Ducky as NCIS, I still get that old familiar girl crush - until I remember reading that he's in his 70s and thinking, "Oh, wow, too old for my taste," and then reading that his wife is slightly younger than I am. Sigh.
Funniest NCIS moment: "What was Ducky like when he was young?" "Ilya Kuryakin."
Oh dear. My crush too. I adored him. I even studied Russian...
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No! He's mine! Mine! Mine!
ReplyDeleteI'd never thought about the direct line from Illya to studying Russian. Wow.
He's the only reason I started watching NCIS--I admit it's grown on me since then, but he's still the star as far as I'm concerned.
ReplyDeleteI tell everyone that he was my "first Scottish boyfriend." There's been many since then, but no one can top Ilya.
And yes, when I realized he was now in his 70s, I nearly had a heart attack!
Oh God, me too - I'm not sure which was worse, realizing that he's in his 70s, or reading that his wife is in her 40s! ;-) My cousin got me started watching NCIS - Mark Harmon is also a crush but not a little girl crush of 40+ years.
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