F*CK!

Man - that REALLY pisses me off.

Not the film, or Get Smart - but I just got REALLY pissed off at FireFox 3 for the first time. I just wrote a response to this thread and reflected on some fun childhood memories of Get Smart and my interest in seeing the film, but then when I pressed the "add this message" button, FireFox 3 had to go and f*cking "protect" me from TRON-Sector because it's still on the warning-list. I was unable to back up and recover my post.

And so, I lost my original post.

I am a little to blame as I did not do a select-all and copy of my post before clicking the button, which ironically, I usually do.

Curse me for saying this, but IE to the rescue.

I watched Get Smart as a kid in the late 70's & early 80's and loved the show. The intro sequence was great, Max's show-phone was cooler than anything, and the cone of silence just rocked! There was never a shortage of weird assignments for Max and 99 to go on, and there was never a shortage of biziarre gadgets for Max to use in his adventures (if memory serves). It's been many years since I saw the show.

I didn't think the film would be any good when I first heard about it, but the commercials changed my mind. It seemed to have some of the spirit of the original portrayal of the characters and I liked that a lot. The actor who plays Max in the film seemed like a good fit in the role.

The fact that you enjoyed the film (MutoidMan) is a good sign - you being another child of the 70's and 80's like I was.

I plan to catch it on DVD when it comes out. Looks like there is fun to be had in the film. If I were a theater-going person, I might see it there, but I rarely venture to the theaters these days. I don't mind waiting a few months for the DVD.

And this concludes the shortened version of what FireFox 3 "protected" me from saying just minutes ago. I love FF over IE any day, but today, that's IE: 1 and FF: 0. Shame on you FF!