Modernity and I Spy

I know this is a late answer to the excellent questions posed earlier, but I've been thinking hard on the ways our show would be different if in production today. Besides having Kelly in Boston, I can't think of a particular episode to change, but I do wonder how the show would feel if it had the production values of today's show. The X-Files is the first show that comes to mind. Imagine having sets without the gray plyboard that followed our Kelly and Scotty around the world. Or perhaps because the show's strength and focus were the characters, such modernizations would be irrelevant.

For the second part of the question, I've done some studying of spying for my own novel, and it seems espionage is divided into three categories: before the Cold War, during it, and after. Kelly and Scotty would be operating in a post cold war world with all new rules. Not having Col. Benkovsky (I doubt that's the right spelling, sorry) around as much would be a disappointment, but I'm guessing Kelly and Scotty would be dealing more with bad guys like Sorgi rather than a government organization.

Plus, their jobs wouldn't be quite as secure. In recent years, our government has shifted its focus away from human intelligence in favor of technological spying, although this may change as governments are realizing that no matter how good their satellites are, you still need boots on the ground to get the job done.

Well, that's my very verbose answer. It's 4:30 am and I've had a lot of coffee.

Maya