The most interesting thing about "The Good Shepherd" is how hard the filmmakers work not only to demystify the agency, but also to strip it of its allure, its heat.
"24" has lost the element of surprise and some of its allure, but it still has something few other counterterrorism series offer, namely a terrifying portrait of terrorism.
Part of its allure is simple: it's a fun word to say, one that conjures the image of a baby's bath or a hot cappuccino.
Art-lovers hope that the red tape that helped wreck Detroit's economy might save its art collection.Paintings or pensions?Were the city to sell its paintings, it would lose some of its allure for residents and tourists alike.
The move--like all moves in MK--has got gorier over myriad iterations, but as graphics have improved and sound effects have become all the more squelchy, it's actually lost some of its allure.
Paris is considered the top challenger to Beijing because of its allure as a city and because it is located near many of world sports' international governing bodies.
But German historians have long supported an academically annotated version, insisting it would help rob the book of its allure and help counteract the impact of 20 freely available internet versions.
That it leaves some things unsaid is part of its allure.
It showed "that Britain has lost none of its allure to international investors," he argued.
Apparently it shows that "Britain has lost none of its allure to international investors" since the EU referendum.
The deal was hailed by the new chancellor, Philip Hammond, who said: "Just three weeks after the referendum decision, it shows that Britain has lost none of its allure to international investors.
