Consider that when the Cold War was pretty hot, James Bond and the
Man From Uncle weren't going after Russians or Communists, but rogue millionaires and mad scientists.
Robert Vaughn's sidekick was a Soviet Georgian (played by David McCallum). Not much realism or focus on the real enemy there.
I never saw I Spy, but wouldn't be surprised if Cosby and Culp were hunting down aspiring actresses who wouldn't drink the Kool Aid.
Too bad for Treadmill Man Reid as 2015 was the year Harry was going to take out those evil millionaire Koch brothers... Hopefully the henchmen of SPECTRE (Seated Publicly Elected Conservatives Threatening Republican Establishment) will show up to really save the day.