The two men shared a strategic outlook but had different management styles. LeMay expressed disapproval with a stony silence or a few carefully chosen words; Power yelled and swore at subordinates.
They shared an office, and were shopping around the entire scenario as a possible sit-com. Their elevator pitch was "Gomer Pyle meets Laurel and Hardie, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance!", and it didn't get picked up. Years later, LeMay changed the elevator pitch to "M*A*S*H meets The Odd Couple, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance!" and the show was picked up by CBS as a summer replacement in 1980, but fared poorly as the mood of the country turned darker and Ronald Reagan was elected.
