James Bond & Friends - Episode 0087
18th April 2021
What elements of the franchise make James Bond the spy we know and enjoy?
By MI6 Staff
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What elements of the franchise make James Bond the spy we know and enjoy?
The panel discusses the key elements of James Bond from the novels to the films, identifying some of the things we believe makes 007 charming and successful. We share experiences of talking about Bond to non-Bond fans, some of them very close to us, and contrast our opinions about the relative quality of the films with those of our loved ones. We round out by talking about where to start to introduce a new reader or viewer to the franchise.
Along the way we revisit the sausage factory, discuss the ‘three [maybe two] Gs’, Bond’s seemingly limitless knowledge, the gamble that was Casino Royale, fan service failures, nostalgic nausea, brave decisions, artistic leadership, 24 ways of telling the same story, travelogues, globalisation, drinking, exotic Kentucky, musical puns, and shameless self-promotion.
You can contact the show via the Twitter hashtag #askbond
The recording took place on March 26th, 2021 in the USA, UK, Spain, and New Zealand.
Paul Atkinson is co-founder of MI6-HQ.com and the magazine MI6 Confidential
Lisa Funnell (@DrLisaFunnell) is Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma
Bill Koenig runs the Spy Command at hmssweblog.wordpress.com
David Leigh runs thejamesbonddossier.com
Sean Longmore shares his artwork @ThatTallGinger
This podcast is copyright Pretitles LLC © 2021
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