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@Tom Colton continues his examination of the iconic British spy who, it seems, has become part of the psyche of Russian leaders.
In fairness I can see that argument at the time, a lot of the Avengers/Man From U.N.C.L.E./etc.-a-like sixtiespunk stuff felt like it was in decline from its mad heights when even Wonder Woman was being square peg, round hole retooled into that genre. It's just Bond has shown a resilience to sticking around and adapting (much like Doctor Who) rather than being tied to a particular era and sinking with the majority of the works associated with it.Lazenby's agent convinced him spy films were on the way out?! Whoopsie!
Just a note, while obviously two writers can give different spins on the same topic, @RyanF already used the "Many Faces of James Bond" title for his article series so we may want to avoid ambiguity.
Thanks!Noted. Now under the title: The Inconstant 007.
I'm not so sure, recasting wasn't a wholly bold concept by the 1960s/70s it's just that Bond was probably the most high profile, likely the most successful, and definitely the longest lasting.It occurs to me that Connery being persuaded to stay for OHMSS probably leads to either the franchise ending there or the 'Bond as codename' idea being canonised.
It's a matter of debate whether @Tom Colton and I are intended to be the same writer under a different alias, or wholly different people altogether.Just a note, while obviously two writers can give different spins on the same topic, @RyanF already used the "Many Faces of James Bond" title for his article series so we may want to avoid ambiguity.
Unlike most of the other spy-fi stuff, the Bond franchise desperately wanted to stick around and went to great lengths to hit upon the next big thing. That included increasing the appeal to the US with Diamonds Are Forever, going so far as to consider casting an American in the role. That was again considered for Live and Let Die, which also cashed in on the blaxploitation craze in US cinema. The Man With the Golden Gun similarly tried to cash in on the kung fu craze.In fairness I can see that argument at the time, a lot of the Avengers/Man From U.N.C.L.E./etc.-a-like sixtiespunk stuff felt like it was in decline from its mad heights when even Wonder Woman was being square peg, round hole retooled into that genre. It's just Bond has shown a resilience to sticking around and adapting (much like Doctor Who) rather than being tied to a particular era and sinking with the majority of the works associated with it.
It's a matter of debate whether @Tom Colton and I are intended to be the same writer under a different alias, or wholly different people altogether.