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  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    edited October 2022 Posts: 988
    If Sevond goes rogue on Bond 27 or 28:

    Renegade Vengeance
  • fanbond123fanbond123
    edited October 2022 Posts: 1,661
    If Sevond goes rogue on Bond 27 or 28:

    Renegade Vengeance

    Not really an Ian Fleming sounding title though.

    Best to think of stuff that sounds vaguely Fleming or Bond universe.

    Renegade Vengeance sounds like a sci-fi or a generic action film.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    edited October 2022 Posts: 988
    fanbond123 wrote: »
    If Sevond goes rogue on Bond 27 or 28:

    Renegade Vengeance

    Not really an Ian Fleming sounding title though.

    Best to think of stuff that sounds vaguely Fleming or Bond universe.

    Renegade Vengeance sounds like a sci-fi or a generic action film.

    Let's be real, TND, DAD and NTTD don't sound like Fleming either, the only decent one was SF [IMO].
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I always thought it was bizarre how Never Say Never Again does fit pretty well as a Bond title, even though there's nothing much like it in Fleming.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited October 2022 Posts: 1,430
    mtm wrote: »
    I always thought it was bizarre how Never Say Never Again does fit pretty well as a Bond title, even though there's nothing much like it in Fleming.

    It's a Fleming-ism to take a popular saying and twist it with wit, which NSNA accomplishes from "Never Say Never" (hybridized with the colloquial "Never say that again"). It's also entirely possible the NSNA title came up when McClory was working with Fleming on the story.

    Similar effect with that Cruel Brittania pitch a few pages back, and You Only Live Twice ("You only live once" existed before the YOLO generation). I always thought TSWLM was a riff on a colloquial "The guy who loves me," as one might label one of their many pursuits.

    I think that's why "Once Upon A Spy" is so popular around here, too.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    Well the story was always that Connery's wife came up with the title, after Connery had said 'never again' so many times to playing Bond over the years.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited October 2022 Posts: 1,430
    mtm wrote: »
    Well the story was always that Connery's wife came up with the title, after Connery had said 'never again' so many times to playing Bond over the years.

    Oh right, I'd heard and forgotten that. Scratch my suggestion.

    I always found Fleming to be letter-ly, full of expressions as if written like a letter, in conversation. For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, You Only Live Twice, A View To A Kill, and The Living Daylights all strike me as witty expressions one might throw into a letter, or sign off with.

    All of those mentioned above also establish a character on their own, with expressions focused around a perspective.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    "The Author Of Pain"
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    Spies Live Forever.

  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited October 2022 Posts: 1,430
    I went through this thread and made a list of all titles either directly referencing or inspired by the greater Fleming-Eon media catalog of books, games, and movies.
    • 007 In New York
    • A Measure Of Luck, A Measure Of Fate
    • A Shadow Above (Shadows Above)
    • Agent Under Fire
    • All The Time In The World
    • Blood And Thunder
    • Bloodstone
    • By Royal Command/Decree
    • Cards With A Stranger
    • Carte Blanche
    • Choice Of Weapons
    • Colonel Sun
    • (Dance) Into The Fire
    • Death Is So Permanent
    • Death To Spies
    • Devil May Care
    Titles alphabetized E thru Z are continued in the spoiler drop-down to save page/thread space.
    • Enjoying Death
    • Everything Or Nothing
    • For Special Services
    • For The Sake Of Traitors
    • Garden Of Death
    • Hell Will Endure
    • Icebreaker
    • License Renewed
    • Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
    • Murder On Wheels
    • Names Are For Tombstones
    • Never Dream Of Dying
    • Never Send Flowers
    • Nightfire
    • No Good About Goodbye
    • Nobody Lives Forever
    • Once Upon A Spy
    • Property Of A Lady
    • Provocateur
    • Red Sky At Night
    • Reflections In A Martini
    • Resurrection
    • Risico
    • Role Of Honor
    • Shatterhand
    • Shaken Not Stirred
    • Silverfin
    • Slay It With Flowers
    • Solstice
    • Some Kind Of Hero
    • Talk Of The Devil
    • The Belles Of Hell
    • The Dead Are Alive
    • The Death Collector
    • The Elegant Venus
    • The Eye That Never Sleeps
    • The Hildebrand Rarity
    • The Nature Of Evil
    • The Problem Eliminator
    • The Richest Man In The World
    • The Silver Phantom
    • The Shadower
    • The Shadow War
    • The Writing On The Wall
    • To Pull The Trigger
    • Valley Of Shadows
    • Wake Up Or Die
    • Win, Lose, Or Die
    • Zero Minus Ten

    I've bolded my favorites.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited October 2022 Posts: 14,956
    Nice work! But you missed NAMES ARE FOR TOMBSTONES
    My favourite :D
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    mtm wrote: »
    Nice work! But you missed NAMES ARE FOR TOMBSTONES
    My favourite :D

    Whoops, didn't see it. Also accidentally put QBranch's "A Measure of Luck, A Measure of Fate" which is Fleming-inspired in a different list I'm collecting.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited October 2022 Posts: 13,933
    LucknFate wrote: »
    Also accidentally put QBranch's "A Measure of Luck, A Measure of Fate" which is Fleming-inspired in a different list I'm collecting.
    Do you mean 'Titles inspired by film quotes' list?
    How about: Shadows From Above (TWINE)
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited October 2022 Posts: 1,430
    QBranch wrote: »
    LucknFate wrote: »
    Also accidentally put QBranch's "A Measure of Luck, A Measure of Fate" which is Fleming-inspired in a different list I'm collecting.
    Do you mean 'Titles inspired by film quotes' list?
    How about: Shadows Above (TWINE)

    Here's my list collected from the previous 46 pages of pitched titles from members that aren't closely correlated to any media from the franchise (that I'm aware of) and yes, I did already have "A Shadow Above" technically because I didn't get the reference:
    • A Deadly Profession
    • A Reason To Live
    • Agent Of The Crown
    • All For Nothing
    • All On Red
    • Almost A Hero
    • Another Time, Another Place
    • At The Edge Of Fear
    • Between The Eyes
    • Bullets Speak Louder (Than Words)
    • Crossed Hearts (Cross My Heart)
    • Cruel Britannia
    • Cool About Death
    • Dead No More
    • Death Can Wait
    • Death Insurance
    • Dead Behind The Eyes
    • Dead Set
    • Double Or Nothing
    • Dreams Of Cruelty

    Again, pitched titles alphebatized E thru Z are in the spoiler drop-down and I've bolded my favorites:
    • Eye Of The Mind
    • For King And Country
    • Forever In Your Service
    • Hands Of Fate
    • Hell To Pay
    • If You Live Long Enough
    • In Cold Blood
    • Last Vestiges
    • Lethal Point Of View
    • Life Comes For Us All
    • May The Best Man Live/Win
    • Never Is Forever
    • Never Say Die
    • No Good To Me Dead
    • No Margin For Error
    • No More Goodbyes
    • Nobody Leaves Alive
    • Nothing Is Forever
    • Once And For All
    • Out Of The Blue Sky
    • Perchance To Die
    • Permission To Kill
    • Playing With Danger
    • Point Of No Return
    • Resurrection
    • Return To Service
    • Sands Through The Hourglass
    • Semper Occultus
    • Silhouette Man
    • Silence Is Golden
    • Silverheart
    • Sins Of The Past
    • Speed Of Life
    • Strict Confidence
    • The Art Of Assassination/An Assasin
    • The Art Of Dying
    • The Balance Of Terror
    • The Dead Don’t Lie/Care
    • The Danger Game
    • The Domino Effect
    • The Essence Of Evil
    • The Fate Of Spies/A Spy
    • The Golden Ghost
    • The Hand That Deals
    • The Heart Grows Colder
    • The Man Who Came Back To Life
    • The Man Who Killed The World
    • The Number Of The Spy
    • The Only Way To Die
    • The Overview Effect
    • The Phantom Silhouette
    • The Sound Of Silence
    • The Stranded Soul
    • The Wheel Of Fate
    • (Where) The Sun Never Sets
    • When Tomorrow Never Comes
    • With/The Burning Eyes

    I left out my personal suggestions so far for my own upcoming list :)
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    Great work @LucknFate EON have their work cut out for them.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    Riffing on Fleming:

    Reflections in a Martini
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited October 2022 Posts: 1,430
    echo wrote: »
    Riffing on Fleming:

    Reflections in a Martini

    Oh yeah I quite like that one. Added to the list.

    I think one way of really paring down the options is to mock up whatever title proposed on a Connery poster. If the name doesn't flatter the poster, if you can't picture Connery in a movie with that title, can it. I'd say something like my proposed "Technopath" would count in this category.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    "WindLament"
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 14,956
    I shouldn't have eaten that.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited November 2022 Posts: 1,430
    A Chance With Lady Luck

    All's Well That Ends Here

    An Excellent Vintage

    Ask Questions Later

    Count Your Shots

    It's Come To This

    Love Me Not / She Loves Me Not

    Mindfield (James Bond Jr)

    Never To Be Seen Again

    No World Without You

    Runs In The Blood

    The Body Versus The Mind

    The Price Of Admission

    The Trillion Dollar Question

    Vitis Vinifera

    You Know My Name

    A few keepers in there I think. My master list of potential titles from this thread is now up to 227. Adding a few more and will post it eventually. If you need a name for your fan fiction lmk.
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
    edited November 2022 Posts: 7,526
    A Spy in the Ointment

    Too Many Spooks in the Kitchen
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 1,368
    Pistols At Dawn.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 988
    "A Lie In Believe"
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    LucknFate wrote: »

    Ask Questions Later

    Agreed on this one, I like it.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited November 2022 Posts: 1,430
    mtm wrote: »
    LucknFate wrote: »

    Ask Questions Later

    Agreed on this one, I like it.

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  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    edited November 2022 Posts: 14,956
    It's funny, I like the feeling and the meaning is very Bondy, but some of them just look good and some don't, if you know what I mean? Like I think Licence To Kill is a rubbish Bond title, but it has a great shape, with a long word followed by short, ending in a slightly longer short word. Seems a ridiculous thing to think about, but I reckon it's probably a factor in picking a title. And I'm not criticising your font choice or anything, it's the shape of the words.
    But I still like it, everyone knows what it means.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited November 2022 Posts: 1,430
    mtm wrote: »
    It's funny, I like the feeling and the meaning is very Bondy, but some of them just look good and some don't, if you know what I mean? Like I think Licence To Kill is a rubbish Bond title, but it has a great shape, with a long word followed by short, ending in a slightly longer short word. Seems a ridiculous thing to think about, but I reckon it's probably a factor in picking a title. And I'm not criticising your font choice or anything, it's the shape of the words.
    But I still like it, everyone knows what it means.

    Without an actor to name I went for a book cover effect with the text and type. Thank you for the reassurance. Your points are all fair, and on top there's no opportunity to integrate the 0-0-7 poster motif.

    If anyone wants to see what a title could look like in a typeface, I just go to dafont.com, put in the title where it lets you generate typeface previews, and find one that looks good
  • NickTwentyTwoNickTwentyTwo Vancouver, BC, Canada
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    That 0-0-7 motif was good for Casino Royale, but I wouldn't be too bothered if I never saw it again. I like your title and the look you gave it. To me it's a *touch* too pedestrian a phrase to make an intriguing Bond title, but that could be just me.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
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    I do kind of wonder why the people who write the comics never go for Bondy titles- there are a few to be had!
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    mtm wrote: »
    I do kind of wonder why the people who write the comics never go for Bondy titles- there are a few to be had!

    I go back and forth on whether VARGR would be an interesting film title.
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