007 references in popular culture

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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Meet Stella Strong, the Female James Bond

    ARGH. Why are we comparing with Bond and not Modesty frickin' Blaise??
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Watch the Lego store in London build a life
    size James Bond Aston Martin DB5
    GameCentral | Friday 29 Jul 2022 1:05 pm
    The revamped Leicester Square Lego store will not only be the biggest in the world but the only one with a brick-built Aston Martin DB5.

    It’s the 90th anniversary of Lego in August and they’re celebrating the milestone in many different ways, including new retro remake sets for the Space and Castle themes and special events at the giant Lego store in Leicester Square.

    The store is currently undergoing a revamp, to be the biggest in the world, but it will also be reflecting the fact that it’s in London, with unique murals and models that include a celebration of Harry Potter and a double decker bus.
    The most unique model though will be a recreation of James Bond’s classic Aston Martin DB5 made up of 347,954 pieces and complete with rotating number plates and working lights and dashboard.

    Although it made its debut in 1964’s Goldfinger, when the car was brand new, the DB5 has also appeared in most of the Daniel Craig era James Bond movies and is now easily the most famous movie car in cinema history.

    The Lego version took several people 1,366 hours (the equivalent of almost 57 days) to build and it weighs over 1 ton, only a bit less than the real thing.
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    Lego Aston Martin DB5 with rotating number plates
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    Despite all that, it’s not even the biggest model in the store, with the Tree of Discovery, which is intended to demonstrate Lego’s commitment to inclusivity and the environment, being made up of over half a million pieces.

    Naturally, none of these models are available to buy but there was previously an Aston Martin DB5 set that had even more action features, including an ejector seat.

    That’s since been retired but Lego still has the James Bond licence and a smaller version of the car is being released on August 1 – and this one comes with a minifigure of Daniel Craig!
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    A slightly smaller alternative (pic: Lego)
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    Found that one thanks to TVTropes :

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    One I had forgotten : one album of the graphic novel series Costa starts in Switzerland, and the heroes of the series fly in helicopter over the Piz Gloria, one explaining to the other the link between the famous restaurant and James Bond. I don't remember precisely in what album (it was a long time ago I saw that), but I thought that it was an interesting tidbit.
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    Spoilers for Don’t Worry Darling
    In the future room of Harry Styles’ character, a large poster of FRWL can be seen on the wall.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    From the 1993 MTV Music Awards (sorry if this is a re-post).

  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    That's great @Dwayne seems like they wanted an overdue Bond film.

  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
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    Latest Corridor Digital VFX/SFX Artists React video covers the record-making Spectre explosion.

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    The little girl is Anya, AKA "Test Subject 007", and the dog is named Bond. And the manga is Spy X Family.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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  • M_BaljeM_Balje Amsterdam, Netherlands
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  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
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    You lost me at Flemming.
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    QBranch wrote: »
    You lost me at Flemming.

    It's always a sign of quality.
  • I love this guy
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    edited November 2022 Posts: 18,297
    I love this guy

    Balje is one of our most treasured members. He's an institution. He's basically the life and soul of MI6 Community.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Today's Dinosaur Comics

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    Now I'm sort of eager to read the orange dinosaur's dissertation, just to see how tedious it is. And if it really can explain ever single error in Bond continuity.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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    Revelator wrote: »
    Now I'm sort of eager to read the orange dinosaur's dissertation, just to see how tedious it is. And if it really can explain ever single error in Bond continuity.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/JamesBond/comments/yd5a61/james_bond_timeline_fun/
    This comes close enough.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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  • Small Swedish ice cream maker Mamma Antes Glass has a Licorice-Martini ice cream with a very James Bondish theme.

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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I recognise her!
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  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Watched Paddington 2 the other night.
    Anyone else think Paddington reaching out to Mrs Brown when he’s trapped in the submerged railway carriage is a CR reference?
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    edited January 2023 Posts: 1,105

    The Disney TV Show 'Phineas & Ferb' has some slight motifs of the Bond theme on the Perry the Platypus theme.
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    Mike Snow - Genghis Khan (4:08)
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    Mike Snow - Genghis Khan (4:08)

    Several friends have sent me this :) It's great!
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    I learned the other day that one of GF most famous line ("Do you expect me to talk ? No, I expect you to die") was used verbatim in the heroic fantasy movie Deathstalker 2. Proof here :



  • imranbecksimranbecks Singapore
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    I'm watching Treason on Netflix. All about spy and MI6. Plenty of references to James Bond in the first episode alone. And their desktop wallpaper of the MI6 logo is very similar to the one seen in Casino Royale.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    I'm just back from a long weekend in Berlin. Spotted this on my last day :)

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