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Quick Big Mi6 Actor Ranking Game

GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
in Trivia & Games Posts: 7,697
It's me again, with another proposal for a ranking game. This time it's one of the big ones, one we haven't done before.

Rank the Bond actors.

Please let me know in this thread who wants to participate :)

Cheers,
GG
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  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
    Posts: 15,472
    I’m game @GoldenGun
    You always handle these so well.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited July 28 Posts: 4,030
    This is going to be the most intense, I'm feeling it 😅.
    I can now feel this emoji :)] setting in.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,804
    Very excited. I'm in.
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 8,379
    I'm in!
    And agree, @GoldenGun does a top job with these games!
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,348
    Oh wow, there were so many, I may not remember them all ;;)
    But I'll try, count me in!
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 18,660
    Sounds fun, sure.
  • 007ClassicBondFan007ClassicBondFan
    Posts: 2,632
    I’d like to participate! Haven’t played one of these games before myself.
  • OtisFairplayOtisFairplay
    Posts: 75
    Great, I’d be happy to join in as well.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
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    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Oh wow, there were so many, I may not remember them all ;;)
    But I'll try, count me in!

    The number of Bond "actors"? I guess it depends on the criteria! =))
    croyale7.jpg

    Count me in as well.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,348
    Dwayne wrote: »
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    Oh wow, there were so many, I may not remember them all ;;)
    But I'll try, count me in!

    The number of Bond "actors"? I guess it depends on the criteria! =))
    croyale7.jpg

    Count me in as well.

    The seal might have done a better job than...ok, I keep the name to myself for now.
  • Reflsin2bourbonsReflsin2bourbons
    Posts: 467
    I'll join this one. Always a hard ranking.
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,804
    Are we just ranking the blokes, or their performances by film?
  • vzokvzok
    Posts: 4,048
    Ok thanks
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Are we just ranking the blokes, or their performances by film?

    Was thinking about just the actors. Let's take their entire Bond careers into consideration. So for each actor, one has to consider all of his Bond performances.

    I was also considering to throw in Barry Nelson and David Niven too, unless there's a huge protest against their inclusion :p In any case, they will make the revealing process a bit longer...
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,804
    So, let's see:
    Nelson, Connery, Niven, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, and Craig. That's the complete list then? 😄
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    edited July 29 Posts: 7,697
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    So, let's see:
    Nelson, Connery, Niven, Lazenby, Moore, Dalton, Brosnan, and Craig. That's the complete list then? 😄

    Quite right ;)

    Unless you want to include the seal from CR67? 😝
  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
    Posts: 24,804
    In that case, everyone in that film should be included. 😄
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited July 29 Posts: 4,030
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Are we just ranking the blokes, or their performances by film?

    I actually liked this, maybe we could create a new (separate) game on this soon after this current one?
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,697
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    In that case, everyone in that film should be included. 😄

    Haha true. Let's stick to Niv then ;)
    SIS_HQ wrote: »
    DarthDimi wrote: »
    Are we just ranking the blokes, or their performances by film?

    I actually liked this, maybe we could create a new (separate) game on this soon after this current one?

    It's on the list for a future game, eventually it'll be done as well :)

  • goldenswissroyalegoldenswissroyale Switzerland
    Posts: 4,592
    Ranking the Bond actors is something I never managed to do. I like them all for different reasons. Sorry, can't participate here. But I'm curious to find out who gets the silvermedal. (Gold is obvious...)
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Only nine participants so far, which isn't enough to warrant this contest I'm afraid. So please keep them coming :)

    In the meantime, those that want to participate can already send me their lists.

    All Bond actors are eligible, please consider their entire Bond career:

    - Barry Nelson (CR54)
    - Sean Connery (DN, FRWL, GF, TB, YOLT, DAF, NSNA)
    - David Niven (CR67)
    - George Lazenby (OHMSS)
    - Roger Moore (LALD, TMWTGG, TSWLM, MR, FYEO, OP, AVTAK)
    - Timothy Dalton (TLD, LTK)
    - Pierce Brosnan (GE, TND, TWINE, DAD)
    - Daniel Craig (CR, QOS, SF, SP, NTTD)
  • Mathis1Mathis1
    Posts: 8,379
    It's been quite quiet round here @GoldenGun , so I wouldn't read too much into it! Sent my list, hopefully we get a few more participants!
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Sent my results @GoldenGun . Hopefully we can get things rolling soon.
  • royale65royale65 Caustic misanthrope reporting for duty.
    Posts: 4,424
    I'm in @GoldenGun
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
    Posts: 7,697
    Great stuff, folks! :)
  • zebrafishzebrafish <°)))< in Octopussy's garden in the shade
    Posts: 4,455
    Just sent in my list, @GoldenGun
  • R1s1ngs0nR1s1ngs0n France
    Posts: 2,261
    I’m in
  • 007HallY007HallY
    edited July 30 Posts: 5,658
    Must admit, I've debated this a bit, but I unfortunately don't think I can participate in this one.

    I don't think there's a definitive Bond, and while I think there are preferences on this site/away from here, I don't ultimately think it's fair when you take into account their whole tenures. If, for example, Sean Connery's the 'definitive Bond' I'd argue he had at least three movies where he was lacklustre or looked bored. That's just me. Most people would rank him above, say, Roger Moore who I'd argue gave better performances each time round, even if he wasn't necessarily that earlier incarnation or is seen as that definitive Bond. Do those early performances outrank Moore's tenure for me? I don't know. I honestly couldn't say which one is the better Bond and I've gotten so much out of their individual performances/films it's not a fair comparison. Another example: I'd say on the whole I guess Lazenby's my 'least favourite' Bond, but I can also say his performance in OHMSS is better than some of my more preferred actor's performances (again, I'd say Connery gave some pretty lacklustre performances). Where does he rank all things considered? I don't think it's fair to put him above actors who had more chances to show what they could do with the character, or indeed had other shortcomings over that longer period of time.

    If it's a case of ranking performances, please count me in. I think that'd be really interesting. But I'm really sorry, as much as I appreciate your rankings, I don't think rating each actor individually is something I can personally do. I really couldn't rank the Bond actors (at least as of now, no idea if I've done it in the past!) They're all great in their own ways, despite my criticism or praise of them.
  • DwayneDwayne New York City
    Posts: 3,031
    Just sent my list as well, @GoldenGun

    Interestingly, (IMO) an argument can be made that Terence Cooper’s *turn* as James Bond in Casino Royale (1967) is actually a closer approximation to the Connery portrayal than David Niven’s, and thus could have been that film's option. That said, it is still Niven's film and Cooper doesn't have enough screen time to be considered.

    Casino-Royale-1967-0175.jpg

    https://www.bond-o-rama.dk/en/cr67-terence-cooper-1996-eng/
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,348
    What do I do with Barry Nelson, considering I never watched the U.S. TV drama involving "Jimmy" Bond? I think I have a copy somewhere, but never felt like I would have to really see it. Glimpsed into it for a few minutes (if that much) and thought it was amateurish. And we're not voting on Peter Lorre here.
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