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Dragonpol

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Dragonpol
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Favourite Fleming Novel
Moonraker
Favourite Bond Film
On Her Majestys Secret Service
Favourite Bond Actor
Timothy Dalton
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  • Bravo indeed, @DarthDimi. I think that has really helped to settle any lingering doubts I may have still had about the possible accuracy of astrology and horoscopes. You made a very good case, based on scientific principles. It's in my nature to dwe…
  • Venutius wrote: » :D Anyhow, the point is that Craig proves that the actor doesn't need to be a big Bond or Fleming fan in order to make a great James Bond. It might help, but it's clearly not a dealbreaker. No, indeed not, considering tha…
  • ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Well, I'd love to see a link to this thing! To the research on the links between time of birth and academic performance? I've definitely read it online. I'll have a …
  • ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Well, I'd love to see a link to this thing! To the research on the links between time of birth and academic performance? I've definitely read it online. I'll have a search and get back to you with a link.
  • ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » ProfJoeButcher wrote: » It's strange and bizarre to me that a study has to be done at all to confirm that in a group of children doing academic tasks, the older children will outperform the younge…
  • ProfJoeButcher wrote: » It's strange and bizarre to me that a study has to be done at all to confirm that in a group of children doing academic tasks, the older children will outperform the younger children on average. :-? Well it might not…
  • ProfJoeButcher wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » Research has shown that babies born in the autumn/winter seem to do better academically than those born in the summer so the date of our birth does seem to determine one's life to sone extent, if perh…
  • mtm wrote: » That's the one I was thinking of. Seems to be on all the time at the minute! :)
  • Venutius wrote: » It was in a Virgin Radio interview, way back, when he was asked about how he got the role.: 'Barbara gave me a call and said, ‘Please come and say hello’ and I thought this was a bit of a giggle. I got a copy of the book and I w…
  • Ludovico wrote: » Gerard wrote: » Not Guy. George. And I like Love at first Bite, so there. Oops. My mistake. Don't know why I said Guy. It's an easy mistake to make on a James Bond forum. ;)
  • DarthDimi wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » Saw this story reported in the Fortean Times: It must have been the damn Russians. Or God. Who knows? The stones are probably only some c…
  • I think those George Hamilton Dracula films were spoofs, weren't they?
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » Saw this story reported in the Fortean Times: It must have been the damn Russians. Or God. Who knows? The stones are probably only some cosmic joke anyway. We're looking for meaning w…
  • Saw this story reported in the Fortean Times:
  • Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: » https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/aug/19/josephine-tewson-keeping-up-appearances-dies Best known as Hyacinth 'Bouquet' (Bucket) long suffering friend. Keeping up Appearances was a funny show. R.I.P. Jo…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » James Bond v Teletubbies I do remember hearing of the Teletubby Taliban around 2001 or so. Something the younger pupils at high school were playing at that time. Of course, I never indulged in such nonsense. Incidenta…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » James Bond v Teletubbies Let me guess, one of them has David Dragonpol inside? I have no idea. I just went with that comment about reinventing the series. …
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » James Bond v Teletubbies Let me guess, one of them has David Dragonpol inside?
  • mtm wrote: » Since62 wrote: » But Doctor, I've No Time to Die You Only Never Die Another Tomorrow Lightningcube With a Bifocal View to Kill....for a mature Bond Septapussy...boat propellor incident, you see... The Spectre logo is ac…
  • If we're continuing with the introspection and navel-gazing how about Reflections in a Double Bourbon? It would tie in quite nicely with the penultimate scene of NTTD too.
  • Gerard wrote: » One that seems to have been forgotten : "The Wild, Wild West". I mean the original series (don't talk to me about the movie). And I second "The Liquidator". I just love the novels by John Gardner. Yes, that's definitely o…
  • mtm wrote: » That's a good shout, although I've not seen him do dramatic. He certainly looks like Drax. Yes, I've not seen Terry-Thomas in that many things and he was more a comedic actor of course so maybe that typecasting would be against…
  • mtm wrote: » Is that the one in Brazil with Terry-Thomas? I liked that one. Yes, that's the one. Come to think of it (and I believe someone mentioned it here before) Terry-Thomas would've made a cracking Bond villain, possibly as Sir Hugo D…
  • Since62 wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » I think that Cubby Broccoli's dictum that James Bond had to be British and played by a Brit actor still holds good. That's not to say that Americans like John Gavin (for DAF) and James Brolin (for OP) wer…
  • I think that Cubby Broccoli's dictum that James Bond had to be British and played by a Brit actor still holds good. That's not to say that Americans like John Gavin (for DAF) and James Brolin (for OP) weren't very close to becoming Bond but thank…
  • thedove wrote: » Is the Terminal List a family friendly show? What about Yellowstone? I don't think Amazon is entirely about family friendly. I think the influence of Amazon won't change the Bond formula too much. Rather it's the other movies …
  • Creasy47 wrote: » Mallory wrote: » EoN once again demonstrate they’re on the pulse of Bond fans when it comes to merchandising... with a £150.00 Octopussy plate: https://007store.com/products/james-bond-octopussy-art-plate-limited-edition-b…
  • MaxCasino wrote: » https://twitter.com/kimtsherwood/status/1559224564030242816 009. Still have my fingers crossed for 006 being Alec Trevelyan. I can't see them so overtly mixing literary Bond and film Bond together like that, plus isn…
  • Since62 wrote: » How about the new Bond actor turning to the camera and saying "I TOLD you there was NO TIME TO DIE ! Not to mention that I would die ANOTHER day, and live Twice, and let other people die while I live, not to mention that tomorrow …
  • QBranch wrote: » We have a suburb here in South Australia (not far from me actually) called Craigmore. It's not quite the same though is it? Through the theory of evolution it should get there some day.