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Dragonpol

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Dragonpol
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https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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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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  • DavidWebb wrote: » Hello, everyone, David here. I guess I postponed joining this site for a little. I stalked it for a little before signing up, but here I am. I don't always articulate my points all that well, but I hope you guys can bear with me…
  • There's an interesting article by the Bond scholar and spy novelist Jeremy Duns on his blog which I have linked below. The first thing that came to my mind when I heard the news of this new trilogy of novels focusing on other Double-O agents besides…
  • antovolk wrote: » Aaaand here are our confirmed bonus features on the Blu-ray/DVD: https://www.spio-fsk.de/asp/fskkarte.asp?vvid=130835 A Global Journey 007:29 Anatomy of a Scene: Matera 011:02 Designing Bond 010:35 Keeping it real: The A…
  • BT3366 wrote: » While it can be a tough experience for some, one of the things I appreciate about the QoS editing is it gives the frantic feel of being caught up in the action and what the participants must be feeling. So much can happen lightning…
  • Thunderfinger wrote: » I ONDE DAGER NO TIME TO DIE THE LAST DUEL Have you got a download of that one already then? :-O
  • Risico007 wrote: » Risico I knew you'd say that. Can't imagine why? ;)
  • dragonsky wrote: » mtm wrote: » I must admit, as a central concept it's not an immediately gripping one. We've been having plenty of discussions on here recently about potential Bond spinoffs due to the Amazon deal making that seem possible, a…
  • mtm wrote: » Just to confirm… https://twitter.com/007/status/1456199544295677958 That’s “you”; “you” :D I'm still trying to figure out what her secret was. Dramatic irony?
  • mtm wrote: » Is it set in period? Dragonpol wrote: » The media marketing seems to be suggesting that this is the first female Bond author though of course Samantha Weinberg was the first with the Moneypenny Diaries. Yeah that's really …
  • First I've heard of this! It sounds interesting and something new and different at least. I'm wondering if James Bond features much (or at all?) or if the focus is more on these new Double-O agents and the regular staff at MI6? It sounds like a …
  • mtm wrote: » Gosh I remember almost nothing of Cold! That rings no bells. They did fall off a cliff towards the end, although I do remember finding Seafire to be reasonably straightforward fun. It's been aong time since I read them too but …
  • In case you haven't already got it so far Mark Edlitz's second Bond book, The Lost Adventures of James Bond (2020), has a hefty section on the history of the James Bond Jr cartoon among many other things of interest.
  • mtm wrote: » Oh yes I forgot about that. Smacks as a bit of a weaker return on the kidnap plot from Colonel Sun. Yes, and then M got kidnapped one last time in Gardner's Cold. The kidnapping of regular characters seemed to be a theme in the…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » I still think LICENCE RENEWED makes a great title for a new Bond run Indeed and it'd be nice if they could adapt the John Gardner novel in some form as well as using the title. A pipe dream, perhaps, given how rarel…
  • mattjoes wrote: » Get well, @DrunkIrishPoet! Great to hear you liked the new film, and I love your username. It has to be one of the very best on here. So much character is evoked by that username.
  • DrunkIrishPoet wrote: » Thank you @zebrafish ! It is good to be remembered and appreciated. Currently I am in hospital in Gdansk Poland recovering from three different kinds of cancer. But two days before my brain exploded I got to see no time t…
  • PropertyOfALady wrote: » Mr White smoked a pipe for the first time.
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » I say they deserve watching the ending of NTTD. It may be a new thing in the world of Bond but I feel it has some indirect precedent in the works of Ian Fleming and even in simulated form in some of the Bond films t…
  • MakeshiftPython wrote: » sworddevil1 wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » Thunderfinger wrote: » Just reminding people that this thread isn t spoiler tagged, and I am not going to add it as that would be a spoiler in itself. It seems you…
  • JamesCraig wrote: » No Time To Grill Approved by @Christartos no doubt.
  • Risico007 wrote: » Out of curiosity How many did pick up the Quantum of Solace in 2008?I bought the 2006 Penguins and picked up the 2008 Quantum of solace even though I owned For your Eyes Only and The Living Daylights/ Octopussy Yes, I did…
  • AceHole wrote: » Seve wrote: » mtm wrote: » AceHole wrote: » 'Tenterhook' ? That's nice, I can imagine Fleming going for that :-bd Good for a henchman name at the very least! I like the sound of "Tenderhook" as well …
  • cwl007 wrote: » The flaming hand from LTK is cool though. Yes, that one would be perfect for a place in the Fortean Times's "Simulacra Corner" monthly feature.
  • Seve wrote: » mtm wrote: » AceHole wrote: » 'Tenterhook' ? That's nice, I can imagine Fleming going for that :-bd Good for a henchman name at the very least! I like the sound of "Tenderhook" as well Looks like someone …
  • As it's Halloween once again:
  • mtm wrote: » AceHole wrote: » 'Tenterhook' ? That's nice, I can imagine Fleming going for that :-bd Good for a henchman name at the very least! "Butterhook!" :)
  • JamesCraig wrote: » Licence Never Expires Licence Never Dies.
  • MSL49 wrote: » "James Bond" How original. ;)
  • mtm wrote: » Dragonpol wrote: » mtm wrote: » Likewise in MR I think..? He drives the yellow buggy after they dispose of the original crew driving it in order to get to the space shuttle. Well I guess it depends on your defini…