Old dogs, new tricks.  That’s the message we’re told to receive when viewing Skyfall, the latest in the line of the ever-popular 007 franchise.  But before we can say whether or not the dog truly learned or simply scratched its fleas, I’ll first offer up the...
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posted by VaderFan
“I’ve been trying to give 110% since the beginning, but after all the fuss, maybe I started giving 115%,†Daniel Craig said regarding the fan backlash he’s received as the world’s most famous superspy, even before Casino...
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posted by VaderFan
Once more we tread into territory where someone who was previously selected to don the mantle of 007 but couldn’t (or wouldn’t) for whatever reason finally gets his opportunity. Following the seemingly endless legal battles, the...
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posted by VaderFan
As we previously noted, Timothy Dalton was the man originally slated to replace Sean Connery, but he turned it down, citing at the time that he was too young, and Connery was too good to follow. As when Connery stepped down, the world and the studio played the guessing game of who...
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Once named as “the lethal comedian,†Roger Moore is the longest officially-tenured 007 in the franchise, with Connery tying the record only if the unofficial Never Say Never Again is counted in your lexicon (I count it, but only because it’s...
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posted by VaderFan
You might have noticed that yesterday’s article on Sean Connery was a little short. This is because most people agree that Connery’s era was the gold standard and the one that everyone will compare to every later version of 007. Besides, I...