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R.I.P. A Final Farewell To Members Of The James Bond Family

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  • petergreenhill5petergreenhill5
    edited September 2020 Posts: 824
    Terrible news. Fantastic actress . Honor Blackman and Diana Rigg in the same year.....so sad. May they both Rest In Peace.
  • marketto007marketto007 Brazil
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  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    marketto007 wrote: »

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    Throw some Olenna in there and you really got it.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    edited September 2020 Posts: 9,019
    I hate to say it, but for me she will always be Emma Peel first, and Tracy only as an also-ran. The Avengers was the first series that my parents allowed me to watch after 9 p.m. when I was ten, every Tuesday night. Black-and-white, by the way, our first colour TV came in 1972.

    I don't think I ever saw OHMSS before the 1990s. It just wasn't a formative influence for me, and I always thought "There's Emma pretending to be Tracy."

    Nevertheless, R.I.P. to maybe the first woman I had a pre-adolescent crush on.

    PS: Never saw the slightest tidbit of Games of Thrones. And hate Theatre of Blood.
  • echoecho 007 in New York
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    I've been moping around all day at this news. She really was the heart of the series.
  • AstonLotusAstonLotus
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  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
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    Very sad to hear of the death today of the beautiful and immensely talented Dame Diana Rigg, the one and only Mrs Bond. One of the best and most fully-rounded Bond women from the best Bond film, OHMSS.
  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    @AstonLotus Two can play at this game...

  • UnivexUnivex
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    I really miss the Avengers so much. She really was something. The soul of everything she was in.
  • ShardlakeShardlake Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
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    The very best Bond girl in the very best Bond film.

    So very sad.

    Goodbye Tracy

    R.I.P
  • BT3366BT3366
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    Terrible news to get from my brother by text this afternoon about Dame Diana. A great actress. We were lucky to have her in not only Bond, but that other venerable spy series, The Avengers.

    It was on a Friday night 40 years ago that I caught an ABC network broadcast of OHMSS, that solidified my love for that film, then a half-hour after OHMSS finished, the CBS network showed a color episode of The Avengers and made me a solid fan of that show.

    I'm a huge fan of OHMSS and The Avengers to this day. Patrick MacNee must have said "Mrs. Peel, you're needed" in Heaven.
  • BennyBenny Shaken not stirredAdministrator, Moderator
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    Just woke up to this sad news. Can't quite believe the wonderful Dame Diana Rigg has left us. A brilliantly talented actress, who gave us as Bond fans, one of the most memorable Bond leading ladies in Tracy.
    RIP
  • ringfire211ringfire211
    edited September 2020 Posts: 653
    j_w_pepper wrote: »
    I hate to say it, but for me she will always be Emma Peel first, and Tracy only as an also-ran. The Avengers was the first series that my parents allowed me to watch after 9 p.m. when I was ten, every Tuesday night. Black-and-white, by the way, our first colour TV came in 1972.

    I don't think I ever saw OHMSS before the 1990s. It just wasn't a formative influence for me, and I always thought "There's Emma pretending to be Tracy."

    Nevertheless, R.I.P. to maybe the first woman I had a pre-adolescent crush on.

    PS: Never saw the slightest tidbit of Games of Thrones. And hate Theatre of Blood.
    I have to agree that while she was a great actress and great Bond girl she was never the quintessential Bond girl to me. It’s just that when I think of Bond girls I immediately think of Honey Ryder, Pussy Galore, Solitaire, Anya Amasova. Maybe it’s because she wasn’t the typical Bond girl (she married Bond) and she wasn’t in your typical Bond film. It’s the same reason I don’t think of Lazenby when I think of Bond or Savalas when I think of Blofeld.

    Honey, Pussy, Domino, Fiona, Solitaire, XXX, Naomi, Melina, Octopussy - that’s who I think of when I think of Bond girls. I guess I tend to think of the Connery and Moore girls. The best looking in the series by far!!!

  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    As sexy as many of the others have been, and I don't want to take anyone down here, but Dame Diana gave us a character with a heart. A convincing, troubled but likeable human being: Tracy di Vincenzo. That is why Diana will always be the leading Bond lady to me.

    OHMSS's tragic ending always tears me up, yesterday I did not need the 1969 masterpiece to do so.
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
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    My flatmate (who is a huge Avengers fan) and I watched a few B/W episodes last night, while drinking champagne (well, 'British sparkling wine'). @mattjoes, one was The House That Jack Built.

    I was lucky enough to see her in Medea, probably the best thing I've ever seen in the theatre - a happy side effect of Latin A level and a school trip.

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  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    ringfire211 wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    From The Avengers to OHMSS Diana Rigg was omnipresent in my house as a kid, my parents were big fans of The Avengers sad news as certainly in the UK Diana was very highly regarded, great character. R.I.P.

    diana-rigg-on-beach.png?w=529
    That image of her on the beach is in fact from EVIL UNDER THE SUN, which is second only to OHMSS as far as my favorite Rigg performances.

    Bad year for Bond girls. Just last year all the Bond girls were still with us. But this year we lost 3 main Bond girls - Domino, Pussy, and now Tracy.

    I own all the Peter Ustinov Poirot films, I posted the picture as it was a great shot of Diana.
  • BounineBounine
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    So sad. Rest In Peace Dame Diana Rigg/Tracy. The best Bond girl!
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    ringfire211 wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    From The Avengers to OHMSS Diana Rigg was omnipresent in my house as a kid, my parents were big fans of The Avengers sad news as certainly in the UK Diana was very highly regarded, great character. R.I.P.

    diana-rigg-on-beach.png?w=529
    That image of her on the beach is in fact from EVIL UNDER THE SUN, which is second only to OHMSS as far as my favorite Rigg performances.

    Bad year for Bond girls. Just last year all the Bond girls were still with us. But this year we lost 3 main Bond girls - Domino, Pussy, and now Tracy.

    I own all the Peter Ustinov Poirot films, I posted the picture as it was a great shot of Diana.

    She was hilariously bitchy in Evil Under the Sun. I'll be watching OHMSS (again) and Theatre of Blood in tribute to the splendid, talented and beautiful Dame Diana Rigg.

  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    ColonelSun wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    ringfire211 wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    From The Avengers to OHMSS Diana Rigg was omnipresent in my house as a kid, my parents were big fans of The Avengers sad news as certainly in the UK Diana was very highly regarded, great character. R.I.P.

    diana-rigg-on-beach.png?w=529
    That image of her on the beach is in fact from EVIL UNDER THE SUN, which is second only to OHMSS as far as my favorite Rigg performances.

    Bad year for Bond girls. Just last year all the Bond girls were still with us. But this year we lost 3 main Bond girls - Domino, Pussy, and now Tracy.

    I own all the Peter Ustinov Poirot films, I posted the picture as it was a great shot of Diana.

    She was hilariously bitchy in Evil Under the Sun. I'll be watching OHMSS (again) and Theatre of Blood in tribute to the splendid, talented and beautiful Dame Diana Rigg.

    I just ordered a copy of Theatre of Blood. Will be watching as soon as it arrives.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
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    ColonelSun wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    ringfire211 wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    From The Avengers to OHMSS Diana Rigg was omnipresent in my house as a kid, my parents were big fans of The Avengers sad news as certainly in the UK Diana was very highly regarded, great character. R.I.P.

    diana-rigg-on-beach.png?w=529
    That image of her on the beach is in fact from EVIL UNDER THE SUN, which is second only to OHMSS as far as my favorite Rigg performances.

    Bad year for Bond girls. Just last year all the Bond girls were still with us. But this year we lost 3 main Bond girls - Domino, Pussy, and now Tracy.

    I own all the Peter Ustinov Poirot films, I posted the picture as it was a great shot of Diana.

    She was hilariously bitchy in Evil Under the Sun. I'll be watching OHMSS (again) and Theatre of Blood in tribute to the splendid, talented and beautiful Dame Diana Rigg.

    Planning to rewatch Evil Under the Sun tonight as a tribute to Diana, I am also due a rewatch of the Cinematic Poirot films.
  • ColonelSunColonelSun
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    ToTheRight wrote: »
    ColonelSun wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    ringfire211 wrote: »
    Fire_and_Ice_Returns wrote: »
    From The Avengers to OHMSS Diana Rigg was omnipresent in my house as a kid, my parents were big fans of The Avengers sad news as certainly in the UK Diana was very highly regarded, great character. R.I.P.

    diana-rigg-on-beach.png?w=529
    That image of her on the beach is in fact from EVIL UNDER THE SUN, which is second only to OHMSS as far as my favorite Rigg performances.

    Bad year for Bond girls. Just last year all the Bond girls were still with us. But this year we lost 3 main Bond girls - Domino, Pussy, and now Tracy.

    I own all the Peter Ustinov Poirot films, I posted the picture as it was a great shot of Diana.

    She was hilariously bitchy in Evil Under the Sun. I'll be watching OHMSS (again) and Theatre of Blood in tribute to the splendid, talented and beautiful Dame Diana Rigg.

    I just ordered a copy of Theatre of Blood. Will be watching as soon as it arrives.

    If you've never seen it before, it's wicked fun and she's a blast. She also shares great chemistry with Vincent Price, who is also hilariously deranged.

  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    I watched OHMSS again last night. I couldn't stop smiling wistfully every time Tracy comes on screen. Will be revisiting episodes of the Avengers today, including those I haven't seen before. And I'll continue my tribute/celebration of Dame Diana Rigg on the Bond Girls Friday thread today as well.
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
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    Thunderball wrote: »
    @AstonLotus Two can play at this game...


    Never seen The Avengers, but that was great. Charm overload.
  • Fire_and_Ice_ReturnsFire_and_Ice_Returns I am trying to get away from this mountan!
    edited September 2020 Posts: 25,044
    Thunderfinger wrote: »
    Thunderball wrote: »
    @AstonLotus Two can play at this game...


    Never seen The Avengers, but that was great. Charm overload.

    Emma Peel kicked ass literally, Joanna Lumley (OHMSS) was also in The New Avengers as Purdey several years later. (And Honor Blackman was in the show before Diana Rigg)

    The Avengers has a lot of Bond connections.
  • GoldenGunGoldenGun Per ora e per il momento che verrà
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    Loving those Avengers compilations. Goodness me, Diana was so charming.
  • ShakenNotStirredShakenNotStirred
    edited September 2020 Posts: 1,397
    mtm wrote: »
    MJH1973 wrote: »
    A touching tribute from George Lazenby.


    That’s terrific.

    George is a great man, touching words from him. RIP Diana.
    And to add: loved her role in Game Of Thrones.
  • DRush76DRush76
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    Wow. First Honor Blackman in April and now Diana Rigg. It's like a double shock to me. I've been aware of Ms. Rigg ever since I saw reruns of the old "The Avengers" series when I was a kid. You know what? I don't know what else to say. The news was a bit of a shock to me. R.I.P. Ms. Rigg. You will be missed.
  • ringfire211ringfire211
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    DRush76 wrote: »
    Wow. First Honor Blackman in April and now Diana Rigg. It's like a double shock to me. I've been aware of Ms. Rigg ever since I saw reruns of the old "The Avengers" series when I was a kid. You know what? I don't know what else to say. The news was a bit of a shock to me. R.I.P. Ms. Rigg. You will be missed.
    And Claudine Auger in December. The first main Bond girl to go. She wasn’t even that old.

  • ThunderballThunderball playing Chemin de Fer in a casino, downing Vespers
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    Two of my top three favorite Bond girls are gone, now. First Claudine now Diana.
  • ToTheRightToTheRight
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    My three fave 60's Bond girls are now gone. :(
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