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Yeah, most of the people who mock me are hopeless addicts to World of Warcraft or Call of Duty.
one friend of mine is a call of duty addict who hates james bond. Luckily I can always own him in arguments about call of duty for one simple reason, i was in the army. Here's an example from afew years ago.
me: have you seen quantum of solace yet
friend: no, its like im always telling you, james bond's crap
me: how is it???
friend: its unrealistic
me: your playing on call of duty 4 right now so you can't say anything
friend: cod is more realistic than james bond
me: honestly jase, it isn't more realistic than most of the bond films, trust me
friend: yes it is
me: which one of us was in the army???
friend: *grumbles*
me: exactly
Now that's hilarious. COD maniacs need to calm the hell down when it comes to their love of the series (which barely changes between installments).
it doesn't make it better at all. This is why i don't like it when people say they don't want Q and gagdets back because its unrealistic. Yes die another day went overboard but there can be a good balance (EG: goldfinger)
...but when Quantum of Solace came out, I was reminded of the DAD days (when people looked at you funny when you said you were a James Bond fan). Added to that, I'm pretty sure I annoyed the living hell out of my friends and peers as I constantly reminded them how many days were left until the release. And when the film ended up being somewhat of a letdown, I tried to lie to myself and say QOS was great...but I just couldn't back myself up in an argument.
Needless to say, it is almost surreal to see the next Bond movie start filming, the excitement almost hasn't hit me yet. But my friends seem to be more excited this time with the whole cast and such...they even think Skyfall is a good title!
Now as far as being stigmatized:
I often find myself being the minority among more than casual film goers when I say that I'm a fan of Timothy Dalton. On these forums it is quite different, but I'm finding lot of non hardcore Bond fans tend to loathe Dalton's portrayal of 007. And it has only been recently that I have really started gaining a true appreciation of Dalton (particularly his performance in TLD). So I have to give Dalton's movies a re-watch every time I hear someone bash his films to reaffirm my fondness for them!!!!
I once took a public speaking class and had to talk on a "hobby". I chose to talk of my love and admiration for the world of James Bond. I must say, i was so embarrased to get up and speak on that but the class and teacher liked the subject matter and I wasn't shunned. My embarrassment was mis-guided. :)
I have looked to the Bond movies for inspiration in my film business.
I have always believed there is need for balance. However, the balance seems to shift depending on the era.
The ridiculous Q scenes (as much as I love them) would feel out of place in a modern Bond, but Q the character can still return (and I'm glad that he is!)
I can't say in my 20+ years of being a Bond fan I've ever been stigmatised. Perhaps says most about the environment I grew up in more than anything else, I don't know?
Many Britons enjoy or even love Bond (a bit like, say, Churchill, the Spitfire and Only Fools And Horses), thus I only ever really encountered goodwill when I'd admit in company to being a big Bond fan. The most often (and unoriginal) question I'd be immediately asked was 'who's your favourite 007?' and it was mosre often than not asked with a smile and a glint in the enquirer's eye.
Admittedly, when I was a child it was the era of Indy, so Bond may have seemed a little passé to friends etc., but it was still certainly popular - even if some felt the whole thing a little anachronistic.
Talking of which, relatively recently, I went out with a feminist, who it's fair to say wasn't much of a Bond fan; she certainly had issues with the whole thing. Mind, she also had issues with many things - and not just because she was a feminist... ;)
Okay, it's not really about being stigmatised or anything but the condescending tone was sincere.
In fact, it certainly has come in handy once or twice:
http://www.mi6community.com/index.php?p=/discussion/440/my-bond-knowledge-actually-paid-off-last-night/p1&post#Form_Body
I'm also from the States, so Bond isn't as beloved as he is in Great Britain. So I think a lot people don't quite get why I would be so into Bond.