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  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
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    NoTimeToLive wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Herr_Stockmann wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    A Spy And More.
    I would like to see the word "Spy" used more. "Death", "Kill" have been overused in my opinion and it would be great to have something echoing Bond's profession ("Once Upon A Spy" still being a favourite of mine).

    Yeah. "Once Upon A Spy" is a good one. Peter Morgan's early script treatment for Skyfall, I think.

    Out of curiosity, why do people like this one so much? It sounds like a fairy tale title and it is soooooo cliched. The "Once Upon A X" formula and its variants like "Twice Upon a X" have been used so many times I'm annoyed every time it is used again. It's a bit like "Rise of X" or "The Good X" (The Good Doctor, The Good Place, The Good Dinosaur, The Good Nurse), it's such an uninspired formula because of how overused it has become.

    I understand where you're coming from. But for a "Spy", it also has a nice ring to it.
  • NoTimeToLiveNoTimeToLive Jamaica
    Posts: 95
    It does sound like something Fleming would have used or at the very least considered (for a chapter title if not for a novel). I wouldn't dislike it this much if it hadn't been used ad nauseam.
  • mtmmtm United Kingdom
    Posts: 16,421
    NoTimeToLive wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Herr_Stockmann wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    A Spy And More.
    I would like to see the word "Spy" used more. "Death", "Kill" have been overused in my opinion and it would be great to have something echoing Bond's profession ("Once Upon A Spy" still being a favourite of mine).

    Yeah. "Once Upon A Spy" is a good one. Peter Morgan's early script treatment for Skyfall, I think.

    Out of curiosity, why do people like this one so much? It sounds like a fairy tale title and it is soooooo cliched. The "Once Upon A X" formula and its variants like "Twice Upon a X" have been used so many times I'm annoyed every time it is used again. It's a bit like "Rise of X" or "The Good X" (The Good Doctor, The Good Place, The Good Dinosaur, The Good Nurse), it's such an uninspired formula because of how overused it has become.

    Yes I’m not keen on it either. It’s not very Fleming to my ears, plus it doesn’t work as a pun or seem to have any particular meaning.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,051
    A Man And A Moment.
  • bondywondybondywondy Uk
    edited January 2023 Posts: 346
    Once Upon A Spy... sounds like an episode title from the James Bond Jnr tv show.

    ;))

    Other episode titles....

    Live And Let Dance
    Weather Or Not
    Rubies Aren't Forever
    No Time To Lose (hmm... sounds familiar)

    ;)
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,101
    'Spy Upon A Death'
    Yes, i know it has Death on the title.
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
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    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    A Man And A Moment.

    Sounds like a hallmark TV movie...😄
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,051
    LeonardPine wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    A Man And A Moment.

    Sounds like a hallmark TV movie...😄

    Lol.
  • DewiWynBondDewiWynBond
    Posts: 946
    Once A Spy, Always Spy
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    edited January 2023 Posts: 2,051
    Tomorrow's Daylight......a mix of TND & TLD.
  • j_w_pepperj_w_pepper Born on the bayou, but I now hear a new dog barkin'
    Posts: 9,041
    My idea of any first future Bond movie is "Casino Royale - the True Story" or "James Bond - The Beginning", meaning the same: A new Bond, starting from scratch, with no ballast of the last 60-some years.
  • Since62Since62
    Posts: 1,632
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Tomorrow's Daylight......a mix of TND & TLD.

    Heeeey ! You happened to put together a very Bondian title ! Appropriate vague, short, not so many syllables --- verrry nice !
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,051
    Since62 wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Tomorrow's Daylight......a mix of TND & TLD.

    Heeeey ! You happened to put together a very Bondian title ! Appropriate vague, short, not so many syllables --- verrry nice !

    Thanks :) Albeit I was just having fun, to be honest. I'm not entirely convinced it's a strong title.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,101
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Since62 wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Tomorrow's Daylight......a mix of TND & TLD.

    Heeeey ! You happened to put together a very Bondian title ! Appropriate vague, short, not so many syllables --- verrry nice !

    Thanks :) Albeit I was just having fun, to be honest. I'm not entirely convinced it's a strong title.

    Well, maybe with some rework...
    'Daylight Of Tomorrow' (DOT)
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,101
    'The Hollow Of Tomorrow' (THOT)
    ...
    Oh...
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,051
    TheSkyfallen06 wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Since62 wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Tomorrow's Daylight......a mix of TND & TLD.

    Heeeey ! You happened to put together a very Bondian title ! Appropriate vague, short, not so many syllables --- verrry nice !

    Thanks :) Albeit I was just having fun, to be honest. I'm not entirely convinced it's a strong title.

    Well, maybe with some rework...
    'Daylight Of Tomorrow' (DOT)

    Yeah. Still a fun title. Maybe Light Of Day is another.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    edited January 2023 Posts: 1,101
    'Thunderfinger'
    A mix of TB and GF.
    Not to confuse with @Thunderfinger
  • 007HallY007HallY
    Posts: 4,166
    TheSkyfallen06 wrote: »
    'Thunderfinger'
    A mix of TB and GF.
    Not to confuse with @Thunderfinger

    'Gold-Ball' didn't make the cut then?
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,101
    007HallY wrote: »
    TheSkyfallen06 wrote: »
    'Thunderfinger'
    A mix of TB and GF.
    Not to confuse with @Thunderfinger

    'Gold-Ball' didn't make the cut then?

    They gave it to Le Chiffre for the price of two.
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    edited January 2023 Posts: 1,101
    'No Heaven For Spies'
  • Risico007Risico007
    Posts: 9,847
    Agent_Zero_One wrote: »
    Risico007 wrote: »
    I will say a Fleming title might get me more excited about an actor I am lukewarm about like if Aaron Taylor Johnson is bond number 7 if he had death kills tomorrow today as the title meh but if his first film is The Hildebrand Rarity that could get me more excited for him
    I don't think THR has that blockbuster ring to it. Risico is the best of the remaining story titles IMO.

    While I agree I am just saying if they use my personal favorite unused title it might warm me to the new actor more then if they pick a random title
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,101
    Risico007 wrote: »
    Agent_Zero_One wrote: »
    Risico007 wrote: »
    I will say a Fleming title might get me more excited about an actor I am lukewarm about like if Aaron Taylor Johnson is bond number 7 if he had death kills tomorrow today as the title meh but if his first film is The Hildebrand Rarity that could get me more excited for him
    I don't think THR has that blockbuster ring to it. Risico is the best of the remaining story titles IMO.

    While I agree I am just saying if they use my personal favorite unused title it might warm me to the new actor more then if they pick a random title

    'Tomorrow Lives And Lets Another Day To Die'
  • TheSkyfallen06TheSkyfallen06 Buenos Aires, Argentina.
    Posts: 1,101
    'Tomorrow Is Not Enough'
    A mix of TND and TWINE.
  • DewiWynBondDewiWynBond
    Posts: 946
    Dr. Royale's Secret Service
  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,281
    Never Mix Your Drinks.

    In the style of Never Send Flowers and Never Say Never Again.
  • SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria
    Posts: 2,051
    Universal Exports.
  • LucknFateLucknFate 007 In New York
    edited January 2023 Posts: 1,649
    A Date With Expiration
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
    edited January 2023 Posts: 13,810
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Universal Exports.

    I guess Transworld lost its usefulness in recent times.

    https://jamesbond.fandom.com/wiki/Transworld_Consortium


  • CrabKeyCrabKey
    Posts: 1,994
    All That Glitters is Gold
    What Doesn't Kill You
    Death Before Dying
    No Tears, No Regrets
    Now or Never
    Live Like No Tomorrow
    Don't Turn Back
    The Death of You Yet
    Too Much to Die For
    Scare the Reaper
    Nobody Does It Better
    Better Late Than Never










  • DragonpolDragonpol https://thebondologistblog.blogspot.com
    Posts: 18,281
    RichardTheBruce wrote: »
    SecretAgentMan⁰⁰⁷ wrote: »
    Universal Exports.

    I guess Transworld lost its usefulness in recent times.

    "One of my less useful titles." - Ernst Stavro Blofeld.
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