I think I'm not the only one to come up with this. I just want to be sure, and I want to know if some of you guys in here are already aware of this theory I came up with.
I applied the multiverse theory to James Bond. See, we all know that the novels' continuity is different from the films'. And then after Ian Fleming died and the post-Fleming Bonds followed there was obviously a huge gap between Fleming's settings and Gardner's settings (50's/60's to the 80's). If Gardner is to be believed then the events of Casino Royale to The Man with the Golden Gun happened at about 1970's.
Obviously these are two different James Bonds, but with same events in their own continuities.
I also observed this to Benson's and Deaver's 007s (obviously). So is Kingsley Amis' and Sebastian Faulks' 007. So, being intrigued by this, I tried to do a head-count of ALL the 007s.
1. Ian Fleming's James Bond
2. EON Productions' James Bond
3. EON Productions' Reboot James Bond
4. Young Bond (just trying to be sure)
5. John Gardner's James Bond
6. Raymond Benson's James Bond
7. Sebastian Faulks' James Bond
8. Jeffrey Deaver's James Bond
9. The James Bond from the Video Games
11.The James Bond from the Daniel Craig Video Games
12. The off-screen James Bond from James Bond Jr.
Right now, these are the only 007s I can recall. But if there are some which I have forgotten, please add them. And if there are inconsistencies or arguments about this theory, fell free to tell them. I would really be pleased to be clarified about this. :)>-
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It might seem like nit picking but hey ho ;-)
Young Bond as well as Amis', Faulks' and Boyds Bond should be the same universe as Flemings, though I don't like that idea. Gardners and Bensons Bond are similar to Dalton and Brosnan in the EON world. And then there are lots of comics (Serpent's Tooth, etc.). I always feel like a nerd when thinking about parallel universes and continuity in Bond... :)
This doesn't make too much sense, though, because that would mean Connery's Bond experienced the events of Thunderball, forgot them, and experienced them again. I do typically add Agent Under Fire, NightFire and Everything or Nothing into the Brosnan era, as well. Just as I add GoldenEye 007/Reloaded and Blood Stone into the Craig era.
As far as putting the Bond novels in continuity, I typically keep all the novels (minus Carte Blanch) in the same continuity. I tend to ignore the "time jumps", much as EON ignores the "actor jumps" between the first five Bonds.
That's true. But the similarities aren't that big then again. Even some names are different. Blofeld could easily retry his failed nuke-napping from 1965 in 1983. Maximilan Largo could be a relative of Emilio Largo. And Felix was always a shape shifter anyway.
1. Literary canon: all Fleming's novels and short stories (1 timeline).
2. Film canon: 22 movies by EON (several timelines).
3. Expanded literary canon: official continuation by other writers, incluiding novelizations of the movies.
4. Non-canonical movies: NSNA, 1967 Casino Royale, non-official Bond appearances (like Lazenby's in Return from UNCLE).
5. Videogames.
NSNA has to be in some sort of alternate universe because like @Agent007391 said, Connery at some point would have to have thought "hey, thish seemsh really familiar"
Assuming we're setting Connery's continuity as its own, that would mean that at some point between '71 and '83, he came back to life (Yes, I know he did that in '81 in FYEO, but I can somehow accept that easier, and I can't find any reason why).
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I agree. It's not something EON consider. There is no continuity as in the Star Wars universe because it would impossible and fruitless to even attempt it. It's just an unnecessary bind and why Bond can endure, unlike other franchises.
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FRWL
GF
TB
OHMSS
FYEO
TLD
LTK
GE
TWINE
TND
-then full reboot-
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