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No comparisson as McGann has played the Doctorsince 2001 several times as year with this year a return to the visual role.
George walked out of a franchise that could have made him a superstar, and has played knock-off parts in the various movies and delved from the popularity of his one Bond movie. He did alright milking the attention due to his one Bondmovie and has more than any other performer milked it what it is worth. Which is his perogative by the way.
But Lazenby remains the name in the industry of a larg failure to recognise a good part and walk away.
And unlike Brosnan, Lazenby didn't have the luxury of starring in a TV show that for 5 years basically set him up to be the next James Bond.
The fact that he played one of the most iconic and endearing cinematic characters in history, even if only once, makes him a bigger success than 99.9% of actors in the world. Many of whom will be lucky just to make a living acting. Lazenby was the star of one of the biggest films of 1969 and will forever be a part of a legendary film franchise that endures half a century onward.
I couldn't agree more. From a country boy living in the outback, to a used car salesman, to the highest paid male model in Europe, to James freakin Bond, to blacklisted, to trophy husband, to multimillionaire. I'd pay to see it.
Officially, McGann played the Doctor once, in the Movie. Audio dramas and The Night of the Doctor are spinoffs. But hasn't McGann himself compared himself to George Lazenby?
And I think @DoubleOhhSeven has it spot on.
What if Laz had done all the 80s films then we never would've seen Dalton.
You can't really argue with that. He's hardly set the film world on fire since Bond. Even so that doesn't take away the fact that he managed to get the one job a lot of professional actors probably couldn't.
I don't feel sorry for him in the slightest though regarding his career. He's still gained a big following.
His first post Bond film Universal Soldier wasn't too shabby apparently (not seen it) and I think I read somewhere his personal reviews were ok in that as well.
So it's not as if he has had no breaks since OHMSS.
George wouldn't harm Brozzer, his breasts aren't big enough.
:^o
Yes, Brosnan really lacked class with his statements about OHMSS. But then he wasn't particularly polished when he became Bond. Brosnan would have been lucky if any of his films came close to being as good as OHMSS.
He doesn't really have any excuses. I remember the rehabilitaiton of OHMSS started a long time ago - well before GE - so the fact he was trashing it in the way he did only highlights how little he knew about Bond at the time.
Laz incidentally is still widely debated. I remember going to see Barry Norman in 2008 and he recalled a story about how he jokingly suggested to Cubby that he should be the next Bond...and Cubby laughed at him (this was in 1968). Barry then said " well seeing as they picked George Lazenby they might as well have chosen me".
(Brozza's favourites btw included FYEO...obviously...FRWL and GF so his taste isn't all bad).
You are wrong McGann did play the Doctor twice on camera, The Night of the Doctor is NO SPIN off it is part of the official BBC range. And through TNOTD Moffat made McGanns audio-adventures part of the official lore as well.
The difference between McGann playing the Doctor was that he never walked away from the role, it was decided that the series were not going to be produced. McGann was always willing to repeat his role.
Lazenby did the brilliant OHMSS, were I give far more credit to Hunt who directed a brilliant movie and did so brilliantly with a poor model/actor. Hunt did all the great work in directing and editing, thus making GL look good.
GL has since he walked away lived on the credit of his role and the money of others. His life is full of living on the credit of somebody else, which does not make him an endearing character to me. We never will know what GL's actual capabilities are as he never really showed them.
For me he was lucky with OHMSS with the cast around him, they were great and have proven that, and one of the great Directors and innovators of EONs past, mr Hunt. I think it is a shame hen ever got to direct a 2nd 007 movie.
According to multiple sources, The Night of the Doctor is a supplemental episode of Series 7. Like most things released officially by the BBC, we have to accept it into Who canon, but in terms of what makes something a full length episode, TNotD is not. In your theory, we would have to count Good as Gold and the Pond Life as part of Series 7, or the comic relief shorts as official episodes. But that's beside the point.
I think George and Paul in the respect that if you were to ask a member of the public to name an actor who as played James Bond and an actor who has played Doctor Who, I think it is safe to say that their name would very rarely appear .
That conjures uo some funny mental images.
Pierce: "He knew exactly where to huuurt Me!"
Relax, Brosnan fans. Just kidding here.
It's funny because for me, Brosnan was the first Bond where I thought, "Oh yeah, this guy has been trained, huh?" Maybe it was all the running, or the opening of his first two flicks where he's like a super-soldier, or that I grew up watching Moore get too old for the part, but Brosnan was the actor that made me think of Bond as a highly trained individual, which they've since taken further with Craig. (Which has nothing to do with Brosnan vs Lazenby, sorry.)
I get that but, the more I see the opening of TLD, the more I wonder whether Dalton showed that even more. Brosnan was fine though.
http://thecinemasnob.com/2010/02/26/universal-soldier-1971-review.aspx
I really like the opening of TLD even if I still feel a little iffy about the very last bit.
That said GE's is very good too. Everytime I hear a squeaky cage or trolly wheel at work (in a supermarket) I think of it.
I think in the case of Doctor WHo I fear more classic Doctors would not easily be recognised by the general audience with the exception of TOM BAKER.
I think personaly that Hunt did great work to make Lazenby look as good.
Hunt did a great job, but I'm not all to fussed with the costume department (that kilt! Or the blue ski suit for that matter, though that can be forgiven for 1969!).
Really? You got that impression with Brosnan more than Connery, Lazenby, and to a lesser extent Dalton? The only actor that seemed softer in his physical scenes was Moore and that's because he was 1000 years old towards the end (however as a young man Moore both served in the British military and was briefly a police officer so don't count him out). I think in general Brosnan, the actor, is probably the least manly of all 6 men to have played Bond.
Honestly I believe Lazenby at 70 could kick Brosnan's ass at any period of his life. Lazenby has an extensive martial arts background (supposedly trained by Bruce Lee), grew up fighting in Australia so he knows how to take a punch (an invaluable part of being in a fight) and is physically just bigger and more imposing than Brosnan. The fight would consist of two hits. Laz hitting Brosnan and Brosnan hitting the floor. Lazenby is just more of a man than everyone's favorite Lorreal Moisturizer spokesman.