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Never realized you were also an U.N.C.L.E. agent.
Did Moonraker dazzle and entertain me, after that sublime TSWLM?
Did I find Roger's Bond in FYEO compelling, and how about that lead Bond girl?
Did Octopussy keep the hot air balloon fires burning in my heart for Q?
Did Dalton cut the mustard when I saw him turn towards the camera in that PTS?
Well, I have answers to that and more pressing questions you can think of.
To be continued (tomorrow, I hope). B-)
P.S. YES, I was a huge Girl from U.N.C.L.E. fan, @delfloria! And Man from U.N.C.L.E. (heavy and lasting crush on David). Come to think of it, don't you have an U.N.C.L.E. thread on here??
Ask and though shall be lead to the thread!
https://www.mi6community.com/discussion/1701/the-man-from-u-n-c-l-e-original-series-films#latest
Yep, as CommanderRoss pointed out. I also run "The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Inner Circle" Facebook group. Love to have you join us. Thanks for all your insightful postings here at MI6.
I don't think anyone would mind that post in here. On the contrary! Looking foreward to your experiences!
Hopefully you lot don't let the thread die out, it's always been a great thread to visit and read through.
Pretty much my motto for the forum as a whole and why I haven't put as much time and dedication into posts - if others aren't doing similar in a given thread or there's not much feedback, my interest and enthusiasm is shot.
I'm digging your personal history with Bond as laid out. It's reminding me of how I slowly delved into Bond growing up during middle school/high school years, though I'm FAR from the original generation of fans (my first exposure to Bond was when I was 10 years old in 1997. You do the math.)
Do cover the 80s, and how you felt about that decade in comparison to the 70s, especially going from MR to FYEO! I can only imagine it felt like what my generation experienced with CR bringing things back to basics after the excess of DAD.
Perhaps @delfloria can join in too?
I've had the entire time of lockdown and all that I could've been contributing but didn't follow up. I'm all for this thread as it's a special, forgive me, bond for some of us.
I always forget that you where in Chambersburg for a while, it's barely 90 minutes from my place.
On another note, this was me watching DIE ANOTHER DAY.
Not at all, I actually worked the Gibson Island Club one summer with my ex, whose sister and husband lived right in Baltimore.
Agree with Birdleson, I'd love to read your stories. Since I didn't get to live through those days, I'm fascinated by those who got to experience the spymania days firsthand and stayed life-long fans.
What I like about a thread like this is not just hearing the varied stories of other hardcore fans' experiences, but it kind of bonds us (sorry) and is a sort of safe space as I know I went through years when it seemed like being a Bond fan was pretty lonely and here we can all relate in a special way.
And its a nice distraction from when will we ever see NTTD.
Indeed! On top of that these stories give a glimpse of normal life in a far-away country to me as well. @Birdleson, thank you for sharing and I'm looking foreward to the next episode!
Funny thing is, as humans we usually find the lives of others more interesting than our own. People have told me I've lived an exciting life, even though I'm not impressed at all. When I read these stories, I find others did way better. But that's life, and that's why it's fun when people share their stories.
@delfloria so feel free to add your stories to the ones already here, there's an attentive audience!
There's no overacting when it comes to French Taxi drivers ;-)
My first awareness of James Bond came on a Saturday morning sometime in 1965. At that time, cartoons were the order of business on television of a Saturday morning. I was accustomed to watching reruns of Mickey Mouse, Popeye, Bugs Bunny and the lot -- cartoons that had originally been released theatrically a decade or two earlier, and were now making the rounds on TV to keep the kiddies amused while Mom & Dad got a bit more sleep over the weekend. Suddenly, in the middle of all that cartoonish mayhem, came a commercial for a toy inspired by a current movie, along with a few moments taken directly from that movie. The toy was the James Bond attache' case, the film clips were of Desmond Llewellyn giving Sean Connery the case, and of Connery with Pedro Amendariz using the gun from that case. The movie, of course, was "From Russia With Love." To say I was intrigued by the film, and the Bond character, is to severely understate the case.
A very brief while later, the theme song to "Goldfinger" was blasting out of every radio speaker in the USA. I suspect most fans who are aged under 50 don't realize the general nature of broadcasting in those times. Today's media is narrowly focused: audiences are defined by age and expected interest. Science fiction films have their own channels, western (that is, cowboys vs. indians and/or rustlers) films have their own channels; fans of current pop music have their radio stations, fans of "classic" rock have THEIR own stations, and fans of Sinatra-era crooners can just go and... well, they've probably got something online to satisfy them if they know how to work their kids' computers. Back in the '60s, there were far fewer stations and (believe it or not) no internet. Programming was far more general-interest at that time. The radio station my parents listened to carried SF Giants Baseball games as well as music and news, and the ramblings of a now-legendary disc jockey named Don Sherwood. Musically it played Sinatra as well as Alan Sherman (humorous songs) as well as a bit of classical and every now & then, a few songs by those long haired newcomers from England, the Beatles. And movie themes. GOLD-FINNGAH! got a lot of play there...but really, it was everywhere. As was everything to do with Bond. Suddenly Sean Connery and his Walther PPK were on the cover of every magazine on the racks. You simply couldn't get away from 007 in those heady days.
So with Bond trading cards, movie ads, TV specials and toy tie-ins, I was well aware of much of the Bond story before I ever attended my first 007 film. And when I finally made it into a theater, one film just wouldn't be enough! (More to come.... BeatlesSansEarmuffs will return!)