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  • "Ant-Borne and Anti-Bond" BECUSE ITS GOT NO GISMOS!!!! Really?! Really?! :L Er, no. It's Anti-Bourne/Anti-Bond because it's relaying on intellect, intrigue, and slow burning suspense. The complete opposite to Bourne and NuBond. Very muc…
    in Gary Oldman to team up with Colin Firth for a 'anti-Bourne, anti-Bond' film remake Comment by sinclair September 2011
  • Well, Phillip Marlow, that tall quiet PI from L.A. was perfectly played by Bogard as a small wiry smart aleck, and he nailed the character for generations. But the problem here isn't simply that Reacher is 6'7 where Cruise is not. Reacher's built …
    in Rosamund Pike Gets Female Lead In Tom Cruise's 'One Shot' Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • I think Fleming was already running low On his Bond resources, he claimed writing the stuff was getting harder every year. Looking at some of his work it's evident he was becoming repetitive, had difficulty with his plots and considered quitting alt…
    in Would Fleming have kept writing Bond? Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • I'm glad people are rediscovering the original books. Those anthologies I did for Hodder sold out the entire print run within six months. Hodders are now waiting to see what happens with the TV show before publishing any more. I am working on a pla…
    in Charteris' The Saint Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • It seems only recently (2008?) Hodder did a "Best Of The Saint" compilation in two hefty volumes, with a foreword by Ken Follett (volume 1) and by Roger Moore (volume 2). Ian Dickerson, the authority on all things Saint, has been involved in picking…
    in Charteris' The Saint Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • The Saint is, up to a point, an uber-EON-Bond, always going with Oscar Wilde's tastes, the best hotels, the best women, the best food, the best (fictional) car even. Bond (whose tailor is never mentioned, and who dresses somewhat eccentric with his …
    in Charteris' The Saint Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • It's assumed IFP probably sold the entire character of Bond to Eon/Danjaq and just reserved their right to publish original Bond stories. That's all IFP was ever going to do anyway, so why bother? Besides, once the copyright for the literary chara…
    in The 'Carte Blanche' discussion thread Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • One has to bear in mind there is not such a lot of money to be made with books alone today. There are a few big names, selling millions and earning them. But for each Stephen King, Terry Pratchett or Neal Stephenson there are thousands who just get …
    in The 'Carte Blanche' discussion thread Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • It seems only recently (2008?) Hodder did a "Best Of The Saint" compilation in two hefty volumes, with a foreword by Ken Follett (volume 1) and by Roger Moore (volume 2). Ian Dickerson, the authority on all things Saint, has been involved in picking…
    in Charteris' The Saint Comment by sinclair August 2011
  • The continuations as a whole seemingly didn't sell in the millions at the time. I doubt IFP wanted to get rid of Benson specifically, they just felt it wasn't worth the trouble. They took a break, looked at their options and started planning for Fle…
    in The 'Carte Blanche' discussion thread Comment by sinclair August 2011