tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post116399034107442747..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: A Look Back at the Bondsmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1164043568739921412006-11-20T11:26:00.000-06:002006-11-20T11:26:00.000-06:00Peter Sellers . . . David Niven? Whose counting? O...Peter Sellers . . . David Niven? Whose counting? Oh, right Sellers is Clouseau.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1164039227297768382006-11-20T10:13:00.000-06:002006-11-20T10:13:00.000-06:00Ah, Jimmy Bond. Well, I was close.Ah, Jimmy Bond. Well, I was close.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1164038044745305752006-11-20T09:54:00.000-06:002006-11-20T09:54:00.000-06:00Actually, in the '60s CASINO ROYALE film, Allen pl...Actually, in the '60s CASINO ROYALE film, Allen plays "Jimmy" Bond, the frustrated son, iirc, of Bond (David Niven), who has any number of stand-ins (a la Saddam Hussein). A staple of the film packages of the independent tv stations of my youth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1164028141950684352006-11-20T07:09:00.000-06:002006-11-20T07:09:00.000-06:00I think even Woody Allen played Bond in that one.I think even Woody Allen played Bond in that one.mybillcriderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1164025854876058972006-11-20T06:30:00.000-06:002006-11-20T06:30:00.000-06:00Sadly, I've never had the pleasure of seeing the n...Sadly, I've never had the pleasure of seeing the non-franchised <I>Casino Royale,</I> although I've always wanted to catch a glimpse. I've always been ambivilant about the Lazenby outting: the story's great, the choice may even be a good one, but his performance always strikes me as stiff. <BR/><BR/>Also, there's no mention of Peter Sellers' portrayal of 007. Granted it's not part of the franchise and it is more spoof than spy, but it was <I>Casino Royale.</I>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1163997541868498112006-11-19T22:39:00.000-06:002006-11-19T22:39:00.000-06:00The adjective "cinematic" appears in that article ...The adjective "cinematic" appears in that article because no one involved with the James Bond franchise has any love for Barry Sullivan's televised portrayal of Bond in "Casino Royale," with a weary Peter Lorre as Le Chiffre.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com