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I think I have no opinion. nossy Send a noteboard - 30/12/2014 09:21:42 PM

I'd be able to tell, wouldn't I?


View original postJames Bond is fine the way he is. He doesn't need to be made into a black guy.

I don't think he "needs" anything. But imo, if the black actor could handle the character (smooth, charming, kinda slinky and physically able), I can't see myself objecting.



View original postAnd yes, I'd feel the same way if an established black character was changed into a white guy.

I would if I felt the character couldn't exist properly in the story, or that valuable plot points would be skewed. James Bond isn't like Lily Evans/Potter, who was supposed to have green-freakin'-eyes because it's a massive plot point!!! Or Murphy from Butcher's Dresden series who is supposed to look cherubic. He's supposed to be sexy, dangerous, intelligent, charming, etc - all things that could be accomplished regardless of race. I get that the books are about a white dude, but he didn't even have a cell phone. I think things have changed a bit.
View original postThen again, I tend to be a canon/continuity nazi, so I suppose people who are less invested in the franchise would have less of a problem with it. And the coninuity of the Bond series is already a hopeless snarl anyway.

I usually am, so I'm surprised I don't care about this. I can't even handle the Hobbit movies, even though I knew to just relax and watch.
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Oops. I accidentally got involved in a discussion on whether James Bond could ever be black. nossy - 30/12/2014 03:56:02 PM 1064 Views
The problem is would be such an obvious politcal statement it would piss people off random thoughts - 30/12/2014 06:51:32 PM 796 Views
Yes, but nossy - 30/12/2014 08:59:44 PM 683 Views
Yeah but those people are always annoyed random thoughts - 30/12/2014 09:46:25 PM 690 Views
I feel bad about it, nossy - 30/12/2014 10:02:08 PM 1019 Views
Re: The problem is would be such an obvious politcal statement it would piss people off DomA - 31/12/2014 05:58:17 PM 786 Views
Don't sell the Brits short like that random thoughts - 01/01/2015 07:09:50 PM 706 Views
Slightly relevant clip smaug - 03/01/2015 11:54:21 AM 832 Views
yeah that is little gay random thoughts - 05/01/2015 01:20:38 AM 614 Views
Meh. I would just view it as "something new." There have been a ton of Bonds. beetnemesis - 09/01/2015 09:19:50 PM 742 Views
Nick Fury is no James Bond random thoughts - 14/01/2015 01:01:07 AM 620 Views
The real question is why a tired franchise is squeezed for every last penny. Tom - 30/12/2014 07:04:29 PM 693 Views
Might as well ask why the sky is blue. nossy - 30/12/2014 09:05:37 PM 795 Views
It took science a while to explain why the sky is blue. Tom - 13/01/2015 05:31:51 PM 616 Views
And it's supposed to be stirred, not shaken. Every vodka drinker knows that. The piker. *NM* Tom - 13/01/2015 05:32:23 PM 368 Views
I think the first few took themselves seriously random thoughts - 30/12/2014 09:25:25 PM 597 Views
Really? Dr. No and Honey Ryder were serious? Tom - 13/01/2015 04:28:02 PM 630 Views
What can I say, I grew up with them and there really was much better in the 70s *NM* random thoughts - 14/01/2015 12:56:14 AM 317 Views
I completely disagree - but maybe I'm not a typical Bond fan, if a fan at all. Legolas - 30/12/2014 10:51:18 PM 768 Views
They're all imbecile. Skyfall just tries to pretend it isn't. Tom - 13/01/2015 04:29:56 PM 691 Views
Problem is, as I hear it, Austin Powers kind of ruined "spy comedy" for anyone else beetnemesis - 09/01/2015 09:22:53 PM 726 Views
That's a really good point. Tom - 13/01/2015 04:21:52 PM 803 Views
Never been a fan of changing the race of established characters. ßelals Girl - 30/12/2014 07:06:50 PM 692 Views
I think I have no opinion. nossy - 30/12/2014 09:21:42 PM 712 Views
I tend to be more forgiving with adaptations ßelals Girl - 31/12/2014 06:01:59 PM 668 Views
I think the last point you make is the key one... Legolas - 30/12/2014 11:03:57 PM 730 Views
Re: I think the last point you make is the key one... DomA - 31/12/2014 05:51:26 PM 691 Views
I am very much against casting people to fill a roster or quota ironclad - 01/01/2015 11:32:39 PM 774 Views
Shrug. I have no problem with it- there have been plenty of men who played Bond. He's "British" beetnemesis - 09/01/2015 09:28:12 PM 773 Views
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