The reason James Bond is so great is exactly because algorithm-obsessed franchise companies dont get it.
Did you not know he has one?
She knows how to cook an egg.
Dont you want an entire show just about May?
I alsoloveKim Sherwoods Double-O books, all about agents in the world of Bond who arent Bond.
But, I, a Bond nerd, shouldnotbe calling the shots.
But hes a believable manaround whom I take a stab at weave a great web of excitement and fantasy.
His extreme and outsider status makes him a character that many types of people can relate to.
And thats because Bond has always been an ongoing cultural conversation.
Flemings first novel,Casino Royalebegins with 007 being more closed off and sexist.
He may not be a hero but who cares?
Should we stop lovingThe Maltese Falconbecause Sam Spade was sleeping with his partners wife?
One of those traditions is thatBond movies arent made by committee.
Instead even though American distributors initially stuckDr.
Noin drive-in cinemas in Oklahoma and Texas, the film overperformed and the rest is history.
Barbara Broccoli has also stuck to her guns.
If you thoughtSkyfallwas a masterpiece, thank Sam Mendes, of course.
But also thank Barbara Broccoli for hiring him.
Why wouldnt Amazon trust this woman to make similar artistically informed decisions?
And Broccolis instincts are a big part of that.
The 2017Moneypennycomic book series is great, and the upcomingQ Mysteriesbookssound cool.
But do we need two Amazon streaming shows about these things?
The answer is probably not.
The movie franchise has worked for over six decades by being amovie franchiseaboutone character.
Maybe it should stay that way.
The true brilliance and staying power of the character are 100 percentconnected to his elusiveness and scarcity.
Bond endures because we can never get enough of him, and each film leaves us wanting more.
In 1995, the first round of trailers forGoldeneEyereminded audiences that there is no substitute for James Bond.
And thats still true today.
