I wouldn't even care, so long as it was clear that they went with the best actor for the job, not just someone with the right politically-correct skin color. I still think Idris Elba would have made an amazing Bond, although he's really too old for it now, but it wouldn't have been because he was black but because he's an excellent actor.I do agree with old Bond fans that Bond should be a white British dude though. Thats who Bond is and if you want a black Bond, maybe just make a spinoff Lester series.
I understand your take but would still take issue. There is no reason why Lester cant be a badass CIA agent himself with his own stories and if you want, you can choose to only have black British actors play him because he acclimatized himself to British society to blend in (or is a British citizen recruited by the CIA).I wouldn't even care, so long as it was clear that they went with the best actor for the job, not just someone with the right politically-correct skin color. I still think Idris Elba would have made an amazing Bond, although he's really too old for it now, but it wouldn't have been because he was black but because he's an excellent actor.
Given that Bond is typically set in the Cold War period+ when British influence is waning and the US is the global leader, it would be interesting to see the resources and pure firepower US operatives have in the Bond universe given the firepower and technology available to Bond.Lieter
I share this hope greatly, being American I’d enjoy seeing this side of the Bond-verse. And maybe that's why they brought the character back this time.
Please, please, please, for the love of all that is Holy, can we Brits have a franchise like Bond not have to have an american spin-off/version where everything has to be bigger, flashier etc....
Seen them all.I get the sentiment, but . . . umm, have you watched a Bond movie? It's all been the biggest & flashiest stuff they could come up with from day one.
Well, who’s fault is that?!?I mean I once had the misfortune to watch the US version of Fawlty Towers
Well, who’s fault is that?!?
I’m American and I wouldn’t watch an American version of Fawlty towers.
“It’s just not cricket.”
Which is why I made it very clear that it can't be a token decision. I agree that in today's political climate, that's how any change is going to look but if they could do it, it wouldn't bother me.I understand your take but would still take issue. There is no reason why Lester cant be a badass CIA agent himself with his own stories and if you want, you can choose to only have black British actors play him because he acclimatized himself to British society to blend in (or is a British citizen recruited by the CIA).
Or just start a new IP franchise with a black secret agent and have him be another 00 but develop him into his own character. Just making a black Bond or female Bond will always be seen as a token experiment, especially if/when they revert back to a white male.
You probably won’t want to read the two volume Sherlock Holmes anthology that I’m currently editing and illustrating for Belanger Books. (Coming in 2022)Please, please, please, for the love of all that is Holy, can we Brits have a franchise like Bond not have to have an american spin-off/version where everything has to be bigger, flashier etc....
There was Payne too.There actually WAS 2 produced, but only one aired. It starred Bea Arthur & was called AMANDA'S. I was about 11 or 12 when it came on.
... & to answer any question about how good it was, they shot 13 episodes but only aired 10.
Amanda's - Wikipedia
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The other attempt came first, but was only a pilot that never aired starring Harvey Norman & Betty White.
EDIT: I got curious & found that all episodes are on YouTube...
I suppose if race had absolutely no impact on the 00 universe and its just Bond who happens to be black, it could work. This current climate makes it impossible though since the first thing that would be emphasized is that Bond is black, not how talented Idris is and that he is the best fit for the role.Which is why I made it very clear that it can't be a token decision. I agree that in today's political climate, that's how any change is going to look but if they could do it, it wouldn't bother me.