The ONLY Bond. James Bond
Exactly! I quit watching when Connnery left and have only his Bond movies. The only thing good about the Bond movies post-Connery was the music. RIP Sir Sean and thank you for some of the most entertaining movies that brought us such sweet memories.......;(
In a franchise picture serial, most of the time the first actor who plays the role sets a kind of standard, realistic or not and everyone else has to measure up.
Connery was great, but I also liked Timothy Dalton, who I thought was more ruthless in the role. Desmond Wilkinson, who played Q agreed and he also like George Lanzaby.
I also like Daniel Craig who brings and edginess to the role more like the character in the book.