Actually I think when they brought Daniel Craig in they pretty much revitalized the franchise and made it more serious and grounded like the Ian Flemming novels. Less of a dependency on gadgets that had gotten out of hand.
When Craig finishes his last film then I am not sure where the franchise goes. If the producers give in to PC and the SJW crowd then you can say goodbye to it. If they give in and have a Bond that is of other race or ethic group to conform then I think they ruin the franchise and a great run in the Films will be over. At some point Bond will probably be over and it will have been a great run.
I am 63 and saw the first film in 1962 when I was 7, they have been good and bad Bond films. I look at the Roger Moore years as too light and frivolous, almost prefer not to watch those much, but I do like Daniel Craig and he might be the last really good actor to play the role.
I’m at the point where I can only stomach the Sean Connery ones.
Time and perspective are funny things. I was born in 1974 and Roger Moore in For Your Eyes Only was my first intro to 007. Even after I saw all the earlier ones with SC it took me years fully appreciate him since Moore had shaped how I saw the character. Even still, I really like Craig’s grittier take on the role.
I think “Spectre” is one of the very best of the series.
Daniel Craig is good, the storyline is not.