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Ian Fleming said he imagined Bond as looking like Hoagy Carmichael, very average looking and not someone you would notice or remember. That would be perfect for spy craft.


19 posted on 12/27/2014 7:30:27 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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Ian Fleming said he imagined Bond as looking like Hoagy Carmichael, very average looking and not someone you would notice or remember. That would be perfect for spy craft.

Ian Fleming's original sketch of James Bond can be seen here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fleming007impression.jpg

I'm not completely against the idea of reboots but please. I had the same problem when they redid Battlestar Galactica.

24 posted on 12/27/2014 7:42:36 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg ("Compromise" means you've already decided you lost.)
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“That would be perfect for spy craft.”

In real life, in the movies, not so much.


29 posted on 12/27/2014 7:56:22 PM PST by jocon307
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