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Include Chris Cornell as a musician who performed the song "You know my name" from Casino Royale. It won an award for Best Song written for a film —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pizzahutnik ( talk • contribs) 22:32, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Per a May 2010 press release from Ian Fleming Publications as reported here, Jeffery Deaver has been commissioned to write a new Bond novel for publication in 2011. The title hasn't been announced yet, but this should be added after the reference to Faulks. 68.146.81.123 ( talk) 17:29, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
WHY WAS NEVER 'SAY NEVER AGAIN' WITH KIM BASSINGER LEFT OUT OF THE WIKIPEDIA LISTING FOR JAMES BOND MOVIES...THE COUNT SHOULD BE 23 NOT 22 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.245.125.110 ( talk) 01:08, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
I could be wrong but it seems there might be some serious errors in the Inflation Adjusted Total Box Office column of the table containing such values. How do the 2008 figures become so bloated by adjusting them for inflation… in 2008? Maybe I'm confused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.150.45.231 ( talk) 07:53, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
In 1992 a stage version of On Her Majesty's Secret Service was produced in England by Renegade Theatre Company. Actor Rob Richards was cast in the title role of James Bond. The Production was short lived however as the Broccoli estate refused to grant permission for the play to continue beyond an agreed number of performances. The production played to sell-out audiences and Richards' portrayal of Bond received critical acclaim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Throbster ( talk • contribs) 19:02, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I think that the following templates should be combined somehow into a single template (navbox-within-a-navbox style):
-- King-9 ( talk) 22:13, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello?-- King-9 ( talk) 22:14, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Helllo?-- King-9 ( talk) 01:28, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
Those templates are gigantic, making a humongous template out of them seems like a very bad idea.
65.93.13.210 (
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I was slightly surprised to find that Double Oh Seven redirects here, while 007 redirects to James Bond (character). I have added a hatnote to this page to direct other confused readers to 007 (disambiguation). Cnilep ( talk) 01:44, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Yes I know there are only 22 official James Bond films in the franchise however somewhere in that first paragraph you should mention the unofficial film "Never Say Never Again," or the fact that the James Bond character has starred in many other spin-off films. -James Pandora Adams —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.168.79 ( talk) 04:06, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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1983 Sean Connery was in Never say Never Again.
75.140.113.178 ( talk) 01:42, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
I think that this should be mixed with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_(character) - I think this is a double article - somebody should do something. Budugoo ( talk) 15:42, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
As none of the Ian Fleming novels contains an illustration of the coat of arms provided here, and I don't recall one in the movies either (unless there's a fleeting glimpse in the Lazenby film) I'm concerned that the CoA illustration in this article violates WP: NOR. At the very least the caption for the image needs to provide a source, if it originates from a scholarly work. I would have tagged the image myself but the article is locked to IP editors. 68.146.64.9 ( talk) 17:10, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
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In the second table, I suggest we add the directors of the non-EON productions to match the information provided in the official film table above.
Seuj ( talk) 21:30, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Done Makes sense to me; I've gone ahead and added the directors to the table.
Qwyrxian (
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I am trying to build up Dr. No to get it back to an A Class article once again. I need a bit of help on a couple of points, largely around the Broadcast television versions and a new section on the legacy of the film. Is there anyone who could lend a hand for a final edit and polishing? There is a summary of the work left to do at Suggestions for improvement. Many thanks to anyone who can help!-- Schrodinger's cat is alive ( talk) 15:20, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
Bond's full name has been put in the first section as Commander Sir James Bond, KCMG, RNVR. This is wrong - Bond was awarded with the CMG, which is not a knighthood. His full name should therefore read Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR. Will someone be able to change this?-- Jpkilleen ( talk) 13:20, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Please give your advice inside http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Poker#Poker_in_fiction 82.224.88.52 ( talk) 08:28, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm giving this article a bit of a going over as it's a little bit of a mess at the moment (too heavy in some places, lacking cites in others etc.) As part of the process I'm going to tweak the layout a bit too, bringing it in line with a couple of other similar and highly rated articles,
Batman and
Spider-Man. The new, suggested layout is as follows.
Lead
1 Publication history
2 Adaptations
3 Supporting characters
4 Guns, vehicles and gadgets
5 Cultural impact
6 References
7 Bibliography
8 External links
9 See also
Are people broadly happy with this? - SchroCat ( ^ • @) 16:02, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
I think the article is well written, and it's neutral with broad coverage. A few things I noticed though:
None of these are major issues though, and probably won't stand in the way of a GA application. I haven't checked verifiability yet, so I'll get onto this tomorrow. Betty Logan ( talk) 22:02, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
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In the info box, the years are incorrect. It states Sean Connery was Bond from 62-71, and again in 83. He was Bond from 62-67 and again in 73. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.192.103.123 ( talk) 04:38, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Was this a dream I had or what? I heard that Fleming wrote a book about Bond's life OUTSIDE of the spying bizzo, centred on domestic matters, and his early life. And that the book was so boring it never got published, or else he was advised it would work against public interest in his character. Anyone know anything about this? Coz if it is true, there would be a lot of interesting stuff in there on how Fleming saw Bond, even if the book is crap. Myles325a ( talk) 04:31, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
In the infobox, the actors who have portrayed James Bond are listed in chronological order, without separating the Eon and non-Eon (unofficial) film portrayals. Should these be separated in the infobox, as per the current infobox state at the Q (James Bond) and Miss Moneypenny articles? I think they should be separated for clarification. Whatever the consensus ends up being here should be applied to all James Bond characters' infoboxes. — FoxCE ( talk | contribs) 20:57, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
The Walther pistol shown in the aticle is not a "PPK". It is a PPKS. which is a bit longer than the PPK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.89.234.112 ( talk) 11:37, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
There's a note on this article saying that it is about the series in general, not the fictional character. However, it opens saying it is about a fictional character. Any help?
-- 74.67.169.206 ( talk) 00:56, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
Despite the fact that the novel From Russia With Love is a primary source, it is acceptable to be used as a source for Bond having a CMG. Primary sources are perfectly fine as sources as long as they are being taken straight without interpretation. See WP:PRIMARY for more details. Not all sources have to be reliable secondary sources. For instance all the details of the character taken from the movies as mentioned there are primary sources, and are quite acceptable as any editor can look at the primary source and get the same information. The passage in question in From Russia With Love is quite clear "The fact that this spy was decorated with the C.M.G. in 1953, an award usually given only on retirement from the Secret Service, is a measure of his worth." Quite an acceptable source and reference as it's Fleming's own words, heavily published and available for anyone to verify. Canterbury Tail talk 17:43, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
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Under "Guns, Vehicles & Gadgets" you state that Bond used "a Winchester .308 target rifle in "The Living Daylights"". Please change it to "a Walther WA2000 sniper rifle in "The Living Daylights"", it came in 3 calibers, .300 Winchester Magnum, 7.62 X 51mm NATO (aka .308), & 7.5 X 55mm Swiss. Thank you!!
Kekoa1969 ( talk) 09:10, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
I thought you should be informed. -- Niemti ( talk) 12:17, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
The lists aside, most of standalone character articles have serious Wikipedia:notability problems, in addition to the general lack of sources. These that are relatively good, like Aki (James Bond) are few and in between. -- Niemti ( talk) 12:27, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
No, I meant the currently tagged. -- Niemti ( talk) 18:33, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
But why won't you simply redirect these articles to the film articles? -- Niemti ( talk) 18:43, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh yes we can. I did this many times. And that's not deleting anything. -- Niemti ( talk) 19:09, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
And done. -- Niemti ( talk) 19:21, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
And I also moved the similarily unreferenced lists of video game characters to the game articles. -- Niemti ( talk) 19:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
I also redirected the Bong girl articles with no references at all. (Many of the others have notability problems, but at least they have any references.) -- Niemti ( talk) 20:06, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
And the same with villains. -- Niemti ( talk) 20:19, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
In this way, all of the articles can be also easily restored for a rewrite, as I just did with Wai Lin. -- Niemti ( talk) 21:49, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Also just restored Jaws (James Bond). -- Niemti ( talk) 22:10, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Also Oddjob. -- Niemti ( talk) 22:35, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Add notability if you can (and care).
Oh and Quantum (James Bond) and The Union (James Bond) too. -- Niemti ( talk) 08:46, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Alternatively, propose where and how these articles should be merged. -- Niemti ( talk) 09:07, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
OK, just tagged them all for merging. -- Niemti ( talk) 05:13, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
And so what "the character has appeared in 2 films and the TV prog as well as the book", if there's no indepedent notability in his article? Also Raoul Silva. -- Niemti ( talk) 05:44, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
They might be notable but it's on Wikipedia. And if you want to fix it up do it yourself, now or on any later date, instead of asking me to "look for them" for you. -- Niemti ( talk) 07:40, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
No, I tagged these articles for no notability and merge from the position of these articles having no proof of independent notability. I didn't tag them from deletion, merely for a simple and possibly temporary merge becuause of their very poor state as for now (July 2012), and I didn't redirect them rightaway only because they had sources (these were the only few such articles that had any sources). And no, neither "Shaken and Stirred: A Content Analysis of Women's Portrayals in James Bond Films", "Screening Geopolitics: James Bond and the Early Cold War films" nor "James Bond's "Pussy" and Anglo-American Cold War Sexuality" were used in any of these articles, I think. They may be merged in near future, and maybe de-merged in ANY future, so what's the problem? None. But don't accuse the other users of "ignorance". -- Niemti ( talk) 09:11, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Also my work here is done. -- Niemti ( talk) 09:17, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure what the problem is, but I think there should be a Wikipedia bot for a job like that. -- Niemti ( talk) 15:46, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
The "Last appearance" item in the sidebar is three years out of date. It refers to a 2008 film rather than the actual last Bond appearance, the 2011 novel. 66.68.23.185 ( talk) 22:30, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar: The first agent 007 and the real name was Dr. John Dee. He lived from the 1527th the 1608th year. He was adviser to Queen Elizabeth and the first British secret agent. The brilliant mathematician, philosopher, and magician invented the mark 007th. In the code letters for the Queen "00" meant "for your eyes only", and seven by Dr. Dee was chosen as a powerful Kabbalistic number that is "guaranteed" safety. 93.137.48.39 ( talk) 01:41, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
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I think the U.S. Release Date (9 November 2012) should be included in the page as it may mislead people from America as to the release date in their country. Devin15 ( talk) 17:34, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format.
Betty Logan (
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19:46, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
The list of novels includes tables for Fleming, etc. but there should be a new table started for post-Benson novels to account for the Faulks and Deaver works, as well as the upcoming Boyd book. Although they are accounted for (well, not the Boyd book) in body text, for ease of navigation a table would allow at-a-glance reference. Alternately an "Other writers" section would also allow Colonel Sun and James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 and perhaps even the "Your Deal, Mr. Bond" short story book to be included. 70.72.211.35 ( talk) 14:36, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
On the James Bond page it says Daniel Craig is the 6th actor to play James Bond in the opening info section. He is indeed the 7th. Since the page is semi-protected and I am new I cant change it. Just thought id point it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Efero99 ( talk • contribs) 10:11, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I apologize I was counting Sean Connery twice since his parts were broken up. Efero99 ( talk) 11:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey, what happened to the financial info for each of the movies in the table? The table of movies used to have Budget and earnings info... just curious why it was removed... thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.230.8.175 ( talk) 01:17, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
Before there was decsription about Sidney Reilly and taking him as model for the James Bond by the Ian Fleming,so why now there is not any information about it?-- Kamuran Ötükenli ( talk) 12:37, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Just a request to update the video game section of this page. The last game mentioned is Quantum of Solace when, in fact, 007 Legends was released this year and has DLC related to Skyfall. Would add myself but the page is locked. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.196.185.69 ( talk) 05:24, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
I propose the addition of Skyfall to the list of movies the DB5 has appeared in, especialy since it's appearance in Skyfall is not only a result of the 50th Anniversary, but also is exactley the same as the one used in Goldfinger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qbrainch ( talk • contribs) 17:04, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
After reading in this article that Monique Delacroix was born in Yverdon, I checked the cited book (Chancellor, 2005) and that mention appears to be wrong : page 58 makes no mention of Yverdon, and page 59 only quotes the James Bond obituary mentioning his mother's origin as "of Canton de Vaud". — Preceding unsigned comment added by GPask ( talk • contribs) 12:21, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
I'm starting this topic again because in the 2012 film 'Skyfall' Bond is refered to as a CMG (he is also refered to one in the film trailor). Bond has in pretty much most of the books and films has been refer to as a 'Commander' in the Royal Navy. The Header of this article should read; Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, code name 007, is a fictional character.....' otherwise the correct and factual information is not being displayed on this 'encyclopedia'.
Ref 1: Ian Fleming's spy, James Bond, a commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (R.N.V.R.) was fictionally decorated with the CMG in 1953. (This is mentioned in the novel From Russia, with Love.) He was later offered the KCMG (which would have elevated him from a Companion in the Order to a Knight Commander in the Order) in The Man with the Golden Gun, but he rejected that offer as he did not wish to become a public figure.
Ref 2:In 1953, according to the Soviet file on him in From Russia, With Love, Bond is made a
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Benson, Raymond (1988).
The James Bond Bedside Companion. London:
Boxtree Ltd.
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Never Say Never Again (1983) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.240.82.156 ( talk) 16:35, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Tried to update the info about new fragrance in October 2012 - but hasn't been kept? Rosiehannah ( talk) 14:24, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh no - it must have been going through a process of acceptance or something perhaps? It has now reappeared and has been accepted.
Thank you in advance.
- Now it has gone again? Rosiehannah ( talk) 15:22, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello 2 suggestions: 1)could we add the 007 fragrance web site URL [1] 2)could we add the fragrance picture ---You have the reference here: [2] [3] [4]
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I already suggested this in the past but not sure why it was not validated. Serena demaio ( talk) 17:01, 26 February 2013 (UTC)Serena, James Bond Fragrance Brand Manager; 26 Feb 2013
The James Bond article lists him as being in the longest running film franchise in history. This is innacurate. As of Skyfall, the number of James Bond films is 23. Godzilla, by comparison, has 28 films to his name (29, assuming Toho has accepted the 1998 film into the canon, which they seem to have done in referencing the movie in Giant Monsters All Out Attack, and then bringing the creature itself into play in Godzilla: Final Wars. 30 if the upcoming film by Legendary will be considered part of the canon.) and is thus the longest running film franchise currently in existence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.240.98.142 ( talk) 04:31, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
Define "continually running". Because if the term is intended to mean that there are still movies coming out, then Godzilla does qualify as the new film by Legendary is due out in 2014. Since Toho seems to have taken the 1998 film into its overall canon, there's a good chance they will do so again with this. Now if the article said the second longest, it would be accurate, again due to the upcoming 2014 Godzilla film. Plus, at what point does a series stop being considered 'continually running'? Because there's usually a gap between films even in the bond series. 67.240.98.142 ( talk) 17:25, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
The earlier photograph of Hoagy Carmichael was made when he was too young to really conjure James Bond very closely since Carmichael was almost still a boy when it was taken. Note, however, the similarity between this later more rough-hewn image and the drawing of James Bond at the beginning of the article: absolutely identical. Chaneykarlofflugosi ( talk) 17:28, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
I'm really not sure why there is a reference to this under the "Name" section. The section deals with the name James Bond: where it comes from, what it means and why Fleming chose it. It is certainly not a section that outlines Bond's nicknames. Does anyone object if this is removed? - SchroCat ( talk) 13:18, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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'Never say never again' missing from films list 115.188.129.117 ( talk) 09:51, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Not done: Never say never Again is listed under "Non-Eon films".
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Christopher Cazenove is listed in the infobox as playing Bond in 1973. This relates to an episode of the UK television documentary series Omnibus where Cazenove is listed as playing "Heroes: Tom Brown, Richard Hannay, Beau Geste, Bulldog Drummond and James Bond". I don't know the context of this 1973 appearance (the entry is unreferenced), however from my perspective this is hugely different from the film appearances of the other actors and an entry in this list for Cazenove is more confusing than it is helpful. I removed it, but my edit was reverted. I will remove a second time on the basis that it is unreferenced, but am seeking wider discussion with this post. -- LukeSurl t c 20:56, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
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James Bond - (1983) Never Say Never Again not included 74.100.100.142 ( talk) 15:49, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Not done: As it says in a couple of threads above this one, it's already listed in the
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The young James Bond spends much of his early life abroad, becoming multilingual in German and French because of his father's work as a Vickers armaments company representative. Bond is orphaned at the age of 11 when his parents are killed in a mountain climbing accident in the Aiguilles Rouges near Chamonix. [1]
After the death of his parents, Bond goes to live with his aunt, Miss Charmian Bond, in the village of Pett Bottom, where he completes his early education. Later, he briefly attends Eton College at "12 or thereabouts", but is removed after two halves because of girl trouble with a maid. [2] After being sent down from Eton, Bond was sent to Fettes College in Scotland, his father's school. [3]
The article James Bond fandom lacks notability for the fandom itself and most of its references are used as examples instead of actual references to reliable sources. Nine of the references are direct links to fan-sites and forums (one of which is dead), two are for "James Bond Island"-related tourism companies, three are for news outlets who "have been assisted" by fan sites but not actually about the fandom, one is a link to an interview in a fan-zine, and only one is an honest-to-goodness coverage of a fan who made an amphibious car.
Since the article lacks notability, the bits of information which are properly referenced should be merged into a section of James Bond, and James Bond fandom should redirect there. IsaacAA ( talk) 18:18, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
Oppose. This article is about the Bond "industry"—books, films, radio, and TV adaptations, computer games etc. Having a sub-standard and unrelated section of the article foisted on it doesn't make sense. What would make sense would be for James Bond fandom to be deleted. - SchroCat ( talk) 18:24, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
Oppose It's basically a list of Bond trivia. We should take the notable bits, add them to the relevant articles (if it isn't already there) and then PROD it. Betty Logan ( talk) 00:04, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
Oppose It doesn't belong in the main article. SonOfThornhill ( talk) 10:52, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
It says under "Music" that : " Adele won the award at the 85th Academy Awards. For the non-Eon produced Casino Royale"
shouldn't it be Eon produced, since she won it for the 2006 and not the 1967 Version
AsaWoSuu ( talk) 13:21, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
It's two sentences about two awards for two films, thus the full stop in between. - SchroCat ( talk) 14:46, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
Currently we have two articles: James Bond (this one), and James Bond (literary character). Ostensibly, the former is about the series, and the latter of course about the character. However, when it comes to actually reading this article, it seems in inner conflict as to which one it's about, introducing itself as an article about the character while pointing elsewhere. Both are good articles, and the novels and films aren't the character, so merging isn't really ideal.
Of course, the subjects are hard to differ -- the Bond series is a character-focused piece, you're rarely going to see anything set in the same setting that doesn't star Bond, and you're going to see things starring Bond that take place in totally different settings. The character is always going to have to be described here in some way, but here's what I suggest:
Any thoughts or objections? – Bellum ( talk) ( contribs) 04:40, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
And I still disagree. Which would you rather say, "Casino Royale is the first appearance of the James Bond series, or "is the first entry in the James Bond series"? It's far more natural, and if it's still about using the infoboxes given it's easy to add in two customised fields. – Bellum ( talk) ( contribs) 16:04, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
It doesn't say either of those, so it's pointless to try and put it in a sentance. It says:
This is fine and I don't see the point in spending stupid amounts of time arguing over it. - SchroCat ( talk) 16:14, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
I feel like it encroaches the tenets of collaboration to enforce the arbitrary standards of the above discussion, to justify reverting my attempt to contribute on this article. First, it doesn't follow reason to say in summary: "This isn't appropriate for an article about the franchise", as if something is inherently wp:undue with the content.
The section header profess that it will tell the reader about the "creation and [the creative] inspiration" for the James Bond franchise. It begins its delivery with a synopsis of the "central figure", as created by Ian Fleming.
Fleming himself, was deliberate in his construct. He was driven by a meticulous purpose—to ensure Bond was characterized by a specific sub-set of attributes. And Fleming's Bond was the sum of those attributes; necessarily. An amalgamation of less comprise could never suffice at being what Fleming intended that Bond needed to be!
That's why Fleming set about these characterizations in the earliest parts of his own writing. And why you one day see them again; when M writes Bond's obituary—fifty years and twenty episodes later! How can it not be appropriate to introduce the "central figure" as robustly as Fleming himself introduced Bond to the world? And what standard determines which attributes remain worthy of mention, and which become inappropriate?
It can only be some form or another of original synthesis. And it's misguided to re-cast Bond this way; superseding Fleming's emphasis by the brevity mandated here. And why should the entire gist of Fleming's Bond be worthy of mention except the appointment to the Order of St Michael and St George? The one attribute not mentioned, added by me, and reverted as inappropriate. And how does it's mention negatively impact the overall franchise? Clearly it doesn't, while its omission arguably does.
The reversion also removed a high quality source in the process; another aspect that befuddles logic. Therefore, I effected a partial reinstatement; trimming the extraneous prose and achieving the inclusion endeavored. In total, five words are added in prose. I hope it withstands consensus. Cheers.— John Cline ( talk) 05:54, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
Comment I thought my edit summary was adequate but here is a fuller explanation: this article is a real-world chronicling of the James Bond franchise i.e. the novels, the films, the games etc. The details you added were out of place in a section about the character's origins and conception. If Bond's C.M.G. was a homage to a real person then we would include it, otherwise it doesn't belong here. The character's fictional background is covered at James Bond (literary character)—which incidentally also covers the CMG; I did provide a link to that article in my edit summary and I just presumed that it would be self-evident why I reverted the edit. Betty Logan ( talk) 11:50, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey,
Can anyone update the "Radio" section. Toby Stephens did a new James Bond radio play this year "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" If someone likes to help?
greetings,
Done -
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Hi there, Newbie, so be kind. It's listed that George Baker portrayed Bond, but I think this is incorrect. He played roles in 2 (possibly 3) bond films, but never the title.
Thanks, Brian Aylward — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.191.247.66 ( talk) 13:54, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
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Guns section ...and a Winchester .308 target rifle in "The Living Daylights" ...and a Walther WA 2000 target rifle in "The Living Daylights" Miklim ( talk) 22:46, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi - one of those small things that was undoubtedly correct when writing but time has overtaken - in the film section, it is referred to as the "second-highest-grossing film series (behind Harry Potter)". It is now behind both Harry Potter and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the link already in the article can remain the same as it has been updated with this info). Just to be precise, the link calls the franchise "The Avengers" - it is more accurately referred to as the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but I'll leave that to your consciences and editing! 92.27.59.217 ( talk) 13:20, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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The word installment in the first paragraph is spelled incorrectly.
Here's an excerpt of the sentence it's found in for easy searching. "with a further instalment due in September 2015 by Anthony Horowitz" modwizcode ( talk) 04:01, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Some of the novels in the Ian Fleming novels table are not links, while there already are separate Wikipedia articles for these novels. I would fix that myself, but the page is protected. I believe Wikipedia crosslinks are one of the important features of Wikipedia, so please fix that. Krzysztof Kluczek ( talk) 08:24, 10 August 2015 (UTC)
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Include Chris Cornell as a musician who performed the song "You know my name" from Casino Royale. It won an award for Best Song written for a film —Preceding unsigned comment added by Pizzahutnik ( talk • contribs) 22:32, 8 April 2010 (UTC)
Per a May 2010 press release from Ian Fleming Publications as reported here, Jeffery Deaver has been commissioned to write a new Bond novel for publication in 2011. The title hasn't been announced yet, but this should be added after the reference to Faulks. 68.146.81.123 ( talk) 17:29, 10 September 2010 (UTC)
WHY WAS NEVER 'SAY NEVER AGAIN' WITH KIM BASSINGER LEFT OUT OF THE WIKIPEDIA LISTING FOR JAMES BOND MOVIES...THE COUNT SHOULD BE 23 NOT 22 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.245.125.110 ( talk) 01:08, 9 November 2010 (UTC)
I could be wrong but it seems there might be some serious errors in the Inflation Adjusted Total Box Office column of the table containing such values. How do the 2008 figures become so bloated by adjusting them for inflation… in 2008? Maybe I'm confused. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.150.45.231 ( talk) 07:53, 21 September 2010 (UTC)
In 1992 a stage version of On Her Majesty's Secret Service was produced in England by Renegade Theatre Company. Actor Rob Richards was cast in the title role of James Bond. The Production was short lived however as the Broccoli estate refused to grant permission for the play to continue beyond an agreed number of performances. The production played to sell-out audiences and Richards' portrayal of Bond received critical acclaim. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Throbster ( talk • contribs) 19:02, 1 November 2010 (UTC)
I think that the following templates should be combined somehow into a single template (navbox-within-a-navbox style):
-- King-9 ( talk) 22:13, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Hello?-- King-9 ( talk) 22:14, 18 December 2010 (UTC)
Helllo?-- King-9 ( talk) 01:28, 20 December 2010 (UTC)
Those templates are gigantic, making a humongous template out of them seems like a very bad idea.
65.93.13.210 (
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I was slightly surprised to find that Double Oh Seven redirects here, while 007 redirects to James Bond (character). I have added a hatnote to this page to direct other confused readers to 007 (disambiguation). Cnilep ( talk) 01:44, 14 January 2011 (UTC)
Yes I know there are only 22 official James Bond films in the franchise however somewhere in that first paragraph you should mention the unofficial film "Never Say Never Again," or the fact that the James Bond character has starred in many other spin-off films. -James Pandora Adams —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.176.168.79 ( talk) 04:06, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
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1983 Sean Connery was in Never say Never Again.
75.140.113.178 ( talk) 01:42, 13 April 2011 (UTC)
I think that this should be mixed with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_(character) - I think this is a double article - somebody should do something. Budugoo ( talk) 15:42, 2 July 2011 (UTC)
As none of the Ian Fleming novels contains an illustration of the coat of arms provided here, and I don't recall one in the movies either (unless there's a fleeting glimpse in the Lazenby film) I'm concerned that the CoA illustration in this article violates WP: NOR. At the very least the caption for the image needs to provide a source, if it originates from a scholarly work. I would have tagged the image myself but the article is locked to IP editors. 68.146.64.9 ( talk) 17:10, 29 March 2011 (UTC)
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In the second table, I suggest we add the directors of the non-EON productions to match the information provided in the official film table above.
Seuj ( talk) 21:30, 2 June 2011 (UTC)
Done Makes sense to me; I've gone ahead and added the directors to the table.
Qwyrxian (
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I am trying to build up Dr. No to get it back to an A Class article once again. I need a bit of help on a couple of points, largely around the Broadcast television versions and a new section on the legacy of the film. Is there anyone who could lend a hand for a final edit and polishing? There is a summary of the work left to do at Suggestions for improvement. Many thanks to anyone who can help!-- Schrodinger's cat is alive ( talk) 15:20, 29 June 2011 (UTC)
Bond's full name has been put in the first section as Commander Sir James Bond, KCMG, RNVR. This is wrong - Bond was awarded with the CMG, which is not a knighthood. His full name should therefore read Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR. Will someone be able to change this?-- Jpkilleen ( talk) 13:20, 4 July 2011 (UTC)
Please give your advice inside http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Poker#Poker_in_fiction 82.224.88.52 ( talk) 08:28, 17 September 2011 (UTC)
I'm giving this article a bit of a going over as it's a little bit of a mess at the moment (too heavy in some places, lacking cites in others etc.) As part of the process I'm going to tweak the layout a bit too, bringing it in line with a couple of other similar and highly rated articles,
Batman and
Spider-Man. The new, suggested layout is as follows.
Lead
1 Publication history
2 Adaptations
3 Supporting characters
4 Guns, vehicles and gadgets
5 Cultural impact
6 References
7 Bibliography
8 External links
9 See also
Are people broadly happy with this? - SchroCat ( ^ • @) 16:02, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
I think the article is well written, and it's neutral with broad coverage. A few things I noticed though:
None of these are major issues though, and probably won't stand in the way of a GA application. I haven't checked verifiability yet, so I'll get onto this tomorrow. Betty Logan ( talk) 22:02, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
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In the info box, the years are incorrect. It states Sean Connery was Bond from 62-71, and again in 83. He was Bond from 62-67 and again in 73. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 175.192.103.123 ( talk) 04:38, 6 February 2012 (UTC)
Was this a dream I had or what? I heard that Fleming wrote a book about Bond's life OUTSIDE of the spying bizzo, centred on domestic matters, and his early life. And that the book was so boring it never got published, or else he was advised it would work against public interest in his character. Anyone know anything about this? Coz if it is true, there would be a lot of interesting stuff in there on how Fleming saw Bond, even if the book is crap. Myles325a ( talk) 04:31, 7 February 2012 (UTC)
In the infobox, the actors who have portrayed James Bond are listed in chronological order, without separating the Eon and non-Eon (unofficial) film portrayals. Should these be separated in the infobox, as per the current infobox state at the Q (James Bond) and Miss Moneypenny articles? I think they should be separated for clarification. Whatever the consensus ends up being here should be applied to all James Bond characters' infoboxes. — FoxCE ( talk | contribs) 20:57, 20 February 2012 (UTC)
The Walther pistol shown in the aticle is not a "PPK". It is a PPKS. which is a bit longer than the PPK. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.89.234.112 ( talk) 11:37, 10 March 2012 (UTC)
There's a note on this article saying that it is about the series in general, not the fictional character. However, it opens saying it is about a fictional character. Any help?
-- 74.67.169.206 ( talk) 00:56, 9 April 2012 (UTC)
Despite the fact that the novel From Russia With Love is a primary source, it is acceptable to be used as a source for Bond having a CMG. Primary sources are perfectly fine as sources as long as they are being taken straight without interpretation. See WP:PRIMARY for more details. Not all sources have to be reliable secondary sources. For instance all the details of the character taken from the movies as mentioned there are primary sources, and are quite acceptable as any editor can look at the primary source and get the same information. The passage in question in From Russia With Love is quite clear "The fact that this spy was decorated with the C.M.G. in 1953, an award usually given only on retirement from the Secret Service, is a measure of his worth." Quite an acceptable source and reference as it's Fleming's own words, heavily published and available for anyone to verify. Canterbury Tail talk 17:43, 29 April 2012 (UTC)
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Under "Guns, Vehicles & Gadgets" you state that Bond used "a Winchester .308 target rifle in "The Living Daylights"". Please change it to "a Walther WA2000 sniper rifle in "The Living Daylights"", it came in 3 calibers, .300 Winchester Magnum, 7.62 X 51mm NATO (aka .308), & 7.5 X 55mm Swiss. Thank you!!
Kekoa1969 ( talk) 09:10, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
I thought you should be informed. -- Niemti ( talk) 12:17, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
The lists aside, most of standalone character articles have serious Wikipedia:notability problems, in addition to the general lack of sources. These that are relatively good, like Aki (James Bond) are few and in between. -- Niemti ( talk) 12:27, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
No, I meant the currently tagged. -- Niemti ( talk) 18:33, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
But why won't you simply redirect these articles to the film articles? -- Niemti ( talk) 18:43, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Oh yes we can. I did this many times. And that's not deleting anything. -- Niemti ( talk) 19:09, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
And done. -- Niemti ( talk) 19:21, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
And I also moved the similarily unreferenced lists of video game characters to the game articles. -- Niemti ( talk) 19:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
I also redirected the Bong girl articles with no references at all. (Many of the others have notability problems, but at least they have any references.) -- Niemti ( talk) 20:06, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
And the same with villains. -- Niemti ( talk) 20:19, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
In this way, all of the articles can be also easily restored for a rewrite, as I just did with Wai Lin. -- Niemti ( talk) 21:49, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Also just restored Jaws (James Bond). -- Niemti ( talk) 22:10, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Also Oddjob. -- Niemti ( talk) 22:35, 5 July 2012 (UTC)
Add notability if you can (and care).
Oh and Quantum (James Bond) and The Union (James Bond) too. -- Niemti ( talk) 08:46, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Alternatively, propose where and how these articles should be merged. -- Niemti ( talk) 09:07, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
OK, just tagged them all for merging. -- Niemti ( talk) 05:13, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
And so what "the character has appeared in 2 films and the TV prog as well as the book", if there's no indepedent notability in his article? Also Raoul Silva. -- Niemti ( talk) 05:44, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
They might be notable but it's on Wikipedia. And if you want to fix it up do it yourself, now or on any later date, instead of asking me to "look for them" for you. -- Niemti ( talk) 07:40, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
No, I tagged these articles for no notability and merge from the position of these articles having no proof of independent notability. I didn't tag them from deletion, merely for a simple and possibly temporary merge becuause of their very poor state as for now (July 2012), and I didn't redirect them rightaway only because they had sources (these were the only few such articles that had any sources). And no, neither "Shaken and Stirred: A Content Analysis of Women's Portrayals in James Bond Films", "Screening Geopolitics: James Bond and the Early Cold War films" nor "James Bond's "Pussy" and Anglo-American Cold War Sexuality" were used in any of these articles, I think. They may be merged in near future, and maybe de-merged in ANY future, so what's the problem? None. But don't accuse the other users of "ignorance". -- Niemti ( talk) 09:11, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
Also my work here is done. -- Niemti ( talk) 09:17, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
I'm not sure what the problem is, but I think there should be a Wikipedia bot for a job like that. -- Niemti ( talk) 15:46, 8 July 2012 (UTC)
The "Last appearance" item in the sidebar is three years out of date. It refers to a 2008 film rather than the actual last Bond appearance, the 2011 novel. 66.68.23.185 ( talk) 22:30, 6 July 2012 (UTC)
Croatian writer Giancarlo Kravar: The first agent 007 and the real name was Dr. John Dee. He lived from the 1527th the 1608th year. He was adviser to Queen Elizabeth and the first British secret agent. The brilliant mathematician, philosopher, and magician invented the mark 007th. In the code letters for the Queen "00" meant "for your eyes only", and seven by Dr. Dee was chosen as a powerful Kabbalistic number that is "guaranteed" safety. 93.137.48.39 ( talk) 01:41, 10 July 2012 (UTC)
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I think the U.S. Release Date (9 November 2012) should be included in the page as it may mislead people from America as to the release date in their country. Devin15 ( talk) 17:34, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
Not done: please make your request in a "change X to Y" format.
Betty Logan (
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19:46, 6 October 2012 (UTC)
The list of novels includes tables for Fleming, etc. but there should be a new table started for post-Benson novels to account for the Faulks and Deaver works, as well as the upcoming Boyd book. Although they are accounted for (well, not the Boyd book) in body text, for ease of navigation a table would allow at-a-glance reference. Alternately an "Other writers" section would also allow Colonel Sun and James Bond: The Authorised Biography of 007 and perhaps even the "Your Deal, Mr. Bond" short story book to be included. 70.72.211.35 ( talk) 14:36, 12 October 2012 (UTC)
On the James Bond page it says Daniel Craig is the 6th actor to play James Bond in the opening info section. He is indeed the 7th. Since the page is semi-protected and I am new I cant change it. Just thought id point it out. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Efero99 ( talk • contribs) 10:11, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
I apologize I was counting Sean Connery twice since his parts were broken up. Efero99 ( talk) 11:47, 21 July 2012 (UTC)
Hey, what happened to the financial info for each of the movies in the table? The table of movies used to have Budget and earnings info... just curious why it was removed... thanks! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.230.8.175 ( talk) 01:17, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
Before there was decsription about Sidney Reilly and taking him as model for the James Bond by the Ian Fleming,so why now there is not any information about it?-- Kamuran Ötükenli ( talk) 12:37, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
Just a request to update the video game section of this page. The last game mentioned is Quantum of Solace when, in fact, 007 Legends was released this year and has DLC related to Skyfall. Would add myself but the page is locked. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.196.185.69 ( talk) 05:24, 10 November 2012 (UTC)
I propose the addition of Skyfall to the list of movies the DB5 has appeared in, especialy since it's appearance in Skyfall is not only a result of the 50th Anniversary, but also is exactley the same as the one used in Goldfinger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Qbrainch ( talk • contribs) 17:04, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
After reading in this article that Monique Delacroix was born in Yverdon, I checked the cited book (Chancellor, 2005) and that mention appears to be wrong : page 58 makes no mention of Yverdon, and page 59 only quotes the James Bond obituary mentioning his mother's origin as "of Canton de Vaud". — Preceding unsigned comment added by GPask ( talk • contribs) 12:21, 23 November 2012 (UTC)
I'm starting this topic again because in the 2012 film 'Skyfall' Bond is refered to as a CMG (he is also refered to one in the film trailor). Bond has in pretty much most of the books and films has been refer to as a 'Commander' in the Royal Navy. The Header of this article should read; Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, code name 007, is a fictional character.....' otherwise the correct and factual information is not being displayed on this 'encyclopedia'.
Ref 1: Ian Fleming's spy, James Bond, a commander in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (R.N.V.R.) was fictionally decorated with the CMG in 1953. (This is mentioned in the novel From Russia, with Love.) He was later offered the KCMG (which would have elevated him from a Companion in the Order to a Knight Commander in the Order) in The Man with the Golden Gun, but he rejected that offer as he did not wish to become a public figure.
Ref 2:In 1953, according to the Soviet file on him in From Russia, With Love, Bond is made a
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George.
Benson, Raymond (1988).
The James Bond Bedside Companion. London:
Boxtree Ltd.
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Never Say Never Again (1983) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.240.82.156 ( talk) 16:35, 27 December 2012 (UTC)
Tried to update the info about new fragrance in October 2012 - but hasn't been kept? Rosiehannah ( talk) 14:24, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
- Oh no - it must have been going through a process of acceptance or something perhaps? It has now reappeared and has been accepted.
Thank you in advance.
- Now it has gone again? Rosiehannah ( talk) 15:22, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
Hello 2 suggestions: 1)could we add the 007 fragrance web site URL [1] 2)could we add the fragrance picture ---You have the reference here: [2] [3] [4]
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I already suggested this in the past but not sure why it was not validated. Serena demaio ( talk) 17:01, 26 February 2013 (UTC)Serena, James Bond Fragrance Brand Manager; 26 Feb 2013
The James Bond article lists him as being in the longest running film franchise in history. This is innacurate. As of Skyfall, the number of James Bond films is 23. Godzilla, by comparison, has 28 films to his name (29, assuming Toho has accepted the 1998 film into the canon, which they seem to have done in referencing the movie in Giant Monsters All Out Attack, and then bringing the creature itself into play in Godzilla: Final Wars. 30 if the upcoming film by Legendary will be considered part of the canon.) and is thus the longest running film franchise currently in existence. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.240.98.142 ( talk) 04:31, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
Define "continually running". Because if the term is intended to mean that there are still movies coming out, then Godzilla does qualify as the new film by Legendary is due out in 2014. Since Toho seems to have taken the 1998 film into its overall canon, there's a good chance they will do so again with this. Now if the article said the second longest, it would be accurate, again due to the upcoming 2014 Godzilla film. Plus, at what point does a series stop being considered 'continually running'? Because there's usually a gap between films even in the bond series. 67.240.98.142 ( talk) 17:25, 25 March 2013 (UTC)
The earlier photograph of Hoagy Carmichael was made when he was too young to really conjure James Bond very closely since Carmichael was almost still a boy when it was taken. Note, however, the similarity between this later more rough-hewn image and the drawing of James Bond at the beginning of the article: absolutely identical. Chaneykarlofflugosi ( talk) 17:28, 6 April 2013 (UTC)
I'm really not sure why there is a reference to this under the "Name" section. The section deals with the name James Bond: where it comes from, what it means and why Fleming chose it. It is certainly not a section that outlines Bond's nicknames. Does anyone object if this is removed? - SchroCat ( talk) 13:18, 1 May 2013 (UTC)
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'Never say never again' missing from films list 115.188.129.117 ( talk) 09:51, 3 August 2013 (UTC)
Not done: Never say never Again is listed under "Non-Eon films".
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Christopher Cazenove is listed in the infobox as playing Bond in 1973. This relates to an episode of the UK television documentary series Omnibus where Cazenove is listed as playing "Heroes: Tom Brown, Richard Hannay, Beau Geste, Bulldog Drummond and James Bond". I don't know the context of this 1973 appearance (the entry is unreferenced), however from my perspective this is hugely different from the film appearances of the other actors and an entry in this list for Cazenove is more confusing than it is helpful. I removed it, but my edit was reverted. I will remove a second time on the basis that it is unreferenced, but am seeking wider discussion with this post. -- LukeSurl t c 20:56, 4 August 2013 (UTC)
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James Bond - (1983) Never Say Never Again not included 74.100.100.142 ( talk) 15:49, 13 August 2013 (UTC)
Not done: As it says in a couple of threads above this one, it's already listed in the
Non-Eon films section of the page. -
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The young James Bond spends much of his early life abroad, becoming multilingual in German and French because of his father's work as a Vickers armaments company representative. Bond is orphaned at the age of 11 when his parents are killed in a mountain climbing accident in the Aiguilles Rouges near Chamonix. [1]
After the death of his parents, Bond goes to live with his aunt, Miss Charmian Bond, in the village of Pett Bottom, where he completes his early education. Later, he briefly attends Eton College at "12 or thereabouts", but is removed after two halves because of girl trouble with a maid. [2] After being sent down from Eton, Bond was sent to Fettes College in Scotland, his father's school. [3]
The article James Bond fandom lacks notability for the fandom itself and most of its references are used as examples instead of actual references to reliable sources. Nine of the references are direct links to fan-sites and forums (one of which is dead), two are for "James Bond Island"-related tourism companies, three are for news outlets who "have been assisted" by fan sites but not actually about the fandom, one is a link to an interview in a fan-zine, and only one is an honest-to-goodness coverage of a fan who made an amphibious car.
Since the article lacks notability, the bits of information which are properly referenced should be merged into a section of James Bond, and James Bond fandom should redirect there. IsaacAA ( talk) 18:18, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
Oppose. This article is about the Bond "industry"—books, films, radio, and TV adaptations, computer games etc. Having a sub-standard and unrelated section of the article foisted on it doesn't make sense. What would make sense would be for James Bond fandom to be deleted. - SchroCat ( talk) 18:24, 15 August 2013 (UTC)
Oppose It's basically a list of Bond trivia. We should take the notable bits, add them to the relevant articles (if it isn't already there) and then PROD it. Betty Logan ( talk) 00:04, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
Oppose It doesn't belong in the main article. SonOfThornhill ( talk) 10:52, 16 August 2013 (UTC)
It says under "Music" that : " Adele won the award at the 85th Academy Awards. For the non-Eon produced Casino Royale"
shouldn't it be Eon produced, since she won it for the 2006 and not the 1967 Version
AsaWoSuu ( talk) 13:21, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
It's two sentences about two awards for two films, thus the full stop in between. - SchroCat ( talk) 14:46, 20 October 2013 (UTC)
Currently we have two articles: James Bond (this one), and James Bond (literary character). Ostensibly, the former is about the series, and the latter of course about the character. However, when it comes to actually reading this article, it seems in inner conflict as to which one it's about, introducing itself as an article about the character while pointing elsewhere. Both are good articles, and the novels and films aren't the character, so merging isn't really ideal.
Of course, the subjects are hard to differ -- the Bond series is a character-focused piece, you're rarely going to see anything set in the same setting that doesn't star Bond, and you're going to see things starring Bond that take place in totally different settings. The character is always going to have to be described here in some way, but here's what I suggest:
Any thoughts or objections? – Bellum ( talk) ( contribs) 04:40, 31 December 2013 (UTC)
And I still disagree. Which would you rather say, "Casino Royale is the first appearance of the James Bond series, or "is the first entry in the James Bond series"? It's far more natural, and if it's still about using the infoboxes given it's easy to add in two customised fields. – Bellum ( talk) ( contribs) 16:04, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
It doesn't say either of those, so it's pointless to try and put it in a sentance. It says:
This is fine and I don't see the point in spending stupid amounts of time arguing over it. - SchroCat ( talk) 16:14, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
I feel like it encroaches the tenets of collaboration to enforce the arbitrary standards of the above discussion, to justify reverting my attempt to contribute on this article. First, it doesn't follow reason to say in summary: "This isn't appropriate for an article about the franchise", as if something is inherently wp:undue with the content.
The section header profess that it will tell the reader about the "creation and [the creative] inspiration" for the James Bond franchise. It begins its delivery with a synopsis of the "central figure", as created by Ian Fleming.
Fleming himself, was deliberate in his construct. He was driven by a meticulous purpose—to ensure Bond was characterized by a specific sub-set of attributes. And Fleming's Bond was the sum of those attributes; necessarily. An amalgamation of less comprise could never suffice at being what Fleming intended that Bond needed to be!
That's why Fleming set about these characterizations in the earliest parts of his own writing. And why you one day see them again; when M writes Bond's obituary—fifty years and twenty episodes later! How can it not be appropriate to introduce the "central figure" as robustly as Fleming himself introduced Bond to the world? And what standard determines which attributes remain worthy of mention, and which become inappropriate?
It can only be some form or another of original synthesis. And it's misguided to re-cast Bond this way; superseding Fleming's emphasis by the brevity mandated here. And why should the entire gist of Fleming's Bond be worthy of mention except the appointment to the Order of St Michael and St George? The one attribute not mentioned, added by me, and reverted as inappropriate. And how does it's mention negatively impact the overall franchise? Clearly it doesn't, while its omission arguably does.
The reversion also removed a high quality source in the process; another aspect that befuddles logic. Therefore, I effected a partial reinstatement; trimming the extraneous prose and achieving the inclusion endeavored. In total, five words are added in prose. I hope it withstands consensus. Cheers.— John Cline ( talk) 05:54, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
Comment I thought my edit summary was adequate but here is a fuller explanation: this article is a real-world chronicling of the James Bond franchise i.e. the novels, the films, the games etc. The details you added were out of place in a section about the character's origins and conception. If Bond's C.M.G. was a homage to a real person then we would include it, otherwise it doesn't belong here. The character's fictional background is covered at James Bond (literary character)—which incidentally also covers the CMG; I did provide a link to that article in my edit summary and I just presumed that it would be self-evident why I reverted the edit. Betty Logan ( talk) 11:50, 22 May 2014 (UTC)
Hey,
Can anyone update the "Radio" section. Toby Stephens did a new James Bond radio play this year "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" If someone likes to help?
greetings,
Done -
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Hi there, Newbie, so be kind. It's listed that George Baker portrayed Bond, but I think this is incorrect. He played roles in 2 (possibly 3) bond films, but never the title.
Thanks, Brian Aylward — Preceding unsigned comment added by 137.191.247.66 ( talk) 13:54, 30 September 2014 (UTC)
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Guns section ...and a Winchester .308 target rifle in "The Living Daylights" ...and a Walther WA 2000 target rifle in "The Living Daylights" Miklim ( talk) 22:46, 9 December 2014 (UTC)
Hi - one of those small things that was undoubtedly correct when writing but time has overtaken - in the film section, it is referred to as the "second-highest-grossing film series (behind Harry Potter)". It is now behind both Harry Potter and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (the link already in the article can remain the same as it has been updated with this info). Just to be precise, the link calls the franchise "The Avengers" - it is more accurately referred to as the Marvel Cinematic Universe - but I'll leave that to your consciences and editing! 92.27.59.217 ( talk) 13:20, 15 January 2015 (UTC)
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The word installment in the first paragraph is spelled incorrectly.
Here's an excerpt of the sentence it's found in for easy searching. "with a further instalment due in September 2015 by Anthony Horowitz" modwizcode ( talk) 04:01, 22 April 2015 (UTC)
Some of the novels in the Ian Fleming novels table are not links, while there already are separate Wikipedia articles for these novels. I would fix that myself, but the page is protected. I believe Wikipedia crosslinks are one of the important features of Wikipedia, so please fix that. Krzysztof Kluczek ( talk) 08:24, 10 August 2015 (UTC)