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Marr

(20,317 posts)
37. What a childish response.
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 10:37 PM
Jun 2016

Forgive me-- I thought we were discussing the topic you raised. I didn't realize you just wanted to insult anyone who might offer an opposing view.

There was one. beevul Jun 2016 #1
Way before Croft there was .. Emma Peel Fumesucker Jun 2016 #7
Yup. N/T beevul Jun 2016 #20
Also Agent 99, April Dancer, Cinnamon Carter and Honey West! csziggy Jun 2016 #38
And still kickin' ass. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #43
And before her, Honey West.... bettyellen Jun 2016 #56
Before Emma Peel, there was "Get Christie Love" Bucky Jun 2016 #57
The Avengers was about ten years earlier than Christie Love Fumesucker Jun 2016 #59
Still love her. Photographer Jun 2016 #63
swoon. progressoid Jun 2016 #70
M. Appeal lapfog_1 Jun 2016 #79
A female James Bond is wrong Drahthaardogs Jun 2016 #2
James is James, and gender is irrelevant. HuckleB Jun 2016 #3
It depends on how you view it. Drahthaardogs Jun 2016 #6
Well, then you've decided fiction isn't fiction any more. HuckleB Jun 2016 #10
I don't remember asking for your help. Drahthaardogs Jun 2016 #15
Well, you posted on my OP. HuckleB Jun 2016 #16
Or something.... Drahthaardogs Jun 2016 #23
. HuckleB Jun 2016 #24
Ian Fleming established that "James Bond" was his real name in the books, not a codename. Xithras Jun 2016 #58
Maybe he has a long lost sister. Rex Jun 2016 #69
To some it does, to others not. Drahthaardogs Jun 2016 #72
James Bond is obviously the cover name for seven agents. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #80
Actually, that's kind of the sub-plot... PJMcK Jun 2016 #82
Original Casino Royale is best Bond of all, wouldn't you agree? JackRiddler Jun 2016 #89
Especially Woody Allen as Jimmy Bond (wink) PJMcK Jun 2016 #95
Why not a male Hermione Granger, then? Orrex Jun 2016 #47
Why not a unicorn? TipTok Jun 2016 #71
Well that's the whole question, isn't it? Orrex Jun 2016 #73
Probably because of the relative dearth of good female characters. Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #85
Then the answer is to create more good female roles Orrex Jun 2016 #93
And a transgender Ronald Weasley? :) Albertoo Jun 2016 #92
This is fiction, so who cares go wild. Rex Jun 2016 #65
I agree! Looking forward to a Jane Bond! Rex Jun 2016 #4
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2016 #8
I've never met a women named James, Jamie...yes...I know 2 Jamies. Rex Jun 2016 #11
So what? HuckleB Jun 2016 #21
They brought it up? Rex Jun 2016 #40
Ryan Reynolds daughter is named James. It's uncommon, but not unheard of. Xithras Jun 2016 #61
That is interesting. Rex Jun 2016 #64
As a fan of Ian Flemings original works, I'd have a problem with them changing the name. Xithras Jun 2016 #67
Since it is all fiction and I love new concepts I would be on board. Rex Jun 2016 #68
Hey, we've had Emma Peel and Natasha Romanov...who needs Jane Bond? First Speaker Jun 2016 #5
Amen. Dr. Strange Jun 2016 #9
Not to mention Fumesucker Jun 2016 #12
Thunderball! HuckleB Jun 2016 #14
Thanks for saving me the time.... Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #49
Are those their names? HuckleB Jun 2016 #13
Agreed, but I absolutely draw the line at female Ghostbusters; that's just wrong!!1! petronius Jun 2016 #17
Yeah, it's weird. What is happening to supposedly progressive America? HuckleB Jun 2016 #22
Not exactly faithful to the source material... malthaussen Jun 2016 #18
"Source material." HuckleB Jun 2016 #19
There's never been an Asian male Nancy Drew NightWatcher Jun 2016 #25
That would be cool! HuckleB Jun 2016 #26
Why am I on the wrong web page? NightWatcher Jun 2016 #27
You appear to think that fictional characters can't change gender. HuckleB Jun 2016 #28
Why stop there, why not make it James Bark, a secret agent dog? NightWatcher Jun 2016 #29
WOW! You really do make it rather easy. HuckleB Jun 2016 #30
I would totally watch a James Bark movie. Kentonio Jun 2016 #96
Yeah! That's why they should never cast a Scottish guy in the role. Orrex Jun 2016 #48
As long as she still hits on Miss Moneypenny, it's ok with me. FSogol Jun 2016 #31
Why not Mr. Moneypenny? WinkyDink Jun 2016 #88
Because then they'd have to pay him 22% more per hour Orrex Jun 2016 #99
Why not a Hunger Games movie that's about a young Jewish man trying to Marr Jun 2016 #32
Wait. You're saying that every version of a female lead must have a male lead? HuckleB Jun 2016 #33
No, I'm just saying I understand why fans would object to casting that Marr Jun 2016 #34
Post removed Post removed Jun 2016 #35
What a childish response. Marr Jun 2016 #37
What kind of shit is that? U4ikLefty Jun 2016 #42
"A room to a Kill" "you only call roomservice twice" "live and let housekeeping change the sheets" Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #46
"Murder She Entered." Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #60
But the things great works are about are themes and not sets. In many cases a classic is a classic Bluenorthwest Jun 2016 #50
Sure. I personally think that's the real meat of things, too. Marr Jun 2016 #53
Sounds like a pretty good Hunger Games. JackRiddler Jun 2016 #90
I think Hermione being Black fits her character and backstory quite well Odin2005 Jun 2016 #36
still like to know brettdale Jun 2016 #39
The thing I like about it is that it only upsets assumptions. Marr Jun 2016 #54
Well, it's of on the casting director for the films, too. Orrex Jun 2016 #55
Rowling was happy with a grown up black Hermione in a stage play, so why not. Kentonio Jun 2016 #97
I was really shocked to see Miss Marple cast as a woman in the TV series struggle4progress Jun 2016 #41
When the cinematic story of the march towards the Iraq war is made Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #45
Never say that sort of thing about frogs! Crunchy Frog Jun 2016 #87
You are absolutely right, of course. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #94
Gender Shmender, I dont really care. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #44
Thank you! Connery *is* Bond. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #52
Oh come on now! You know you liked Octopussy! Rex Jun 2016 #66
Ok, fine, Rex, Live and Let Die. You got me on this one. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #74
Live and Let Die might be the closest, authentic, Bond Movie, Moore ever made. Rex Jun 2016 #75
That movie (live and let die) freaked my shit out when I saw it as a kid. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #76
Same here, I thought Moonraker was the coolest movie I'd ever seen as a kid. Rex Jun 2016 #78
At what point is the character no longer the character? Jester Messiah Jun 2016 #51
Ah, hell, say the new one is the spurious issue of the "original." That'll fix things. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #62
I agree. A suave, black James Bond. Yes! TexasMommaWithAHat Jun 2016 #77
Not sure a female James Bond would work too well PersonNumber503602 Jun 2016 #81
Myself, I have always been a fan Melina Havelock longship Jun 2016 #83
Most of the brand markers for the Bond character are transferable chade Jun 2016 #84
Or---One could strive to create original characters. (If an iconic character is altered WinkyDink Jun 2016 #86
And a Japanese King Arthur? An Indian Ulysses? A Burmese Peter Pan? Albertoo Jun 2016 #91
Although the books give a Bond backstory.. Kentonio Jun 2016 #98
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