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[Simon]

They realised there was a dearth of news elsewhere and so decided to capitalise on this window.

There'll be another cover in October - thereby capturing in entirety the core fan base.

[zencat]

You know, all day long when I think of this title I think Swimfan (that MGM turkey from a few years back). Even when I first saw it this morning, I saw Swimfan and not SilverFin. Weird.

[Athena007]

You know, all day long when I think of this title I think Swimfan (that MGM turkey from a few years back). Even when I first saw it this morning, I saw Swimfan and not SilverFin. Weird.

OT: I remember when I went to see Minority Report there was a preview for SwimFan and after the preview was over I yelled out "Boooooo!" ...the whole theater joined in

[Simon]

And now, after the better part of a bottle of white, I'm laughing knowing I'll never be able to see any other title.

Saw a pic of that girl who holds you as your latest interest, Eliza Dushca (spelling all over the place!) today in a magazine. Apparently she is the lead in some tv series. Have to say I have only seen her in Bring it On, the cheerleader flick - superb.

[Athena007]

[quote name='Simon' date='18 August 2004 - 14:31'] Saw a pic of that girl who holds you as your latest interest, Eliza Dushca (spelling all over the place!) today in a magazine.

[zencat]

Yes, I'm off Eliza...and onto Athena.

(You trying to get me in trouble, Simon?)

But back to Swimfan....I mean Silverfish...I mean...you know what I mean.

[The Silver Beast]

Exciting news today.

However, I can't help but think how much more exciting all this would have been if we were talking about a real continuation novel. You know, the kind in which James Bond is Double-Oh Seven...instead of James Bond, Uh-Oh Poopy Pants.

[bryonalston]

When I first heard of the plot (The scottish castle) I thought that the villain would have some kind of LOCH NESS MONSTER machine thing that is really a cover for some kind of underwater operation. A local girl named Wilder Lawless takes a photograph of what she believes is the monster, and gives it to the local paper. It is nicknamed "SilverFin," due to its shiny fin. She disappears of course, and James goes to find her, because he's in love with her or something. What he really finds out is that the SilverFin is an experimental submarine developed in the sleepy town, where it isn't likely it will be detected. James solves the mystery somehow, and gets his first kiss after he rescues Wilder from drowning.

[Athena007]

Response to bryonalston's 1st post:
Um... could it be... Charlie Higson is a member of CBn

Response to bryonalston's 2st post:
Yahoo! I like this guy. Anywho, she has nothing to do with anything, but as I mentioned before she does have her own show now called, Tru Calling.

[zencat]

When I first heard of the plot (The scottish castle) I thought that the villain would have some kind of LOCH NESS MONSTER machine thing that is really a cover for some kind of underwater operation. A local girl named Wilder Lawless takes a photograph of what she believes is the monster, and gives it to the local paper. It is nicknamed "SilverFin," due to its shiny fin. She disappears of course, and James goes to find her, because he's in love with her or something. What he really finds out is that the SilverFin is an experimental submarine developed in the sleepy town, where it isn't likely it will be detected. James solves the mystery somehow, and gets his first kiss after he rescues Wilder from drowning.

Good plot...but it's been done. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. Great film if you've never seen it, btw.

[zencat]

I added a POLL to this thread.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Silverfin and silverfin

The whole thing's fishy to me.

[[dark]]

The title... hmm... it could grow on me. But it sounds more wannabe Bondian than actual Bondian. I wonder how it'll tie into the story.

As for the cover art, it's all wrong. The eels or whatever those things are on the front cover are intriguing, but it's downhill from there. The fonts, as Evan pointed out, are dull, and certainly all wrong for a 1930s piece. Even the Young Bond logo is quite dull. The Harry Potter books are successful, and the cover art for them isn't striving to be modern. If you're gonna go after the Potter crowd, you may as well go the whole hog and use old-fashioned artwork. Be interesting to see the US art.

Still against the concept of this, though. Bond shouldn't have adventures as a child. But I'm curious as to how they'll strike a balance between Fleming's Bond and this Young Bond-come-Hardy Boy-adventurer. I fear we'll see a lot of the latter and very little of the former, contrary to comments made by Mr. Higson himself.

[Qwerty]

Silverfin and silverfin

The whole thing's fishy to me.

The new Bond villain:

[Jim]

Goldfinger sounds better

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What does that mean? How better? It's your qualification, so justify it.

I'd imagine hearing a silver fin would be more common than hearing about a gold finger. Hence, a more exotic title.

Doesn't explain why Thunderball is a "Bondian" title, given that thunderballs are noted meterological phenomena, nor "Brokenclaw", on the basis that claws may be broken - and given that "Goldfinger" was a real person's name pinched for the occasion, I suspect that is a subtext too far this time.

But that "debate" is done. Back to the killer eels.

[Owenpussy]

silverfin, it's a disgrace to fleming and all the movies.
a 13 year old bond, he can't drink, drive, smoke, have sex or even work, especially as an agent with a licence to kill.

[Jim]

Welcome to CBn Owenpussy; hope you enjoy yourself. If you have a look down the "Today's Posts", you'll see there are a few topics going on this subject already (and a poll or two). Have a read through those, join in, see what you think - but for the sake of not overburdening the board, I'm going to close this thread. Hope you don't mind. All the best.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Goldfinger sounds better

.

What does that mean? How better? It's your qualification, so justify it.

I'd imagine hearing a silver fin would be more common than hearing about a gold finger. Hence, a more exotic title.

Doesn't explain why Thunderball is a "Bondian" title, given that thunderballs are noted meterological phenomena,....

S.O.P. you see.

Like Thunderball, Silverfin could be the name of an op that is named by the combination of two unrelated words.

But wait, Jimmy isn't on the job yet, is he?

Perhaps he's in the 21 Jump Street version of MI6 in these books.

[Bond_Bishop]

I will take some time to melt this title:


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! OMG that was one of the silliest titles I've ever heard.

[Blofeld's Cat]

The new Bond villain:

Which one?

[Qwerty]

The new Bond villain:

Which one?

LOL!

The fish...



...of course.

[Bond_Bishop]

I hope the fish wins the struggle

[Qwerty]

He is SilverFin after all.

[Righty007]

I voted

The title has really grown on me. It will make much more sense when we read the book.

[Mister Asterix]

I don

[Righty007]

Looks like sperm to me.

[Mister Asterix]

Looks like sperm to me.

If your sperm look like that you need to get to a doctor. Right now.

[zencat]

Just a quick shout out... CBn now has a Charlie Higson/SilverFin section where you can check out all our "Young Bond" coverage. Thanks Mr. Asterix!

[Athena007]

Looks like sperm to me.

If your sperm look like that you need to get to a doctor. Right now.

LOL... ya. That would be awfully thick sperm ...scary!

I still think they look like eels.

[Qwerty]

Looks like sperm to me.

If your sperm look like that you need to get to a doctor. Right now.

LOL... ya. That would be awfully thick sperm ...scary!

I still think they look like eels.

Eels or worms...still an odd cover.