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[dinovelvet]

If it were to be done seriously and realistically (say, in a Daniel Craig Bond 23 or 24), should/could Bond go into outer space again, or is it still too outlandish?

[MkB]

If it were possible to avoid it, I'd be over the moon ;-)

Edited by MkB, 17 September 2007 - 02:04 AM.

[darkpath]

Personally, until and unless there is some kind of commercialization or colonization of the moon, I can't see any way where it wouldn't be absurd, simply because there's no human threat force that would realistically be in outer space for him to go up against. Until and unless that situation changes, I would say that Bond should remain essentially within the confines of the Earth and its biosphere.

[Cruiserweight]

Personally, until and unless there is some kind of commercialization or colonization of the moon, I can't see any way where it wouldn't be absurd, simply because there's no human threat force that would realistically be in outer space for him to go up against. Until and unless that situation changes, I would say that Bond should remain essentially within the confines of the Earth and its biosphere.

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[MkB]

Exactly, Darkpath!
And besides, caring about the feminine audience of Bond films, let's say a swinsuit (or even a wet suit) is far more sexy than an astronaut outfit!

[Cruiserweight]

And besides, caring about the feminine audience of Bond films, let's say a swinsuit (or even a wet suit) is far more sexy than an astronaut outfit!

I guess i got a weird taste when it comes to what i think is sexy.Give me the space outfit anyday!

[Spurrier]

If it were to be done seriously and realistically (say, in a Daniel Craig Bond 23 or 24), should/could Bond go into outer space again, or is it still too outlandish?

I think quite a few Bond movies are "outlandish". Therefore, I have no problem with Bond going back to outer space.

[Professor Dent]

There are more than enough good stories to tell down here on planet earth (& this is coming from someone who likes Moonraker ).

[DaveBond21]

There are more than enough good stories to tell down here on planet earth (& this is coming from someone who likes Moonraker ).

I agree. Also we should not forget that Connery's Bond almost went into space in YOLT.

[Sbott]

Not if they want to keep the realism of CR going through the Craig era.

Edited by Sbott, 17 September 2007 - 09:41 AM.

[Scottlee]

How about Drax's evil twin brother shows up and builds a new space station? In an equally unexpected and dramatic twist, Jaws could turn up played by a different actor (it transpires that his and Dolly's escape pod floated around and around the stratosphere until Drax's brother came along and rescued him).

[Mr Twilight]

Please No. Feets on the ground

[Publius]

Not until commercial space flight starts becoming common, but is still expensive and fantastic, so that people can enjoy the experience vicariously through Bond without laughing at its implausibility.

And I think Daniel Craig could do it, but I rather he not until Bond 24, provided my above conditions are met.

[Judo chop]

If it were to be done seriously and realistically (say, in a Daniel Craig Bond 23 or 24), should/could Bond go into outer space again, or is it still too outlandish?

Serious and realistic are good to have, but they're not enough for Bond. Rich and exotic is still a necessary location ingredient, IMO.

Space is black, cold, and necessarily artificial if humans are to survive in it. It may be a possibility and not outlandish at all, but is it fun? Not Bond's kind of fun, IMO.

So, even if space travel, moon colonization, Mars vacations or asteroid paintball arenas all become commonplace within the next 10 years, it all still seems an awfully dreary place for Bond to be, especially when there's still so much of South America, Africa and other corners of the earth for him to explore.

If given the choice I'd take a serious and realistic deep sea adventure before a deep space adventure.

[killkenny kid]

please, not in my lifetime.

[LadySylvia]

If it were to be done seriously and realistically (say, in a Daniel Craig Bond 23 or 24), should/could Bond go into outer space again, or is it still too outlandish?

No outer space! Please!

[Publius]

If given the choice I'd take a serious and realistic deep sea adventure before a deep space adventure.

Same here.

It'll be many decades before humans even begin to have the technology to colonize a remotely interesting location in space (for a Bond movie, at least). And that'd probably be Saturn's moon Titan, which is relatively Earth-like. And I still couldn't see it being the actual setting for more than a short length of time.

[plankattack]

Bond should go into outer space again. Probably about the same time as personal invisibility technology is available to us all at affordable prices.

Oh, you mean, you didn't know about that.......

[Blofeld's Cat]

Bond back in space again?

Not on your little nellie!

[dinovelvet]

Not until commercial space flight starts becoming common, but is still expensive and fantastic, so that people can enjoy the experience vicariously through Bond without laughing at its implausibility.

And I think Daniel Craig could do it, but I rather he not until Bond 24, provided my above conditions are met.

Well, we already have examples of millionaires paying for vacations in space :

http://en.wikipedia...._space_tourists

and also on that page it says there are plans to have a commercial space station up and running by 2010, by which time Bond 24 will probably be in the planning stages! So the idea of Bond in space in the next couple of years is already far more credible and based in reality than anything we saw in DAD, and MR for that matter.
You could have a plot revolving around the inaugural commercial space flight (EON love their 'ripped from the headlines' scenarios!), organized by a Richard Branson-like Bond villain, who is really using it as a smokescreen to do something dastardly. (don't they always do that?)

[Qwerty]

I'm not positive whether I'd want him to or not, but I bet they could come up with a way to make it seem somewhat plausible and not too outlandish*.

*which would naturally be the subject of several debates on Bond forums.

[Kilroy6644]

I don't think I'd like to see him go into space again. I like the more realistic direction the series has taken, and I just can't think of any plausible plotlines that would require him to go into space. What could a villain do from a space station that couldn't be done on Earth?

[dodge]

He'll be so busy going more deeply into inner space I doubt he'll have the time.

[draxingtonstanley]

Perhaps Bond can go back into space the next time Halleys Comet comes round(they can write it into the plot this time). Not before.

[draxingtonstanley]

On second thoughts,it would be great if he went to the edge of the atmosphere in one of those high altiude spyplanes for some pressing reason. Maybe did a mega high HALO jump from it?
I felt that the HALO jump in TND was a bit wasted somehow.

[sharpshooter]

Going into space is not outlandish, but when they throw in laser guns, etc it is going too far.

[O.H.M.S.S.]

For me, Moonraker was the only true letdown in the official series. The only reason for that is because the climax was such a foolish mess. Why would they send 007 to space ??? Please let's never do that again.

[RazorBlade]

I think a jump from one of the new consumer space planes 63 miles up, the edge of space, is the only thing I could go for.

[Santa]

When the rest of us can realistically think about visiting space then I'm happy for Bond to do so. But not if we find Jaws and Dolly up there, living happily ever after.

[MkB]

Why would they send 007 to space ???

Mmmmmh... Because M was tired of his corny humour, and couldn't bear his bell-bottom pants anymore?