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[JimmyBond]

I don't believe he offiicially has one yet.

[JmesBond2001]

Nope, no name. We'll see how long that takes to place in.

[DLibrasnow]

I know that Benson christened Judi Dench's M, I was just wondering if he had done so for R/Q in his novelizations (I never read them because I like to be surprised in the movie theater).

[JimmyBond]

I did'nt read his TWINE, but Bensons DAD novel was pretty linear. He really didnt add much to the story that you could'nt have seen by watching the movie yourself.

[DLibrasnow]

I like to avoid spoilers so I am surprised by seeing a Bond movie. I don't want to know all about a movie before going to see it at the theater.

[Righty007]

Calling John Cleese "R" is like calling Judi Dench "N". "R" was just a joke that Bond made and I don't see why everyone took it serious.

[BONDFINESSE 007]

oh well he is r now, so thats all that matters

[Blue Eyes]

How exactly is he R now?

[BONDFINESSE 007]

my slip, i was saying Q IN MY MIND and put down r...a thousand pardons

[DLibrasnow]

Originally posted by Blue Eyes
How exactly is he R now?  

"Q stands for Quartermaster, what does R stand for? "
For serious, some people have asked me that question!

[Blue Eyes]

Read this thread if you really want to get into some people arguing the validity of R.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Originally posted by DLibrasnow


"Q stands for Quartermaster, what does R stand for? "

Reginald.

[Jim]

Originally posted by Blofeld's Cat

Reginald.

I would have thought Rachel, but hey ho.

Right, well

[Blofeld's Cat]

[quote]Originally posted by Jim
Zee. Judi Dench IS, however, playing Sir Miles Messervy (there seems no reason for this not to be true). If you can change the sex, you can change the name. The pictures on the castle walls in TWINE are pre-op, not pre-decessor. This is as much of a valid theory as any expressed here. It is. No, it is. Because I say so. And if you don

[DLibrasnow]

Thank you Jim....

[Blue Eyes]

Yes I second that thank you.

[red dwarf]

Ah but in GE bond states


" Your predecessor kept a * insert drink i;ve forgotten here * in * insert place i've forgotten here *

[Defender007(2)]

r does not exist because desmond died so cleese took over the role of q

[Bond_Bishop]

I wonder what happend to the orginal Q - Major Geoffrey Boothroyd. When did he retire and when did R taken over. I think he did that probably after the events in "The Man with the Red Tatoo" or when Bond where in prison in the Die Another Day movie/novel. In by own novel "Above the Ice" (It takes place two to three months after D.A.D in November - December 2003) Major Boothroyd will be in, but not as Q. because R is Q now. Both Q's will be in it.

Farewell Major Geoffrey Boothroyd a.k.a. Q and have a good retirement

[BONDFINESSE 007]

OH DEAR LORD, NOT THIS TOPIC AGAIN LOL

welcome to cbn bond bishop

[Double-0 Six]

Raymond Benson said he wouldn't acknowledge the changeover to a new Q in the books, so all of his books feature Boothroyd (whether the next author, if there is one, will continue this I don't know).

As far as the movies are concerned, I imagine Boothroyd "retired" just after the events of TWINE and R took over.

To be honest, I really wish they hadn't done it the way they have in the movies - we've had multiple Bond's, multiple M's and multiple Moneypenny's who were all the same character, so why should Q be any different (no disrespect to Desmond Llewellyn intended)?

I prefer to imagine John Cleese's Q and Llewellyn's Q as the same character, at least that way it fits in with Bond continuity better.

That's probably just me, though.

[Bond_Bishop]

So John Cleese's character in Die Another Day novelization is Boothroyd.

Okay, I understand. Then Boothroyd is Q in Above the Ice then!

[DLibrasnow]

Please, please visit the thread "R to Q" in the Die Another Day forum...that thread went on for 11 pages and I am sure people don't want to revisit it -- I know I don't...In fact I'll post in it so you know where it is.

[Dunph]

The magic of moderation...TADAAAA!!

[DLibrasnow]

Bond_Bishop here is the thread I was referring to.

[DLibrasnow]

Welcome to CBn Bond_Bishop!!

[Bond_Bishop]

Thanks! I wonder should I use Boothroyd or R as Q in my novel. (Well if you should think I should take R. Boothroyd will be in it to)?????????????????????????????????

[Righty007]

John Cleese's 'Q' is just like Judi Dench's 'M'. Judi Dench plays Barbara Mawdsley 'M' and not Admiral Sir Miles Messervey 'M'. John Cleese's 'Q' does not plays Major Geoffrey Boothroyd 'Q'. In the films, Major Geoffrey Boothroyd (Peter Burton and Desmond Llewelyn) retired and in the books he is not retired. They have not yet announced the real name of John Cleese's 'Q'.

Bernard Lee and Robert Brown both played the same 'M', Admiral Sir Miles Messervey.

Peter Burton and Desmond Llewelyn both played the same 'Q', Major Geoffrey Boothroyd.

Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan all played the same James Bond.

Lois Maxwell, Caroline Bliss, and Samantha Bond all played the same Miss Moneypenny.

Barbara Mawdsley took over after Admiral Sir Miles Messervey retired from the 'M' position.

John Cleese's 'Q' took over after Major Geoffrey Boothroyd retired from the 'Q' position.

[BONDFINESSE 007]

it just goes on and on.........

[Icebreaker]

HaHa, I have just read all 11 pages of this 'debate' (dont ask why...cause I dont know) and I am absolutely astonished to find so many people refusing to believe that there is no such character as 'R' and that Cleese is the new 'Q' but not Boothroyd...

Honestly though, this is why the scripts of movies have been dumbed down so much recently. The general movie going audience has SUCH a difficult time paying attention to these sorts of details. I mean, for some people you could spell out to them in the movie that Cleese is NOT Boothroyd and they would still question it. LOL! This makes things hard on screenwriters and this is why we get stupid movies with easy to follow plots...because they are afraid people wont UNDERSTAND them.

Gah!



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