Hang on a minute, Xen. Precisely who, apart from Brosnan's admirers, has ever really thought that he was the saviour of the series? I think I recall Barbara Broccoli saying that GoldenEye's success was due to Brosnan, Fierstein and Campbell but I don't recall anyone state "it's all thanks to Pierce". Besides, if the films ever looked like they were in trouble, it was because of legal wranglings and/or poor marketing. Are you trying to tell us that Pierce not only took on the role of Bond, but defended Eon's corner in the courts as well as running its publicity?Brosnan who has widely be hailed as reviving the Bond series
I'm not the biggest supporter of Brosnan as Bond, but I can't say I hate his guts either. I respect the contribution he's made to the series but, by becoming James Bond, the only thing he "revived" was his own career.