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[DamnCoffee]

Not a massive fan of Craigs style (his top half was OK but who wears jeans with a suit), and the Monkey clip was rude and embarrasing and i'm suprised Craig didn't punch him, i would have.

[crheath]

I enjoyed it, just very short. They seemed to get along, funny bit with the monkeys, and great fight scene they showed. Then suddenly, "good luck" and that's it...

[zencat]

Craig was just on.

Pretty crappy interview except for the clip.

They talked about Road to Perdition, Letterman showed photos of all the Bonds, and then they showed some clip of monkeys skiing to the James Bond theme.

God, I absolutely hate these talk shows (Leno, Letterman, Conan). I find the entire format just so stale and old fashioned, I can't believe they still exist. And the participants so clearly phone it in

[DamnCoffee]

what was with lettermans lame jokes, which, everyone, seemed to find funny

[Jackanaples]

[quote name='zencat' post='644557' date='11 November 2006 - 08:31']
God, I absolutely hate these talk shows (Leno, Letterman, Conan). I find the entire format just so stale and old fashioned, I can't believe they still exist. And the participants so clearly phone it in

Edited by Jackanaples, 11 November 2006 - 04:58 PM.

[MaFru]

When Brosnan was invited on the show to promote The Matador, Letterman did exactly the same bit with the pictures of the other actors, even the Trebek "joke", how original, how funny.

No monkey clips for Pierce, though.

[Pal]

That stairwell fight looks extremely intense! From what I've seen from the fight/action scenes, I'm beginning to think that whenever there are "Best Bond Fight" polls, many of them are going to come from CR alone.

[marktmurphy]

Put simply: our hosts play it far too safe and entertaining conversation cannot survive in the vacuum created.

Talking of playing it safe: I watched an online clip from some show in Cleveland with a brief interview with Craig, they showed bits from the trailer and when the train part appeared they bleeped out the word ''! Someone really needs to loosen up over there.

EDIT: Oh my God. The board beeps it out too. I can't believe it. It's the part of Bond Vesper says she's keeping her eyes off.
For heaven's sake, you can say that word daytime on the BBC. This is ridiculous.

[Frankie]

Letterman was a jerk. He basically made fun of Craig in the dialogue and had him as the second guest after some old lady from a documentary that no one heard of. He spent more time talking about Paul Newman and Tom Hanks in Road To Perdition than he did about CR.

Or could it be true that King Craig does really not have any clothes on? I wonder how Hugh Jackman or Clive Owenwould have been welcomed on late night shows after doing a Bond flick..

[JimmyBond]

Letterman was a jerk. He basically made fun of Craig in the dialogue and had him as the second guest after some old lady from a documentary that no one heard of. He spent more time talking about Paul Newman and Tom Hanks in Road To Perdition than he did about CR.

Or could it be true that King Craig does really not have any clothes on? I wonder how Hugh Jackman or Clive Owenwould have been welcomed on late night shows after doing a Bond flick..

Yes, because Letterman is such a huge Bond fan, and he intentionally blew the interview becuase he wanted to "stick" it to Craig.

[Doctor Shatterhand]

Has anyone here mentioned that the monkey clip was actually from a 1960s children's spy show called "Lancelot Link - Secret Chimp".

[Brock Samson]

Letterman was a jerk. He basically made fun of Craig in the dialogue and had him as the second guest after some old lady from a documentary that no one heard of. He spent more time talking about Paul Newman and Tom Hanks in Road To Perdition than he did about CR.

Or could it be true that King Craig does really not have any clothes on? I wonder how Hugh Jackman or Clive Owenwould have been welcomed on late night shows after doing a Bond flick..

By Dave? Probably the exact same as DC. Standard format. Or could it be that it was just Letterman being, you know, Dave? He makes bad jokes, he beats jokes to death, he shows stupid clips. That's his 'thing'. Still better than Leno

At least he didn't do what he used (still does? Haven't watched him in an age) to do with Survivor rejects. They're mandated to be on the show by CBS. Dave obviously hates this and frequently doesn't even let them sit down.

[MR. BOND 93]

I thought Craig's outfit on Dave looked great.

[Bon-san]

Craig was somewhat reserved, as per usual. But he appeared to be game for some good social chit-chat. Unfortunately, Letterman was just not up for it. My big gripe is that Dave wasted five minutes at the beginning of the show explaining the entire backstory of the 'Pollock' woman. He even admitted that, as the guest was going to explain everything he'd just explained, he'd wasted the time, and that the production was behind schedule accordingly. So Craig got shorted.

C'est la vie, I guess. I miss Johnny.

[Qwerty]

Now on the CBn main page...

Daniel Craig's Appearance on David Letterman Now Online

_{Includes a scene from Casino Royale}

[K1Bond007]

God, I absolutely hate these talk shows (Leno, Letterman, Conan). I find the entire format just so stale and old fashioned, I can't believe they still exist. And the participants so clearly phone it in…seriously, I feel embarrassed for all involved. I literally squirm when I watch these.

I just find it hard to believe that people tune into it every night. Both Letterman and Leno feel very antiquated IMHO. Conan still feels fresh, but if you watch him enough it gets tiring. I think Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert would best them all if they were on one of the big 4 instead of Comedy Central. Granted they only do a half hour...I would have rather had seen Craig on one of those. The interview length would have been about the same.

what was with lettermans lame jokes, which, everyone, seemed to find funny

Letterman has a really dry sense of humor. If that's your comedy taste then Letterman is a funny guy; if it isn't then you're going to wonder why he's considered a comedian. That's just how it is - there's hardly any middle ground.

[Mamadou]

In a perfect world, Daniel Craig would be the guest on the Dick Cavett Show. The interview would be 15-20 minutes or more.

For those of you who don't know who Dick Cavett is, he had a show in the late 60s and 70s that was probably one of the most articulate shows ever. He had musicians, actors, authors, politicians, and generally interesting people as his guests, and often gave them very long interviews. He didn't do comedy per se (i.e. no real opening monologue), though he is a very funny guy, and the focus was always on his guests. His most famous episode was broadcast during Woodstock, and his guests were Jefferson Airplane, CSN and Joni Mitchell. One of his guests also died on his show (of a heart attack, I think).

Recently, the show was revived for one episode with Mel Brooks as the guest.

He should do one with Craig.

[dinovelvet]

[quote name='K1Bond007' post='644896' date='11 November 2006 - 19:33']
[quote name='zencat' post='644557' date='11 November 2006 - 10:31']
God, I absolutely hate these talk shows (Leno, Letterman, Conan). I find the entire format just so stale and old fashioned, I can't believe they still exist. And the participants so clearly phone it in

[K1Bond007]

Yet another "let's show a clip of Bush saying something stupid!"

LOL. Well you have to admit the man says a lot of stupid stuff. He's not a good public speaker -- all politics aside.

Yeah, anyway. I'm not defending the interview. It was weak, but I wasn't expecting a whole lot to tell you the truth. I'm not upset.

On a related note, I noticed Letterman looked like he was sick and I recall reading someone saying Craig canceled an interview elsewhere because he picked up something while in NY. I wonder...

[deth]

jeans?

[AgentPB]

Guys the Second spot is more coveted. You want people to watch the whole show so you put the crazy painting person on first so that people have to wait to see the new james bond. I think Letterman did a fine job i mean it was a 5 minute interview what do you want?

[Jack Spang]

That stair well fight sequence looks wonderful. Very gritty and intense. I just hope there aren't too many close up shots like there was in Batman Begins. It's hard to follow what is going on then. It's always good to have some though as it brings you into the action and makes it seem more intense and real. My only complaint is the music. It think it is awful and way to overdramatic. It simply hinders my overall enjoyment of this scene.

[Double-Oh Agent]

Guys the Second spot is more coveted. You want people to watch the whole show so you put the crazy painting person on first so that people have to wait to see the new james bond. I think Letterman did a fine job i mean it was a 5 minute interview what do you want?

The second spot is not more coveted (certainly not on late night talk shows anyway)--the first one is. When was the last time a major star like Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman or Tom Hanks came on after someone like the painting lady or Rob Schneider or even Eva Longoria? They don't. They come on first because it's the prime spot. (That, and because nowadays the stars don't often stick around once their bit is done.)

As for the Letterman interview, I haven't seen it, but it does sound disappointing. I've never been a big fan of Letterman. I much prefer Leno and since he is a big Bond fan (and has the top-rated late-night show), it is weird that Craig wasn't on The Tonight Show first.

[triviachamp]

I suspect the reason Craig is on Letterman is because he was in New York at the time.

[AgentPB]

The second spot is not more coveted (certainly not on late night talk shows anyway)--the first one is. When was the last time a major star like Tom Cruise or Nicole Kidman or Tom Hanks came on after someone like the painting lady or Rob Schneider or even Eva Longoria? They don't. They come on first because it's the prime spot. (That, and because nowadays the stars don't often stick around once their bit is done.)

As for the Letterman interview, I haven't seen it, but it does sound disappointing. I've never been a big fan of Letterman. I much prefer Leno and since he is a big Bond fan (and has the top-rated late-night show), it is weird that Craig wasn't on The Tonight Show first.

Well your right but in this case it obviously made sense to have Craig go second. If he didn't who would have watched the rest of the show?

[Bucky]

that fight looks pretty sick. was that the old casino royale theme they were using?

[marktmurphy]

Letterman has a really dry sense of humor. If that's your comedy taste then Letterman is a funny guy; if it isn't then you're going to wonder why he's considered a comedian. That's just how it is - there's hardly any middle ground.

I like dry humour, I got his jokes: they're just never funny.

[Double-0-Seven]

The stairwell fight looks awesome.

The scene with the monkies looks great as well.

[zstoneVII]

the making of the monkey scene is now on the official site under 'videos'. apparently only took 1 take according to Campbell

[alneri007]

If he were on Leno, it would have been much, much worse. Leno is an awful interviewer and the whole piece would have been awkward, with a few shots of Kevin Ewbanks laughing for absolutely no reason. Leno is a shadow of his former self. When he was on Letterman's NBC show in the 80's he killed, ranting about awful TV programs and doing "What's my beef?" Today, Leno's show is dead and soulless, an empty vessel for the amusement of NBC/GE pinheads everywhere, such as former NBC pinhead Don "Happy Hour" Ohlmeyer, the man who fired Norm MacDonald from SNL. Honestly, Leno's monologue goes on forever and maybe 10% of the jokes at most are mildly chuckle-worthy. Conan couldn't replace Leno fast enough.

As for the Daniel Craig interview, they all can't be huge and funny. Not every guest can be Steve Martin or Tom Hanks. And hey, at least they're phasing out "Will it Float?"