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[Leon]

Does anybody else think that they should introduce Bond's office and secretary, for example, in the next film?

If only briefly, to give a bit more of a root to Bond as a spy doing a job. This seems to be what they want to go for with the new direction and this kind of thing is something I feel should be seriously considered. Bond's office is shown in On Her Majesty's Secret Service briefly.

A dark, rainy evening with Bond seen for a moment rifling through paperwork before getting a message from Loelia Ponsonby that M has something urgent for him. I'm sure I saw this kind of thing mentioned on another forum or somehwere similar and think it would be an excellent idea.

What else would people like to see along these lines?

[dodge]

I'm all for it. If it were done, even briefly, as you've described it, then we'd have our first flash of Bond as a worker. Why not? The guy pushes paper sometimes, he doesn't scoot continuosly from adventure to adventure, from hot bod to hot bod. Thirty seconds or less could be very well spent.

[Royal Dalton]

Yeah, I'd like to see that. Or, maybe a scene where Bond's clearing out the office of another Double-O agent, after he's been killed.

I'd like to see an end to the "Designed by IKEA" MI6 offices, as well.

[Leon]

Yeah, I'd like to see that. Or, maybe a scene where Bond's clearing out the office of another Double-O agent, after he's been killed.

I'd like to see an end to the "Designed by IKEA" MI6 offices, as well.

Haha, damn right. Sets need to have some real class and style, they have the budget for it! The new production designer from Road to Perdition and The Golden Compass seems to do this with a really atmospheric and detailed gothic/classical style. Interesting, in fact perhaps somebody could make a topic discussing this if there isn't one already?

Yea, it's not as if it would be too boring or something, they did similar things in Casino Royale already with Bond in a hotel room or something else and audiences loved it so..

The way I see it, a bit more depth like this is needed to make the films credible in the new direction they are trying to take. Even the small addition of making a scene night, rainy or snowy etc adds a lot of atmosphere.

I always loved the Dr No M scene where he leaves the gambling club at 3am to see M in the middle of the night, it has a lot of atmosphere. It also shows a bit of Bond's regular non-action man activities, so when he does get into trouble you can empathise with him better as a human being rather than a boring 2dimensional action hero, which I don't think Bond is about.

I even felt that Brosnan's Bond bordered on dull boy-scout action hero. I love the darker, rougher 007 in the last film. More dirty killings and the consequences of these shown better. Sure, it's more violent and less "fasmily friendly" but that's the character, and when you start trying to make him family-friendly it becomes watered down and dull and loses the whole essence and point of the character. This also, however, shows that violence and death have unpleasant consequences, which is frankly better for kids to see in a film than a guy killing some idiot and not caring and being a big hero for it.

Ok, bit of a rant, but good discussion

Edited by Leon, 30 July 2007 - 08:35 PM.

[Agent 76]

I totally support this kind of aproach to James Bond's character, using of Fleming material in the books, such as his office, while showing him working the paperwork, files, et

[00Twelve]

Yes.

Tanner.
Molony.
Loelia.
Bond's office/firing range/canteen.

Any of the above would do quite nicely in a brief scene at work.

[Hotwinds]

What else would people like to see along these lines?
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Great idea. Show more of Bond at the work place getting ready and preparing with co-workers before he goes out in the field.

We saw how the competition and the Ninjas get in shape, how about the 00's.

I am often wondering what is going on behind this or that door.

Anything to make them more "real".

[OmarB]

I totally agree. Having him in that office he shares with the other double O. Have him behind his desk and obviously bored (little Fleming nod), hell, bring back the apartment and May too!

Ok, enough nerding out but I do think that you should see Bond in the office interacting with the other double O agents, possibly even having him work out with the other agents then have him buzzed up to his office where he has to hastily clean up and report to M. YOu get to see him going from bored, day to day Bond to him getting excited to be out of the office on an actual job.

[DaveBond21]

I'd like to see an end to the "Designed by IKEA" MI6 offices, as well.

Yeah, me too, but IKEA furniture in the British government is realistic.

[Leon]

I'd like to see an end to the "Designed by IKEA" MI6 offices, as well.

Yeah, me too, but IKEA furniture in the British government is realistic.

Lol, maybe so, but James Bond is about heightened reality rather than being true to life

The mention of Sir James Molony is a good one too, there are a number of classic Bond characters from the books who haven't been used yet, perhaps mentioned in some cases but never properly used.

[Andy A 007]

It would be very interesting to see Bond's office in a new Bond film. It would also be interesting to see a new Mary Goodnight, not a main Bond girl like TMWTGG, but as Bond's secretary as in the novels.

[Leon]

Was it Mary Goodnight or Loelia Ponsonby who was first?

[Major Tallon]

It was Lil, as Bond calls her.

[Agent Ostlund]

Yes, it would be very neat to see Scenes in the next movie of Bond working in his office, and of his secretary. I would also think it would be neat if They Showed Bond interact with other 00 agents. Maybe they should also have a scene or two in which Bond Smokes. I believe if all of those were to be included, it would definitely add The Book feel to the movie.

Edited by Agent Ostlund, 05 August 2007 - 10:48 PM.

[Leon]

Bond doesn't really interact with the other agents in the books, there's only second hand sketchy references to this sort of thing. I don't remember him interacting with another Double-O at least (?)

And yes, Lil indeed, thanks Maj. Tallon

[Agent Ostlund]

yes, you are right. What I should of said was that they should maybe mention the other 00 agents a little more, maybe give their names and whatnot.