We could cut down on the whole "envelope in Japanese culture" thing, make it into a montage... but, then, we'd lose our title line.
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Posted 26 March 2011 - 02:16 AM
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Posted 26 March 2011 - 02:35 AM
There's no real payoff to whether Dikko is loyal or not, though. By the end of the book, he's basically an afterthought. Making him a traitor isn't nearly as controversial as, say, what Benson did with Draco in "Never Dream of Dying".I still want him to be loyal... how about Matsui Fujiwa, a cipher clerk under Tiger? He's not in the book, but it'd be a nice throwback to Thunderball, the movie.
"Blackmail of the double agent Matsui Fujiwa. Unfortunately, only 40 million yen; all the man had!"
Posted 26 March 2011 - 02:56 AM
Why should there be payoff; why should there even be a question of loyalty, to begin with? If it's to be more faithful to the novel, Dikko doesn't do anything bad; his views might be incendiary, but he's a lovable rogue who thinks Bond's a "pommy poofter" -- what not to like?There's no real payoff to whether Dikko is loyal or not, though. By the end of the book, he's basically an afterthought. Making him a traitor isn't nearly as controversial as, say, what Benson did with Draco in "Never Dream of Dying".
Posted 26 March 2011 - 03:01 AM
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Posted 27 March 2011 - 12:26 AM
I agree completely.I haven't written anything in stone. I do agree though that Dikko is essentially useless after he's introduced Bond to Japan. So why not send him off with a bang rather than let him just disappear when the story is done with him?
Posted 28 March 2011 - 01:43 AM
Posted 28 March 2011 - 04:24 AM
Any idea when the next bit is coming, dino?
Posted 28 March 2011 - 04:33 AM
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Posted 29 March 2011 - 09:52 PM
Any progress, dino?
Posted 29 March 2011 - 11:57 PM
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Posted 31 March 2011 - 02:24 AM
Wait, wait. You guys totally overlooked the "boogiemen" option of sea creatures arising from the Sea Of Japan and getting Bond.
Or was that already done in DAD
Y'know, I was thinking: If we're going to have Colonel Sun be the one to orchestrate the capture and brainwashing of Bond after "YOLT", maybe we could take a detour after "TMWTGG" and follow that one up with "Colonel Sun"?
That is, if everyone else is interested in tackling that story.
Posted 31 March 2011 - 02:36 AM
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Posted 31 March 2011 - 04:25 PM
Sounds good.I have a friend who can probably supply me with a detailed synopsis...
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Posted 02 April 2011 - 05:27 AM
Good work, Dino. Are we going to be able to work that bullet train into this chase?
Posted 02 April 2011 - 06:25 AM
Works for me.
Good work, Dino. Are we going to be able to work that bullet train into this chase?
I was going to use the train as part of the travelogue when Bond goes to the more remote part of Japan
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