According to Boyd, in his novel Bond is dealing with approaching the age of mandatory retirement and "an ordinary assignment that goes horribly wrong." While I highly doubt it could be an adaptation of Skyfall set in 1969 it got me thinking. '69 was the year that ARPANET was launched (what is collectively known now as the INTERNET). So, obviously it would need some changes, but with a restructured story, Skyfall could work in 1969. Here's some of the things that I could see being changed:
However, much of the story would not have to change. You could still have the scenes in Istanbul, the London metro system, and Scotland. I think it could serve as a both an end and a new beginning to the Fleming incarnation of 007 and also a great way to transition the Fleming Bond from the '60s to the '70s.
Edited by seawolfnyy, 06 December 2012 - 06:31 AM.