The One and Done: A Look at George Lazenby in James Bond

The One and Done: A Look at George Lazenby in James Bond
December 16, 2019
By Ryan Porzl

In August 1967, the James Bond series was at an all time high coming off it's fifth film You Only Live Twice back in June and was the third Bond film in a row to gross more than $100 million. However, all good things must come to an end as it was at this point where the franchise suffered a big blow when original James Bond Sean Connery announced his departure from the role after five years and five films. There were obvious questions about whether the franchise could survive without Connery or if Bond was merely a fad that would begin to fizzle out. With money to be made, the series continued but after several names ranging from actors who played superheroes to future Bond actors, the man assigned to fill Connery's shoes was an Australian model with little acting experience named George Lazenby. Despite the seemingly impossible task, Lazenby made his mark leaving as fast as he came and exiting the role after only one film and mixed reviews. With the 50th Anniversary of his only outing of 007 approaching, let's take a look at George Lazenby: The One and Done James Bond. This article does contain spoilers.

35th Anniversary: A Look Back At The Battle of the Bonds

Roger Moore vs. Sean Connery

35th Anniversary: A Look Back At The Battle of the Bonds
May 16, 2018
By Ryan Porzl

For more than 55 years, the James Bond series has been around and been one of the biggest movie series in history. Through it all, the movies were largely done by Eon Productions and distributed by United Artists & MGM with very few exceptions. One of the those exceptions was in 1967 when a spoof of Casino Royale came out during Eon's You Only Live Twice. The second was far more interesting when in 1983 Eon's Octopussy featuring arguably the most popular actor to portray 007 went head to head against Never Say Never Again, a movie that was a remake of the previous Eon film Thunderball while starring the actor who returned to the role after a dozen years that he helped make famous. Even more so, it was a battle over two decades in the making that originally began between a producer against Bond creator Ian Fleming that continued with Eon. How did this happen and how did we get there? To celebrate the 35th Anniversary of what became known as "The Battle of the Bonds", we'll take a look at the beginning of Bond to the controversy over Thunderball to the events that led to the 1983 battle to the aftermath.

Celebrities You May Not Have Known Were In James Bond Films

Celebrities You May Not Have Known Were In James Bond Films
November 13, 2017 
By Ryan Porzl

With the James Bond movie series having been around for 55 years, it's well known many big celebrities have come through it. Everybody knows most of them as everyone knows Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Pierce Brosnan has been James Bond to Jane Seymour, Denise Richards, and Halle Barry were Bond girls to Christopher Lee, Christopher Walken, Javier Bardem, & Christoph Waltz were Bond villains. However, there's much more than them. Did you know the original Steve McGarrett and Quint from Jaws were in Bond films? Did you know Tattoo from Fantasy Island, Kojak, Vicki Vale from Batman, and two X-Men were too? What about Ned Stark from Game of Thrones? The knight who played chess against Death? Two members of The Fellowship of the Ring? Even Lord Voldemort? They all did and then some. Here now is a list of actors and celebrities that you may know of but have no idea were in James Bond films.

Timothy Dalton: A Look Back At The Original Dark Bond

Timothy Dalton: A Look Back At The Original Dark Bond
June 21, 2017
By Ryan Porzl

In the James Bond world, Timothy Dalton is best remembered as the fourth James Bond succeeding Roger Moore and bringing up about a darker tone to the series in an attempt to be more closer than the Ian Fleming novels the movies were based off of. Unfortunately, Dalton's approach was polarizing and legal problems over the series as well as other issues saw Dalton exit after only two films. Despite his brief run as 007, Dalton has had quite the journey leading up to Bond and an interesting aftermath with redemption. This article will look back at Dalton's early life/career, his eighteen year journey and false starts as the world's most famous secret agent, his run & departure, and aftermath.