Author: dtm666

I ramble about things.

The Death Of James Bond

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Yeah, we’re not being subtle here…

And no, we’re not talking about the last Bond film starring Daniel Craig…

Nor are we talking about some fanfiction that somehow got published and turned into a novel.

We’re talking about the latest and perhaps most permanent of death of James Bond… one that will stick for good.

By now, most of you folks are aware of the news that Amazon MGM has taken over complete creative control from the Brocollis, who have been custodians of the Bond film brand since its inception. This leaves the door open for Amazon to cast a new 007 film and run every bad idea through their checklist in an effort to fast-track a potential cinematic universe or content factory. You folks rolling your eyes over that One In A Million game show hosted by Remington Steel? Wait until you get that Moneypenny spin-off, or thar Q spin-off, or that ten other spin-offs that will all blend together and be completely forgettable.

The James Bond film series has had its ups and downs. There was some great films and there were some bad ones as well… but I’d never consider any one of them to be truly horrific films. Yes, even Die Another Day has its rare moments that makes up for the rubbish. Most of all, whenever there was a new James Bond film on the horizon, it felt like a big deal. It’s the same feeling that I once had for whenever there was a new Star Wars or Star Trek film. It was an event that was going to be hyped up and get us all excited.

Those days look to be long gone.

I have no faith in Amazon when it comes to steering this 007 ship in the right direction. I’ve seen their takes on other properties and my feelings on those can be best summed up as “the less said, the better.” I want to believe that James Bond wouldn’t be another one to toss into that category… but given who has creative control over the property, my hopes are so low, they’re practically non-existent. Isn’t it bad enough that we’re rewriting the Fleming novels to be more suitable for modern tastes? Can’t we just leave what was well enough alone?

Rest in peace, Mr. Bond. You’ve had a good running, but your time has come and gone.

Smackdown (Feb 21st, 2025) – Aw Shit… Here We Go Again…

Yeah, so Dwayne is back… and he’s here to announce that New Orleans will be hosting next year’s Wrestlemania. I’m sure that will make Ricky Starks Saints very, very happy and I hope he gets a spot on the card. Sadly, Dwayne decides to call out Cody, says that he wants his soul, and he’ll expect an answer at this coming Saturday’s Elimination Chamber PPV. So we went from Dwayne and Cody being antagonistic to being buddy buddy and back to being antagonistic again. Will Cody refuse Dwayne’s offer and continue his babyfacing ways? Or will we get that Homelander Cody that people want? Or maybe this is how we’re getting JOHN CENA to turn heel by having him be Dwayne’s Corporate Hollywood stooge to go after the title at Mania 41?

I guess if you wanted to add some last-minute intrigue to whatever Cody was going to do for Mania, this is a way to do it. It’d be nice if this shit actually made some semblance of sense instead of whatever the fuck Dwayne is doing – or is this one of those twenty steps ahead things that he likes to tease? I remember being twenty steps ahead – it’s usually not bad until you realize that you forgot what the first ten steps were in the first place. I’m not sure if this is supposed to get me more excited for Mania or not, but either way, I’m not up for watching Moana or whatever that movie is called in any capacity… not that I’d need much to be ambivalent over; it is a Disney product, after all.

As for the rest of the show… admittedly, I didn’t watch the whole thing because three hour Smackdowns can go fly a kite (this is allegedly supposed to be a temporary thing; we’ll see.) I did catch some of the main-event six-man that saw Jacob Fatu accidentally kick that Solo guy, so chances are we’re building towards an eventual match between those two, which would be nice to see. I don’t see how much more out of this Bloodline juice you can get now that Roman is doing other stuff with other people while all you’re left with are the B-team members that nobody really cares about… and the sooner that we can get Jacob Fatu away from those B-team folks, the better off he’ll be.

Oh, and now Kevin Owens is camping out in front of Sami’s house… because that’s a thing he does now… cool.

It Took Them Six Years To Make A Rise Of Skywalker Comic Book

Source: https://bleedingcool.com/comics/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-1-preview-reys-sith-showdown/

Yes, six years after the last Star Wars movie disappointed movie goers, Marvel is putting out a comic book adaptation. Why we needed six years for a comic that was just going to rehash old territory is beyond me, but there you go. I suppose this is their way of trying to make sense of what that movie was even supposed to be.

Too little, too late, I’m afraid.

Captain America’s World That’s Neither Brave Nor New

Captain America: Brave New World came out a week or so ago and by chance, I got to see it recently. This fourth movie in the Captain America series is the first to feature Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson in his first big adventure after assuming the Captain America mantle in that Falcon and Winter Soldier miniseries, which was probably the last real Marvel thing that I actually watched with any semblance of interest or enjoyment.

There’s been a lot of noise surrounding this film beforehand. It was originally titled New World Order before someone figured that we might offend someone – mostly the Orange Goblin, brother – and then there were the reshoots and all the talk about “how dare they replace Steve Rogers with Captain Falcon” or the usual nonsense. My only real concern here was whether the people behind the creative for this thing was capable of crafting a story that was worthy of the films that came before it. The previous Captain America films have been – in my book if no one else’s – the best films out of the MCU. Good storytelling, fantastic performances, and .

Brave New World had a lot going on its shoulders. It needed to convince the world that Sam Wilson was a worthy successor to the Captain America lineage and it need to live up to the standard that past films have established… and I think it’s safe to say that Brave New World fails on both counts.

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No, I Have Not Watched Squid Game

I was at a party the other day and someone had asked me if I was following the Squid Game show on Netflix. I told them no. They looked at me as though I kicked a baby down the steps or something. Apparently, people really like this show and will shame anyone who doesn’t share their love for this weirdly quirky show. I then asked them if they had seen Cobra Kai and then I told me no. I coldly replied that they didn’t deserve to live. We both laughed it off and talked about other things that don’t matter.

But, no, I have not seen a lick of Squid Game. To me, it’s this odd show from Korea that seems like a goofier version of the old Battle Royale film from ages ago, which I did see and thought was tremendous. I’ll probably break out the DVD and give that another watch instead.

What’s With All The Sequel Shows?

I don’t follow the entertainment world all that much unless it involves a few specific franchises or unless it concerns something that piqued my interest, but apparently, I’ve been oblivious to the news that people have been considering or are in the process of producing legacy sequels to TV shows from the turn of the century.

Apparently, there’s a Buffy continuation in the works. Malcolm In The Middle is also another show… this trend isn’t new. There was the recent Fraiser show that was cancelled, there was the Fuller House sequel to Full House show, there was the Roseanne show that lasted a season before they got rid of her and redubbed it The Conners, there’s That 90s Show, which is a follow-up to That 70s Show… because nobody gave a rat’s ass about That 80s Show.

So I just have to ask…. who is clamoring for these sequel shows to be made? Is there a fan base that saw all the Star Trek stuff that was coming out and went “Yeah, we’d like some of that for our own show that’s 30 years old and long past the point of relevancy.”

Yes, let’s make a sequel show that’s nowhere near as good as the original and feels even more out of place than the existing stuff does. Why do we need another Buffy show? Why do we need another Malcolm show? Quite frankly, why do we need ANY of these things? All they’re gonna do is ruin the thing you liked as a kid and it’s going to suck on its own merits.

The good news is that both Malcolm and presumably Buffy as well, will be debuting on Disney+. And since I don’t have Disney+, I have no need to watch either show… but then again, I had no reason to see either show in the first place. I’ve only seen a handful of episodes from either show and never got deeper than that in terms of my viewingship or something.

Hey, you know what? If you’re looking forward to these, I wish you all the best and hope these turn out good for your sake… but I’ve got other things to do in the meantime.