Django Wexler
@djangowexler.bsky.social
Author of fantasy novels.
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My real vote is to just do a period piece and ignore previous continuity. Bond works best as a creature of the cold war, set it in '62
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
My real vote is to just do a period piece and ignore previous continuity. Bond works best as a creature of the cold war, set it in '62
Bond goes crazy and shoots himself. M tells Q, "turn down the critical thinking on the next one.". Cut to Bond heroically waterskiing in a tuxedo into a volcano.
November 11, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Bond goes crazy and shoots himself. M tells Q, "turn down the critical thinking on the next one.". Cut to Bond heroically waterskiing in a tuxedo into a volcano.
MI5 isn't really an intelligence organization, it's an agency dedicated to trying to manage Bond
November 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
MI5 isn't really an intelligence organization, it's an agency dedicated to trying to manage Bond
I mean that's the mundane solution. A new guy dons the name and number.
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I mean that's the mundane solution. A new guy dons the name and number.
Protagonist is like a realistic modern spy, trying to keep a lid on things, but Bond's influence keeps the crisis expanding, causes endless betrayals, and all he does is quip wryly
"Guess he was under ... too much pressure."
"Bond, the city is on fire! Thousands are dead!"
"Guess he was under ... too much pressure."
"Bond, the city is on fire! Thousands are dead!"
November 11, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Protagonist is like a realistic modern spy, trying to keep a lid on things, but Bond's influence keeps the crisis expanding, causes endless betrayals, and all he does is quip wryly
"Guess he was under ... too much pressure."
"Bond, the city is on fire! Thousands are dead!"
"Guess he was under ... too much pressure."
"Bond, the city is on fire! Thousands are dead!"
Exactly. Eventually Bond shrugs and decides he's okay with it
November 11, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Exactly. Eventually Bond shrugs and decides he's okay with it
Some echoes of @cstross.bsky.social 's THE JENNIFER MORGUE there too, possibly the best Bond take
November 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Some echoes of @cstross.bsky.social 's THE JENNIFER MORGUE there too, possibly the best Bond take
Alternate idea: Bond is literally the incarnation of Cold War excess and paranoia, a kind of god a la @maxgladstone.bsky.social 's LAST EXIT. Movie is from someone else's POV as an immortal, flickery Bond turns ordinary situations into international conspiracy by his very presence
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Alternate idea: Bond is literally the incarnation of Cold War excess and paranoia, a kind of god a la @maxgladstone.bsky.social 's LAST EXIT. Movie is from someone else's POV as an immortal, flickery Bond turns ordinary situations into international conspiracy by his very presence
At the end all three get together, and the villain asks in desperation, "Who ARE you people?" They reply, in unison, "We are Bond. James Bond."
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
At the end all three get together, and the villain asks in desperation, "Who ARE you people?" They reply, in unison, "We are Bond. James Bond."
This is a good take
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This is a good take
I was going to say, Softbank never pulls out of anything BEFORE the crash. Masayoshi Son will ride the screaming, blazing wreckage into the turf at Mach 3. He never met a bubble he didn't love
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I was going to say, Softbank never pulls out of anything BEFORE the crash. Masayoshi Son will ride the screaming, blazing wreckage into the turf at Mach 3. He never met a bubble he didn't love
My vote is always to just turn Bond into a period piece -- set it in the 60s-70s, ignore the continuity
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
My vote is always to just turn Bond into a period piece -- set it in the 60s-70s, ignore the continuity
Hmm, almost certainly! What exactly do you mean?
November 11, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hmm, almost certainly! What exactly do you mean?
Awww they are closed
November 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Awww they are closed
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November 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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The fact that the cover clearly says "The Odyssey" really tops it off
November 11, 2025 at 4:17 AM
The fact that the cover clearly says "The Odyssey" really tops it off
Ooh. Stop by the big cat sanctuary, for real. So good.
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Ooh. Stop by the big cat sanctuary, for real. So good.
Holy cow. Here I was lamenting last Tuesday that thing went great everywhere but here
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Holy cow. Here I was lamenting last Tuesday that thing went great everywhere but here
Somehow I've never seen this
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Somehow I've never seen this