Alternate Bond history

LOO7K OUT

I'm undecided about what if threads, but the one subject that keeps nagging at me is what if George Lazenby had accepted the 7 film contract? Would it have killed the franchise? How different would the films have been.

I could talk for hours on this but in short I think it would haave been a roaring success.

Looking at George in Return of the Man from Uncle shows he could still be believable as Bond until at least Octopussy - so that would have been 8 films!

In fantasy land I would have Peter Hunt return to direct DAF as a hard revenge movie, followed with Live and let die and MWTGG.

TSWLM is great as it is, so would just sunsitute RM for GL. I think Moonraker would have happened whoever was in the lead role, so love it or hate it, it would happen. John Glen and Lazenby would have made a fabulous 3 films together.

Downside of course is that maybe Dalton wouldn't have gotten the job coming staright after GL.

In an ideal world I'd have all the films as they are, but with a few more George movies in between and at least one extra Dalton film.

DC

Napoleon Plural

I dunno. Moore had that quintessential 1970s leading man look that appealed to kids like myself back then, like Lee Majors in Six Million Dollar Man. It's true that Lazenby would have had legs, due to his unusual youth. But Moore looked so different to his predecessors it gave the series a lease of life, much like Craig has done.

LOO7K OUT

That's the big thing - I think Moore gave the series a big shot in the arm - love him or loath him, It's a big question whether we would be where we are today without him.

DC

jonnybond78

I agree with NP, also the 70s and early 80s were pretty dark dire times for alot of people. So i think Moore's camper comedy bond provided the public with a bit of light hearted entertainment and escapism.