"The West Wing" on 007
BARTLET
Can I tell you what's messed up about James Bond?
CHARLIE
Nothing.
BARTLET
Shaken not stirred will get you cold water with a dash of gin and dry vermouth. The reason you stir it with a special spoon is so not to chip the ice. James is ordering a weak martini and being snooty about it.
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BARTLET
It's Jed Bartlet, Mrs. Morello. I've got a few questions. When you taught Beowulf, did you make the kids read it in the original Middle English or did you use a translation?
MRS. MORELLO
We used a translation, Mr. President.
BARTLET
Okay. We're going to call that the James Bond version.
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Daniel Craig does NOT look like Bond. He has the look of a great rogue agent (a la Boromir in "Golden Eye"). Clive Owen would have had the look down much better. Hopefully Craig has the attitude and panache to make up for it. Not that I care that much, since I'm not really a Bond fan.
Can I tell you what's messed up about James Bond?
CHARLIE
Nothing.
BARTLET
Shaken not stirred will get you cold water with a dash of gin and dry vermouth. The reason you stir it with a special spoon is so not to chip the ice. James is ordering a weak martini and being snooty about it.
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BARTLET
It's Jed Bartlet, Mrs. Morello. I've got a few questions. When you taught Beowulf, did you make the kids read it in the original Middle English or did you use a translation?
MRS. MORELLO
We used a translation, Mr. President.
BARTLET
Okay. We're going to call that the James Bond version.
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Daniel Craig does NOT look like Bond. He has the look of a great rogue agent (a la Boromir in "Golden Eye"). Clive Owen would have had the look down much better. Hopefully Craig has the attitude and panache to make up for it. Not that I care that much, since I'm not really a Bond fan.
posted by mmm... @ 7:54 AM
3 Comments:
At 11/17/2006 12:00 PM ,
Chandster said...
i agree but at the same time this is supposed to be a prequeal so I think it might work. and it seems to be working. it's pretty popular
At 11/17/2006 1:27 PM ,
KendiT said...
I disagree with Clive Owen as a choice. I think he would have had the same not fitting in at the poker table issue, only worse.
For someone who isn't a Bond fan, you sure bring this up a lot.
Fleming is a genius, if only they could capture it better on screen. Though maybe this one will be better at that as Fleming describes Bond as scrawny and craggy.
At 11/19/2006 10:08 PM ,
Anonymous said...
Clive Owen is an awesome BMW driver though. You would have had the best car chases in Bond history.
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