Roger Moore: ‘I was a lover, Daniel Craig’s a killer’

Damn straight, Sir Roger. Read/see more here: Roger Moore: ‘I was a lover, Daniel Craig’s a killer’

Mister 8′s May Madness final: Tara Chace vs. U.N.C.L.E.

Fellow COBRA Mister 8′s May Madness competition is nearing its conclusion. It appears the finale will be Tara Chace/Queen & Country vs. Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin of U.N.C.L.E. The Web site hasn’t officially started voting in the finals yet, but U.N.C.L.E.’s semi-finals match against Harry Palmer was scheduled to end at midday, May 31, [...]

First 007 meets the first Superman

Of course, that would be actor Barry Nelson (James Bond in the 1954 adaptation of Casino Royale on CBS, being a panelist on the game show To Tell The Truth, hosted by Bud Collyer, the radio voice of Superman starting in the late 1930s.

Col. Klink IS Ernst Stavro Blofeld!

Today, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea is remembered as part of producer Irwin Allen’s collection of 1960s science-fiction (or in the eyes of some critics schlock) TV shows. And, of course, for 007 fans, it’s where two-time Felix Leiter David Hedison was a star. But in its first season, 1964-65, it had some [...]

Jeffery Deaver to Write New James Bond Novel

“Project X” to be released May, 2011. Mr. Deaver was born in Glen Ellyn, IL. Coincedentally, previous James Bond author Raymond Benson lives in suburban Chicago, not at all far from Glen Ellyn. More from the AP here:

A 100-year timeline of 007 and U.N.C.L.E.

Over at the For Your Eyes Only Web site, there’s a neat 100-year timeline that, among other things, shows a century-long timeline (1908-2008) of interaction between James Bond and The Man From U.N.C.L.E. The timeline (which can be viewed by CLICKING HERE) is U.N.C.L.E. oriented but there’s a lot for 007 fans also. It begins [...]

ESPN panelist makes U.N.C.L.E. joke; host doesn’t get it

The outcome of ESPN’s Around the Horn show on May 25 depended on a joke based on The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Host Tony Reali didn’t get it — and that affected the outcome. Background: Around the Horn, which airs at 5 p.m. New York time, is ESPN’s “show of competitive banter,” where four sportswriters discuss [...]

007′s defeat to Tara Chace, what it means

Yesterday, James Bond went down to defeat in a vote of fans at the Mister 8 Web site. It got us to thinking about the nature of fandom and how one fandom can vary to another. For some fandoms, there’s a sort of intimacy. Tara Chance/Queen and Country writer Greg Rucka used Twitter.com to urge [...]

Things looking bad for 007 vs. Tara Chace in May Madness

Ernst Stavro Blofed couldn’t do it. Nor could Goldfinger, Dr. No, Scaramanga or Largo (both versions). But it appears James Bond is about to go down to defeat against Tara Chace in Mister 8′s May Madness. With less than two hours to go before voting concludes, the Greg Rucka-created Chace leads 007 248-55, gleaning 82 [...]

Mister 8 May madness update: 007 trailing Tara Chace

The No. 1-seeded James Bond is trailing Tara Chace, 197 votes to 45 in fellow C.O.B.R.A. Mister 8′s May Madness. That’s as of about 4:30 p.m., New York time, May 19. Voting is scheduled to conclude late morning of May 20. How did this happen? In a post on the Commander Bond.net message board, Mister [...]