Hello, dear listeners!
Tis the season! Seasons greetings from Matt and Edgar to all of you! Oh, but the hosts have much more to offer their listeners and friends than seasons greetings, even though those are very swell. Nay, they are offering their mics to the community on this very special episode of The James Bond Complex.
Some of you may remember a few months ago when Matt and Edgar unabashedly basked in the glory of their own fantasy Bond 26s, My Enemy’s Enemy and A Picture Worth a Thousand Deaths. Now, in the spirit and season of giving, they have invited a plethora of friends to join in on the fun and share their thoughts on where the franchise might go following No Time to Die, Daniel Craig’s final film. Even Jason Kim, the International Man of Mystery, joins in on the fun.
There is no shortage of unique visions, ideas, and voices on this episode. From getting all the 00s together in an epic climactic battle, taking the series back to the 1960s, rebooting it altogether, scaling down the scope, counting from 2 to 5 in French, the importance of actor-director reunions, Quantum being a superior organization than Spectre, psychic communications with the current producers, references to Roger and rogers in the poster tag lines, to how incredible the trailer for Carl Weathers’ Action Jackson is (uh…you’ll have to listen to find out). One guest even describes in intricate detail an entire pre-title sequence!
Virtually everyone appears in this episode. Even ghosts of James Bond past!
Pour the eggnog, shake your martinis, chill the Bollinger, and get the caviar ready. We sincerely hope you enjoy this episode of the show, not just because it’s all about fans being fans dreaming about the 00 million possibilities, but because it literally could not have happened without you, friends and listeners. 2019 was an incredibly year for the podcast, in large part thanks to you!
Enjoy the episode, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Love, peace, and health.*
Our special guests this week:
David Zaritsky from The Bond Experience
Bill Koenig from The Spy Command and James Bond and Friends
Emery Cormier from The Intrepid 007 Podcast
Jarrod, Jason, Delvin and Pat from On Her Majesty’s Secret Podcast: MI6 Rookie Agents
David Leigh from The Bond Dossier and James Bond and Friends
Don, Tyler, Martin, and Anthony from The 00 Files
Reuben Wakeman from The Toys of Bond
Peter Brooker from From Tailors With Love
Phil Pogiali, contributor to MI6 Confidential and all around Bond historian.
Joe Darlington from Being James Bond
AND
Jason Kim playing himself as the International Man of Mystery
*A good roger never hurts either.