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December 3rd, 2004, 10:08 AM
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007-Black Bond?
Rumors are spreading in the British media that black actor Colin Salmon will be cast as the next James Bond. Apparently a number of large bets were placed on Samson landing the role, which caused bookmaker Ladbrokes to suspend betting fearing insider knowlage. But other bookies are still taking bets with Ewan McGregor still favorite.
Regardless of who gets the role, what do you think of a black man playing Bond? Given that Battlestar Galactica has had established characters changing sex(Starbuck) colour(Tigh) or both!(Boomer), I think we are in a good position to judge this.
I'm not sure about it at all. While I'm sure many actors could give brilliant a performance as a secret agent regardless of they're gender, nationality or skin colour. For me James Bond has to be a white, upperclass Brit.
BRG
EDIT  -I can't get the link too work!
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December 3rd, 2004, 10:25 AM
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for the link to work just type in the url for the page you want like www.domainname.3 letter suffix, etc. and VB should put the rest in for you.
Black James Bond? No. No. No. I would feel that they were taking advantage of the black actor for controversy's sake only. Sophisticated white British guy with a penchant for flirting (and a little more) with any attractive lady that crosses his path--Yes.
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December 3rd, 2004, 12:08 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
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I don't think that the world is ready to see a black James Bond just yet!
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December 3rd, 2004, 12:47 PM
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Good for him. Sophisticated, British black man. Every boy should have a chance to be thier hero, and anyone who can't get their heads around it can get over it. :P
Silly designations, anyway. It's hard to find people in most immigration friendly countries who are really pure 'white' or 'black'. Bond, to me, is about powerful, controllled, intelligent and posessed of all the cool gadgets, and a babe magnet. M1 (wasn't he M1?) can hire a black guy.
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December 3rd, 2004, 01:17 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
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I vote for a Rastafarian Bond!
Dreadlocks. Spleef hanging out of his mouth.
Jah mon, Bond, Jah Bond.
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May've been the losing side. I'm still not convinved it was the wrong one.
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December 7th, 2004, 01:35 PM
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Isn't he the actor that plays Bond's co worker spy guy?  |
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December 7th, 2004, 06:56 PM
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Major
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Utah
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it doesn't matter what color the actor is, as long as he can pull of the role of a lifetime
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December 9th, 2004, 07:42 AM
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Warrior
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Perfect. Totally credible. Now if only they'd write a good script.
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December 9th, 2004, 09:50 AM
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Major
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Ireland
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No no I like him English and white, thats how he was created and that how he should stay
just as he is in the books, I am tired of film makers changing the basic looks of characters
because it the done thing.
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