Canon or Canonical Cycle?

[Nardpuncher]

That was fantastic Dennis. I was waiting for him to eventually mention a lawsuit and you delivered!

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

He's a lovely guy, actually.

 

[Navigator_NCC2120]

Thanks Dennis. I really enjoyed reading your post about Ellison's hypothetical response to the New Trek Writer. Priceless.
And you're right, Ellison is a nice guy when he wants to be. I used to enjoy watching him on the television show "Sci-Fi Buzz" on the Sci-Fi Channel in the 1990s.


Navigator NCC-2120 USS Entente
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[BillJ]

Just give me good stories.

 

[Kelthaz]

Both, of course. There's no contradiction: Lazenby even referred on screen to "that other guy", the previous Bond. Clearly, in the realm of those stories, multiple people use the alias "James Bond", just like multiple people can be "The M" or "Felix Leiter"...

Actually that's not correct at all, it's just a fanwank made up by 007 diehards who insist that there be some sort of Bond "canon" when nothing of the sort exists. The line in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was just a fourth-wall-breaking wink to the audience to acknowledge the change in the lead actor (the first time that happened in the film series). There was never any suggestion that James Bond was an alias taken by multiple agents over the years, neither in Fleming's novels or anywhere in the film series.

Exactly, that's just a crazy fanwank that diehards made up so that they could sleep peacefully at night. It's so completely obvious that Bond is a Time Lord.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Both, of course. There's no contradiction: Lazenby even referred on screen to "that other guy", the previous Bond. Clearly, in the realm of those stories, multiple people use the alias "James Bond", just like multiple people can be "The M" or "Felix Leiter"...

Actually that's not correct at all, it's just a fanwank made up by 007 diehards who insist that there be some sort of Bond "canon" when nothing of the sort exists. The line in "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" was just a fourth-wall-breaking wink to the audience to acknowledge the change in the lead actor (the first time that happened in the film series). There was never any suggestion that James Bond was an alias taken by multiple agents over the years, neither in Fleming's novels or anywhere in the film series.

Exactly, that's just a crazy fanwank that diehards made up so that they could sleep peacefully at night. It's so completely obvious that Bond is a Time Lord.

Nah, he's Future Guy!

"I'll worry about when...Mish Moneypenny"