After exhausting all versions of Casino Royale to review, Tom & Joe focus their attention to the biggest piece of James Bond news to be announced in quite some time. The Broccoli family are stepping away from creative control of the franchise and handing the reins over to Amazon. What does this mean for future of James Bond? Will this lead to a new, exciting era for the character where fans finally see some stability and consistency? Or will the e-commerce giant rinse the series for all its worth in an attempt to see returns from its $8.5 billion investment?

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From Television City in Hollywood! Before Daniel Craig, before David Niven and even before Sean Connery, we have Barry Nixon as James Bond. A year after the first Bond book, Casino Royale, was published it was adapted as part of the American TV show 'Climax!'. The episode aired in 1954, and has become a bit of an oddity for the Bond franchise. It's one of the few episodes of Climax! that hasn't become lost media, is only available in black and white and shows us an American version of Bond. Tom and Joe apparently have nothing better to do, so are jumping into this adaption to see if it deserves to be better remembered.

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Casino Royale is too much for one James Bond! Back in 1955, before Dr. No, the film rights to Casino Royale were sold to film producer Gregory Ratoff. This was the start of a long and messy history for the rights to Casino Royale, but it did result in a film adaption being released in 1967. Rather than being a traditional Bond film, it was an ensemble comedy with big names like Peter Sellers, Orson Welles and David Niven. It's not a film that's very well remembered and rarely discussed, but if it's a James Bond film, then Tom & Joe are going to give it a watch. Will they find an interesting piece of Bond history or is it truly best left forgotten?

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Sean Connery is James Bond. After years of legal battles, Kevin McClory finally released his own James Bond film with a remake of Thunderball, Never Say Never Again. When Spectre steals two nuclear warheads, Bond is travels all over the world to the Bahamas, France and North Africa to track them down. The film starred Sean Connery, returning to the role after 12 years with The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner taking the helm. As it starred the original James Bond and came out the same year as Octopussy, it resulted in the Battle of the Bonds. Never Say Never Again ultimately lost but was still a success, grossing $160 million at the box office. With it not being part of the main series, it's become a bit of an oddity but does it deserve to be remembered, or were Tom & Joe right to skip this one in the initial rewatch?

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Sean Connery is James Bond. After years of legal battles, Kevin McClory finally released his own James Bond film with a remake of Thunderball, Never Say Never Again. When Spectre steals two nuclear warheads, Bond is travels all over the world to the Bahamas, France and North Africa to track them down. The film starred Sean Connery, returning to the role after 12 years with The Empire Strikes Back director Irvin Kershner taking the helm. As it starred the original James Bond and came out the same year as Octopussy, it resulted in the Battle of the Bonds. Never Say Never Again ultimately lost but was still a success, grossing $160 million at the box office. With it not being part of the main series, it's become a bit of an oddity but does it deserve to be remembered, or were Tom & Joe right to skip this one in the initial rewatch?

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Tom & Joe have reached the end of the revisit, rewatching every Bond film. They've seen every quip, every vehicle, every gadget, every bird jump scare, every Sweaty Sean moment. It's time for them to reflect on the rewatch and take one last look at their rankings. Which films disappointed and which ones were nice surprises? Prepare to cheer or boo or both as they go through the final rankings.

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You have all the time in the world. After a year and a half delay due to the pandemic, Daniel Craig returns as James Bond for No Time to Die. Following the events of Spectre, Bond believes Swann has betrayed him causing him to go into retirement. Felix asks Bond to help him retrieve Dr. Valdo Obruchev who is working on the mysterious Project Heracles which leads Bond to finding out the truth about Swann. The film was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and wraps up the story line started in Casino Royale. It was an ambitious film that received a decent reception but what will Tom & Joe think of the franchise's latest film? Did Craig's era end of a high note or was the wait sadly not worth it?

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You have all the time in the world. After a year and a half delay due to the pandemic, Daniel Craig returns as James Bond for No Time to Die. Following the events of Spectre, Bond believes Swann has betrayed him causing him to go into retirement. Felix asks Bond to help him retrieve Dr. Valdo Obruchev who is working on the mysterious Project Heracles which leads Bond to finding out the truth about Swann. The film was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and wraps up the story line started in Casino Royale. It was an ambitious film that received a decent reception but what will Tom & Joe think of the franchise's latest film? Did Craig's era end of a high note or was the wait sadly not worth it?

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You have all the time in the world. After a year and a half delay due to the pandemic, Daniel Craig returns as James Bond for No Time to Die. Following the events of Spectre, Bond believes Swann has betrayed him causing him to go into retirement. Felix asks Bond to help him retrieve Dr. Valdo Obruchev who is working on the mysterious Project Heracles which leads Bond to finding out the truth about Swann. The film was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and wraps up the story line started in Casino Royale. It was an ambitious film that received a decent reception but what will Tom & Joe think of the franchise's latest film? Did Craig's era end of a high note or was the wait sadly not worth it?

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You're a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr Bond. After a lengthy legal battle, MGM got the rights to Spectre once again so they didn't waste time with the follow up to Skyfall, Spectre. After Bond kills a bomber with a mysterious octopus ring, it leads to him finding out about an organisation called Spectre, headed by Franz Oberhauser who appears to be connected to Bond's past. Sam Mendes decided to return to direct the film, so it was looking like the stars had aligned for a great Bond adventure. The film ended up with a mixed reception both from fans and critics, with Joe ranking it his least favourite film being the rewatch. Will Joe warm to the film, or is it still the author of all his pain?

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