It's the crossover event of the century! Book-to-film adaptation freaks Shane and Bennett from the Reel Rap podcast join Sean and Alon for a triple header of mediums.

Book... Movie... Game...

M... Q... EA...

Bond... James Bond...

That's right, we're talking about Ian Fleming's 1957 novel, its 1963 film adaptation, and *its* 2005 game adaptation: *From Russia With Love*.

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Reel Rap Intro

00:01:15 - Wide Flank Intro

00:02:58 - Start with the book

00:04:43 - What’s Ian Fleming into?

00:09:52 - The book to movie to game

00:20:48 - Different Bonds for different mediums

00:26:54 - Are we gonna talk about the videogame?

00:41:31 - I wanna be Bond

00:45:32 - The casting / Klebb and Kerim

00:50:10 - Misogyny

00:54:21 - Not knowing what’s going on

01:01:04 - The movie is kinda trash too

01:11:24 - More misogyny

01:14:25 - The prose

01:20:05 - Ratings lol

01:30:04 - Outro

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Show Notes:

Canyon Passage (ft. Hoagy Carmichael) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_Passage

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy

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REEL RAP LINKS

Listen to Reel Rap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reel-rap/id1792646198

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WIDE FLANK LINKS

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