We focus on Goldfinger & Diamonds Are Forever, but we also review all 7 Connery films in this first episode of The James Bond Character Study. Enjoy segments such as License To Bill, There’s A Reason Tomorrow Never Dies, & Always Say Never Again in our spoiler section.

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SEAN CONNERY’S JAMES BOND CHARACTER STUDY:

NONSPOILER SECTION

Getting Into Character - 3:00

(Connery’s Early Career + Who Else Was Offered The Role of 007)

Connery’s Bond Filmography - 6:50

(Highlights and Box Office of The Actor’s Time As Bond; Including His Turn in Non-Canon Bond Film “Never Say Never Again”)

His Performance As Bond Overall - 22:02

SPOILER WARNING - 27:18

SPOILER-FILLED SECTION

The Spy Who’s Not Me - 28:24

(Why We Want To, But Never Could Be, This James Bond)

Live and Let Dad Joke - 34:36

(This Bond’s Best One Liners)

Always Say Never Again - 42:02

(Moral Issues Through 2020 Eyes)

Dr. Please God No - 46:36

(Problematic Interactions w/ Women Through 2020 Eyes)

Q Only Lives Once - 51:03

(The Cars, Gadgets, and Tech of Connery Bond)

They’re Why Tomorrow Never Dies - 56:47

(The Struggles of These Bond Baddies)

Goldfingers - 1:04:44

(We Fix The Bond Baddies)

License To Bill - 1:10:52

(Totaling Up Bond’s Civic Damage)

Your Homework/PLEASE LEAVE US 5*’S - 1:17:48

What’s Next From MMO/Words of Wisdom - 1:19:46

We start The James Bond Character Study with an episode about the original 007, Sean Connery, and his 6 (really 7) films in this series. Although we’ll discuss the other movies throughout, we do focus on Goldfinger & Diamonds Are Forever.

As we’ll do in each episode, you’ll get a mix of fun & serious movie review segments. Our non-spoiler section begins with a Getting Into Character introduction, including a recap of all the films, their box office, and award highlights. Then you’ll get a review of Connery’s performances in our section on Historical Significance, where we also chat about what Connery & this franchise meant to blockbuster filmmaking at large.

After a spoiler warning, we do dive into the plots of Goldfinger & Diamonds Are Forever much more than the rest, but we do highlight some great scenes throughout the Connery Bond films. We also discuss many of the worst elements of these dated movies. In fact, there’s no way around some serious talk in these episodes. But we do our very best to get back to the fun of chatting about all things Sean Connery as James Bond in this character study.

Look, Bond super fans should not expect a thorough love fest here. Both Mike & I have attachments to the series, but we also try to do what we always do and be honest with you all about our thoughts, which are varied in this episode. What we can promise is a lively discussion full of Dad Jokes, story analysis, crazed rants, soapboxing, and strange impersonations that’ll hopefully engage you all in this new series from MMO.

Stay tuned for episodes on each actor who’s donned the Bond tuxedo. Our George Lazenby show is next up on our schedule. Then we plan to tackle Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig in the weeks to come, plus a few bonus shows & our customary awards show to get you ready for No Time To Die.

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