Join Eric Smith as he takes you on a journey to discuss the complexities of arguably the greatest Bond film ever, Goldfinger. Listen in as he talks about Goldfinger's love for gold, discusses some of the goofier moments in the movie and seems to get a little too intimate when mentioning the Aston Martin DB5. Don't forget to send in your responses to [email protected] and they'll get read on the show.

Eric takes you on a journey and explores the rick backstory and plot of the 2nd 007 feature, From Russia with Love along with comparisons of book vs. movie and a brief glimpse into the 2005 video game based on the movie.

Eric Smith takes you on a journey into the history of James Bond from its inception in the Ian Fleming novels and its transition to media. Included in the episode is a brief discussion of the forgotten 1954 TV movie, Casino Royale, as well as the more popular 1962 film that kicked off the franchise, Dr. No. He also provides comparisons between the movie and the novel its based off of. Despite the name and email address provided, it was changed. If you care to comment, I would love to hear you. Email me at [email protected]

NOTE: There was some serious audio issues with this episode (particularly with transferring the mp3 files) that have since been fixed in future episodes. I will release a "remastered" version of this episode later on. Don't let this deter you from enjoying the rest of the series!

ADDITIONAL NOTE: This inaugral episode refers to the podcast as The Couch Potato. This was changed by Episode 2 to distance itself from several other podcasts with the same or similar names.