OO7: Road to a Million
chrisno1
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Wasn't sure where to post this.
Is this what some of you were talking about being announced?
Amazon's James Bond Game Show Hosted by Brian Cox Releases Teaser Trailer (msn.com)
I will say nothing and just let the article do it. I guess if we want to, we can find other stuff on line about it. Twitter or X or Amazon itself, I suppose. I guess if we want to we can also watch it.
Kicks off November 10th 2023 - OO7: Road to a Million
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If BC doesn't tell someone to f@ck off at least once during the show all the producers and execs should be fired...into the sun.
I enjoyed it. I hope they make another season. I was worried it would be cheesy and cheap but it's clearly big budget and the contestants are mildly entertaining. Entertaining enough.
I am only on episode 4 but enjoying it. I think its slowly getting a bit more Bondish as it goes further along.
I was expecting the contestants to be Bond fan / obsessives but they just seem to be the average Joe. I think this is prob a good thing really, probably would be very cringe and a little fake if we had the usual Influencers doing it lol
I think it's pretty enjoyable, and it looks fantastic.
thanks for some early subjective reviews
can any of you folks watching this show tell us more about it? whats the story? what sort of things happen each episode? are there characters? do you think we will need to know any of this to understand Bond26?
also who is making this? does EON have any creative involvement or have they simply licensed out the 007 trademark?
Its nothing to do with Bond 26. Produced by EON.
Its basically a reality game show. Real people in teams of 2 sent on missions around the world to win a million pounds (staggered in stages / levels). If they fail a level they are out.
Its a bit like a treasure hunt / puzzle thing with elements of Bond thrown in such as locations, cars etc DC Bond soundtrack used throughout etc
Entertaining so far
I'm posting as someone who hasn't watched it and who has no plans to see it. I dislike the whole idea of an 'official' exploitation of Bond as a brand to make programmes in TV genres and I fear this may be the thin edge of a wedge. It may well be entertaining. But imho if Eon are to do anything at all with Bond it should be making more Bond films for the cinema. Period.
Perhaps someone watching it could clarify, please. Is it just about treasure hunts and puzzles - or is it also about game, ordinary Joes dangling from cable cars wearing safety harnesses, or snorkling among sedated sharks? Any simulated dicing-with-death stuff? I totally went off of the 'reality-show-stunts-for-kicks' type of thing back in 1986 - admittedly during a different, cheaper, more slapdash era of programme making - when Michael Lush tragically died in a bungee jump, gone wrong, for Noel Edmonds' 'The Late, Late Breakfast Show'.
Also, for me, much as I'd love to see Brian Cox in an actual James Bond film, the idea of BC appearing in character as a games master/ controller for this show, behind his 'power desk', smacks a little too much of the Donald Trump iteration of 'The Apprentice'. Then again, I'm not watching this, so I don't know: it's just what comes to mind from trailers etc.
Just don't watch it... it's staged woke B#hit.... I gave up at episode 4... it was obvious they were spoon feeding clues - because the random "ah-HA !" moments were so staged.... it was awful.... and disappointing...
Some of the contestants were really quite moronic, most of the questions were straight forward trivia, and the first episode or so was slow/dull, but treat it as easy viewing alongside outlandish 90s gameshows like "The Crystal Maze" and that show with the sea castle, and it's a OK production (but definitely needs more refining and more self-aware contestants who are Bond fans in S2).
You can't get angry at spectacular exotic scenerey and Brian Cox delivering fine steamed ham (with the locations getting more creepier and trials getting more wacky).
I recently watched the full series of this and found it mostly entertaining. Some of my thoughts:
Good bits
-The locations were stunning and showed us places that were either recognisable from the films or would be ideal locations for future films, such as the solar farm. Bond fans would have fun spotting the film locations and non-Bond fans would be impressed by the spectacular sights.
-The challenges for the contestants were enjoyable to watch and there were some moments of genuine tension.
-The parts that brought the Bond universe into our world were fun to spot, some being obvious like the cars the contestants used, as well as subtle ones like the contestants being given No Time To Die Omega watches as part of their outfits, and Heineken and Blackwell rum bottles featuring in parts.
Bad bits
-The questions that the contestants had to answer outweighed the challenges to find them, which I thought was the wrong way round. It seems more sensible to award money for completing the difficult physical challenges, not answering questions that in some cases were just guessing.
-The questions were inconsistent, some needing prior general knowledge and some being answered by the contestants as part of a challenge. An example would be measuring a snake, which the contestants had to do themselves, against a history question about Britain, which could not be worked out without already having some history knowledge. The worst one for me was in the casino location, when three pairs were each made to answer a question. One pair could work out the answer by thinking about what was in front of them. The other two pairs could not do this, and would either have to know the answer already, or have a guess.
Middle bits
-The music was decent but featured mostly music from the Daniel Craig films. Some older stuff would have been nice.
-It seemed like none of the contestants were Bond fans, with one contestant not even recognising the DB5 until she saw the badge and read Aston Martin. I don’t know if the contestants being Bond fans would make much difference to peoples’ enjoyment of the series.
Overall I thought it was worth watching and would recommend it.
thanks @Jellyfish for more detailed review of the show
I'm disappointed recognisable Bond content consists of similar product placement, that seems like more of a coincidence than a connection. I hope theres more than that
are the stunning locations from all eras of BondFilms or just the CraigFilms? I do like the suggestion locations are important, sounds like theyre more important to this reality series than they have been to recent BondFilms
for all those whove watched it, do you feel its worth the official Bond branding? so far it doesnt sound particularly relevant, except maybe to expand the shows potential audience
The locations are mostly from the Craig films. Some locations are used in other films but I don't think there are any locations that are in previous films but not in Craig films. All the contestants start in Scotland (Skyfall) and then go on to Venice (Casino Royale), Chile (Quantum of Solace) and Jamaica (No Time To Die-I know it features in other films but there are scenes specifically at Goldeneye. There are some other ones from previous films: Brazil (Moonraker). I can't remember other ones at the moment.
Regarding the Bond branding, it's not a crucial point for the series. I think they could have filmed the whole thing without the Bond connection and it would still be the same.