Basic Mis-Intelligence [Monday, Period 2]
Bond had his students meet him at the Danger Shop, which resembled nothing so much as an extremely comfortable home theatre.
"Good morning, and welcome to Basic Mis-Intelligence," Bond greeted them as they arrived. "As you may have gathered from the class description and your surroundings we're going to be spending the semester consuming a great deal of spy films, although some books and television shows will also be involved. We're largely going to be focusing on examples from within the last century of this world, but even that relatively tight focus covers a vast array of styles, political contexts, subgenres, and levels of accuracy with regards to the actual mechanics of intelligence work."
"With that in mind, the first fictional spy we're going to look at is James Bund, member of the British Secret Service, and protagonist of a great many novels and even more film, with entries on various other media to boot. We're starting here not because of Bund's accuracy or quality, both of which vary wildly from story to story, but because he is in many ways the iconic spy character, whose impact can be seen one way or the other over the last half century. Now, there's far too many Bund films to watch in clas if we ever want to look at anything else, so I will be providing you with copies to watch at your leisure over the course of the semester, while today we watch Royal Casino, which served both as a continuity reboot after the films got rather silly and as an adaptation of the first Bund novel."
"But before we get started, the first week of classes means it's time for introductions, so name, class, and why you're taking this one. In the spirit of the class, none of your answers have to be true."
[ Class Roster]
"Good morning, and welcome to Basic Mis-Intelligence," Bond greeted them as they arrived. "As you may have gathered from the class description and your surroundings we're going to be spending the semester consuming a great deal of spy films, although some books and television shows will also be involved. We're largely going to be focusing on examples from within the last century of this world, but even that relatively tight focus covers a vast array of styles, political contexts, subgenres, and levels of accuracy with regards to the actual mechanics of intelligence work."
"With that in mind, the first fictional spy we're going to look at is James Bund, member of the British Secret Service, and protagonist of a great many novels and even more film, with entries on various other media to boot. We're starting here not because of Bund's accuracy or quality, both of which vary wildly from story to story, but because he is in many ways the iconic spy character, whose impact can be seen one way or the other over the last half century. Now, there's far too many Bund films to watch in clas if we ever want to look at anything else, so I will be providing you with copies to watch at your leisure over the course of the semester, while today we watch Royal Casino, which served both as a continuity reboot after the films got rather silly and as an adaptation of the first Bund novel."
"But before we get started, the first week of classes means it's time for introductions, so name, class, and why you're taking this one. In the spirit of the class, none of your answers have to be true."
[ Class Roster]