But it is such a perfect place to start, my love.

[lithiumlaughter]

I admit it.

I am a bad, bad James Bond fan. I may have grown up with Pierce Brosnan's Bond, and fallen in love with Daniel Craig's take on him (though 'Quantum of Solace' is still...euh. I haven't been able to bring myself to watch it based on what I've heard, and my desire to NOT have Craig!Bond ruined for me). I have not, however, seen any of the

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[asitiswhenitwas]

Is it wrong that my favorite Bond movie is 'Of her majesty's secret service' specifically because of the models curling scene?

[lithiumlaughter]

Not wrong at all.

In fact, I'm even intrigued. Models? Curling? As in, catwalk ladies playing shuffleboard-on-ice?

[asitiswhenitwas]

Yes and Yes. Though they may just have been random beautiful ladies playing shuffleboard on ice.

There was this mountaintop base where they were collected for some reason.

I remember a mountain. Ladies. And Curling. That's about it. So clearly it's my favorite.

[lithiumlaughter]

Now I have to see this one ASAP. If only because our unofficial national sport is in it.
(I come from a family of curlers on my mother's side. I'm the first generation to fail horribly at it.)

[thelostmaximoff]

Though ConneryBond is probably my favorite Bond of all, I really didn't like Dr. No. I don't know what it was but it just didn't do anything for me.

[lithiumlaughter]

I don't know if 'Dr. No' is especially good or not in the grander scheme of things. I like it way better than I like the Brosnan stuff, and it could be that I'm just enthralled with the novelty. As I watch more, I imagine I'll be able to talk more articulately about it.

[thelostmaximoff]

The only Brosnan one I like is Goldeneye but that's in my top five Bond movies ever so there's that. At some point, I should do what you're doing and watch them in sequential order. That might help me gauge things more accurately.

[lithiumlaughter]

I think 'Goldeneye' is the best of the Brosnan run too, if only because we actually get into some character stuff with his take on Bond...if only through a few passing comments by Alec. The comment about the vodka martinis drowning out the sound of the men he's killed and all the women he's been with was especially poignant, which is weird from a Brosnan Bond movie.

You've heard they're remaking the videogame using Craig!Bond and Daniel Craig for the voice work? I think that's kind of awesome, but I fear that some purists are going to come lynch me for it.

[mwffj]

I haven't seen anything, but GODDAMN IT PERCY, I HAVE MIDTERMS. I can't be thinking about how much the phrase "I don't trust you as far as I can throw you" would change if Bourne and Craig!Bond were in the same room, you evil, tempting enabler you!

Quantum of Solace doesn't really ruin Craig!Bond, I think. It's more like they picked a wrong spot in the story to pick up on. It's in the time period immediately following Versper's death, so yeah he's gonna be upset for a while. I imagine he didn't walk into MI6 as a 00 agent, so he probably spend a lot of time and had a lot of dedication to get there. Then, while still relatively fresh to this whole Bond thing, he meets this enchanting woman that he's willing to completely walk away from the spy business for. And then she dies. And he's probably not used to having his mission-girlfriends die on him yet. So QoS picks up right after all of this, which was his real first trial by fire on the job

[lithiumlaughter]

Mmmmm. Now that would be something beautiful to behold. The image of Bourne and Bond trying to stare each other down is in my head, and it is delicious. Is it terrible that I want to play with them, and poke at particular wounds named Marie and Vesper?

Hey, you think I'm an evil enabler? Katt is working me over to make this a three way (heh heh) crossover, in which both boys are after a certain something already taken by a Cajun thief. IT'S NOT GOING TO END WELL, DAMMIT

[scribble_myname]

I love that idea! I'll take! Pleeeeeeeeeease?

And I swear I AM trying to get your piece done. It's just resisting me like there's no tomorrow.

[lithiumlaughter]

Alack and alas, I've already started. You're welcome to try a take on it too, but how abouts we keep them to ourselves, and compare notes afterwards? That is, if you still want to play with the idea...in which case, I'd suggest not reading the conversation between Katt and I below seeing as I give what is essentially my personal premise away.

And no worries about 'my' piece. I've yet to deliver yours, so fair is fair.

[xenokattz]

Okay, okay but WHAT IF Craig!Bond and movie!Bourne were after the same thing that had already been stolen by an expert Cajun thief?

[lithiumlaughter]

...oh, *&@# you.

Now it's in my head and it' WON'T. GO. AWAY.

[xenokattz]

I only regret that I have but one life to give up for my fandoms!

[lithiumlaughter]

It's a harddrive, American government issue. Bond is after it because MI6 is intrigued by anything that the American government is either attempting to get rid of, or has lost, the nosy bastards. Armed with his grin, a pistol, and enough pent-up rage to power a small country, he's gonna go get it.

Bourne is after it on a SEARCH AND DESTROY KILL IT WITH FIRE vendetta because it's Landy's (maybe dead by assassination since she rattled the wrong cages? Too fridge-y, maybe?), and even though he's supposed to be dead there might still be stuff there on him and hell if he's going to let anyone find out he's still alive and kicking.

Meanwhilst, in a 'safe house' somewhere in New York, there is a Cajun affiliated with a highly illegal underground theft ring known as 'The Guild'. He happens to have said harddrive, and is getting it onto the black market. He has no idea who is going to be bursting through his door soon.

...and then the universe exploded from sheer awesome when these three men end up in the same room at the same time.

[green_amberjade]

You just had to, didn't you? You had to say my name and give my an idea and now I can't get it out of my head. You know that I'm going to have to write this for you now for Christmas, right? And it will probably end up being stupid because I cannot do Jason justice.

AND OH GOD! Now, I want to write a fic where Craig!Bond and movieverse!Bourne are hanging out and so are their ladies who are both dead. I am getting double date images in my head, and it's getting more and more plausible the more I think about it.

Here is the point where I shake my fists at the sky, fall to my knees and curse your name. And then, write you fic. Because that's just how it works.

You know me way too well.

[lithiumlaughter]

It's already too late. I've already started one myself, and I'm trying to figure out how the hell I'm going to navigate three different universes and mash them all together nicely and make it all work and AAAAAAAAAAAAARGH see Katt and I's discussion above.
(This story is going to kill me. It's going to honest to goodness kill me, because there's no way that the three boys involved would let it end any other way.)

...though, the idea of Marie and Vesper trading notes and bitchfaces in the afterlife is kind of awesome. And I kind of want to write that as a little crack ficlet or something somewhere.

You should still write me crossover fic for Christmas. Someone else's (read: YOUR) take on Bourne and Bond in the same place would be awesome. And a great present. Just sayin'.