The Spy Command

A blog about James Bond 007, UNCLE and other spies. Est. 2008

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Bond film franchise March 2025 | Cusp of big changes https://t.co/VdGccJbFjE

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@Stingray_travel John(ny) Williams did the music for some episodes.

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…and then in SPECTRE, Eon stole the idea of having lead character be the foster brother of the villain.

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Daniel Craig said the reason James Bond movies got serious and dark was because of Austin Powers movies

“We had to destroy the myth because Mike Myers f*cked us.”

“I am a huge fan, but he made it impossible to do the gags."

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WSJ reporter refers to Michael G. Wilson as the *step brother* of Barbara Broccoli. They are *half siblings* (same mother, different fathers). Get with it, BBC and WSJ.

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BBC's The Global Story: "The battle to save James Bond from becoming slop" w/ WSJ's Erich Schwartzel (who wrote detailed insider report about EON/Amazon conflict back in 2024) https://t.co/kDXGQtjGPW #JamesBond

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Audio version of today's post about the new expanded SPECTRE soundtrack https://t.co/Qb9VIui05F

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La-La Land Records brings out expanded SPECTRE soundtrack https://t.co/YijD8fiVZF

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COMING SATURDAY: The 007 Files talks to author Kim Sherwood about her 00 agent trilogy, how she became interested in the world of Bond, and the writing process.

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@classic_film @paramountplus @AmazingRaceCBS They have to pay off the debt they are incurring with their acquistion spree somehow...

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AVAILABLE TO ORDER NOW exclusively at https://t.co/M4LZNDcnAp & https://t.co/I7WkX59Xrp  - #SPECTRE 2-CD 10th Anniversary Expanded & Remastered Limited Edition #Soundtrack by #ThomasNewman !!! #JamesBond @007 #007 @samsmith

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@ThatBobMadison @DrPopCultureUSA It is

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A leftover of my fanfiction writing days. It’s not online.

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#TBT it’s a Tour of Duty for the @TheSpyCommand

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@RodneyMarshall1 On TCM, Eastwood narrated a short video about Garner. The video included clips from this episode. Eastwood pronounced the name “Mav-ar-rack.” Eastwood described watching The Americanization of Emily while Eastwood was filming his first Leone film.

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@RogerMooreFan The U.S. fan club to be precise. I’m an American and subscribed

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@DoubleODispatch The Harry Potter films were there. So was the 2015 Man From UNCLE movie. My guess is many of the DC films as well but I know Batman v Superman was based out of the Detroit area.

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Buddy Ebsen was Born April 2 1908. 118 years ago! This is the actual singer of the Theme song for Beverly Hillbillies!

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@RodneyMarshall1 CBS 1965 promo still with Clint, Paul Brinegar (Wishbone from Rawhide), Tina Louise (from Gilligan's Island) and Robert Conrad and Ross Martin from The Wild Wild West.

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@fredontv @RodneyMarshall1 More details from an interview with Perry Lafferty, a one-time CBS executive. https://t.co/qku6WtSIcN

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@fredontv @RodneyMarshall1 The same.

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@RodneyMarshall1 Related: American actor Robert Brown *was cast* as Steve McGarrett for Hawaii Five-O. Show runner Leonard Freeman got cold feet at the last minute. CBS wasn’t happy but had Lord under contract and was developing a series. Lord got the McG role *five days* before filming.

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@DrPopCultureUSA He died way too young, around 1985 IIRC.