Felix…?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Dr. No
joker-scar — 10 years ago(March 14, 2016 12:23 PM)
Does anyone know "WHY" Jack Lord was not either asked to reprise the role of Felix in subsequent films or why he turned it down? He was perfect in the role and it is somewhat irritating that this important role was not kept consistent (with the same actor) unlike most of the other 2nd level characters in the series which werelike Q, M and Moneypenny.
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wallacesawyer — 10 years ago(March 16, 2016 03:09 PM)
All I ever heard was that Jack demanded equal salary and screen time as Sean Connery, so he was either fired or never asked back. Ironic because Felix wasn't even in the book. I guess at the time they just thought an American character would appeal more to an American audience.
But I'm not sure how true that is. The character doesn't actually appear in too many of the books, and was always a supporting character. Maybe they thought Jack wasn't worth rewriting so much just to include Felix in every single film adaptation.
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KingCobra686 — 10 years ago(March 19, 2016 03:51 PM)
It made sense to have him in Dr. No. The whole plot was that No was taking out American rockets from Jamaica. Jamaica was British-owned at the time, which made it a joint effort for Bond to work with Leiter to figure out what was going on.
Having him return in From Russia with Love would have required a lot more rewriting. It wouldnt have made as much sense for him to be in that movie.
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vpilutis — 9 years ago(June 13, 2016 10:04 PM)
Ironic because Felix wasn't even in the book
But he was in the (a small role) book of
TMWTGG
but not in the film
maybe because of the different local in the film
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wallacesawyer — 9 years ago(June 14, 2016 01:16 PM)
But he was in the (a small role) book of TMWTGG but not in the film
maybe because of the different local in the film
I guess like that previous poster said, it seemed appropriate to include Felix in DR. NO because it did involve disrupting American space launch projects. So you'd think the Americans would investigate it themselves.
I like THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN film, but have never read the book honestly. I kind of wish Felix was in it, only because LIVE AND LET DIE was Moore's only Bond film with the character. But I also like Lieutenant Hip. He probably filled in for what Felix's role was meant to be.
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vpilutis — 9 years ago(June 14, 2016 02:35 PM)
Having been a big fan of
Soon-Tek Oh
I like to think of him as a sort of Asian Felix.
Far as the book goes it starts off picking up from
YOLT
with a real bang, but goes out with a whimper. I don't know where you live but u still might get a copy from most larger book stories.
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wallacesawyer — 9 years ago(June 15, 2016 11:30 AM)
I've seen Fleming's original books at Chapters for $15 each. I got DR. NO at a thrift store for $1. An old copy too. I think published around the time THUNDERBALL was being filmed.
Also have found other Bond novels at thrift stores, but not by Fleming. Am now reading LICENSE RENEWED by John Gardner. I wonder why none of these other books have ever been adapted to film. Legal reasons?
I may pick up one or two from Chapters eventually. I tend to spend a lot because I find those EC Comics Archive collections like TALES FROM THE CRYPT Volume 1, so I keep putting off getting another Bond book.
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vpilutis — 9 years ago(June 15, 2016 11:39 AM)
Never heard of them & no wonder they're in Canada, u can also find them sometimes in Public Libs I saw omnibus(s) with more then 1 title.
A few yrs back I tried to give my John Garner collection to my local Public Libs
every one had a different excuse, one said something about yellow pages which was not the case with any of my vols, even Garner's first was like new.
I just think they didn't want to catalog them
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tonycarr — 9 years ago(June 27, 2016 05:26 AM)
Wallace, if you can I rsuugest you have a go at Raymond Benson's Bond books. Personally, I find them generally better than Gardner's, especially The Union Trilogy.
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joker-scar — 9 years ago(April 06, 2016 06:15 AM)
He "may" have been busy but it was NOT because of his only really claim to fame, Hawaii 5-o, because that show did not start until 1968..he could have appeared in Goldfinger and Thunderball instead of the other 2 actors portraying that role even before that role on that TV show was even a reality for him..
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tonycarr — 9 years ago(May 06, 2016 05:30 AM)
I remember him being in a show called "Stoney Burke" in which he played the eponymous hero who was an itinerant rodeo rider. This was about the early sixties.
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joker-scar — 9 years ago(April 06, 2016 06:43 AM)
He "may" have been busy but it was NOT because of his only really claim to fame, Hawaii 5-o, because that show did not start until 1968..he could have appeared in Goldfinger and Thunderball instead of the other 2 actors portraying that role even before that role on that TV show was even a reality for him..
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jumpmuffin — 9 years ago(May 27, 2016 10:55 PM)
This is the only place one can respond to a needless, illogical, unintelligent review of Supernatural
Why since you saw one episode, did you bother reviewing"
Anger Issues?
If you actually bothered to understand the backstory of the show instead of judging one out of context episode you would see how out of touch you are.
The skill set that the leads start with aged 23 and 28 make sense as they have been trained in hunting the supernatural using weapons, hand to hand fighting understanding the lore about what they fight started when they were 12 by their Father an ex marine. Age 28 is more than old enough. Or do
Navy Seals not count.
and 23 with 11 years of on the job training is also enough.
The show finished its 11th season and will be back. The too young for the skill set are now in their 30's
The semi regular characters and guest stars run the gamut of ages. There are lots of pretty girls but they are not the reason one watches. Pretty girls on TV can be found anywhere.
Why were you being an idiot
Excuse the interruption again, to what must be an insightful comment
All the best