Episode 36: Casino Royale - The Other One with Jimmy Bond

Quantum of Friendship

English - April 29, 2017 12:17 - 41 minutes - 76.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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The name's Bond. Jimmy Bond. Yes, the very first screen adaptation of Ian Fleming's Casino Royale was a one-hour CBS special for "Climax! Mystery Theater". This not only has an abrupt and confusing climax, it's strange and boring throughout as Barry Nelson (the hotel manager from The Shining) faces off in a deadly card game with suprisingly-nasally villain Peter Lorré. And by deadly, we do mean boring. Like so boring it's kinda fascinating just how boring it is. But then pop culture cornerstones often have strange origins as Jonathan demonstrates with the original sneeze-related lyrics for the iconic James Bond theme. This episode of musical delights also sees Richard reveal that Anthony Hopkins writes classical music now. But yeah, if you want to see whiny American James Bond, it's on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Uy5gunqCAA