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Timeline of the Bond movies

posted 6 years ago by seanwhelan2310 (575)
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The Connery, Lazenby and Moore Era (first chronicological standpoint)
-Dr. No
-From Russia With Love
-Goldfinger
-Thunderball
-You Only Live Twice
-On Her Majesty's Secret Service
-Diamonds are Forever
-Live and Let Die
-The Man With The Golden Gun
-The Spy Who Loved Me
-Moonraker
-For Your Eyes Only
-Octopussy
-A View To A Kill
These 14 films would make sense for Connery, Lazenby, and Moore as the same characters (Tracy, Cambridge, Bond being a commander, etc) For Bond would begin in his 30s in Dr. No and finshed by his late 50s in AVTAK. Tracy is referenced by name in FYEO and gets another reference (not by name) in The Spy Who Loved Me.

Timeline B: Dalton and Brosnan
The PTS of Goldeneye - 1986
The Living Daylights
Licence to Kill
Goldeneye
Tomorrow Never Dies
The World is Not Enough
Die Another Day
I think this timeline would be a "soft reboot" starting with Dalton as a younger Bond. Some of the events from previous films are referenced still making Bond the same character. Tracy is referenced in LTK by Felix, David Hedison returns as Felix after Live and Let Die to connect both Moore and Dalton's Bond. eventhough 006 was never referenced in Dalton's films, I think that Brosnan's Bond was reevaluated because he went rogue in LTK (despite taking place in '95).
Tracy is referenced again by 006 in Goldeneye and again by Elektra in TWINE. Bond's family moto is also mentioned in TWINE after OHMSS.

Timeline 3: Craig
Craig's movies are a reboot, like Nolan's Batman isn't connected to Burton's. Casino Royale, he gets his 00 status, Blofeld is retconned to be his brother, and so on.

[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

I wouldn't put too much thought into it.

[–] bobbydallas (8515) 5 years ago

something like that.

[–] janelsenor (2044) 5 years ago

Dr No - Die Another Day same continuity no matter how little sense it makes.

[–] PetyrBaelish (124) 5 years ago

Correct, as much as the continuity makes little sense in the franchise, its the same guy. This is why Bond being married is referenced twice during Moore's era and once during Dalton's.

[–] janelsenor (2044) 5 years ago

And once during Brosnan's as well.

[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

Which Brosnan film? I remember so little about them. Thanks

[–] PetyrBaelish (124) 5 years ago

I think its vaguely hinted at, but his wife isn't specifically brought up like in For Your Eyes Only, the Spy Who Loved Me, or License to Kill.

[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

Thanks

[–] Stratego (30498) 5 years ago

•In GoldenEye, Alec Trevelyan tells Bond, "I might as well ask you if all those vodka martinis ever silence the screams of all the men you've killed... or if you find forgiveness in the arms of all those willing women for all the dead ones you failed to protect."

•In The World Is Not Enough, Elektra King asks Bond if he's "ever lost a loved one." Bond pauses and brushes off the question.

[–] kwestmo (4385) 5 years ago

Thanks

[–] PaladinNJ (21510) 4 years ago

While interesting to think about, I think you would give yourself a stroke if you tried to make a cohesive whole of all the Bond films.