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Anyone wonder why User:CapitalR decided to change it to the other template. SpecialWindler talk 21:29, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Inappropriate films

Neither OK Connery nor From Hong Kong with Love were Bond films. They were neither marketed as such nor were that ever considered in any way part of the series, official or not. They should not be listed here so I have removed them. 23skidoo 20:58, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unofficial vs. Non-EON

I've no preference either way, but the article on the film series uses the header "Unofficial films" so unless it changes, it might be worth considering changing the header in the template to be consistent ... or seeking consensus at the films article to change that header to be consistent with the one used here. 23skidoo (talk) 21:53, 12 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Splitting into separate series

I have reverted an anon IP's edit that spli the EON films section into a "reboot series" section for Casino Royale. This is meaningless, as every time a new actor has been cast the series has technically rebooted, particularly with regards to Dalton and Brosnan (especially Brosnan). I see no need for such a division to be made with regards to the EON films. 23skidoo (talk) 23:40, 3 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree that indicating the Daniel Craig movies are a series reboot isn't necessary, but one could make a case stating otherwise since Casino Royale is an explicit reboot; all the other films are based on the premise that Bond is already a seasoned MI6 double-0 agent. Musashi1600 (talk) 06:59, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
However there is an overwhelming amount of book and media references to it as the 21st film in the Bond series; likewise Quantum of Solace is being referred to as the 22nd Bond film and, of course, was known as Bond 22 until the title was announced. It may be a rebooting of continuity, but we've seen that several times before (GoldenEye, for example, which gave us an actor playing Bond who would have been a teenager at the time of Goldfinger); it's no more the start of a separate series of Bond films than, say, Star Trek 11 is the start of a new series of Star Trek films. This also differs from, say, the Batman films, as Batman Begins was explicitly referenced as more or less a "do-over" to start again after the previous films, or the Tim Burton Planet of the Apes was a reimagining, so therefore could not be listed as part of the original Apes movie series. There are simply too many strong connections between Casino Royale and Quantum to the previous EON Films series (let's start with Judi Dench as M), and they're generally considered prequels anyway, which places CR and QoS in the same boat as Star Trek 11 and Star Trek: Enterprise. 23skidoo (talk) 21:19, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
If you think about it, everytime a new actor comes on to play James Bond, it's almost like a reboot in its self. El Greco(talk) 21:42, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Page protected

I have blocked new and unregistered IP useers from editing this template for the time being, since obviously the anonymous editor isn't getting the message or isn't reading the edit summaries explaining why his/her edit regarding Quantum of Solace is being reverted. I recommend leaving the block up for at least 7 days from the time-stamp of this message; after that if any admin wants to unblock, please feel free. 23skidoo (talk) 21:44, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

  • Additional: I've been made aware that this IP has been doing the same edit to other Bond film articles, too. We can't protect them all. The IP has been blocked, however I suggest we keep this template protected for the duration I recommended above anyway, just in case he comes back. If another admin begs to differ and feels the protection is not necessary, feel free to unlock the page. 23skidoo (talk) 21:49, 1 March 2008 (UTC)\
    • For reasons unknown it appeared that by locking this template it also locked all the articles linking to it, so I had to remove the protection. 23skidoo (talk) 17:42, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
It shouldn't have. Template:Infobox VG is on permanent Admin-only lock down and that hasn't shown the same problem. - X201 (talk) 19:01, 3 March 2008 (UTC)
Yeah, I have no idea what happened. I know I did NOT click the box for cascading protection. But the locks on the movie articles occurred after I'd protected the template. Weird. 23skidoo (talk) 20:40, 3 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] The

Couldn't it be "James Bond films and actors"? The 'the' doesn't look or sound right to me. —Jonathan D. Parshall (Talk | contribs) 10:03, 3 March 2008 (UTC)