Talk:Q (James Bond)

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couldn't Q stand for quiet, like in *Q-ship or *Q-car ? 213.220.214.176 21:08, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

While it is possible that Q is an abbreviation for Quartermaster, it is certainly not proven. The other branches of the Secret Service, (M for operations, H for signals) don't have letters abbreviated from their names. Whatever the case Q is certainly not an initial. DJ Clayworth 16:18, 19 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Yes it is. Several Fleming and Gardner novels, as well as Die Another Day, directly indicate that Q stands for Quartermaster, although Die Another Day was the first Bond film to do so. 23skidoo 20:23, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Can we not find a picture of Desmond Llewellyn ? DJ Clayworth 14:27, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Sorry, I've yet to really figure out or look into how to upload pictures so I used the John Cleese one someone had previously uploaded. Also while to many of us Q is Desmond Llewellyn, the current Q is John Cleese. Perhaps, both should be displayed since they are two different people. K1Bond007 15:40, 3 Sep 2004 (UTC)

Added pic of Desmond Llewelyn from Tomorrow Never Dies K1Bond007 19:19, 6 Sep 2004 (UTC)

I noted that there was an article on "R" which was duplicated almost word for word from the main Q article, so I have turned that page into a redirect to this one.23skidoo 20:23, 1 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 John Cleese Section 2 It's more complicated 3 Major Boothroyd 4 Q Branch or? 5 Removing Q-like characters 6 Q in Casino Royale? Really a prequel? 7 Live and Let Die

[edit] John Cleese Section

Do we really need to say 'jokingly known as R' in the title? It should be mentioned, but not in the title of the section (or the table of information) MadJaxter 19:54, 27 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] It's more complicated

If you read my comments above you will find that there is an explanation. DJ Clayworth 16:34, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC) Oops, didn't read the reply. I'll let it stand. DJ Clayworth 16:35, 15 Mar 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Major Boothroyd

The article presently reads: In the sixth novel, Dr. No, the service armourer Major Boothroyd appears for the first time. Isn't this the only time Major Boothroyd ever appears in a Fleming novel? He is referred to in the novel as "Armourer", and not "Q". Is this character called Q in the film of Dr No? If not, then as far as I can make out the first identification of the head of Q Branch with Major Boothroyd is in the film The Spy Who Loved Me, when Barbara Bach addresses Desmond Llewellyn as such. 62.25.106.209 17:37, 25 October 2006 (UTC)

Based on my reading of the Ian Flemming novels, it seems that Q and Major Boothroyd were two separate characters. Casino Royale and From Russia With Love implied that Q and Bond already knew each other, but in Dr. No, it seems that Bond met Boothroyd for the first time. The only alternative would be that Q was replaced between FRWL and Dr. No.. Emperor001 00:00, 25 August 2007 (UTC)

Never Mind, even though my theory about them being separate characters is possible, it is also possible that Bond didn't know Q was a firearms expert. The only way to know for sure whether Q and Boothroyd were intended to be the same or separate characters would be to ask Fleming himself which is kind of impossible unless you, yourself are dead and went to the same place he did. Emperor001 14:51, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Q Branch or?

There seems to be a 'style' conflict throughout this article (and others) in regards to Q Branch. I've seen it appear as "Q-Branch", "Q Branch", and "Q branch". Which one is correct? From what I've seen there are two uses of it on this article. At the very least we should have a uniform 'style' here. K1Bond007 08:31, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

Still need an update on this K1Bond007 05:37, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

Nevermind, I guess. I'm gonna go with Q Branch per Gardner. K1Bond007 23:05, 10 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Removing Q-like characters

Can't we just work the essence of this section into the intro or something? I fail to see how most of these mentioned are really relevant to this character. He's iconic, I get that, but this section doesn't add anything to the article. It'd be one thing if there weren't that many within fiction, but there are probably hundreds if not thousands of this type of character. Just doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me. K1Bond007 05:37, 26 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Q in Casino Royale? Really a prequel?

It has been suggested that Casino Royale was the be a prequel to the existing film series, and that as a result, since Q was not in the novel, he would not be in the film.

There appear to be some problems with this. First of all, if this was to be a prequel, it appears that it is to be a direct prequel to Dr. No, by having Craig emerge as the hardened Bond that Connery played--though it established an earlier meeting between Bond and Felix Leiter. It also uses Judi Dench as M again. This suggests that the film is being re-written to take place after the established film. Also, IMDB reports that John Cleese will be in it, another sign that it appears to use the later continuity of the series. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kenobifan (talk • contribs) .

It's not a prequel. It's a reboot. They're essentially going back to when Bond got into the 00 section, except their keeping Dench as M and most likely in the future Cleese as Q. If you think of it in terms of that then it makes sense. If you try to claim it as a prequel then it won't make much sense at all. Cleese is not in Casino Royale. I assure you. IMDb is wrong. K1Bond007 23:23, 12 March 2006 (UTC)

Cleese is now gone from IMDb. --GunnarRene 19:30, 21 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Live and Let Die

Why wasn't Q in the film Live and Let Die? Emperor001 (talk) 21:58, 17 May 2008 (UTC)