tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post5069755602126941626..comments2024-02-25T09:46:28.218-05:00Comments on The Park Bench: Tuesday Odds & Ends: Hodgman, The A-Team, MIT, Terry Pratchett and a way cool Venn diagramUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-14258299346793010412009-10-03T03:17:10.248-05:002009-10-03T03:17:10.248-05:00I disagree with the positions on the diagram. Was ...I disagree with the positions on the diagram. Was this something the person just made on a whim for fun? I most certainly think "dweeb" and "dork" are in completely opposite positions and need switching, and I would switch "geek" and "nerd" around, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-85447525946144188812009-09-23T15:54:20.635-05:002009-09-23T15:54:20.635-05:00The more you know! (doo do do dooo!) Thanks for th...The more you know! (doo do do dooo!) Thanks for the info!agent57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17065726987368054455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-88690168390686930602009-09-23T13:57:44.332-05:002009-09-23T13:57:44.332-05:00Agent57,
I have a very definite type -- tall with...Agent57,<br /><br />I have a very definite type -- tall with dark hair. Blondes, meh ... they do nothing for me. Probably because I am blonde myself ... seems like lusting after one's brother or something. Eeewwww! <br /><br />Regardless of my niche tastes, however, I did like Timothy Dalton's 007! <br /><br />His Bond was actually truer to the character that Ian Fleming created than say, Roger Moore's 007. My father was an avid reader of spy novels so I have read all of the originals and was very aware of what Dalton was attempting with his portrayal. Many critics also appreciated the more serious tone. <br /><br />Fans, though, were split. Some liked the return of the "real Bond", while others were taken aback. The later pretty much only knew the character from Moore's comedic take and couldn't figure out why things were so much darker in the Dalton films. <br /><br />Dalton was actually Cubby Broccoli's first choice to replace Connery in the late 60s when Sean bowed out. Dalton was only 22 at the time! When he turned down the role, the producers got George Lazenby. Dalton was also approached in the late 70s and turned down the part again because he disliked the campiness of the 70s Bond films.<br /><br />He was approached in 1986 when Moore stepped down but could not take the part because of other obligations. That's when Brosnan was first asked but had to turn down the role because NBC would not let him out of his <i>Remington Steele</i> contract. By the time all that played out, Dalton was available.<br /><br />His first Bond film, <i>The Living Daylights</i>, was very well received and outgrossed many of its contemporaries -- like <i>Die Hard</i> and <i>Lethal Weapon</i> as well as the last two Bond movies. His second Bond movie (<i>License to Kill</i>) did very well, too. Dalton was contracted for a total of three films, but the last one was never made because of a legal battle that broke out between the studio (MGM) and the producers. This dispute was not resolved until after Dalton's contract expired. He wasn't interested in returning by the time <i>Goldeneye</i> went into production.Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-43805562166517665062009-09-22T22:24:51.167-05:002009-09-22T22:24:51.167-05:00Really, Tracy? Dalton is so high on your list! Aga...Really, Tracy? Dalton is so high on your list! Again, I'm speaking from an uninformed position, but I thought he was generally looked down upon as a Bond.*<br /><br />*This information is from a Buffy episode, and has no bearing on reality. Andrew: "Timothy Dalton should get an Oscar and beat Sean Connery over the head with it!"agent57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17065726987368054455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-63424856021043530632009-09-22T19:35:32.645-05:002009-09-22T19:35:32.645-05:00I think I fall solidly in the "geek" cat...I think I fall solidly in the "geek" category, and I'm okay with that.<br /><br />Also, I've taken two of the MIT free courses and they are fantastic. I would highly recommend the Chemistry in the Kitchen class- made me feel like an (amateur) Alton Brown.nancypearlwannabehttp://nancypearlwannabe.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-84196505949155500342009-09-22T19:01:52.044-05:002009-09-22T19:01:52.044-05:00I too played soccer through high school, Adam. I ...I too played soccer through high school, Adam. I was told repeatedly back in those days (gasp...the 80s) that soccer was a nerdy / geeky sport. By the guys playing football, mind you.<br /><br />I will accept "geek" sport ... and identify as a geek.<br /><br />On the Bond issue ...<br /><br />1) Connery<br />2) tie between Brosnan and Dalton<br />3) Daniel Craig<br />4) Roger Moore<br />5) David Niven<br />6) George Lazenby<br />7) tie between Barry Nelson and Woody Allen (ok, he was only Jimmy Bond, jealous nephew of James Bond)Tracynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-75119508327717621572009-09-22T18:38:44.747-05:002009-09-22T18:38:44.747-05:00John Hodgman did this whole thing at the White Hou...John Hodgman did this whole thing at the White House Correspondents dinner a few months ago about jocks and nerds. I've always considered myself a nerd-jock hybrid considering I read 53 Star Wars novels during the same year I lead my high school soccer team in goals scored. Where would I fit on this diagram? help!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09939684379687736140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-17406750075220073312009-09-22T17:07:10.417-05:002009-09-22T17:07:10.417-05:00I love that it has ONE WHOLE MEGABYTE of space! :D...I love that it has ONE WHOLE MEGABYTE of space! :D Also, did you grow up with Remington Steele, too? My mom watched it a lot when I was a kid (along with Murder She Wrote, TNG, and Quincy!) so yeah, I have a soft spot for Pierce. Though, honestly, I haven't seen a lot of the Bond films and can't judge the best. (Even though I did, in that last comment. Oops.)agent57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17065726987368054455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-39972142537356149422009-09-22T14:50:23.843-05:002009-09-22T14:50:23.843-05:00Hahahaha. That Venn diagram pretty much made my da...Hahahaha. That Venn diagram pretty much made my day. Thanks! :DCassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287161805043134312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-82015047729881689862009-09-22T14:26:16.452-05:002009-09-22T14:26:16.452-05:00Agent57, I have to go with Daniel Craig on the sex...Agent57, I have to go with Daniel Craig on the sexiest Bond question. I was lukewarm on his debut but that had more to do with the writing of the movie and less to do with him. Hands down, the guy just looks good. Plus, I'm still laughing over that skit he did with Catherine Tate so he gets sexiness points for being funny too.<br /><br />A close runner-up? Pierce Brosnan, who was my first heart-throb as a kid.<br /><br />I was amazed at the price estimate on Roddenberry's Mac, too! I'm guessing it'll go for higher, though, with all the publicity it's getting. I'd also guess that Tiger would make it burst into flames. :)Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732174528471795168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-41867196317459016752009-09-22T14:11:31.373-05:002009-09-22T14:11:31.373-05:00Hey Liz, which Bond IS the sexiest? I would genera...Hey Liz, which Bond IS the sexiest? I would generally say Sean for being the original, but I don't know, man, Daniel Craig. Then again, I still haven't watched the latest, which I head was pretty bad.<br /><br />I guess I'm a nerd, then. I usually think of myself as geek... which I suppose I could qualify for, since I can handle social situations while in them, it's just getting into them that I avoid. (P.S. I love Venn Diagrams)<br /><br />Is anyone else surprised by the expected price of Roddenberry's Mac? $1200? That's less than a new, non-celebrity-owned Macbook. Maybe I should rethink what my next computer purchase will be. (Do you think it would run Tiger?)agent57https://www.blogger.com/profile/17065726987368054455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-89739319720504660752009-09-22T12:59:48.361-05:002009-09-22T12:59:48.361-05:00TOO ADD, TOO! (agh)TOO ADD, TOO! (agh)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606192123176489400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-50349940330463440022009-09-22T12:59:19.235-05:002009-09-22T12:59:19.235-05:00Heh. I'm way to ADD to have any long term obse...Heh. I'm way to ADD to have any long term obsessions so I'm a dweeb ;-)Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13606192123176489400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-30049065272546412792009-09-22T12:25:03.855-05:002009-09-22T12:25:03.855-05:00We're all about service here at The Park Bench...We're all about service here at The Park Bench. I'm also happy to referee any debates over which James Bond is the sexiest.Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732174528471795168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22863570.post-34746868127157634922009-09-22T11:58:29.956-05:002009-09-22T11:58:29.956-05:00Thanks for the diagram! It's already come in h...Thanks for the diagram! It's already come in handy and solved a long-running debate in my office.Mickie Poehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12834387949187771873noreply@blogger.com