
It's the crossover event of the century! Book-to-film adaptation freaks Shane and Bennett from the Reel Rap podcast join Sean and Alon for a triple header of mediums.
Book... Movie... Game...
M... Q... EA...
Bond... James Bond...
That's right, we're talking about Ian Fleming's 1957 novel, its 1963 film adaptation, and *its* 2005 game adaptation: *From Russia With Love*.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Reel Rap Intro
00:01:15 - Wide Flank Intro
00:02:58 - Start with the book
00:04:43 - What’s Ian Fleming into?
00:09:52 - The book to movie to game
00:20:48 - Different Bonds for different mediums
00:26:54 - Are we gonna talk about the videogame?
00:41:31 - I wanna be Bond
00:45:32 - The casting / Klebb and Kerim
00:50:10 - Misogyny
00:54:21 - Not knowing what’s going on
01:01:04 - The movie is kinda trash too
01:11:24 - More misogyny
01:14:25 - The prose
01:20:05 - Ratings lol
01:30:04 - Outro
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Show Notes:
Canyon Passage (ft. Hoagy Carmichael) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_Passage
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinker_Tailor_Soldier_Spy
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REEL RAP LINKS
Listen to Reel Rap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reel-rap/id1792646198
Follow Shane: https://x.com/crealoya
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WIDE FLANK LINKS
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