I had such a simple idea for this podcast. I would get
together with artist Mark Maddox and we would talk about James Bond films for a
while. I'd intercut clips from the relevant films, spice things up with some
cool Bond theme songs and boom - cool podcast. That is not what happened.
I had spoken to Mark about trying to focus in on a couple of
specific Bond movies that were of significance to him but I expected our
conversation to range all over the fifty plus year history of the series. What
I did not expect was that we would go so far off topic for so long that the
editing process became pure Hell! By the time we were done I knew we were going
to have at least two separate shows if I wanted either of them to have any
focus. So, after much cutting and pasting I have left only the discussion of
various Bond movies with a few slight tangents into related movies that touch
on the subject at hand. Mostly.
We start off talking about THUNDERBALL (1965) and YOU ONLY
LIVE TWICE (1967) because the former was Mark's first Bond film and the latter
is one that I, until recently, disliked. We delve into the age when we were
first exposed to the James Bond character and what that might mean for how we
see the movies as adults. I think Mark's tale of trying to figure out who the hero of
THUNDERBALL actually was is hysterical and his young boy view of the character
is eye opening. We talk about our favorites and least favorites of the series
and this leads to much yelling and threats of bodily harm. Rest assured that no
matter how terrible it sounds no one was physically abused during the recording
of this podcast. I did mentally abuse Mark but he's used to that by now and all
those scars are internal so he should just suck it up and deal!
Of course, we had a great time doing this and I think you'll
be able to hear how much fun we're having. Mark is an amazing guy and I always
love talking with him. He and I really have to do this kind of thing more
often. And if you haven't seen his artwork do yourself a favor and visit his website.
He's a very talented man and his stuff continues to stun me with each new
painting.
You can reach the podcast at thebloodypit@gmail.com and
we'll be glad to hear from you. Send us any comments or suggestions about the
James Bond movies or anything else we ramble on about. If you listen to the
show through iTunes rating and reviewing the show would help out a lot- that's
how a lot of folks learn about podcasts. Thanks for downloading and listening!
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