Be the Bond

As an adult, he obtained a license to kill. (I read all of the Ian Fleming books when I was in elementary school, and I'm actually still not sure what that means.) But as a teenager, James Bond likely didn't even have a driver's license. Plus, Pussy Galore wouldn't even give him the time of day. She said she was totally into Q instead--she liked them brainy. In the interim, Miss Moneypenny was two grades behind Jimmy Bond in school, and couldn't get his attention. (In the movie, she will be played by Rachael Leigh Cook, wearing big dorky glasses.) Then, at prom, she dressed in a frilly dress by Jessica McClintock, and Jim said, "Hey Moneypenny, what's with the new look?" And ever since, she's been pining for a bit of Bond-age.

OK, so no one is going to hire me to write "James Bond at Degrassi High." (Although I'm willing to entertain offers.) But somewhere between Encyclopedia Brown and James Bond, there is this new series of books called Young Bond (via Adverblog):

Young Bond is a series of books written by 'Fast Show' writer Charlie Higson and published by Ian Fleming Publications. The books follow the exploits of secret agent James Bond in his youth. Fleming Media, part of Ian Fleming Publications, has appointed creative agency Cake to promote the books with a new mobile game, created by Player One, and website , just as the second book in the series, 'Blood Fever' is being published. The site will let users take on the role of Young Bond and solve mysteries in order to unlock new content and get the full experience of the online community. It will feature games, prizes, audio extracts from the book...

So if your parents ever told you "being a secret agent is no game," now they're wrong. Because it is a game. In addition to a series of books. Now you can Be the Bond.

(Hat tip to Ypulse)

Comments

Pussy Galore, indeed.

Thank you for reminding me of a HILARIOUS parody I read called "Matzohball" by Sol Weinstein. I just googled them to refresh my memory. There were apparently four:

1. Matzohball.
2. On the Secret Service of His Majesty, the Queen.
3. Loxfinger.
4. You Only Live Until You Die.

I think our hero was named Oy-Oy 7. There were things like scenes where he would be in a swamp and would get attacked by leeches, feeling them clamping onto his inner thighs. Thinking "Gottenu, don't let them go higher!". Simcha

P.S. Esther, I think you should write a comedy where James Bond goes frum. He won't fight villains on shabbos, won't go to bed with shiksas anymore. Though I get the feeling SOMEONE must have already done this. S

[Chutzpah]

Jessica McClintock! So funny that you remember these details! Remember Gunny Sac? They were too cute!