GetFreeCash t1_j2axm07 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:28 PM

Reply to comment by Typical_Humanoid in One off Bond movies: Can it work? by djalekks

Lazenby could have done more if he wanted to, he just chose not to because he predicted the character and the series would be short-lived.

GTOdriver04 t1_j2ayeko wrote on December 30, 2022 at 10:34 PM

His agent did, actually. Career suicide, but nobody figured Bond would become part of the cultural lexicon as it has.

Disappointing. Really. OHMSS was fantastic. A bit long, but that’s okay. I liked Lazenby.

stunts002 t1_j2bdtsh wrote on December 31, 2022 at 12:21 AM

To be fair to Lazenby at the time there was nothing to suggest otherwise. Connery at the time WAS Bond and it's no coincidence Connery came back twice for Bond (one granted wasn't an eon bond). So in Lazenbys defence it would seem at the time the public genuinely only seen Connery as Bond and the series may not stay popular with a new lead.