The Spy Command
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Blog about James Bond and the Other Spies. founded 2008.
Audio version of Monday night's post about Amy Pascal saying it's a "good bet" new Bond actor will be cast by the end of 2026. open.spotify.com/episode/3jdD...
Pascal says it's a "good bet" new 007 actor to be cast by end of 2026
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I updated the A1 Bond timeline to note this week's comments from Amy Pascal about it being "a good bet" a new Bond actor will be cast by the end of 2026. spycommandfeatures.wordpress.com/the-a1-bond-...
The A1 Bond timeline
On March 24, 2025, Amazon completed a transaction with Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson where the retail tech giant gained creative control over the James Bond film franchise. What follows is…
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Amy Pascall tells Deadline it's "a good bet" new Bond actor to be named by end of 2026 hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/03/p...
Pascal: A ‘good bet’ new Bond to be named by end of 2026
Amy Pascal, one of the producers selected by Amazon to relaunch the 007 film series, told the Deadline website, it’s “a good bet” the new James Bond actor will be named by the end…
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I updated Sunday's post. Thanks to a Sunday surge, Spider Man: Brand New Day's opening weekend was updated to $360M, making it the new No. 1 hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/s...
Spider-Man rescues (?) comic book films
Image from a Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster UPDATE, Aug. 3 — Thanks to a surge on Sunday, Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s final U.S. opening weekend totaled $360 million, Exhibitor Relati…
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Audio version of today's post about Spider-Man's amazing U.S. opening weekend box office open.spotify.com/episode/4ATF...
Spider-Man rescues (?) comic book movies
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Spider-Man rescues (?) comic book films
Image from a Spider-Man: Brand New Day poster Spider-Man: Brand New Day posted an estimated U.S. opening weekend of $355 million, Exhibitor Relations Co. said on social media Sunday. It was one of …
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COMING SUNDAY: Spider-Man rescues (?) comic book films
Audio version of this week's post about the new expanded Never Say Never Again soundtrack (brief aside about fan reaction) open.spotify.com/episode/4VJp...
La-Land releases expanded Never Say Never Again soundtrack
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I produced this new expanded 2-CD edition of Michel Legrand's score to "Never Say Never Again," available now from @lalalandrecords.bsky.social. The original soundtrack album was on LP in Japan and later a rare and now pricey CD. It's included on disc 2. lalalandrecords.com/never-say-ne...
Audio version of this weeks post about the spy trope of the spy communicator open.spotify.com/episode/50VP...
About the pen communicator
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La-La Land releases expanded Never Say Never Again soundtrack hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/30/l...
La-La Land Releases Never Say Never Again soundtrack
Cover to La-La Land Records new Never Say Never Again soundtrack release La-La Land Records said Thursday it’s releasing an expanded Never Say Never Again soundtrack. The 1983 movie marked th…
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Music from Dominic Frontiere's score for The Outer Limits episode "Thousand Days of the Dragon," which mixes espionage with science fiction. That's James Hong in the thumbnail www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCc6...
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From the archives: Evolution of the United Artists logo in James Bond movies hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2017/09/09/e...
Evolution of the United Artists logo on 007 films
United Artists is a forgotten studio today despite an illustrious history. It was founded in 1919 by Charlie Chaplin, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and D.W. Griffith. For James Bond fans, it was…
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Mammoth Jack Davis illustration promoting NBC's 1965-66 season. hmssweblog.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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Audio version of today's post about the 60th anniversary of The Man Called Flintstone open.spotify.com/episode/7jDy...
60th anniversary of The Man Called Flintstone
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Post updated with the Wilma Flintstone version of the Columbia logo hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/6...
60th anniversary of The Man Called Flintstone
Poster for The Man Called Flintstone The 1960s spycraze had many unusual entries. One was the movie-length cartoon The Man Called Flintstone. The Hanna-Barbera production featured a spy being sidel…
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60th anniversary of The Man Called Flintstone hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/6...
60th anniversary of The Man Called Flintstone
Poster for The Man Called Flintstone The 1960s spycraze had many unusual entries. One was the movie-length cartoon The Man Called Flintstone. The Hanna-Barbera production featured a spy being sidel…
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BOTD, 1935, Stanley Ralph Ross, writer and occasional actor. Here's an interview I did with him in 1997 uncleepisodeguide.wordpress.com/stanley-ralp...
Stanley Ralph Ross, Yvonne Craig interviews
Stanley Ralph Ross (1935-2000), a veteran television writer, worked on the third season of The Man From U.N.C.L.E. He wrote for many shows, including Batman (where he was a very frequent contributo…
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Final trailer for Tom Holland's 4th Spider-Man debuts hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/21/f...
Final trailer for Holland’s 4th Spider-Man movie debuts
Super hero movies have had ups and downs since 2019. Mostly downs. One definite up was 2021’s Spider-Man No Way Home, which generated more than $1.9 billion at the worldwide box office. That …
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Robert Davi's latest political voiceover work hmssweblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/20/r...
Robert Davi’s latest political voiceover work
One-time James Bond villain actor Robert Davi (1989’s Licence to Kill) at times performs voiceovers for conservative political candidates. In Michigan, he’s doing an encore. In 2010, he…
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NEW EPISODE: A drinks expert does a deep drive about Bond martinis podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...
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COMING SATURDAY: On The 007 Files, David Leigh talks drinks expert David T. Smith. What did Kina Lillet really taste like and how close can you get to the Vesper that Ian Fleming described in Casino Royale?
She also had appearances on The Man From UNCLE ("The Bow Wow Affair") and The FBI www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/a...
Antoinette Bower, ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Twilight Zone’ and ‘Prom Night’ Actress, Dies at 93
Born in Germany, she started out on the CBC in Canada, appeared with Charles Bronson in ‘The Evil That Men Do’ and had a recurring role on ‘Neon Rider.’
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Audio version of today's post about the 20th anniversary of the worst James Bond car open.spotify.com/episode/3UjK...
20th anniversary of the worst James Bond car
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20th anniversary of the worst James Bond car
2006 Ford Mondeo prototype driven by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale This year marks an off-beat James Bond film anniversary. Twenty years ago saw the debut of arguably the worst James Bond car. That…
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John(ny) Williams theme for Checkmate (1960-62) www.youtube.com/watch?v=azlC...
Checkmate - Theme (John Williams - 1960)
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JULY 5, 1965: To Tell The Truth: --Game 1: Barry Gordy Jr. is the contestant. He brings along The Supremes, who perform two songs. --Game 2: Canadian journalist who reported from Red China. --Game 3: Orson Bean's father. Viewers learn Orson's real name. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGzC...
To Tell the Truth - Berry Gordy, Jr., Creator of Motown; Orson Bean's father! (Jul 5, 1965)
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Audio version of today's post about your favorite TV episode may not be the best. open.spotify.com/episode/3Dpi...
Case study: How your favorite episode may not be the best
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