Amazon is already killing James Bond with dumb new reality show
nypost.comcompleted its $8.5 billion acquisition of MGM, which co-owns the 007 movie franchise, two weeks ago, it instantly began splitting Bond into many pieces with its evil money-grubbing laser, effectively kicking off the death of a 60-year-old brand beloved by generations.You can smell the British flesh start to sizzle.
Last week, Variety reported that Amazon Prime Video and producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson — the other co-owners — will create a reality show called “007’s Road To A Million.” It’s a planned competition in which contestants trek around the world to the exotic locales featured in Bond films to win a $1.3 million prize.
I call it “The Appalling Race.” That’s because it’s the first stop on the inevitable destruction tour of one of the strongest cinematic properties in movie history.
The one that gave us “Shaken not stirred,” and made millions of boys dream of Aston Martins — and Ursula Andress. The big-budget, luxurious behemoth that made Sean Connery, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig into household names will now be reduced to commonplace reality TV.Will the next Bond girl be played by Countess Luann de Lesseps?We’ve seen how this plays out before.
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