Mark Valley

Discussion Of Possible Bond Actors

Mark Valley

Postby Kristatos » Wed May 25, 2011 11:27 am

Saw a trailer for Human Target on TV and thought its star, Mark Valley, had that Daniel Craig look.

Image

I mention him not because I think he'd make a good Bond, but because I could imagine Babs hiring him anyway.
"The whole idea of the Bond films--and I don't know if they haven't lost a bit of that now--was that they were paperback films, as it were." - Peter Hunt
User avatar
Kristatos
OO Moderator
OO Moderator
 
Posts: 6796
Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:26 pm
Location: St. Cyril's
Favorite Bond Movie: Goldfinger, parallel earth Casino Royale (2005) starring Pierce Brosnan, parallel earth OHMSS starring Sean Connery.
Favorite Movies: Blade Runner, Life of Brian, The Blues Brothers, Quadrophenia, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark

Re: Mark Valley

Postby Omega » Thu May 26, 2011 12:57 am

That show was decent but I think fox canceled it. If anything he looks more like Bond but again not a young Bond.
............ :007:
User avatar
Omega
0010
 
Posts: 1891
Joined: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:01 pm
Location: the lost city
Favorite Bond Movie: TLD LTK GE TND TWINE DAD OHMSS
Favorite Movies: Gladiator
Braveheart
Inception
LOTR trilogy
RED
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
X-Men First Class
Ghost Protocol

Re: Mark Valley

Postby Alessandra » Thu May 26, 2011 12:41 pm

LOL I'm very familiar with the actor and I actually like him. Way more attractive than Craig, but still ZERO close to the Bond look, even in a tux. I guess if Babs picked him, I wouldn't be as disgusted as I am with Craig. At least this guy IS actually good-looking AND an actually decent actor.
"Are we on coms?"
User avatar
Alessandra
Pam Bouvier
 
Posts: 1155
Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2010 7:04 pm
Favorite Bond Movie: Dr No, Goldfinger, Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough, License to Kill, The Spy Who Loved Me.
Favorite Movies: Sabrina (the original), To Catch a Thief, Charade, High Society, Indiscreet. More recent: The Blind Side, Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Someone Like You, Wolverine, Spy Game, Miami Vice, Fantastic Four, No Reservations, The Wedding Date, 27 Dresses, How to Lose a Guy in Ten Days, The Devil Wears Prada

Re: Mark Valley

Postby Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry » Thu May 26, 2011 3:14 pm

Poirot, a regular Craig critic on the Alternative007 forum, said a while back that Human Target has some of the fun missing from the current Bond. Human Target is quite good fun to watch.
Image
User avatar
Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry
OO Moderator
OO Moderator
 
Posts: 1889
Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:06 pm
Location: Terra
Favorite Bond Movie: Moonraker
Goldfinger
The Spy Who Loved Me

Re: Mark Valley

Postby Kristatos » Fri May 27, 2011 8:18 pm

Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry wrote:Poirot, a regular Craig critic on the Alternative007 forum, said a while back that Human Target has some of the fun missing from the current Bond. Human Target is quite good fun to watch.

I saw it for the first time last night and enjoyed it, even though they completely changed the premise of the comic book that it was allegedly based on. In the comics, Christopher Chance is a master of disguise who impersonates his clients in order to draw fire away from them. If you take that aspect away, you end up with a completely different character, and it makes me wonder why they bothered buying the rights instead of just creating their own character. It's not like the character has great brand recognition that makes the name worth paying for. Still a fun show, though.
"The whole idea of the Bond films--and I don't know if they haven't lost a bit of that now--was that they were paperback films, as it were." - Peter Hunt
User avatar
Kristatos
OO Moderator
OO Moderator
 
Posts: 6796
Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:26 pm
Location: St. Cyril's
Favorite Bond Movie: Goldfinger, parallel earth Casino Royale (2005) starring Pierce Brosnan, parallel earth OHMSS starring Sean Connery.
Favorite Movies: Blade Runner, Life of Brian, The Blues Brothers, Quadrophenia, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark

Re: Mark Valley

Postby Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry » Mon Jun 13, 2011 4:00 pm

Kristatos wrote:
Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry wrote:Poirot, a regular Craig critic on the Alternative007 forum, said a while back that Human Target has some of the fun missing from the current Bond. Human Target is quite good fun to watch.

I saw it for the first time last night and enjoyed it, even though they completely changed the premise of the comic book that it was allegedly based on. In the comics, Christopher Chance is a master of disguise who impersonates his clients in order to draw fire away from them. If you take that aspect away, you end up with a completely different character, and it makes me wonder why they bothered buying the rights instead of just creating their own character. It's not like the character has great brand recognition that makes the name worth paying for. Still a fun show, though.


Maybe they bought the rights and then some network executive said "change this so it's like this, it would be better if etc etc". That's what always happens!
Image
User avatar
Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry
OO Moderator
OO Moderator
 
Posts: 1889
Joined: Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:06 pm
Location: Terra
Favorite Bond Movie: Moonraker
Goldfinger
The Spy Who Loved Me

Re: Mark Valley

Postby FormerBondFan » Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:44 pm

Definitely more appropriate than DC and of course.........Sadowitz. :lol:
Image
User avatar
FormerBondFan
008
 
Posts: 4788
Joined: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:24 am
Location: Southern CA
Favorite Bond Movie: The Dark Knight Trilogy
Favorite Movies: Star Wars
Indiana Jones
Star Trek
The Dark Knight Trilogy
Harry Potter
LOTR
Narnia
Avatar
Disney films
Mission Impossible
2012
This Is It
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
The Simpsons Movie

Re: Mark Valley

Postby Kristatos » Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:34 am

Capt. Sir Dominic Flandry wrote:Maybe they bought the rights and then some network executive said "change this so it's like this, it would be better if etc etc". That's what always happens!

"This Hamlet guy is a great character, but...could you make him a little more decisive?" Yeah, I can see that happening.
"The whole idea of the Bond films--and I don't know if they haven't lost a bit of that now--was that they were paperback films, as it were." - Peter Hunt
User avatar
Kristatos
OO Moderator
OO Moderator
 
Posts: 6796
Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:26 pm
Location: St. Cyril's
Favorite Bond Movie: Goldfinger, parallel earth Casino Royale (2005) starring Pierce Brosnan, parallel earth OHMSS starring Sean Connery.
Favorite Movies: Blade Runner, Life of Brian, The Blues Brothers, Quadrophenia, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Raiders of the Lost Ark


Return to Bond Alternatives

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests