kingcolbe t1_j2bo8z8 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 1:38 AM

Before Craig they were one offs right?

djalekks OP t1_j2df9d9 wrote on December 31, 2022 at 12:45 PM

I mean one off Bonds/concepts. Like an anthology of Bonds.

YoungBeef03 t1_j2bw7dd wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:38 AM

Only one, George Lazenby’s On Her Majesty Secret Service

Rougarou1999 t1_j2c43cm wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:40 AM

Some had a loose arc to them. Connery’s Era had a buildup to SPECTRE, post-Lazenby Bonds (Moore, Brosnan, Dalton) each referenced Tracy’s death, and Diamonds are Forever’s cold open makes a lot more sense after On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. However, with the exception of For Your Eyes Only’s cold open, all of the Bond movies before Craig worked as stand-alones.