007: License to Kill [Girlfriends]
January 2, 2020
Welcome to the Dead Fictional Girlfriends Report, your #1 site for tracking which franchise kills off the most female love interests. Today, we can report on Contestant #1: cinematic character James Bond. If you've heard of him, you already know that he's usually surrounded by women - and not all of them live to tell the tale. Let us begin our analysis with:
The Character
James Bond is an agent for MI6, the British spy agency. His code name is 007, where the "00" means he has a license to kill. He is an excellent shot, a tough fighter, a gambler, a drinker, and a prolific lover of women.
James Bond the cinematic character is based on James Bond the literary character, who was named for a British ornithologist (who had done nothing whatsoever to deserve such treatment). Literary Bond debuted in 1953, and made 13 book appearances before the author, Ian Fleming, died. Our analysis, however, will focus on Cinematic Bond, a character in the ongoing Eon Productions series of films, for one simple reason: the movies have a "girl formula."
Overview of Phase 1 Contestants
November 17, 2019
The Men
Phase 1 had four main competitors: three from network TV, and one from movies. They are as follows.
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