John Cleese

[carl stromberg]

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but is anyone else sad that John Cleese's role as Q came to a premature end?

[Kristatos]

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but is anyone else sad that John Cleese's role as Q came to a premature end?

Not really. I think he'd stick out like a sore thumb in a Craig movie.

[paco chaos]

I don't know if this has been discussed before, but is anyone else sad that John Cleese's role as Q came to a premature end?

Not really. I think he'd stick out like a sore thumb in a Craig movie.

oh, like Judi Dench?

[Commander 0077]

Yeh, I liked the new Q (R). Like a favorite uncle. You know all his jokes, and all his weird mannerisms, but you still welcome him.

I remember when Desmond Llewellyn appeared with Pierce Brosnan on a talk show. There was real affection between the two. PB treated him like a favorite uncle. At one point, "Q" put his hand on PB's forearm in sort of a hugging gesture.

And btw, to me PB in real life is a pretty strong character. I won't name names, but it seems that in a crisis he would be a guy you can count on. He was strong and there for his first wife, and he was / is there for his kids. That's one of the reasons I liked him as Bond, whereas 'just an actor' who is mush inside (showing by his actions) could not really be a Bond. And since I'm on the PB bandwagon, another reason is because PB admitted he was a Bond fan.

[stockslivevan]

Desmond Llewellyn sealed the deal after 35 of playing the role. Cleese didn't help matters, he was only filling in for tradition's sake. If Desmond can't do it anymore, no one can. It would be like casting a new actor for Kirk and Spock... erm.