Christopher Lantz

Where most movie franchises are lucky to span one decade, the James Bond franchise is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year with its 23rd installment, Skyfall. The trick behind its longevity is no secret — since the ’60s, the producers have reinvented the iconic agent several times so that he always feels of the moment.

But through it all, a few key characteristics remain the same. Bond is always first and foremost a martini man, though he may dabble in beer or other cocktails from time to time, and his knack for ladykilling is almost as well regarded as his talent for killing-killing. So which of the six Bonds is the deadliest, booziest, and sexiest of them all? The infographic after the jump has the answer.

Ta-da! According to this chart by The Economist (via Vulture), it’s Pierce Brosnan who’s the Bondiest Bond by those measures. His average combined bodies, conquests, and martinis per movie is roughly 50% higher than the second-place contender, Daniel Craig.

However, a closer look at the data suggests some ways in which these fellows set themselves apart from one another. Brosnan’s dominance is mostly due to his trigger-happy tendencies; as a drinker and a lover, he’s somewhere in the middle of the pack. Meanwhile, Craig is by far the drunkest Bond, with an astonishing average of five martinis for his first two releases. (Skyfall has been excluded from the data, so this chart just draws on his actions from Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace.) But all that liquor evidently does him no favors with the opposite sex.

George Lazenby, it turns out, is the most popular with the Bond girls — he carved three notches into his bedpost in his one and only outing, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. And all the way at the end of the spectrum is poor Timothy Dalton, whose Bond averaged something like six dead bodies, two hookups, and two martinis per film. That might be a wild record for a normal person, but by Bond standards it’s apparently quite tame.

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Ladies, please let me explain why my explanation will always sound better than yours.

Two legendary comedians offer their perspectives on life, through song.

The Big Electron is a remix tribute song to late comedians Bill Hicks and George Carlin, using footage from their stand up routines. It was created by melodysheep (aka John D. Boswell) of Symphony of Science. You can hear and download melodysheep’s entire collection of “inspirational and humorous remixes” at Remixes for the Soul.

“What happens when you sleep… makes a really boring movie.”

Screen Junkies, a group of guys who share their honest advice about what movies and television show to see and not to see, have created a new honest movie trailer for the 2007 supernatural horror film Paranormal Activity that puts their humorous opinion of the movie (and more) into a fake film trailer. We have previously written about the Screen Junkies and their collection of honest movie trailers.

It’s Halloween. Which means time for another Paranormal Activity sequel. In honor of spooky, moving furniture and actors who seem like they won a contest, we’re looking way back to the one that started it all. No. Not The Blair Witch Project. The other one.

Whatever. I still prefer these to Saw sequels.

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So much love! Janelle Monae - Cold War 

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The bar for fine art photographs of dogs in goofy costumes was set quite high in the 70s and 80s by photographer William Wegman and his Weimaraner companions Man Ray and Fay Ray, and while I suspect 20% of the entire industry of the internet is spent sharing adorable pet photos, it’s rare to see a single animal transcend the rest. Some worthy contenders recently have been Theron Humphrey and his dog Maddie, and also Seth Casteel’s underwater dogs. But a new pup has thrown down the gauntlet and her name is Trotter, a one-year-old French Bulldog lovingly captured by her owner, San Francisco photographer Sonya Yu who bills herself as a Professional Food Pornographer. You can follow Trotter’s dressy exploits on Yu’s Instagram feed but also check out her personal work which is outstanding. (via the fluffington post, which apparently, is a thing)

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Welcome To Monster Town is a spooky / cute children’s book created by self-taught artist Ryan Heshka and published by Macmillan that takes you through the daily work habits of a large group of memorable monsters. Ryan’s old movie, comic book, and classic animation influence really shows in the excellent illustrations throughout the book. According to book editor Christy Ottaviano, Welcome To Monster Town has been sold to Dreamworks Animation and is currently in film development. Hardcover versions of the book are available to purchase at Amazon.

As soon as the sun sets on Monstertown, creatures of all kinds go to work. So hop on the Ghoul Bus and see for yourself who inhabits this ghoulish town. Dr. Cyclops, Postmaster Skeleton, Frank N. Stein, Dr. Mummy, Captain Witch, and many other monster friends—including a junior monster-in-training—will welcome you with open arms!

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The supercut music video titled The Future by Eclectic Method mixes a fantastic musical track together with a condensed series of futuristic / predictive scenes from popular science fiction films. We have previously written about Eclectic Method and their collection of music and media creations.

Eclectic Method has supercut some of our favorite scenes from movies that turn a predictive eye to the future. Blade Runner’s Megacities alongside A.I.’s flooded New York and Idiocracy’s run down shanty towns. Some technology predictions in these films have already proven to be accurate and some are still a ways off – or not! … cameras on every corner, oil shortages, massive cultural uprisings in the middle east, retinal scans, X-Rays, flying cars and hoverboards, hybrid humans, robots, A.I., teleportation and so on. Who really watches Sci-Fi for the plot anyway, you wanna see the goodness condensed.

Rest assured though, in the future, as in the present, there will be both Coke and Pepsi!

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While everyone is enthusiastically awaiting the return of NBC's Community this fall, news broke today that the network was delaying its fourth season premiere indefinitely. Now, when I first read this, my first thought -- and many probably thought the same -- was that NBC was screwing over Community, yet again. But, as it turns out, it's the total opposite. Instead of just taking it off the schedule, launching it into further obscurity so it can die a quiet death, the network wants to put the proper spotlight on it and spend more time marketing it.

NBC released a statement saying that their current lineup of new shows is benefiting from their attention, so they've chosen to shelf the premieres of both Community and Whitney, which were originally going to premiere next Friday.

"Without having to launch these comedies on Friday at this time, we can keep our promotion focused on earlier in the week; plus, we will have both comedies in our back pocket if we need to make any schedule changes on those nights. When we have a better idea of viewing patterns in the next few weeks, we will announce new season premieres of Whitney and Community."

So, it's very nice of NBC to spare Community from being overshadowed by all the marketing they'll be doing for their new shows. It's also amazingly ironic, considering how they have had Community on their channel for three years and barely promoted it at all, then wondered why the ratings were so bad, and then banished it to Friday nights next to one of its most reviled new shows. So, now they're going to take the time to promote it? I suppose that if it has to be on Friday nights, it's a good thing they're finally going to give it the attention it deserves. But isn't that like having an aunt who says you never, ever visit her, then when she ends up in the hospital and you realize she might die, you go see her once -- for your own peace of mind?

NBC -- your best fair-weather nephew. Check this space for the new premiere dates.

Photo credit: Trae Patton for NBC

NBC Delays 'Community,' 'Whitney' Returns [The Hollywood Reporter]

“Tackle Litter, Before it tackles you.”

Ireland’s litter problem is being addressed head on in ‘Tackle Litter‘, an anti-littering campaign by The South Dublin County Council. Watch in their video as a trash can monster literally tackles people who litter.

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“I bought too many groceries, now I have to make two trips!”

In this faux PSA video, Ryan Higa explains how thousands of people every day fall victim to FWP (First World Problems) and what steps we can all take to end these hardships. The solution lies in simple tools: a picture of a bridge, a straw, and a full cup of capped water.

Now shut the full cup

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