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Max Braden: In the 1980s I bought all of Fleming's Bond novels plus John Gardner's additions up to that point and read them straight through. I used to know exact page numbers for descriptions of things like Bond's favorite cigarettes. I also went through a marathon of watching the movies, and though I liked Connery, most of his early Bond films are almost boring. The Living Daylights was and still is my favorite Bond film, because Dalton most closely represented the dark, cranky Bond who actually disliked his job in the novels. I did like the opening of GoldenEye, because Brosnan's Bond committed to decisions almost on instinct, and I think Craig continues that well.

Brosnan's movies sadly took on a Roger Moore camp tone. I initially didn't like Craig's thug, but I think Skyfall has found the right groove. My brother asked me if I thought they could continue the series. I pointed out that at each stage, there were questions about whether they should pack it in - new actors, Broccoli's passing, the end of the Cold War - but the series has survived and thrived.

Reagen Sulewski: I know that I've seen most of the Bond films, at least in bits and pieces, over the years, but I actually don't have all that much of a connection with them before the Brosnan ones. It's been ages since I've seen a Connery or Moore one and the Dalton ones barely exist for me. But with the last couple of incarnations of the character, I've tended to follow the conventional wisdom that sort of recursively occurs within it - they start off fantastic and grow progressively more ludicrous until that excess requires a reboot. For now, Craig is working, and the series is evolving with the public, but Craig is either going to get tired after one more or definitely move on, or the series is going to go off the rails. Hopefully whatever happens next with the series, they keep it the hell away from Henry Cavill.

Felix Quinonez: I guess I've never been a big fan of the series. I vaguely remember seeing bits and pieces of a couple of Sean Connery ones but I guess they didn't make a big impression on me. The Brosnan ones were the first time I actively followed the franchise. I remember being blown away by GoldenEye (the movie and the N64 game.) but gradually being more and disappointed as the series went on. Like a lot of people I was a bit perplexed when Daniel Craig was cast as Bond but he won me over within the first scene of Casino Royale, which is my favorite Bond movie (I haven't seen Skyfall yet). Also, I was incredibly let down by Quantum of Solace but I think Skyfall looks amazing and can't wait to see it.

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