JeremyP's Blog

Firstly, apologies to Germans: I can't seem to figure out how to get an umlaut in the title.

Are you an übervillain? Well, if you are I have some advice for you: satellite space weapons do not work. This struck me this evening while I was watching "Die Another Day". Let's review the evidence.

In Diamonds are Forever, James Bond thwarts the evil Ernst Stavro Blofeld who is trying to hold the World to ransom with a diamond encrusted laser satellite which can blow up cities.

In Golden Eye, James Bond thwarts the evil Major Richard Sharpe who is trying to hold the World to ransom with an EMP emitting satellite that can blow up cities.

In Die Another Day, James Bond thwarts the evil... err.. person who looks disturbingly like my financial advisor who is trying to hold the World to ransom with a diamond encrusted satellite that can blow up cities. Hmm that sounds familiar.

In Under Siege 2, Casey Rybeck thwarts the evil perm who is trying to hold the World to ransom with a nuclear satellite that can blow up cities.

The evidence is clear. Satellite weapons are just far too vulnerable to maveric secret agents with a grudge. In the above examples only Blofeld even escaped with his life. All the other übervillains died in horrible and yet ironic ways. This leads us to this week's trivia challenge:

This Week's Trivia Challenge

Name the three actors who have played Blofeld in James Bond Movies.

Trivia update

Name the four actors who have played Blofeld. Either that or name the three who have played him in real James Bond films. Should have checked my IMDB.