Date 23/05/2017 - News People
James Bond actor Roger Moore died today at the age of 89.
To a whole generation of movie goers, Moore was the perfect James Bond for a generation.
Moore has a strange legacy as Bond is a strange one.
Gen X lists Moore as their favorite Bind while everyone else dismisses him as as ?too silly.?
Moore was handsome, cultured, quick witted, funny, and he could throw a punch.
For many fans Moore's demeanor was the best remedy for the absurdity of the Bond films.
It was as if Moore was in on the joke and undertstood the outlandhsiness at the heart of the series.
Mike Ryan, a senior writer for Uproxx, penned an essay about why Moore is his favorite James Bond. Check it out at uproxx.com
