jazzfish

I've read a few complaints about media's glorification of alcohol consumption. Now, a new study analyzes James Bond's drinking and the results aren't so glamorous.

"James Bond was a fall-down drunk — "The Man With the Golden Liver" — according to real research published Thursday by real scientists.
....Commander Bond was "in the highest risk group for malignancies, depression, hypertension, and cirrhosis."

EndGameNYC

As a "double-o" agent, he also had/has a greatly shortened life expectancy.

If he were an alcoholic, he never would have lived through From Russia With Love.

TucTee

I'll drop the Skyfall plug here also. I thought it was an interesting look into the notion that James Bond can reach a breaking point from all the debauchery and physicality exuded in his past.

Threshold

I loved that aspect of Skyfall, the way it explored aging. I'm hitting midlife and facing the physical realities, fearing the impact on decision making and even revisiting the old family home.

Not so much with jumping into bed with hot young things...lol

It's a round robin eh...drinking to shore oneself up for a tough, terrifying job, but at some point it makes one unable to do the tough, terrifying job....Wonder if we'll see OO7 show up at a meeting one day. I want to be the one to hear his step 5...I'll even bring popcorn!

Thepatman

Interesting Article. I agree that 30% of people under estimate their actual booze intake.