Would love to stick you with Simon and defend your beloved Bond!

Fun facts about both of them:

1. Sean Connery made famous one of the most sought after watches from Rolex in the market by his appearance in Dr. No. Thanks to him, wearing stainless steel bulky watches was now cool. I wrote about it here: https://mvw-encyclopedia.medium.com/the-top-10-watches-every-watch-enthusiast-should-know-about-5a0587b9287c

2. Pierce Brosnan was so iconic in the N64 GoldenEye game that Masahiro Sakurai at some point considered to include him in Super Smash Bros Melee as a fighter. But because of the obvious licensing issues eventually dropped the idea. However, the proximity mine you can use in the game is a direct reference to the Bond game. Sort of a nice little treat celebrating one of the best titles of all time.

Great post!