I still miss TBS's James Bond marathons

One of the fonder holiday memories of my teenage years (and well into my college ones) was the James Bond marathon on TBS, which usually ran during the weekends of Thanksgiving and then Christmas. I can't exactly pinpoint the draw—maybe it was the memorable opening themes, the campy effects and Sean Connery/George Lazenby/Roger Moore/Timothy Dalton (this was before Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig) beating down villains like Ernst Stavro Blofeld and Auric Goldfinger. Or maybe it was the supporting cast of Bond girls with names like Pussy Galore and Plenty O'Toole. And all the cool gadgets Q used to hook James up with ("Pay attention, 007?!"). I certainly still equate the Bond movies with family and the holidays. TBS sent the Bond movie marathon over to Spike TV for a few years. Then it disappeared completely. Maybe the ratings were eaten alive by (Richard Kiel's) Jaws. Now the "15 Days of 007" (or whatever it used to be called) is nowhere to be found on cable TV. And I'm all grown up. Shit. UPDATE: Thank you, SyFy Channel, for stepping up this Thanksgiving. 

—Posted by Will Levith