Since Independence Day falls on a Wednesday this year, the networks are having a tough time deciding which weekend to air their annual programming marathons. Luckily, cable network Encore has decided to kick off the month with a marathon and then continue it throughout July.
Encore will spend July 1st by airing The Bond Collection, comprising eleven Bond films featuring Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, and Pierce Brosnan. Here’s the schedule (all times Eastern):
7:00am DR. NO
9:00am A VIEW TO A KILL
11:20am THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
1:35pm THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
3:50pm THUNDERBALL
6:05pm GOLDFINGER
8:00pm TOMORROW NEVER DIES
10:00pm LIVE AND LET DIE
12:05am FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
2:15am YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
4:15am NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
Unfortunately, no Daniel Craig films in the mix, but you get a good collection going. If you don’t have a full day to spend watching 007 flicks, Encore will also be airing one of 19 Bond films each night for the entire month. Here is the schedule for The Bond Collection. Each movie begins at 8pm EST.
July 1/23 TOMORROW NEVER DIES
July 2/22 GOLDENEYE
July 3 LICENSE TO KILL
July 4/14 THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN
July 5/24 DR. NO
July 6/19 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
July 7/31 GOLDFINGER
July 8/25 THUNDERBALL
July 9/27 YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE
July 10 ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE
July 11/29 DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
July 12/28 LIVE AND LET DIE
July 13 THE SPY WHO LOVED ME
July 15/26 FOR YOUR EYES ONLY
July 16 MOONRAKER
July 17 NEVER SAY NEVER AGAIN
July 18 OCTOPUSSY
July 20 THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS
July 21/30 A VIEW TO A KILL
Between this, the Danny Boyle directed Bond opener for the 2012 London Olympics, and SKYFALL at the end of the year, this truly is the Year of Bond.
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