A contemporary example of this is the TV series The Night Manager starring Tom Hiddleston. Alfred Hitchcock also exemplified this to a tee in his earlier films, especially in such stories as North By Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and The 39 Steps (1935). Pollifax series) or some Bond girlfriends ( On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Goldeneye, Spectre) the show Masquerade (where civilians with special occupational or avocational expertise are drafted to help the government on one-off missions and Tom Hank's character in The Man with One Red Shoe. Peel ( The Avengers (1960s), in the opening voiceover intro, she is introduced as a "talented amateur"), Chuck ( Chuck) Amanda King ( Scarecrow and Mrs. Bathtub Gin Flavored Spy Fiction applies to civilians drawn knowingly or unwittingly into the world of espionage that is either "martini flavored," "stale beer flavored," or a "dirty martini." They may have or not have transferable skills to help them survive, and they may or may not become realized agents at some point.I Spy and the Daniel Craig James Bond films exemplify this trope. Dirty Martini Spy Fiction (also referred to as "Stale Beer Served in a Martini Glass") is the gritty style of espionage taking place in glamorous international or domestic locations, such as Japan, Italy, Spain, Las Vegas, Palm Springs, Hawaii, etc.
Consequently, the stakes tend to be a lot lower: rather than dealing with plots to Take Over the World or completely destroy the rival, Stale Beer plots typically involve seemingly minor plans for the possibility of incremental gain-or which might not in the end significantly change the state of play among the powers.Īnd within these two poles, we have various mixes and flavours: The Stale Beer approach as a whole is more gritty and morally ambiguous, spying reflects power politics between whichever nations or organizations are involved and other nations and people are caught in the crossfire. Ironically, the original James Bond novels are like this and both Timothy Dalton and Daniel Craig played the character this way. This is the approach taken by Len Deighton and The Bourne Series, John le Carré, and by Callan, the classic counterpoint to James Bond. Spying is stressful and you may end up an alcoholic or worse. It involves Dead Drops, brush-pasts, blackmail and morally iffy things. It is "more realistic" in that it does not romanticize the profession. Stale Beer Flavored Spy Fiction could also be called the Trenchcoat Approach.The Tuxedo Approach as a whole is more glamorized and idealistic with clearly defined "good guys" and "bad guys", they often have a bit of an "action movie" feel, sometimes to the point where nobody ever actually spies on anyone.
This is the Hotter and Sexier spy game, with Spy Catsuits and Sex Face Turns by the dozen. The main example here is of course James Bond (the movies in particular). Despite the glamor, spying is not for the faint heart and is fraught with danger, and the stakes are massive. This involves glamorous parties, fast cars, hot women, high-risk casino games, cool gadgets, brutal fights involving guns and fists and big explosions (swap those adjectives around as you wish).
Related to the Action Series, although not necessarily a series, and not necessarily even action-heavy, it's any work in which the main character or characters are spies, secret agents, double agents, or some other form of espionage professional.
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