5. Smaller Scale Stories
Depending on what kind of budget this show would have, it probably wouldn't be able to showcase the same kind of action found in the big screen incarnations of 007. That would actually be a good thing since the series could then focus on the character of Bond as well as the villains he faces, similar to the Craig films. Instead of having simple "good guy vs. bad guy" stories, the series could delve in to why the villains do what they do as well as how Bond interacts with them. The series could also explore, similar to the Craig films, why Bond is the way he is, his past, etc. This would result in a more mature and emotionally resonant series that could stand toe to toe with the current crop of films.
4. It Could Bring in Some High Profile Film Directors
Sam Mendes, who won an Oscar for directing
American Beauty, and who directed the latest Bond film,
Skyfall, is one of the biggest names to helm a Bond film. Nevertheless, the series has always been more of a producer's franchise than a franchise led by auteurs. A TV series, on the other hand, especially if it's a British series with a select number of episodes, could be a great place to bring in some high profile names to direct-particularly since it's a common occurrence now for Hollywood directors like Quentin Tarantino or William Friedkin to direct an episode of
CSI or for Todd Haynes to direct an HBO mini-series of
Mildred Pierce with Kate Winslet. Tom Hooper, the Oscar winning director of
The King's Speech, got his start in TV and directed the HBO mini-series
John Adams with Paul Giamatti. He could bring his specific and off beat visual aesthetic to the spy world and it would probably fit. Rian Johnson, who recently directed an episode of
Breaking Bad, has become very good at playing with certain genres such as film noir, as in 2005's
Brick, as well as science fiction in his latest film
Looper. What interesting things could he do with the spy thriller? In fact, I'd actually like to see what'd he do with an actual Bond film.