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If you were a screen character in real life

be James Bond

be Doctor Who

Bond or The Doctor

Jan 17, 2010

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be James Bond

James Bond's life offers high-stakes action, romance, and real-world adventure with human stakes that make every mission and relationship meaningful
Bond's appeal lies in being the best in a mortal world—real risk and real consequences make his choices matter in a way an immortal figure's cannot
A license to kill and a field agent's freedom give Bond genuine autonomy and power in the present without the burden of infinite cosmic responsibility

be Doctor Who

Access to a TARDIS means all of time and space is available to explore—an adventure literally without limit compared to espionage in one era on one planet
The Doctor helps people across all of history without needing to kill, combining extraordinary reach with a more purposeful mission
As a regenerating Time Lord, the Doctor cannot permanently die—the stakes of Bond's mortality eventually run out, while the Doctor's story never has to end

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