Okay, it’s actually the Forbes Fictional 15, which provides a calculation of what a fictional character’s net worth would be given today’s market.

Taking over top spot on the list is defense contractor Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks. Rounding out the top three are Montgomery Burns (energy) and Scrooge McDuck (mining, treasure hunting).

Forbes reports that one reason Claus was dropped from the list is the flood of letters from children insisting the jolly elf is not fictional.

Despite the fact that it drags – seriously drags – at times, Casino Royale is exactly what I was hoping for: a complete reimagining of the MI6 double-nought agent as a cold, ruthless bastard.

He borders on the psychopathic at times.

Daniel Craig is excellent, and actually humanizes the character in an honest and candid manner in a way that none of the other Bonds were able to.

Like I said, the movie has its flaws, notably far too much time showing us Texas Hold ‘Em (am I the only one ready for that craze to fade away, please?) and the developing relationship between James and Vesper, but overall, what a great time.

More Dame Judi in this one, too. And that’s never a bad thing.

I’m back in Vancouver, with the boil-water advisory and another rainstorm pounding us now, and the Santa Claus parade happens today, and so does the Grey Cup, but all I can think about is Bond.

James Bond.

After spending the summer rewatching all the films, chronologically, I’m very eager to see the new, remastered 007, and am confident that the rugged Daniel Craig is going to do just fine, thank you very much.

The music that’s been in my head since early this morning is not just any James Bond Theme, either, but the electronic, vaguely experimental version from The Art of Noise.

Sloan’s there again, with another catchy track from Never Hear the End of It. It’s very Beatles, this one.

The television broadcasters may be learning to respect their audience.

CBS, after cancelling Smith after only three episodes, is releasing four unseen episodes for online distribution. Producers of the show are also being given the chance to post a written synopsis of how the story was going to be wrapped up.

It doesn’t hurt that advances in broadband (that should be a title for something) mean that networks can distribute online. They’ve already paid for the four unaired episodes, right? Why not try and get something out of them? “Hell, put ‘em online!”

It’s my topic of the week in this week’s Channel Changer, which you can read about over at mytelus.com.