re: James Bond is Not a Code Name

You are not wrong.....
but you are also wrong.

Of course Bond in his original form is not a codename. That's true. And while many Bonds prior to Craig were more like "tv spidoes in theaters," Craig turned it into one big story.

But the idea that Bond is a codename, is a clever twist that blends with the realities of having multiple films, multiple actors, over multiple years.

Nothing wrong with that idea to take advantage of real limitations.