I'm not that far in the book yet, but I think they don't film stuff that isn't explicitly written in the original story. That's how it's been for the first half of the series. The show leaves out some detail that's just impossible to get to, but it is VERY faithful as far as putting important scenes from the book on the screen. Can anyone help me out? Are there major battle scenes in the book that went into action sequence detail that the show suffered from leaving out? My assumption is that there weren't.
All of my coworkers watch this show on Mondays (LAME), so I have to wait until tomorrow to watercooler their faces completely off. It's torture! I like talking loudly about TV and using my hands too much!
Anyway, I loved Game of Thrones. Do you think they'll call the next season Clash of Kings? OMFG dragons. Secondly, Robb is the best, but really Jon is the best. But Bran could be the best? Maybe Arya is the best. Yep, Arya is the best.
I was on the bleeding edge of my uncomfortable IKEA loveseat when Sansa inched out on the wooden catwalk while Joffrey's back was turned. You may wear your hair like a southern woman, but your veins run chill with the BLOOD OF THE NORTH!
I'm breathing heavily just thinking about it all again.
Winter is coming!
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"Your dad drinks like a fish. What is he, a Tully? Oh, btw, sorry about that thing I did on Sunday..."
I have a tattoo, it's pretty big and I like it a lot. It doesn't mean anything, it's just a squid. I am ready for #2 but it's the old ball and chain's turn and she's taking her sweet time.
At least she tried? You gotta give her some credit for not quitting halfway through her term as a person being asked a children's book catchphrase American History question. "If you try, you win" - Don Geiss
I like videogum a lot. I did, however, pull back commenting to about 1% of what I had contributed before because I switched jobs. I'll sporadically get the bug and comment on every other post for a couple of days, wait two months, repeat.
It's not a content thing, or a community thing, it's because I now own an adult diaper factory and these giant diapers are not going to package and ship themselves. If I could, I would photoshop Topher Grace hanging out with Amelia while they chat about Tom Cruise having a picture of a gay person in his wallet (I guess it's been a while) all the dang time. I am, however, about to start my shift and won't be allowed to leave the adult diaper testing room for another 12 hours.
I see you guys on twitter sometimes, though! Look out, cute puppies below!
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Every day at lunch I put on my baby head and take the mall ride to ESPN Zone. If Deverites stop pitching in, we'll lose our illustrious reputation over night.
If New Girl and Terra Nova were smart, they'd combine in order to make a Zooey D vehicle where she rides dinosaurs through Brooklyn, chasing down the bad guys who kidnapped her sexy roommates.
I totally get that, and reading a little bit more about it yesterday, I definitely see where those hollywood suits influences were present. I guess the real issue is "can an American male movie audience see a movie without diarrhea in it?" I hope that's true in the future, but I think we both agree that it's unfortunately still a man's world as far as what "should be in a movie" as far as joke content goes.
Tintin was not big for me, I'm more of an Asterix kid. I wouldn't be bothered by the 3D spectacle aspect of an adaptation like this if it wasn't for the fucking motion capture. Dead eyes and realistic human movement make highly stylized characters look like they're all suffering from a two-day-old zombie bite that they don't want to tell the group about.
On the OTHER hand, Super 8 makes me remember why I used to love Spielberg? Maybe it's just the chimes in the trailer score... but Tintin does not look good, no matter how much I want it to.
Don't worry though, no matter what you love nostalgically the most, it's highly likely that it's sacred to the film industry! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPYNdn36rsI
I know a lot of women who love raunchy humor? Is that supposed to be a "male" humor? I'd argue that Jessica Walter's recent characters have been some of the raunchiest ever? And I love it? Not because it's out of place to have a smart woman go on and on about strange sex situations or gross-out bathroom jokes, but because it's really funny?
Maybe you guys are right, maybe there was pressure from Appatow and others involved to make it grosser or "dude-ier" but until we can see how different Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo's original script is from the final cut, I'm assuming it's just their sense of humor and it's also my sense of humor and they happen to have girl parts and I happen to have boy parts.
I also think it worked well for the story! Narrative-wise, he needed to screw up a tiny bit and she needed to be upset (legitimately, but also slightly overreactionaly) in order for the conflict to grow ridiculously huge and resolve so nicely.
Unrelated: I think it's great that they didn't show whether or not her baking skillz wuz ever used again. "Absolutely everything" working out in a cheesy closing credits montage is a turn off for me. And I've never wanted to make out with a cop more in my lifetime. Cops are the worst, but that one was adorable!
May I say that perhaps this movie's "sole purpose" was not to break gender boundaries? That seems a little closed-minded to me. Can't we just enjoy this movie without making a special note that it's "lady-like, yet amazingly enough, it's still funny! It's simple BAFFLING that women are entertaining!" I don't think that's fair to the brilliant people who simply set out to make a good movie, not become the first president elected without a prostate.
You're great, Becca. I've always been a fan... so here's my request: can you have another Buffy open thread? I forgot to comment on Gabe's yesterday. Jay kay, today is going to be awesome.
Great night of TV, to be sure. Although I didn't think I would have to explain what D&D is to my partner and her friend during multiple commercial breaks. Also, I was finally convinced in the American "innocent until proven awful" system of judicial television sentencing that Perfect Couples is actually a terrible show. Sorry it took me so long, I needed some more evidence.
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