tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post4382416983186894989..comments2024-01-11T04:57:37.530-04:00Comments on The Furious D Show: Hollywood Babble On & On #1069: Invocato a PERNEOFurious Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07934529688753875751noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-84118857120475699412013-09-13T17:02:12.816-03:002013-09-13T17:02:12.816-03:00K - Thanks for the reply. I had to look up hoplop...K - Thanks for the reply. I had to look up hoplophobia- not a great trait for a show set in the roaring 20s. maybe they can team up with baz luhrman's "great gatsby" design team for that over-the-top feeling. we shall see.mauricenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-51979629736487668822013-09-13T15:38:09.199-03:002013-09-13T15:38:09.199-03:00Maurice: Deriving joy from something the majority ...Maurice: Deriving joy from something the majority of other people (or is it just fans) dislike is one of the keys to increased happiness, IMO. <br /><br />As for Rowling, you can see some British hoplophobia in the Potter series of books. I also wonder, since the North American continent was so totally missing from Potterworld if she doesn't have some axe to grind. <br /><br />Unfortunately, based on past experience, I expect her version of America in the '20s will involve lots of extreme over the top gunplay with a bit of sneering about it thrown in for good measure. Hopefully not. Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289856510554336990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24904037.post-47837500791969931522013-09-12T18:45:15.852-03:002013-09-12T18:45:15.852-03:00The adventures of a nose separated from the face o...The adventures of a nose separated from the face of a prominent person? Been done (by Gogol). <br /><br />The mix of 1920s and witchcraft sounds pretty intersting- unusual at least. With her pedigree and participation it ought to work just fine if done well.<br /><br />btw, the Star Wars prequels are unfairly maligned in my view. Sure, there were some of the same silly (and steroetypical) aliens as in the first series, but the arc of the decline of the Republic, talky and boring to some, was actually a relevant and poignant analogy to the fall of Rome and to our own times. Generally underappreciated- I suppose people wanted and expected only space effects, fast ships, and funny aliens, not a serious storyline of import (even though it was executed in a comic-book fashion). At least Julius Caesar was not a Sith Lord (to our knowledge). The last one, the final descent of Anakin to Darth and final scenes at the volcano, was great.mauricenoreply@blogger.com