I would not even presume such, Allyson.
Bar maid! Bring me stronger ale! And some plump, succulent babies to eat!
Olaf the Troll ,'Showtime'
The Minearverse 3: The Network Is a Harsh Mistress
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls and The Inside), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
DCJensen - Jun 20, 2004 1:04:31 pm PDT #631 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
Cranberry - Jun 20, 2004 2:34:25 pm PDT #632 of 10001
I was fine when existence had no meaning. Meaninglessness in a universe that has no meaning -- that I get. But meaninglessness in a universe with
meaning? What does that mean?
It's not me, either.
Pix - Jun 20, 2004 3:05:15 pm PDT #633 of 10001
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
Simpson's quote that just made me laugh my ass off (paraphrased):
BART: Well what do those bimbos expect? They should know that any time you sign a contract with Fox, you're going to be betrayed and humiliated.
Typo Boy - Jun 20, 2004 8:40:14 pm PDT #634 of 10001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I'm one of the people who loved Moon. And I guarantee you it was not for any resonance with Heinlein's politics. I was never in love with Heinlein as a source of "big ideas". His big ideas to me were all either obvious or false, not much in between.
But I loved his world building. And I though he wrote first rate grumpy smart-ass dialog . (And I know there seems to be a consensus that the dialog in Moon sucked. I thought the Russian influenced slang was a good part of the world building - a world in which Russia was a culturally hegemonic power.)
...his work seems to be nearly universally disliked, at least by the smart and creative folks here.
Umm, if you say so...
DCJensen - Jun 20, 2004 9:12:53 pm PDT #635 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
...his work seems to be nearly universally disliked, at least by the smart and creative folks here.
I think a lot of the people who dislike him have spent a lot of time posting about not liking him. That is not the same as universally disliked.
JenP - Jun 21, 2004 4:51:23 am PDT #636 of 10001
You know, I was just about to post this sentence: Heh, and when was the last time any artist's work was universally anythinged around here?
And then I realized, someone would probably come up with an example.
I, for one, haven't given up on reading RH. I marked some of the recs upthread.
sumi - Jun 21, 2004 6:26:44 am PDT #637 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
AICN says that the whole run of Wonderfalls will be playing in Argentina.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2004 6:36:55 am PDT #638 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The link also mentions which episodes get commentaries, whee!
Allyson - Jun 21, 2004 6:39:04 am PDT #639 of 10001
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Huh. No one called me and Kristen to do commentary on Safety Canary. How odd.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2004 7:20:37 am PDT #640 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
It says "Cocktail Bunny" is noirish. How noir is it, on a scale from How the Grinch Stole Christmas to Sunset Boulevard ?