Huh. No one called me and Kristen to do commentary on Safety Canary. How odd.
Gabriel: Are you trying to destroy this family? Simon: I didn't realize it would be so easy.
'Safe'
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.
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
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 ?
Allyson - Jun 21, 2004 7:27:23 am PDT #641 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
I've not seen either flick. It has many noir elements in the final act, especially.
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2004 7:52:26 am PDT #642 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
I've not seen either flick.
I recommend Sunset Boulevard. The other one, not so much.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 21, 2004 8:03:17 am PDT #643 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The other one, not so much.
You're talking the Ron Howard one, right, not the Chuck Jones?
narrow eyes
Polter-Cow - Jun 21, 2004 8:06:30 am PDT #644 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
You're talking the Ron Howard one, right, not the Chuck Jones?
Oh God yes.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 21, 2004 8:11:14 am PDT #645 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Oh God yes.
Phew.
eta Also, I can second the Sunset Blvd. recommendation.
Beverly - Jun 21, 2004 10:05:51 am PDT #646 of 10001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
Late for the "Green Hills of Earth" love, but,
I do still love The Green Hills of Earth. Makes me sniffly.
The Green Hills of Earth is so good that it should have been written by Bradbury instead.
Gods, yes. I still wish someone would write music worthy of those lyrics. I think of them--well, thought of them--every time we launched a shuttle. Rhysling would have been a right bastard to know, but he was a wonderful harkback to the blind Irish harper working for passage and meals, commenting on society's graces and foibles, pretty much exempt from official retribution. The lyrics still give me chills.
DCJensen - Jun 21, 2004 10:14:21 am PDT #647 of 10001
All is well that ends in pizza.
I'm thinking of both Green Hills of Earth and The Man Who Sold the Moon today, what with SpaceShipOne being successful. The MwStM is evoked because Mike Melvill is over 60.
Since the ship wasn't made by teenagers, I think the flight can't really compare to Rocket Ship Gallileo.
On the other hand, I'm also thinking about Salvage One.
Typo Boy - Jun 21, 2004 10:14:48 am PDT #648 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.
Other Heinlein sniffler - "The Man Who Traveled in Eleophants". Very short - definitely a two hankie story.