Just saw this on another board about A History of Violence"
"Just back from the cinema.
Brilliant movie....all the ingredients are there....good actors.....engaging story...solid cinematography......domestic violence.....full frontal nudity......explicit cunnilingus....
Can't recommend it enough..
JB"
What an education this has been. If Inara had a shower scene and the Operative was played by The Rock, Serenity would be the number one movie in the country. Suddenly I'm at ease with how Serenity is performing. It sure didn't sell out.
And for the exam, define the following:
They jossed my fanwank with their retcon, but it seemed pretty fanwank-y to me.
You have 30 minutes. Keep your eyes on your papers and bring them to the front when you're done.
In providing backstory after the fact (retcon), they (the writers) explained a previously seemingly inconsistent set of story elements in such a way that they negated (jossed) my more well thought-out explanation (fanwank), but the new canon seems to me to be largely inconsequential to the plot, because it is just the tying together of a bunch of previously aired story elements, in an attempt to cater to the fans in a somewhat manipulative fashion (fanwank-y).
My answer:
In providing backstory after the fact (retcon), they (the writers) explained a previously seemingly inconsistent set of story elements in such a way that they negated (jossed) my more well thought-out explanation (fanwank), but the new canon seems to me to be largely inconsequential to the plot, because it is just the tying together of a bunch of previously aired story elements, in an attempt to cater to the fans in a somewhat manuplulative fashion (fanwank-y).
...what? I don't cheat!
So neither you nor Cindy can spell "manipulative"? What a coincidence!
My answer:
In providing back-story after the fact (retcon), they (the writers) explained a previously seemingly inconsistent set of story elements in such a way that they negated (jossed) my more well thought-out explanation (fanwank), but the new canon seems to me to be largely inconsequential to the plot, because it is just the tying together of a bunch of previously aired story elements, in an attempt to cater to the fans in a somewhat manipulative fashion (fanwank-y).
(Yes, I have spell check. Why do you ask?)
If Inara had a shower scene and the Operative was played by The Rock, Serenity would be the number one movie in the country. Suddenly I'm at ease with how Serenity is performing. It sure didn't sell out.
Have you seen
The History of Violence?
I've heard it's a very good movie. Not starring The Rock.
So neither you nor Cindy can spell "manipulative"? What a coincidence!
I can spell it. I just couldn't type it.
Judges? 10 - 10 - 10!
likes Eddie
Actively shuns Gris, P-C, and NarrAtor.
Have you seen The History of Violence? I've heard it's a very good movie. Not starring The Rock.
I haven't seen it but I have heard mixed things about History of Violence. True no Rock but Vigo who is a bigger draw and of course apparently there's lowest common denomiator appeal. IMO, without any of that I doubt it's even a blip on the radar.
You live in a more rarified world than I if Viggo's a bigger draw there than The Rock.
But I've heard good things about it from people I trust -- right here in the Movie thread, amongst other people, so I wouldn't feel comfortable judging it as lowest common denominator without actually seeing it myself.
I mean, I've heard mixed things about
Serenity
too.
