'Serenity'
Discussion of the Mutant Enemy series, Firefly, the ensuing movie Serenity, and other projects in that universe. Like the other show threads, anything broadcast in the US is fine; spoilers are verboten and will be deleted if found.
Enemy of the People is what Jaws is basically a version of, but with a shark. Speilberg's attempt to make The Doll's House with a giant alligator was, however, doomed to failure.
You owe me a keyboard, this one's all coffee-clogged now.
Let's not even get into Hedda Gabler with dinosaurs, or The Wild Duck with killer flying piranhas.
Let's not even get into Hedda Gabler with dinosaurs, or The Wild Duck with killer flying piranhas.
Or the complete works of August Strindberg as performed by penguins.
Or the complete works of August Strindberg as performed by penguins.
Well, if I had to pick one playwright to have his works portrayed by penguins, it would be Strindberg.
OK, maybe Pinter.
OK, maybe Pinter.
They're really good with the pauses.
I know - Waiting for Godot!
Strindberg.
Heeelium.
I know - Waiting for Godot!
Vladimir would have to be played by an Emperor penguin for that to work.
I really want to see some penguin theater now.
We can just usher some penguins onto stage sets and then dub in the voices later. Blocking could be tricky...
Vladimir would have to be played by an Emperor penguin for that to work.
Well sure, but we've got one that's done ENDGAME and KRAPP'S LAST TAPE so we're golden.
Well sure, but we've got one that's done ENDGAME and KRAPP'S LAST TAPE so we're golden.
Don't you have to bury a penguin up to his neck for one of those?
We can just usher some penguins onto stage sets and then dub in the voices later.
Why not just do a translation?
ESTRAGON: Why don't we hang ourselves?
VLADIMIR: With what?
ESTRAGON: You haven't got a bit of rope?
VLADIMIR: No.
ESTRAGON: Then we can't.
to
ESTRAGON:Squawk squawk squawk?
VLADIMIR: Squawk?
ESTRAGON: Squawk squawk?
VLADIMIR: Squawk.
ESTRAGON: Squawk squawk.