Heh. I don't recall seeing that.
My high school History teacher had this weird habit of massaging his mostly bald head. And he did it in a strange way, such that he raised his arm so that his elbow was sticking straight out. The heel of his hand was on the back of the top of his head, and his fingers were aimed forward. He did it all the time. That's mostly what I remember from U.S. history. He was a nice enough man, with a passion for his subject, and took a decent interest in his students, running some extra-curriculars, like a Jr/Sr forum, in which kids met with senior citizens to discuss both History and Current Events. But this little tic of his was so distracting, I could never quite engage in his class.
Yeah, I was just thinking the big duel to the death is actually about as Hollywood an ending as one could hope for in a real-life story.
Also, didn't Hamilton take a long time to die? That's pure GOLD for actors.
I thought he died the next day, but now I'm curious.
Off to Google.
"Devil In The White City."
But that's creepy serial killing of young women. Women in peril always sells, look at CNN.
The radio call-in contest with the guy who has a mouthfull of PB&J sandwich and no milk to wash it down with.
"AWWYNNNN BUUUUHHH!"
I love this ad. It's a classic.
Heh. I don't recall seeing that.
Oh man, you have to. It's got to be available for download somewhere. I think it was the very first "got milk?" ad.
I think where the duel ending might have a problem, at least in a major motion picture, is with Aaron Burr winning. I don't think most people would have the same problem I do - which is that in those days, everyone you went into a duel with the intention of hitting a man in the leg, not killing him - but I still think somehow that ending wouldn't quite do in a big ol' movie. Unless Hamilton were either the bad guy or a lovable misanthrope who is less lovable, actually, and more just interesting.
the first suggestion that was made to me was if I could make the bad guys an evil corporation.
Heh, that is the obvious angle to take. We like stories about oppressive governments/corporations versus the noble individual. Particularly in the US, of course. Kids like stories about rebelling against authority. Adults like stories about destroying bigger versions of everyday bureaucracies. It's all very cathartic, the hero's motives are easy to understand, and there's an obvious happy ending at the end, which almost certainly involves something very large exploding. It's a good formula.
I think that scenario isn't so much liberalism as populism, though. Which is actually even more wrong for a Heinlein adaptation. So I don't know what my point is here, and I should get more coffee. Yay, coffee.
I'm not being oppressed. Help, I'm not being oppressed!
Dear Tim,
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Liberals like me love your sarcastic ways. More please.
sincerely,
me
PS - I may want to tag this.
I watched Team America last night, and every time a Hollywood actor puppet said something about evil corporations, I couldn't help but wonder if there are lots of people who are bankrolled by big corporations going on and on about how evil they are.
I mean, I guess I'm the same kind of hypocrite - here I am, a gov't employee, always ragging on government. So, yeah. Wow, that was humbling.
Anyway, this seemed relevant somehow. I always think of The Moon is a Harsh Mistress as having something to say about frontier stuff. Of course, that's where the American Revolution in the future comes in, with the taxation without representation and whatnot. And I feel kinda stupid for not recognizing it until after I read it.
