Aw. Inevitable tunnel freakout cross post.
Excuse me? Who gave you permission to exist?
Cordelia ,'Beneath You'
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Amy - Aug 14, 2006 7:09:20 am PDT #3449 of 10001
Because books.
Hayden - Aug 14, 2006 7:28:51 am PDT #3450 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Haven't seen Deadwood yet, so I'll check back tomorrow, Frank.
Kathy A - Aug 14, 2006 7:37:36 am PDT #3451 of 10001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
There was a gentleness to Gene Wilder that I thought was missing from Johnny Depp's take on the characters
I like Wilder's interactions with the kids. Not just "Speak louder next time," which Depp also did ("Mumbling!"), but his little asides about their various misdeeds (on Violet's nosepicking, "I know a worse one [habit]") and that wonderful little moment when he's barring the group's entrance into the chocolate waterfall room and he runs his hand through Mike's hair and then plucks a hair out of his head. Throughout the film, though, you can tell he's searching for that One Good Kid for his heir. In CatCF, Charlie initially wins simply because he's the last one left.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 14, 2006 8:04:53 am PDT #3452 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Haven't seen Deadwood yet
Good episode, and it was written by W. Earl Brown.
Cashmere - Aug 14, 2006 8:06:45 am PDT #3453 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
This may be a stupid question, but why is Deadwood discussed here instead of Boxed Set? (Just curious, not complaining or anything.)
Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2006 8:07:41 am PDT #3454 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Cashmere, I have been wondering the same thing for weeks. I think maybe because discussion of the show keeps coming up in the context of Westerns, so it's just remained here.
Frankenbuddha - Aug 14, 2006 8:08:56 am PDT #3455 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
This may be a stupid question, but why is Deadwood discussed here instead of Boxed Set?
Mainly because there's a disclaimer on Boxed Set that it is not a general TV thread but a sci-fi/fantasy/horror thread, and the DEADWOOD posts were getting lost in natter for some who don't keep up there.
eta At least that's why I've been posting about it here. Plus what Polter said - it's come up a few times independent of new episodes due to discussion of westerns.
ChiKat - Aug 14, 2006 8:11:30 am PDT #3456 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka freaked me out as a kid. Still does. There was this underlying menace that scared me.
Polter-Cow - Aug 14, 2006 8:12:58 am PDT #3457 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Dude. That menace is totally overlying.
When I watched the movie again in college, I saw it for what it was, which is a slasher movie.
I've been afraid to check out the remake because I love the original so much.
ChiKat - Aug 14, 2006 8:13:49 am PDT #3458 of 10001
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
Dude. That menace is totally overlying.
Thank you. I haven't actually seen it in years. Decades even. See above re: freaked out.