I liked the movie. It was pretty entertaining and funny, and I found the character of Nick Naylor interesting.
Anybody really believe Katie Holmes could ever be described as the "reporter with the amazing tits?"
Well, I still haven't seen The Gift.
Come on out, River. The nice man wants to kidnap you.
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Polter-Cow - Nov 27, 2006 8:55:14 am PST #5992 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hayden - Nov 27, 2006 8:56:35 am PST #5993 of 10001
aka "The artist formerly known as Corwood Industries."
Anybody really believe Katie Holmes could ever be described as the "reporter with the amazing tits?"
Perhaps she can juggle with them.
erikaj - Nov 27, 2006 9:46:59 am PST #5994 of 10001
Always Anti-fascist!
Well, maybe she wasn't bored on her wedding night, then, dawg. I wouldn't remember except they said it three times, without say, adding "Oh, yeah, they're little but they're perky. I love the perky tits." I laughed and was amused at the time, but they do realize shows have to be on every week, right? Shawn, snap. Go team Dale(?) and Ron.
Jessica - Nov 27, 2006 9:51:24 am PST #5995 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Never in a million years did I picture that role being cast with Katie Holmes, but apparently when they combined the two characters from the book to create her, they decided to throw both physical descriptions out the window.
bon bon - Nov 27, 2006 9:54:42 am PST #5996 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Despite not liking the movie, poor source material never doomed a show-- Buffy and BSG come to mind. The Nick Naylor show sounds like a good idea, and I'm sure it was picked up because of the House/Shark misanthropic lead trend. Except, well, House saves lives and lawyers rule. Not so sure about PR firms. But I guess that's why it's a comedy.
SailAweigh - Nov 27, 2006 9:59:52 am PST #5997 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I am now officially old. I can honestly report that the first Bond movie I remember seeing (when originally televised, not in the theater) was Dr. No. That is just sad.
Jessica - Nov 27, 2006 10:02:29 am PST #5998 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I can't wrap my head around TYFS being a continuing story -- it'll require some pretty major reworking. (And I'm optimistically assuming they'll go back to the book for this, instead of trying to adapt the film, since the book is where the entire plot lives.)
Polter-Cow - Nov 27, 2006 10:02:44 am PST #5999 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
The Nick Naylor show sounds like a good idea, and I'm sure it was picked up because of the House/Shark misanthropic lead trend.
Heh. I wonder how Profit would fare these days. (I have yet to see it.)
§ ita § - Nov 27, 2006 10:12:28 am PST #6000 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Jim Profit isn't misanthropic, for the record. He may be unlikable, but he's the eerie face of manipulative charisma.
Matt the Bruins fan - Nov 27, 2006 10:25:02 am PST #6001 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Dexter is apparently cleaning up in both ratings and critical acclaim, so maybe Profit was just 11 years or so ahead of its time.