I can't imagine how "epic" the story of the Smurfs could be, unless he's just going to make some shit up.
Also, am I the only person who seems to know that Smurfette and Sassy Smurf were both created by Gargamel?
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Ailleann - Nov 29, 2006 8:41:12 am PST #6011 of 10001
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Tom Scola - Nov 29, 2006 8:52:03 am PST #6012 of 10001
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Kerner went on to say that the trilogy is aiming to be the "Lord of the Rings" of animated films.
What's really annoying is that it's being put out by Nickelodeon Films, the same company that optioned, and then failed to make Jeff Smith's Bone.
That would have been an excellent companion to LoTR.
sj - Nov 29, 2006 9:07:20 am PST #6013 of 10001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Also, am I the only person who seems to know that Smurfette and Sassy Smurf were both created by Gargamel?
I thought Sassy Smurf was created by other smurfs, and she was created as a kid instead of an adult smurf, because they used smurf sized buckets instead of human sized buckets for the ingredients.
Amy - Nov 29, 2006 9:09:13 am PST #6014 of 10001
Because books.
I thought Sassy Smurf was created by other smurfs, and she was created as a kid instead of an adult smurf, because they used smurf sized buckets instead of human sized buckets for the ingredients.
Somehow I managed to miss the whole Smurfs phenomenon. I think I'm glad about that.
Ailleann - Nov 29, 2006 9:15:26 am PST #6015 of 10001
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Sassette actually has the same origins as Smurfette (with a minor difference, she wasn't made by Gargamel). The smurflings (Slouchy, Nat, and Snappy) were pitying Smurfette who felt lonely, being the only girl in the village, so they decided to help her. They learned from Papa Smurf that Smurfette was indeed created magically by Gargamel out of clay. They then went to steal Gargamel's formula and magical recipes for creating Smurfette. They successfully created Sassette, who this time didn't need plastic smurfery (though her rude behavior and attitude needed a bit of chemical tweaking). As they introduced Sassette to Smurfette, Smurfette was overjoyed at having a female friend, albeit a bit of a tomboy.
Of course, they didn't realize that Gargamel had cast a spell on the claybank that would have quite literally turned the little smurfling into a living bomb when the noon sun struck her. Papa's quick thinking and a fortuitous cloud over the sun saved both Sassette and the other smurfs. Gargamel, getting too close to the clay, ended up a victim of his own treachery.
Bless wikipedia.
§ ita § - Nov 29, 2006 9:21:30 am PST #6016 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Did it become April 1st when I wasn't looking?
And I say this as someone who owned a Smurf house and many Smurfs.
Jessica - Nov 29, 2006 9:22:02 am PST #6017 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I find the Smurfs very, very disturbing.
Sue - Nov 29, 2006 9:24:01 am PST #6018 of 10001
hip deep in pie
We used to have a smurf theory about it being an allergory for The War on Drugs which boiled down to Gargamel=the DEA and what did Papa Smurf make in that lab anyway?
Frankenbuddha - Nov 29, 2006 10:00:17 am PST #6019 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
what did Papa Smurf make in that lab anyway?
Crystal smurf? Smurfyl meth?
Aims - Nov 29, 2006 10:07:07 am PST #6020 of 10001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
Porn.