What's the one where Maureen O'Hara is John Wayne's ex and she sends him after his grandson who has been kidnapped? That one's fun.

Sumi, according to that summary, that's Big Jake. But they are also in Rio Grande, where O'Hara plays his estranged wife and the plot revolves around their son.

I think I'm with Jess on this one. I've always had issues with that ending, even on the page. If I was to take a guess, I'd say that all the assasinations will be the folks who worked on whatever mechanism gets Dr. Manhattan to cause the disaster, or those who found out about it, like The Comedian.

Now, I'm not sure which one I meant.

( Big Jake or Rio Grande )

Pete is still really really cross that there's no GIANT PSYCHIC SQUID. I'm okay with it, because it really was kind of a "What? A WHAT?" moment when I first read the comic.

I have nothing to add to the Westerns discussion. Pete really likes the genre, and I ... put up with them when he wants to watch them. I mean, they're okay, and some of them have interesting stories and characters, but it's not a genre I search out.

but it's not a genre I search out.

Not even for the petticoats?

Not even for the petticoats?

No, because they're always set in frontier towns. No one has lavish outfits, or even interestingly distressed and disheveled ones. Not even the whores, dammit.

because it really was kind of a "What? A WHAT?" moment when I first read the comic.

Which, in the comic, is exactly the point. I just love how Dan and Laurie are standing there going "..the fuck? You're the smartest man in the world and THIS is your plan? Seriously???" And Adrian is all "You only think it's funny because you're not as smart as me. Anyway I already pushed the button. Nyah nyah nyah."

But I think film is paced so differently that you couldn't get away with it. There's no way for the audience to flip back and forth to make sure they didn't misread and then sit with it for awhile before moving on.

No, because they're always set in frontier towns. No one has lavish outfits, or even interestingly distressed and disheveled ones. Not even the whores, dammit.

You wouldn't consider Joanie Stubbs from DEADWOOD as having a lavish outfit?

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But I think film is paced so differently that you couldn't get away with it. There's no way for the audience to flip back and forth to make sure they didn't misread and then sit with it for awhile before moving on

This is very true. When I re-read the graphic novel recently, I hit the splash page with the GIANT PSYCHIC SQUID and burst out with "Squiiiiiiiids frommmmmm Spaaaaaaaace!" Pete threw a pillow at my head, IIRC.

Jilli, you and Pete should check out the trailer for 9 as soon as you get a chance. Tim Burton is Executive producer.