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.
How's it sit? Pretty cunning, don'tchya think?
Jayne ,'The Message'
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Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2009 9:27:58 am PST #9404 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
sumi - Jan 07, 2009 10:11:03 am PST #9405 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Now, I'm not sure which one I meant.
( Big Jake or Rio Grande )
Atropa - Jan 07, 2009 10:24:33 am PST #9406 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
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.
DavidS - Jan 07, 2009 10:27:19 am PST #9407 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
but it's not a genre I search out.
Not even for the petticoats?
Atropa - Jan 07, 2009 10:29:08 am PST #9408 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
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.
Jessica - Jan 07, 2009 10:30:19 am PST #9409 of 10000
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
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.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 07, 2009 10:38:57 am PST #9410 of 10000
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
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?
![[link]](http://www.afterellen.com/archive/ellen/TV/2006/photos/deadwood/kimdickens2.jpg){kind=link}
or this:
![[link]](http://www.panhistoria.com/Stacks/Novels/Character_Homes/homedirs/15073images/joanie2.jpg){kind=link}
Atropa - Jan 07, 2009 10:39:33 am PST #9411 of 10000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
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.
Sean K - Jan 07, 2009 11:13:36 am PST #9412 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jilli, you and Pete should check out the trailer for 9 as soon as you get a chance. Tim Burton is Executive producer.
Sean K - Jan 07, 2009 11:14:53 am PST #9413 of 10000
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty