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.

Jilli, you and Pete should check out the trailer for 9 as soon as you get a chance.

Not Jilli or Pete, but I just watched this.

It... kind of looks like a video game? Admittedly, a pretty awesome video game, but I'm not really bowled over by it.

It does, doesn't it? Kind of reminds me of Psychonauts, which I still need to play.