I wonder how many parents scolded their daughters for sighing over the romantic tales the bards told back in Medieval Europe.
IE, the unrealistic nature of romance stories is hardly new.
Mal: You tell me right now, little Kaylee, you really think you can do this? Kaylee: Sure. Yeah. I think so. 'Sides, if I mess up, not like you'll be able to yell at me.
'Bushwhacked'
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Connie Neil - May 02, 2012 12:54:24 pm PDT #19703 of 30000
brillig
erikaj - May 02, 2012 12:59:15 pm PDT #19704 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
probably...although the fantasy itself was different then, anyway, right? Real Women Have Curves(friends fuck and part friends...Ana goes to college.)
erikaj - May 02, 2012 1:00:24 pm PDT #19705 of 30000
"already on the kiss-cam with Karl Marx"-
Dirty Dancing, till the big dance where All is Forgiven, of course.
Tom Scola - May 02, 2012 1:08:47 pm PDT #19706 of 30000
hwæt
Can anyone think of a well-done rom-com that skirts closely to what might actually happen in RL?
Sid & Nancy?
tommyrot - May 02, 2012 1:17:01 pm PDT #19707 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Sid & Nancy?
Prick Up Your Ears?
Polter-Cow - May 02, 2012 1:24:39 pm PDT #19708 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Consuela - May 02, 2012 1:39:03 pm PDT #19709 of 30000
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Wired has a nice long interview with/overview of Joss: [link]
tommyrot - May 02, 2012 2:41:37 pm PDT #19710 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
billytea "Coffee On My Monitor" Oct 6, 2004 7:09:21 am PDT
Heh, I remember that now.
The title "Prick Up Your Ears" was intended to be a double-entendre, you know.
Polter-Cow - May 02, 2012 2:45:57 pm PDT #19711 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
So I have learned from Wikipedia!
tommyrot - May 02, 2012 2:49:57 pm PDT #19712 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Joe Orton's plays are great, btw. Sadly, the film version of Loot was crap. IIRC they changed a lot to de-emphasize the gayness of the two main characters.
I liked the film version of Entertaining Mr. Sloan when I saw it about 25 years ago.
eta (for those who are not P-C): "Prick Up Your Ears" was the title of a play (I think) that Joe Orton never finished due to his murder. It's also the title of a great movie about him by Stephen Frears. Oh, and a biography by the son of the Cowardly Lion.