Yeah, I cried, but I know full well I was manipulated into it
I did make a mental note to joke that Carl needed to throw some anvils out of his house.
LOVED the dogs.
Does anybody else miss the Mayor? 'I just want to be a big snake.'
Xander ,'End of Days'
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Volans - Jun 04, 2009 3:54:43 pm PDT #2291 of 30000
move out and draw fire
§ ita § - Jun 04, 2009 4:01:02 pm PDT #2292 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Things like this made me think of Airbender as predominantly Asian-populated.
As long as the kid isn't doing karate in the movie I don't care what art he studies in his own time.
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2009 4:06:03 pm PDT #2293 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Things like this made me think of Airbender as predominantly Asian-populated.
Oh, the world is without a doubt predominantly Asian-populated. The Air Nomads are based on Tibetan monks, and the Earth and Fire Nations are sort of a mix of Chinese and Japanese cultures. The Water Tribes are based on Inuits.
le nubian - Jun 04, 2009 4:15:05 pm PDT #2294 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Volans - Jun 04, 2009 4:30:52 pm PDT #2295 of 30000
move out and draw fire
I'm not at all arguing that the Avatar world is based on Asian cultures. Every detail is Asian-inspired. But I think they purposefully drew the characters to bend and mix stereotypes (that's not the right word...maybe genotypes?). Inuits don't tend to have big blue eyes, for example, nor did queue-wearing Chinese tend to sport mutton chops.
That said, I've been wondering if M. Night has opted away from East Asian actors on purpose, since Avatar's also the story of China's expansion and occupation of Tibet, from a pro-Dalai Lama standpoint.
Vonnie K - Jun 04, 2009 4:47:06 pm PDT #2296 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
Trailer for In the Loop, which I wanna watch *right now*. It looks freakin' brilliant.
Anne W. - Jun 04, 2009 5:14:46 pm PDT #2297 of 30000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Oh, my goodness. I need to see that.
Polter-Cow - Jun 04, 2009 5:23:33 pm PDT #2298 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
That does look pretty hilarious. "Difficult, difficult, lemon difficult!"
Aims - Jun 05, 2009 5:05:40 am PDT #2299 of 30000
Shit's all sorts of different now.
So Michigan is slowly turning into The Place for Hollywood locations. In my town and surrounding area, we've had Transformers, Whip It, some Michael Cera film, and most recently Stone starring Robert DeNiro and Edward Norton. Well, welcome to Ypsi Mr. DeNiro. [link]
t slaps forhead
Vonnie K - Jun 05, 2009 12:00:01 pm PDT #2300 of 30000
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
They are now saying that Carradine died not from suicide, but from autoerotic asphyxiation gone wrong.
(Clyde Bruckman!)
While I am still sad he died, a part of me is thinking, "72 years-old, and he went out, still flying his freak flag high. Way to go, dude!"