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Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet  

Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.


Amy - Nov 26, 2012 11:47:59 am PST #2172 of 30001
Because books.

Consuela, can they give her something? Ativan or Xanax? I'm sorry this is so hard. I hope after a few days she's going to settle in, for everyone's sake.

Congratulations, Nora!

ita, I had assumed Tom Cruise pursued the Jack Reacher books, too. Mostly because I think he wants roles with a really masculine, heroic edge, and also because I can't stand him so I always assume the worst. And when it comes to the author's approval, I think Lee Child is probably savvy enough to know that bad-mouthing the casting isn't going to win him any friends in the industry, where he could potentially make a lot more money.


meara - Nov 26, 2012 11:49:47 am PST #2173 of 30001

ita, I had assumed Tom Cruise pursued the Jack Reacher books, too. Mostly because I think he wants roles with a really masculine, heroic edge, and also because I can't stand him so I always assume the worst. And when it comes to the author's approval, I think Lee Child is probably savvy enough to know that bad-mouthing the casting isn't going to win him any friends in the industry, where he could potentially make a lot more money.

This. Also especially because its a series, so in theory if the movie does well it could be a cash cow for years.


Consuela - Nov 26, 2012 11:59:07 am PST #2174 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I'm trying to get through to the psych to see if I can get a PRN order for more benzos.


§ ita § - Nov 26, 2012 12:00:53 pm PST #2175 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think there's a lot less actor pursuing the role than you might otherwise guess. It's not an efficient use of time, unless the actor in question has an active production company of their own, and even then I think we still overestimate. There's a reporting bias, I guess, because "I wanted to play Jesus for years, and I was shopping this script to everyone" makes a good soundbite, and we just don't hear the stories of the hundreds of popular movies where someone's people called their people or they just auditioned amongst others.

also because I can't stand him so I always assume the worst

And there is certainly that.

The writer's quote is impossible to parse accurately with just that information. Some writers would bitch, some would not, and there's no way I can tell anything from this distance other than "publicly on board" so that's why it's all I said.


Sheryl - Nov 26, 2012 12:11:36 pm PST #2176 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"

Timelies all!

Yay Nora!


Jesse - Nov 26, 2012 12:38:00 pm PST #2177 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

I imagine Cruise just got cast as Reacher, so I don't blame him -- I blame everyone else.


Cashmere - Nov 26, 2012 12:44:22 pm PST #2178 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.

Congrats on the Great Unburdening, Nora!


aurelia - Nov 26, 2012 12:47:59 pm PST #2179 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.

What does "end of day" mean to UPS? I've got things to do, yo.

OMG, I totally fell down the google hole with that catsnotcancer Munchausen-by-internet story.

I totally got sucked into the Warrior Eli Hoax site. I wish I could get myself to dedicate a fraction of the energy these people put toward hoaxes into my online portfolio.

WE ARE NO LONGER HOMEOWNERS!

Congrats!

I hope after a few days she's going to settle in, for everyone's sake.

Consuela I can only echo this. I'm sorry this is so hard.


Jesse - Nov 26, 2012 12:49:47 pm PST #2180 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.

UPS might deliver until 7, is my understanding.

More drugs are probably a good idea, Consuela. Ugh. Stay strong!


Ginger - Nov 26, 2012 12:53:04 pm PST #2181 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda

After he was laid off at 40, Lee Child deliberately set out to create lucrative thrillers. I doubt he would say much about the casting if the deal was right. As I recall, he's said he thinks of Jack Reacher as his height, which is 6'5".