He's a huge Oz fan.
Plot developments on Oz. (Oddly enough, not the one Hec and Nilly are discussing.)
Heh. Hec's quote had me wondering if Harlan Ellison was a big Beecher/Keller shipper.
These girls have the most beautiful dresses. And so do I -- how about that?
Kaylee ,'Shindig'
We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Frankenbuddha - Mar 11, 2004 9:12:17 am PST #1286 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Jess M. - Mar 11, 2004 9:17:53 am PST #1287 of 10002
Let me just say that popularity with people on public transportation does not equal literary respect. --Jesse
I really liked the ending to Toni Morrison's Paradise, because it was at the beginning, and then you had the rest of the novel to find out how they got to that point and reinterpret the opening sentence and chapter. Margaret Atwood's the Blind Assassin was similarly structured.
And I remember a similar discussion about Conrad's Heart of Darkness in my 12th grade english class, about the last sentence specifically, which my teacher claimed to be one of the most perfectly constructed sentences in literature.
Aims - Mar 11, 2004 11:27:19 am PST #1288 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I hated Return to Oz.
Not that this will surprise anyone.
DavidS - Mar 11, 2004 11:29:07 am PST #1289 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I hated Return to Oz.
If I gave you a pack of cigarettes right now, you'd sit down and watch it and it'd be your favorite movie ever.
Aims - Mar 11, 2004 11:31:04 am PST #1290 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
You are so mean!!!!
May JZ's hair grow to her waist and never get cut ever ever ever!
Betsy HP - Mar 11, 2004 11:31:42 am PST #1291 of 10002
If I only had a brain...
I loved the visuals of Return To Oz, HATED the psychology.
DavidS - Mar 11, 2004 11:33:21 am PST #1292 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
May JZ's hair grow to her waist and never get cut ever ever ever!
Heh.
imagines Aimee as Tantalus with a lit cigarette always just...barely...out of reach of her reaching lips...
Aims - Mar 11, 2004 11:34:27 am PST #1293 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
imagines Hec as Nick Aroyo with scissors that just.....won't....cut....
Nutty - Mar 11, 2004 11:39:41 am PST #1294 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Return to Oz freaked my shit out when I was 12. I haven't seen it since.
But I did meet the guy who wrote the screenplay a month ago.
I am trying to think of bad endings to books, and mostly coming up with bad books. Perhaps a sign, no?
DavidS - Mar 11, 2004 11:40:41 am PST #1295 of 10002
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I have to say my scenario is more likely since you're actively trying to quit smoking and JZ is liking her short hair (its good for retro girl styling).