Alextv.net feed from thestranger.com

Channel: Alextv.net feed from thestranger.com

↧

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 4, 2009, 4:42 pm

I know I'm wading into a deep nerdy bog here, but what's wrong with remaking a movie without talking to the guy who turned that movie into a TV show? Should they have consulted whoever was behind The...

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 4, 2009, 5:54 pm

@1: Because what was awesome about Buffy WAS Joss Whedon. The original movie is really, really bad. I would wager that if it weren't for Joss's series, we wouldn't be seeing a remake of the original,...

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 4, 2009, 5:59 pm

Levislade: Joss Whedon didn't adapt Buffy to TV. He was the original screenwriter for the movie, and one of the impetuses for him taking it to a TV series was his displeasure at what the producer and...

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 5, 2009, 8:58 am

I absolutely love China Miéville — I really think his best work is where he's constrained to a single idea, so he can't just let his imagination take him everywhere. Weird fiction of his style seems to...

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 5, 2009, 9:00 am

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 5, 2009, 9:46 am

Steve P@4 - Hope it lands on the NYT bestseller list as many bookstores discount these titles a bit. Cross fingers and keep your eyes peeled for a used copy. Try the library and pray the waiting list...

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 5, 2009, 11:43 am

@3 - Well shit, I had no idea! That's what I get for not knowing what I'm talking about. And yeah, @4 - The Library. Do it. Posted by Levislade

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 5, 2009, 2:04 pm

Well put, MisterWinter. And Levislade: I really couldn't've explained it any better. But it is heresy. Posted by Paul Constant

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 6, 2009, 1:13 pm

I think they may have actually run out of copies at Third Place, there were so many people there for the reading. Their commons area was overcrowded and noisy so it was hard to hear him, but it still...

View Article

Re: Secret Titles, Existential Borders, and Let's Not Go

June 6, 2009, 1:32 pm

The reading was great, even though it was overcrowded and loud so I couldn't always hear what he was saying. I took notes as best I could typing on my phone. On world building: When asked about the...

View Article

Latest Images