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Pop Culture Stuff..and kind of a meme
Sep. 20th, 2021 09:36 pm1. Finished S1 of Ted Lasso - which I think cleaned up at the Emmy's or maybe it was S2? The last episode made me cry and laugh, but my hormones are all over the place at the moment.
It's a feel good, warm hearted comedy, with some nice zingers or one liners about Americanisms vs. Britishisms. Ted says at one point, for example, the Dick Van Dyke's accent in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the best proximity of a British Accent ever done. (He had an American accent in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang because his British accent in Mary Poppins was atrocious and Van Dyke refused to repeat the mistake in Chitty, insisting that he be allowed to use his own accent or not do it at all.)
That's just one example. The series is hilarious if you know the British and American differences.
2. Someone on the GH fan board complimented me on my in depth analysis of the storyline and characters. They said..."I wish others in the fandom had the same inclination and ability to analyze to this degree - it would make for some great discussions." Alas so do I. I've found a few here and there. My mother and I have done it for years. I had the same problems in the Buffy fandom - it wasn't until I stumbled upon the ATPOBTVS site that I hit analytical minds who liked to discuss storylines and characters. Everywhere else I went it was, alas, shipper wars.
3. So, Dune isn't the only big adaptation of a classic series of sci-fi novels coming out. The big one is Apple TV's adaptation of Isac Asimov's classic "Foundation", which basically influenced a lot of sci-if. Everything from Star Wars to Star Trek to Farscape, was influenced by Foundation. (Which I've never read and always intended to.)
Trailer..
It has a good cast. Lee Pace, Terence Mann, Jared Harris, among others.
It premiers on Apple TV on Friday - I'll let you know what I think of it.
Also, Robert Jordan's classic fantasy series (possibly the longest and most extensive with 58 books, which was concluded by Bradford Anderson), Wheel of Time.
The Wheel of Time Series has been developed by Amazon.
( article regarding the series and the recast for S2 )
See link: Recast in Wheel of Time Series
4. Mini-meme.
I am a culture junkie. Like most stuff. Have a weakness for relationship melodrama, soap operas, and super heroes.
This is all subject to change of course. It's odd though that most of the stuff on the list is old. Most new stuff I've seen doesn't appear to stick with me long for some reason or other.
( meme )
5. Today saw two covers of songs by Bruce Springsteen of all people that I didn't know he'd done...
Bruce Springsteen does the Clash - London Calling
And..
Bruce Springsteen does The Ramones, I wanna be sedated
I think he's better at the Ramones than the Clash. The Clash sound furious, Springsteen sounds exhausted.
It's a feel good, warm hearted comedy, with some nice zingers or one liners about Americanisms vs. Britishisms. Ted says at one point, for example, the Dick Van Dyke's accent in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was the best proximity of a British Accent ever done. (He had an American accent in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang because his British accent in Mary Poppins was atrocious and Van Dyke refused to repeat the mistake in Chitty, insisting that he be allowed to use his own accent or not do it at all.)
That's just one example. The series is hilarious if you know the British and American differences.
2. Someone on the GH fan board complimented me on my in depth analysis of the storyline and characters. They said..."I wish others in the fandom had the same inclination and ability to analyze to this degree - it would make for some great discussions." Alas so do I. I've found a few here and there. My mother and I have done it for years. I had the same problems in the Buffy fandom - it wasn't until I stumbled upon the ATPOBTVS site that I hit analytical minds who liked to discuss storylines and characters. Everywhere else I went it was, alas, shipper wars.
3. So, Dune isn't the only big adaptation of a classic series of sci-fi novels coming out. The big one is Apple TV's adaptation of Isac Asimov's classic "Foundation", which basically influenced a lot of sci-if. Everything from Star Wars to Star Trek to Farscape, was influenced by Foundation. (Which I've never read and always intended to.)
Trailer..
It has a good cast. Lee Pace, Terence Mann, Jared Harris, among others.
It premiers on Apple TV on Friday - I'll let you know what I think of it.
Also, Robert Jordan's classic fantasy series (possibly the longest and most extensive with 58 books, which was concluded by Bradford Anderson), Wheel of Time.
The Wheel of Time Series has been developed by Amazon.
( article regarding the series and the recast for S2 )
See link: Recast in Wheel of Time Series
4. Mini-meme.
I am a culture junkie. Like most stuff. Have a weakness for relationship melodrama, soap operas, and super heroes.
This is all subject to change of course. It's odd though that most of the stuff on the list is old. Most new stuff I've seen doesn't appear to stick with me long for some reason or other.
( meme )
5. Today saw two covers of songs by Bruce Springsteen of all people that I didn't know he'd done...
Bruce Springsteen does the Clash - London Calling
And..
Bruce Springsteen does The Ramones, I wanna be sedated
I think he's better at the Ramones than the Clash. The Clash sound furious, Springsteen sounds exhausted.