Happy Hump Day Survey!

I was going to go with Mythbusters, but I understand that Jamie can be a bit of an arrogant ass. So going with this instead. He always meets the most interesting people and seems to have the right attitude.

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This would be a good one:

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PaladinTom wrote:

Really badchicken? Really?!

I would torment Dwight daily.

badchicken wrote:
PaladinTom wrote:

Really badchicken? Really?!

I would torment Dwight daily.

My fave:

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MeatMan wrote:

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Your first name isn't Brett, is it?

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If you are keeping score, I'm totally a Bailey Quarters guy.

For me, probably something along these lines:
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I've always harbored that forensic crime-solver dream, so I'm going:

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I would very much like to be here:

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You can swap me out for the red headed chick.

[size=0]I believe that's two weeks in a row I've gotten to post Maura Tierney. Score![/size]

AH! Your media show makes me want to take mine back! This is my real one, really:

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I'll trade you my annoying red head for your annoying brunette.

onewild wrote:

Ok not a film but Red Drawf has a pretty awesome episode set in a VR world where they try to fight a virus and opens with this beauty

I'm late to the party on this one, but I had to follow this up with my personal favorite, also from Red Dwarf, where Kryten invades Pride and Prejudice world with a tank.

HAPPY HUMP DAY! Today's question courtesy of Eleima:

"When are the movie(s) ever better than the source material? (books, games, comics)"

Never.

/thread

Damnit, I had an argument I was trying to write using Starship Troopers as an example (since the movie only uses the very basic premise of the book) but the more I wrote, the stupider the argument seems. I may need to agree with garion here.

I can only think of one good case. Legend of the Seeker isn't good, but it's infinitely better than the execrable Goodkind originals

Kick-Ass.

Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman managed to remove some of the worst aspects of Mark Millar's original comic to make a better film (though whether you'd argue the film as being good or not likely depends from person to person).

I might argue Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.

But most definitely The Godfather, or at least parts one and two.

Tanglebones wrote:

I can only think of one good case. Legend of the Seeker isn't good, but it's infinitely better than the execrable Goodkind originals

Yeah, I have to disagree there. That show is terribad.

ccesarano wrote:

But most definitely The Godfather, or at least parts one and two.

Has anyone actually read the books? lol

I confess, I do not have an answer to my own question.

Bring on the torches and pitchforks, though.

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Seems like the shorter and odder the book, the better chance for a good movie:

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Tbh, Blade Runner is so different from the book that I honestly don't think of it as being based off of it.

Admittedly, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is one of my least favorite Dick stories.

garion333 wrote:

Tbh, Blade Runner is so different from the book that I honestly don't think of it as being based off of it.

Admittedly, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is one of my least favorite Dick stories.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Who Censored Roger Rabbit are very far removed from each other as well, but, like Blade Runner and DADoES, all the elements are there for the movie to be build on.

While I did read and enjoy the source material for both movies, they are both excellent examples of movies that are better than their originals.

I, Robot!!!

Serious answer: Jaws

Mantid wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Tbh, Blade Runner is so different from the book that I honestly don't think of it as being based off of it.

Admittedly, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is one of my least favorite Dick stories.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Who Censored Roger Rabbit are very far removed from each other as well, but, like Blade Runner and DADoES, all the elements are there for the movie to be build on.

While I did read and enjoy the source material for both movies, they are both excellent examples of movies that are better than their originals.

Cool. I was just saying I don't think of Blade Runner and Androids as being tied as together tightly. Not trying to win an argument here. This is, after all, based on our opinions of the books and movie.

Except in the case of Tanglebones and Legend of the Seeker. That show is terrible.

garion333 wrote:

Except in the case of Tanglebones and Legend of the Seeker. That show is terrible.

Yes, but the book...

Grenn wrote:
garion333 wrote:

Except in the case of Tanglebones and Legend of the Seeker. That show is terrible.

Yes, but the book...

My point exactly

From this review:

Number of instances of characters' genitals being mutilated or removed, or a threat made to do so: 3
Number of instances of cannibalism: 3
Number of instances of consumption of human genitalia: 2
Number of extremely and needlessly dangerous magical objects: 3
Number of people who wanted to have sex with Richard: 3
Number of objectivists rants: 1 (that I can recall)
Number of times Richard did something earth-shatteringly stupid: too many to count
Number of times Richard did something morally abhorrent: do numbers go that high?
Number of times I wanted to slam my head into a brick wall rather than carry on reading: what comes after infinity again?