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I may have to watch that show. I really have no interest in it. I felt it was so over hyped I don't even like to say its name. You guys are really writing some words tho. When's the evil dead musical coming out? That I want!

[quote=Powdered Water]I may have to watch that show. I really have no interest in it. I felt it was so over hyped I don't  even like to say its name. You guys are really writing some words tho. When's the evil dead musical coming out? That I want![/quote]

Iroquois 08-31-20

I have to wonder if that's usually the case with dramatic adaptations of documentaries - if the reality-based approach is enough to hook an audience that prefers fiction, how much does it really benefit from receiving a full dramatisation? The one upside is that it means boiling down a five-hour miniseries into a feature that would (ideally) keep it under two hours, but even then it's not that interesting as a narrative and trying to give each subject its due attention in a constricted timeframe would prove difficult. Again, it just keeps pointing to "maybe don't do this" and the fast turn-around on the adaptation (plus the fact that it doesn't seem to be the only one out there) suggests that people really are trying to capitalise on a meme more than anything else.

[quote=Iroquois]I have to wonder if that's usually the case with dramatic adaptations of documentaries - if the reality-based approach is enough to hook an audience that prefers fiction, how much does it really benefit from receiving a full dramatisation? The one upside is that it means boiling down a five-hour miniseries into a feature that would (ideally) keep it under two hours, but even then it's not that interesting as a narrative and trying to give each subject its due attention in a constricted timeframe would prove difficult. Again, it just keeps pointing to "maybe don't do this" and the fast turn-around on the adaptation (plus the fact that it doesn't seem to be the only one out there) suggests that people really are trying to capitalise on a meme more than anything else.[/quote]

ynwtf 08-31-20

I didn't watch but maybe 1 episode, but I'd be down for the ridiculousness of a musical!

[quote=ynwtf]I didn't watch but maybe 1 episode, but I'd be down for the ridiculousness of a musical![/quote]

Yoda 08-31-20

Correct. That kinda thing could actually work/add something to what's already there (there's some really funny stuff in the Evil Dead musical, for example). A movie doesn't, if anything I think it would be less interesting than the documentary. The exception, of course, is when enough time passes that people kinda forget and can be reintroduced to it through a movie, but geez, at least wait a year or two for that.

It's such a weird situation because it seems transient enough that they need to "strike while the iron is hot," even though the iron's lukewarm.

[quote=Yoda]Correct. That kinda thing could actually work/add something to what's already there (there's some really funny stuff in the [i]Evil Dead[/i] musical, for example). A movie doesn't, if anything I think it would be less interesting than the documentary. The exception, of course, is when enough time passes that people kinda forget and can be reintroduced to it through a movie, but geez, at least wait a year or two for that.

It's such a weird situation because it seems transient enough that they need to "strike while the iron is hot," even though the iron's lukewarm.[/quote]

Iroquois 08-31-20

Originally Posted by ynwtf

Wait. Having not read anything on this topic other than these few shouts, are you saying this is going to be a musical? Or are you playing with my naive hopefulness?

No, I believe that is just Yoda suggesting a way in which an adaptation of Tiger King could be more interesting than simply turning it into a straightforward dramatisation (though no less ill-advised).

[quote=Iroquois][quote=ynwtf]Wait. Having not read anything on this topic other than these few shouts, are you saying this is going to be a musical? Or are you playing with my naive hopefulness?[/quote]

No, I believe that is just Yoda suggesting a way in which an adaptation of [i]Tiger King[/i] could be more interesting than simply turning it into a straightforward dramatisation (though no less ill-advised).[/quote]

ynwtf 08-31-20

Wait. Having not read anything on this topic other than these few shouts, are you saying this is going to be a musical? Or are you playing with my naive hopefulness?

[quote=ynwtf]Wait. Having not read anything on this topic other than these few shouts, are you saying this is going to be a musical? Or are you playing with my naive hopefulness?[/quote]

Yoda 08-31-20

Yeah this has "the Internet makes Snakes on a Plane do a quick rewrite" coming off it.

The economics of Netflix shows and movies are wildly different, the former probably gets a lot more mileage out of this stuff. And that's when it's relatively easy and uncomplicated to go to a theater.

Now, a musical, that could work.

[quote=Yoda]Yeah this has "the Internet makes [i]Snakes on a Plane[/i] do a quick rewrite" coming off it.

The economics of Netflix shows and movies are wildly different, the former probably gets a lot more mileage out of this stuff. And that's when it's relatively easy and uncomplicated to go to a theater.

Now, a musical, that could work.[/quote]

Iroquois 08-31-20

Originally Posted by AgrippinaX

Originally Posted by Iroquois

Originally Posted by doubledenim

Did everyone else know that Nic Cage was playing Joe Exotic and nobody told me?

I did, but I didn't mention it because Tiger King a) sucks, b) hasn't been a thing for months, and c) doesn't need a Hollywood dramatisation.

That took a weight off my shoulders, as I never got around to it...

Yeah, you're better off at this rate. I have to wonder if it would've been as big a deal if it hadn't been released during those first few months of quarantine and people were extra desperate to watch anything distracting on Netflix.

[quote=Iroquois][quote=AgrippinaX][quote=Iroquois][quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]Did everyone else know that Nic Cage was playing Joe Exotic and nobody told me? [/font][/quote]

I did, but I didn't mention it because [i]Tiger King[/i] a) sucks, b) hasn't been a thing for months, and c) doesn't need a Hollywood dramatisation.[/quote]

That took a weight off my shoulders, as I never got around to it...[/quote]

Yeah, you're better off at this rate. I have to wonder if it would've been as big a deal if it hadn't been released during those first few months of quarantine and people were extra desperate to watch anything distracting on Netflix.[/quote]

Iroquois 08-31-20

Originally Posted by doubledenim

I never knew TK sucked, because you didn't do a review to tell me what I should think.

And any vehicle featuring Kate McKinnon and Nic Cage is needed.

Since when have I ever reviewed TV shows?

I think Cage's talents are better utilised elsewhere, especially when casting him to play Joe Exotic just sounds like a lazy executive picking the first wacky actor to come to mind and calling it a day. Kate McKinnon will definitely help the production to feel like a feature-length SNL skit.

[quote=Iroquois][quote=doubledenim][Font=century gothic]I never knew TK sucked, because you didn't do a review to tell me what I should think.

And any vehicle featuring Kate McKinnon and Nic Cage is needed.[/font][/quote]

Since when have I ever reviewed TV shows?

I think Cage's talents are better utilised elsewhere, especially when casting him to play Joe Exotic just sounds like a lazy executive picking the first wacky actor to come to mind and calling it a day. Kate McKinnon will definitely help the production to feel like a feature-length [i]SNL[/i] skit.[/quote]

Sedai 08-31-20

Hi all!

[quote=Sedai]Hi all!  :)[/quote]

doubledenim 08-31-20

Originally Posted by John McClane

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Very cool. We need moar rice!

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[quote=doubledenim][quote=John McClane]If anyone is interested in hearing the FRS and cicadas then click [url=https://1drv.ms/u/s!AhxlAqRf3_HPuFTyw6eSa9zjct1Z]HERE[/url].[/quote]

[font=century gothic]Very cool. We need moar rice!

The riddlebox that is a 33 y.o. [strike]wanker[/strike] Wankel has finally found itself in the hands of a master. You can expect to hear about it 🤓 [/font][/quote]

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