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It's willy wonka meets LOTR. Thanks, I hate it.
They released an entire album[1]. It’s everything you could imagine. You’re welcome. 1: https://www.amazon.com/Spaced-Out-Leonard-William-Shatner/dp...
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> The 1977 Hobbit film which was produced for NBC [1] was a excellent adaptation I've not seen the 1977 Hobbit film, but I note that your reference [1] prominently says: "The Tolkien scholar Douglas A. Anderson called the adaptation "execrable"; the author Baird Searles called it an "abomination" and an attempt that had "failed miserably", regretting the quality of the animation and of the soundtrack, and the omissio…
The thing that I like about the Hobbit 77 film is that it realizes the material is a child's fantasy book. It's a breath of fresh air in a our current era -- where VCs seem to understand that any attempt to profit off of the American taxpayer's defense spending requires some Tolkien reference in the company name. The existence of the '77 animated adaptation is our last reminder that the Generals green-lighting all th…
Your glaring anti-military prejudice aside, the "spend" you refer to is Congress's job, not that of senior officers.
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Why would you... even... ... ?
The only explanation I can think of is drugs. Lots of drugs.
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Yes. The breakthrough was "Batman", 1989, which redefined the fantasy/superhero genre. Before that, fantasy/superhero stuff was silly, unrealistic, or both. "Batman" changed that. Of course, where that got us was franchises with endless sequels.
Superhero stuff is still completely unrealistic in all levels.
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No doubt in my mind: campy, perfunctory, self-mocking. Please recall how "nerd" material was treated before the 2000s, I don't remember comic books being "nerd" material before the 2000s (like say computers or computer programming). They were "children's" material, and for whatever reason the market moved toward older teens and adults. The main comics weren't written/illustrated to be "campy, perfunctory, self-mockin…
The simpsons had “comic book guy” as their primary adult nerd character since ‘91
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The Beatles had nothing to do with the production of Yellow Submarine apart from money until the end.
Ok I didn't believe you at first, but holy crap you're right, they didn't even do the voices. Not going to lie part of my childhood died a little :(. "Help" is them though I watched that too.
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They released an entire album[1]. It’s everything you could imagine. You’re welcome. 1: https://www.amazon.com/Spaced-Out-Leonard-William-Shatner/dp...
Why?