Where oh where has my ogre gone?

External Since: Nov 29, 2005 Posts: 72

On 2/13/2008 6:48 PM, SAMK wrote:
>> On Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:55:01 -0600, Bookwyrm <Bookwyrm DeleteThis @comcast.net>
>> wrote:
>>> Edna
>>> Never read Gatsby -- the movie was stupid enough for me.
>>> (Mia Farrow and Ryan O'Neal -- *shudder*)
>>>
>>> 'wyrm
>>
> How in all the names of all the gods could they possibly make
> a movie out of that book? NOTHING HAPPENED. There was no
> plot. There was no action. Two hours of listening to
> people whine? I'd rather be water-boarded.
>
> SAMK

That might actually be more pleasant........ Don't remember if I saw the
entire movie,
but did have to read the book. [snore.................................]

--
victoreia
Goddess of Dark Chocolate

External Since: Jun 30, 2003 Posts: 382

m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
> Kat Hein wrote:
>> m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage] wrote:
>>
>>> Kat Hein wrote:
> <snip - TV>
>>> MacGyver myths next week? Oh, cool! I saw someone mention that
>>> there would be a MacGyver special sometime this season, but no
>>> mention of when.
>>>
>>> Not that I'd miss my Mythbusters. :>
>>>
>>> They could probably get a whole *season* out of busting MacGyver
>>> myths -- MacGyver pulled a lot of wacky, crazy tricks in the umpteen
>>> years he was on the air. But I suppose they have to spend some time
>>> proving that pyramids won't sharpen razors and the like.
> <snip>
>
>> The thing about the MacGyver myths is that I bet most of them will
>> come out as plausible, at the least. Those writers did a LOT of
>> research when they were doing the show. Sometimes, you'd have to get
>> incredibly lucky to make things work, but it's my understanding that
>> almost everything was possible...
>
> They researched all those tricks?
>
> I'm impressed. I assumed they, well, did what Hollywood usually does.
> Exercised creativity. :>
>

Yep, they researched them all. That was one of the things they've
bragged about, over the years. Like I said, sometimes you'd have to be
extremely lucky to get something he did to work, but they didn't just
make things up because it would look good on camera. You'll note that
all the mini-myths they've done leading up to the special have been
confirmed. *G*

Kat