Comments on: The humour is the medium http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/ a celebration of science fiction, anime, and geek culture Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:34:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gedo Senki: Legend of Earthsea at Haibane.info http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-43 Gedo Senki: Legend of Earthsea at Haibane.info Sun, 16 Apr 2006 14:50:00 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-43 [...] For a fan of science fiction alone, this would be incredibly exciting news. As a fledgling otaku my anticipation can now extend along the anime axis as well! Of course there is no guarantee that the junior Miyazaki is as talented as the father, nor is there any guarantee that a piece of literature will survive the transition to film. Bicentennial Man was a real stab in the heart for Asimov purists, and I’ve ranted on the H2G2 movie before. But there are successes - witness the glory that was Blade Runner (an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?). I think that the anime format suits the subject matter far better than live-action and have high hopes indeed. [...] [...] For a fan of science fiction alone, this would be incredibly exciting news. As a fledgling otaku my anticipation can now extend along the anime axis as well! Of course there is no guarantee that the junior Miyazaki is as talented as the father, nor is there any guarantee that a piece of literature will survive the transition to film. Bicentennial Man was a real stab in the heart for Asimov purists, and I’ve ranted on the H2G2 movie before. But there are successes - witness the glory that was Blade Runner (an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?). I think that the anime format suits the subject matter far better than live-action and have high hopes indeed. [...]

]]> By: fledgling otaku http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-34 fledgling otaku Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:34:06 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-34 You mean the 1981 series? I have to go back and watch my tape. That was with the original voice actors from teh radio series and I found it to be dreadful overall. I'll take a look again and maybe review it here at H.i. You mean the 1981 series? I have to go back and watch my tape. That was with the original voice actors from teh radio series and I found it to be dreadful overall. I’ll take a look again and maybe review it here at H.i.

]]> By: Steven Den Beste http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-32 Steven Den Beste Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:40:00 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-32 For whatever it's worth, the original TV series did include that entire scene, and it did work quite well. For whatever it’s worth, the original TV series did include that entire scene, and it did work quite well.

]]> By: fledgling otaku http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-26 fledgling otaku Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:14:54 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-26 yeah, he hated it - and I completely agreed. I admit I'd read his review earlier but was in a lot of denial that the producers could mangle the basics so thoroughly as MJ claimed. I rented it with my wife a few months after it came out and it almost destroyed my cred with her on movie-picking. I was just in shock. Especially what they did to Zaphod. The thing is that I could have forgiven a weak plot, of the kind that Rotten Tomatoes would have probably still hated. But there are two axes here - one, simple plot, and the other, the spirit of H2G2 itself. That this movie failed on both - and wasn't even funny! - is why the reaction from the hardcore fanbase has been so severe, IMHO. yeah, he hated it - and I completely agreed. I admit I’d read his review earlier but was in a lot of denial that the producers could mangle the basics so thoroughly as MJ claimed. I rented it with my wife a few months after it came out and it almost destroyed my cred with her on movie-picking. I was just in shock. Especially what they did to Zaphod.

The thing is that I could have forgiven a weak plot, of the kind that Rotten Tomatoes would have probably still hated. But there are two axes here - one, simple plot, and the other, the spirit of H2G2 itself. That this movie failed on both - and wasn’t even funny! - is why the reaction from the hardcore fanbase has been so severe, IMHO.

]]> By: Pixy Misa http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-22 Pixy Misa Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:26:55 +0000 http://www.haibane.info/2006/04/09/the-humour-is-the-medium/#comment-22 Wow. He really didn't like it, did he? (I haven't seen it; I took a look at RottenTomatoes when it came out and decided to save my $9.) Wow. He really didn’t like it, did he? (I haven’t seen it; I took a look at RottenTomatoes when it came out and decided to save my $9.)

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