Comments on: Garbage Day Vol. 4 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/ An Alcoholic Romp Through Pop Culture's Past. Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:23:59 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Carlisle http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-900 Carlisle Mon, 18 May 2009 21:58:44 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-900 What if you become more famous on Carlisle's site then Carlisle? ...that didn't take long. Great topic Winnie. Don't second guess your instincts. It's just a waist of your time. -C. What if you become more famous on Carlisle’s site then Carlisle? …that didn’t take long. Great topic Winnie. Don’t second guess your instincts. It’s just a waist of your time.
-C.

]]> By: Winnie http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-894 Winnie Sat, 16 May 2009 16:06:38 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-894 You know, Dawn, you kind of hit the nail on the head on the "Charlie..." thing. For years, I loved Tim Burton (the only one I didn't like being "The Nightmare Before Christmas, which, garners me boos regularly), Johnny Depp, and while I loved "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" (and still do), I feel I did start out with an open mind (even though a part of me found it unnecessary). I'm a big Roald Dahl fan, and I remember hearing his widow said the Tim Burton version was closer to the tone and general themes he hit in his book. While I respect that (like people say about the "darker" Batman movies), I didn't like the smack talk that was going on between Gene Wilder, Tim Burton, and Johnny Depp, so that hampered my enjoyment going in. When I saw the one Oompa Loompa guy, I was kind of disappointed. P.S. - Shame! Shame! (Sorry, I just always wanted to shame someone, and it just happened to work out that you feel a bit "ashamed" for not having read the book...) You know, Dawn, you kind of hit the nail on the head on the “Charlie…” thing. For years, I loved Tim Burton (the only one I didn’t like being “The Nightmare Before Christmas, which, garners me boos regularly), Johnny Depp, and while I loved “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (and still do), I feel I did start out with an open mind (even though a part of me found it unnecessary).

I’m a big Roald Dahl fan, and I remember hearing his widow said the Tim Burton version was closer to the tone and general themes he hit in his book. While I respect that (like people say about the “darker” Batman movies), I didn’t like the smack talk that was going on between Gene Wilder, Tim Burton, and Johnny Depp, so that hampered my enjoyment going in. When I saw the one Oompa Loompa guy, I was kind of disappointed.

P.S. – Shame! Shame! (Sorry, I just always wanted to shame someone, and it just happened to work out that you feel a bit “ashamed” for not having read the book…)

]]> By: Winnie http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-893 Winnie Sat, 16 May 2009 16:00:42 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-893 My favorite is "The Stand" - the book is one of my favorite books ever written, and I loved the ABC Miniseries. My parents and I watched that each night on its original airing as an event. From what I heard, the casting that most people who read the book had a problem with was Corin Nemec (ha - Parker Lewis - see, my titles do actually...er, occasionally... make sense!) as Harold Lauder - they didn't feel he passed based on the description in the book . Jamey Sheridan rocked as Randall Flagg and hey - Dobber from "Coach", anyone...anyone... Bueller?! I'm reading the comics that have recently been released and having fun seeing what's been done to the series. And yes - Misery was what made Kathy Bates a household name in my book. My favorite is “The Stand” – the book is one of my favorite books ever written, and I loved the ABC Miniseries. My parents and I watched that each night on its original airing as an event. From what I heard, the casting that most people who read the book had a problem with was Corin Nemec (ha – Parker Lewis – see, my titles do actually…er, occasionally… make sense!) as Harold Lauder – they didn’t feel he passed based on the description in the book . Jamey Sheridan rocked as Randall Flagg and hey – Dobber from “Coach”, anyone…anyone… Bueller?! I’m reading the comics that have recently been released and having fun seeing what’s been done to the series. And yes – Misery was what made Kathy Bates a household name in my book.

]]> By: Winnie http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-892 Winnie Sat, 16 May 2009 15:54:42 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-892 Oh, TL - I LOVE the Horror genre (and have parties just to showcase the cheesier ones). And yes, the recent tv movies for "The Shining" (and "Carrie")... to steal a word from the MAD Magazine lexicon - blecch! "Needful Things" was an abomination - that was one of the first Stephen King books I read PRIOR to seeing the movie, and I was sorely disappointed. I loved both the book and movie for Christine, The Shawshank Redemption deserves the hype and praise it gets, The Green Mile was well done - and I'd better stop now. I haven't read The Shining, and I do love the movie, so I'll have to read and compare... Oh, TL – I LOVE the Horror genre (and have parties just to showcase the cheesier ones). And yes, the recent tv movies for “The Shining” (and “Carrie”)… to steal a word from the MAD Magazine lexicon – blecch! “Needful Things” was an abomination – that was one of the first Stephen King books I read PRIOR to seeing the movie, and I was sorely disappointed. I loved both the book and movie for Christine, The Shawshank Redemption deserves the hype and praise it gets, The Green Mile was well done – and I’d better stop now. I haven’t read The Shining, and I do love the movie, so I’ll have to read and compare…

]]> By: Greg Bulmash http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-891 Greg Bulmash Sat, 16 May 2009 04:04:29 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-891 Hmmmm... The King-to-Film library. Gotta give it up for "Misery". And despite it's cheesiness, I liked "The Running Man" (although it was written as "Richard Bachman"). Other King-to-Film titles (off the top of my head)... Maximum Overdrive Stand By Me The Langoliers Carrie Salem's Lot Christine Pet Sematary The Green Mile The Shawshank Redemption Hmmmm… The King-to-Film library. Gotta give it up for “Misery”. And despite it’s cheesiness, I liked “The Running Man” (although it was written as “Richard Bachman”). Other King-to-Film titles (off the top of my head)…

Maximum Overdrive
Stand By Me
The Langoliers
Carrie
Salem’s Lot
Christine
Pet Sematary
The Green Mile
The Shawshank Redemption

]]> By: TL http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-890 TL Sat, 16 May 2009 01:26:13 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-890 I will agree on "the Stand". I haven't seen it in awhile but it was good at the time. Tommyknockers was an abomination (dammit Jimmy Smits), and Needful things the film was below average. As always that leaves the Shining by Kubrick the only truly good thing to come out of the King book to film library. I will agree on “the Stand”. I haven’t seen it in awhile but it was good at the time. Tommyknockers was an abomination (dammit Jimmy Smits), and Needful things the film was below average. As always that leaves the Shining by Kubrick the only truly good thing to come out of the King book to film library.

]]> By: Greg Bulmash http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-889 Greg Bulmash Fri, 15 May 2009 19:27:10 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-889 BTW, in the vein of Stephen King miniseries, the miniseries of "The Stand" rocked pretty hard. When I'd first heard Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald were going to be in it, my reaction was "OMFG, no!" But they were actually good in it. BTW, in the vein of Stephen King miniseries, the miniseries of “The Stand” rocked pretty hard. When I’d first heard Rob Lowe and Molly Ringwald were going to be in it, my reaction was “OMFG, no!” But they were actually good in it.

]]> By: dgriff13 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-888 dgriff13 Fri, 15 May 2009 16:29:18 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-888 It's a toss-up, I have seen good and bad remakes... ones with great potential that sucked, and ones that didn't need to be made that I actually liked. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of them- I was pissed at first too, but with an open mind, I enjoyed the new one too. Not sure how I feel about "It". I enjoyed the movie as a kid... haven;t seen it in ages, but I remember it being a tad cheasy, LOL. Would be curious to see it, but need to see previews first. What I really need to do it read the F'N book already, I feel ashamed that I haven't. It’s a toss-up, I have seen good and bad remakes… ones with great potential that sucked, and ones that didn’t need to be made that I actually liked. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was one of them- I was pissed at first too, but with an open mind, I enjoyed the new one too.

Not sure how I feel about “It”. I enjoyed the movie as a kid… haven;t seen it in ages, but I remember it being a tad cheasy, LOL. Would be curious to see it, but need to see previews first. What I really need to do it read the F’N book already, I feel ashamed that I haven’t.

]]> By: TL http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-887 TL Fri, 15 May 2009 11:26:17 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-887 Star Trek wasn't perfect by any means but it did work as a reboot. Hulk was really good, and the new Batman's have been great. That might be it for good. Star Wars prequels were suck, the omen? Boring suck. Halloween=suck. Black Christmas was ultra mega suck. (I watch a lot of horror) Point made pretty lady! Also the Shining TV movie was really bad, but then again book was really bad. Kubrick's movie outshines the book 100-1. Star Trek wasn’t perfect by any means but it did work as a reboot. Hulk was really good, and the new Batman’s have been great. That might be it for good. Star Wars prequels were suck, the omen? Boring suck. Halloween=suck. Black Christmas was ultra mega suck. (I watch a lot of horror) Point made pretty lady! Also the Shining TV movie was really bad, but then again book was really bad. Kubrick’s movie outshines the book 100-1.

]]> By: Winnie http://www.stealthiscomic.com/2009/05/15/garbage-day-vol-4/comment-page-1/#comment-886 Winnie Fri, 15 May 2009 10:29:03 +0000 http://www.stealthiscomic.com/?p=1243#comment-886 Hey, Greg. You know, it was funny, I wrote this, sent it to Carlisle, and then I was reading other webcomics and saw "Star Trek" references. Despite the fact that the movie has been on the forefront of people's minds, my television, and I'm saving Kellogg's tokens (don't masturbates if you want to eat corn flakes! - J. H. Kellogg) for these cool new t-shirts [/nerd], I didn't even think about the new "Star Trek" until I read some of these other webcomics. I kind of laughed each time I encountered a mention of it, because here I wrote this piece of rant-y goodness on this subject, and right now my only problem with "Star Trek" is that I haven't seen it yet. Thank you - to you and the others who recommended it - I have yet to find anyone who hasn't, and the only reason I haven't seen it yet is that I've had a busy week need a sitter for the other things going on more! You know, I loved the book "It", but I also loved the movie (and with some of the things that happened in the book, I don't know that ABC or the general public was ready for it) - campiness, Harry Anderson, John Ritter and all. I think for a t.v. miniseries in 1990, it was very good. But you may have a point, and I'll see how things progress. Hey, Greg. You know, it was funny, I wrote this, sent it to Carlisle, and then I was reading other webcomics and saw “Star Trek” references. Despite the fact that the movie has been on the forefront of people’s minds, my television, and I’m saving Kellogg’s tokens (don’t masturbates if you want to eat corn flakes! – J. H. Kellogg) for these cool new t-shirts [/nerd], I didn’t even think about the new “Star Trek” until I read some of these other webcomics. I kind of laughed each time I encountered a mention of it, because here I wrote this piece of rant-y goodness on this subject, and right now my only problem with “Star Trek” is that I haven’t seen it yet. Thank you – to you and the others who recommended it – I have yet to find anyone who hasn’t, and the only reason I haven’t seen it yet is that I’ve had a busy week need a sitter for the other things going on more!

You know, I loved the book “It”, but I also loved the movie (and with some of the things that happened in the book, I don’t know that ABC or the general public was ready for it) – campiness, Harry Anderson, John Ritter and all. I think for a t.v. miniseries in 1990, it was very good. But you may have a point, and I’ll see how things progress.

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