tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post6797576910144297757..comments2024-02-20T10:12:20.623+00:00Comments on The Blog That Time Forgot: Why is it the parodies are better than the real thing?Taranaichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-3890037988385142202011-10-07T05:42:36.068+01:002011-10-07T05:42:36.068+01:00I think the truth of it is this: to create an effe...<i> I think the truth of it is this: to create an effective parody, you need to understand and appreciate what it is that makes the object of the parody so compelling, whereas to create an adaptation, especially in today's Hollywood climate, requires little more than a "brand name" and a couple of fleeting call-backs to the source material. </i><br /><br />Bingo.<br /><br />I will say though, that I really didn't like the South Park Cthulhu thing. The other examples were great though, especially Korgoth.Mirandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10745062840676790649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-49664689628160319982011-10-06T18:10:22.463+01:002011-10-06T18:10:22.463+01:00I had not seen the Korgoth pilot, but yeah, by try...I had not seen the Korgoth pilot, but yeah, by trying to go over the top they just about hit the target. Thanks for posting that, Al.Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-27616021803868884752011-10-05T00:17:11.619+01:002011-10-05T00:17:11.619+01:00Uriah Heep c.1972 would've killed for the song...Uriah Heep c.1972 would've killed for the song.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-33295014454453540152011-10-04T19:24:16.512+01:002011-10-04T19:24:16.512+01:00Sometimes theres a symbiosis of the two forms. It&...Sometimes theres a symbiosis of the two forms. It's like when galaxies collide. Few of the integral parts disappear. They simply realign. Example - Star Trek is primarily a straight forward sci-fi. Star Wars leans toward childlike (not childish) fantasy. There's even a lot of wiggle room in the vampire genre. Please know that I am not talking about the Abercrombie & FANG variety foisted on us today, but rather the more literate aspect going all the way back to Doctor Polidori. We try to offer that in our blog, where elves are vampires taken on the cusp of puberty (the ears grow due to the strength of temporarily surviving hormones). And Cro-Magnon vampire shaman/warlords lead huge, torch-lit mammoth hunts....By the way...a few of the marginal STARS OF THE BIBLE are currently managing a string of Pizza Huts up in Canada as we speak... Just thought maybe you'd like to know. Great site. Will certainly follow and recommend 'at home.'wilkravitzhttp://vampirewonderland.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-60534728774849485802011-10-01T14:08:28.649+01:002011-10-01T14:08:28.649+01:00Parodies stick to the tropes. Screen versions alwa...Parodies stick to the tropes. Screen versions always try to be original by messing with the tropes they paid for. I remember when they did Flash Gordon, the director boasted about doing "something different..."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-37819424084705861722011-09-29T08:35:04.852+01:002011-09-29T08:35:04.852+01:00The new Looney Tunes show is brilliant. But we are...The new Looney Tunes show is brilliant. But we are talking about fantasy stuff here.Kikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070254713050025760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-16171155493382920582011-09-28T19:14:11.673+01:002011-09-28T19:14:11.673+01:00Heh, just watched this myself. The Daffy and Bugs ...Heh, just watched this myself. The Daffy and Bugs show, as near as I can tell, is pretty stupid - what's the deal with all the Looney Tunes characters all living together in a neighborhood? What was wrong with them changing settings and personae depending on the story like back in the old days? - but I'd probably watch a show that consistently had this kind of imagery and animation quality.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14624614486574035692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-58066646573090637382011-09-28T13:18:03.253+01:002011-09-28T13:18:03.253+01:00I always think on that weird issue, Al! You are so...I always think on that weird issue, Al! You are soooo right...Kikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15070254713050025760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-75210186578124826502011-09-28T12:56:31.033+01:002011-09-28T12:56:31.033+01:00I think the truth of it is this: to create an effe...I think the truth of it is this: to create an <i>effective</i> parody, you need to understand and appreciate what it is that makes the object of the parody so compelling, whereas to create an adaptation, especially in today's Hollywood climate, requires little more than a "brand name" and a couple of fleeting call-backs to the source material.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-91589093561082016552011-09-28T03:26:15.078+01:002011-09-28T03:26:15.078+01:00It may be that, in a parody, the authors are not a...It may be that, in a parody, the authors are not afraid to turn up the volume to ELEVEN, where as an 'imitator' may be more comfortable with his or her feet on the ground, failing to recognize that the originals were written at ELEVEN for their time.<br /><br />- ArkArkheinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04197738947435750745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7177193073415704349.post-56280846122578089012011-09-28T02:10:36.728+01:002011-09-28T02:10:36.728+01:00Come and meet The Wizard! this Saturday at 11:30 a...Come and meet The Wizard! this Saturday at 11:30 at the Caisadia Shack on the corner of Avery Drive and Clampett Boulevard (next to Blanc Audio) in Albuquerque.<br /><br />Tex<br />(still banging his head)Texhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16514613848519711342noreply@blogger.com