Cruel and Unusual Punishment

Wish · Post by **Wish** » Sun Oct 07, 2001 7:40 am

Not MORE competition. Havn't I told all you hussies that Will is mine? Hey you! Yeah, you, with the broad Cockney accent and the Pipi braids.. SHOVE OFF! Go eat a steak and kidney pie or something. And the rest of you, mind yer business! No touchie, girls.. That's why all these relationships never take. He's just being saved for the right girl. No, not Shanna... ME. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/biggrin.gif">And yes, I want to know who the 'middle girl' is as well. Now. So I may elimiate her. Rar!All kidding aside.. Hurrah for a Will bit! Hurrah! It's interesting. His view of God appears to display a perverse kind of optimism. The idea that no rational being capable of abstract thought is truely evil and cruel enough to inflict this 'punishment' on him seems strangely chipper to me. It's possible that I only think so because I'm odd.I got a good giggle out of Leviticus: The Musical. He's playing Aaron, right?-Wish
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Bo Lindbergh · Post by **Bo Lindbergh** » Sun Oct 07, 2001 7:53 am

Just to save people some search effort: Miss Cockney is not the same person as the <A HREF="http://faans.com/d/20010801.html" TARGET=_blank>involuntary flasher</A>. Different nose shape. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

ZOMBIE USER 1252 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 1252** » Sun Oct 07, 2001 9:20 am

*gets defensive and shelters Cockney-girl from jibes and jokes* WAAAAA!!!! ANTI-BRITS!!! THE MONARCHY OWNZ j00!!!!!*snicker* That's kinda weird, though, she does look a bit like both Blue and Involuntary Flasher (Involuntary Blue? LOL)Having not been a CRFH reader when I did the character design, and having not seen the X-over masters (were they even done? LOL), that's weird coincidence. Then again, I was sitting there drawing her while watching bad Dr. Who episodes (Tom Baker as a cactus, Tom Baker as the mindless slave of an Egyptian god, Tom Baker as a legless pirate ... wait, that was Blackadder ...)Best fishes,
Kara"Get ready to experience Busch Gardens' ULTIMATE roller coaster ... ALPENGOOSE! This thrilling ride takes you down the fastest, most terrifying drop of any coaster in America, during which you will be hit in the face by a goose; then, it happens again ... FIVE ... MORE ... TIMES."

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Mon Oct 08, 2001 5:21 am

Hey! "Pyramids of Mars" is friggin' brilliant! Go Sarah-Jane!!And what do you have against evil cacti, anyway?MaccabeeToo lazy to put up a link to the appropriate Harlan Ellison quote

T Campbell · Post by **T Campbell** » Mon Oct 08, 2001 5:36 am

For the benefit of the uninformed, Rumy-chan is the creator of good ol' Freckles (whose name we learn tomorrow... IF we haven't already seen it in the fansart, that is), and she and Maccabee know each other. (Their joint brainstorming session led to the idea for "Leviticus, The Musical...")

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Mon Oct 08, 2001 7:12 am

LEVITICUS: THE MUSICAL!!Featuring the smash hit "THOU SHALT NOT"!!See it now or BURN IN HELL FOREVER!!Maccabee, impressario of the one true faithActually, we were just trying to come up with the worst possible concept for a musical that Andrew Lloyd Webber hadn't already taken. :-

ZOMBIE USER 1252 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 1252** » Mon Oct 08, 2001 7:20 am

You know my stance ... Second Romana all the way, Maccabee. ^.~I'm now trying to remember musical ideas we discarded ... "Hindenberg" was one, I think. A lot of them had to be thrown out because they were too plausible. o.OEven funnier, "Freckles" didn't have freckles when she first jumped out of my pen.... Nor did she have a chest. Way to go, Jason. ^.^ She looks awesome now.Best fishes,
Kara"She says 'Read Margaret's shirt' ... whatever the frell that means." --ConScrew

FrustratedPilot · Post by **FrustratedPilot** » Mon Oct 08, 2001 11:50 am

Ever see Tom Baker as Rasputin in Nicholas & Alexandra? Or as the evil caliph in Golden Voyage of Sinbad? Or as the renegade ex-Interpol agent in Remington Steele?FP (who watched the Rock & Roll episode this past weekend about Punk Rock and thinks Union Jackie is somehow related to Malcolm McLaren)

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Tue Oct 09, 2001 6:39 am

I haven't seen those, though I'm told Baker's performance in Sinbad got him the part of the Doctor. I didn't even know about his guest shot on Remmington Steele.The sixth Bond against the fourth Doctor... no contest. Bye-bye, martini-boy.Maccabee------------------
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Manticoraus · Post by **Manticoraus** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 3:50 am

Leviticus...forgive me for saying I don't speak with the utmost authority but I was under the impression it was one of the most boring if not despised books of the bible. I should know the answer off the top of my head but joined bible class late in its session. But Levitcus is like.. .well including all of the not liked provisions on sex. I contains lots of worship commands that don't exactly degree follow another. Also its got the "no sleeping with men" rule that's lightly not to get it all the popular with the theatre going milieu
hold on I'm pulling out my NIV with student annotations now....okay I'm sliding over the heading of the sections but yeah.. not alot going on but procedure settings. In short the formation of what would/should be the Jewish culture. interesting about the blood thing and child sacrifice and sex stuff too....But at best this is bound to be more disasterous than whathisface Heston's the Ten Commandments (okay I know I've quit the orginisation effectively for being bi and all but I can barely stand the fact watch the movie as gospel. There are works of modern literature its considerred sacrilege to do that too. To Kill a Mockingbird the movie, Where the Red Fern Grows, War and Peace, Jurassic Park. I mean the book's better believe me. Trust me its cool.)I mean wouldn't Numbers or better Joshua (watch the Jew's take that land with such miraculous tactics and ease Star Wars critics would be exploded in a fit). Even Judges or Esther (which would leave an excuse for lots of sex and fashionable outfits co-opt it as the next series for WB) would be better. But Leviticus. That's like doing a play on a textbook or about astronomy. Only you have a history proffessor do the voice. And if they keep it in "King James version" ..well its not as bad as Live Action Dragonball Z but there are likely more entertaining PBS telethons ran at midnight

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 7:15 am

Well, Manticoraus, that was kind of the point. Will's in a bad play based on a bad concept ("The worst idea for a musical that Andrew Lloyd Webber hadn't already taken").And from what I've heard, Harper Lee liked the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird. The woman who played Scout spoke at my junior high way back when.Maccabee"Coming soon from the people who brought you LEVITICUS!... 1040: A Love Story starring William Shatner and Barbara Streisand."

Tom the Fanboy · Post by **Tom the Fanboy** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 8:44 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Maccabee:
Maccabee, impressario of the one true faith
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>Not that it's related but this just reminded me of one of my first game sessions. My friend's cousin was playing a priest of Osiris (I think). He kept saying "Hail Osiris! The one true god!" even though we all knew he was part of a pantheon. It was pretty funny.*sigh*
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ZOMBIE USER 1252 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 1252** » Wed Oct 10, 2001 9:02 am

The only way to make LEVITICUS! worse would be to put the whole cast on rollerblades and perform it in the round.With real livestock.Trust me ... I know what it takes to make a play suck. (First we find the worst play ever written ...)Best fishes,
Kara-- "Robin-sama ... my GOD, Robin-sama ... WHY do you have MIDGETS???"

FrustratedPilot · Post by **FrustratedPilot** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 6:05 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Aurora:
Rumy-chan, have you ever seen Mel Brooks' "The Producers" with Gene Wilder? Hilarious. Can you imagine producing an upbeat musical about Hitler?I still remember that opening number....
*sings* Springtime for Hitler in GermanyThis producer and his accountant (Gene Wilder) figure out they can make more money producing a flop than a success, so they set out to do just that. And, of course, it backfires. One of the funniest scenes I've ever seen was the opening to the play.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>More recently, Mel Brooks has adapted the film into a Broadway stage play and it's been a hit. Mel Brooks was on "Fresh Air" on National Public Radio some months ago and they played several songs from the show. There are some that I wish I could get lyrics of... <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/smile.gif">

Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 7:39 am

Both Rumichan and I have seen and adored The Producers. PBS aired a "making of the album" documentary on "Great Performances" but because of the ((expletives deleted)) pledge drive it ran over it's allotted timeslot and I didn't get the last ten minutes on tape (you owe me a copy, girl).The soundtrack CD is commercially available. Lots of wonderful new stuff, though they cut Lorenzo Saint Dubois and "Love Power" from the new version. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/frown.gif">"Du liebst mir nicht!"
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Khavren · Post by **Khavren** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 7:58 am

That's BRILLIANT! Now I just need to find a backer.....

Aurora · Post by **Aurora** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 8:31 am

Rumy-chan, have you ever seen Mel Brooks' "The Producers" with Gene Wilder? Hilarious. Can you imagine producing an upbeat musical about Hitler?I still remember that opening number....
*sings* Springtime for Hitler in GermanyThis producer and his accountant (Gene Wilder) figure out they can make more money producing a flop than a success, so they set out to do just that. And, of course, it backfires. One of the funniest scenes I've ever seen was the opening to the play.

Blondlot · Post by **Blondlot** » Thu Oct 11, 2001 9:43 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Aurora:
Rumy-chan, have you ever seen Mel Brooks' "The Producers" with Gene Wilder? Hilarious. Can you imagine producing an upbeat musical about Hitler?I still remember that opening number....
*sings* Springtime for Hitler in GermanyThis producer and his accountant (Gene Wilder) figure out they can make more money producing a flop than a success, so they set out to do just that. And, of course, it backfires. One of the funniest scenes I've ever seen was the opening to the play.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Schol-R-LEA · Post by **Schol-R-LEA** » Mon Oct 15, 2001 9:15 am

My dear friend Seanan (coyote <a href="http://www.alienwine.com/b68.html">pooka</a> to the poor and unknown) has spent the better part of her adult (?) life working on 1984: The Musical. And yes, she is serious. Be afraid.
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Maccabee · Post by **Maccabee** » Tue Oct 16, 2001 6:52 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Schol-R-LEA:
My dear friend Seanan (coyote <a href="http://www.alienwine.com/b68.html">pooka</a> to the poor and unknown) has spent the better part of her adult (?) life working on 1984: The Musical. And yes, she is serious. Be afraid.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>That had occurred to me, too.And heee, loooved Big-Brother! Badadumboom!Maccabee
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