NigelTufnel42

"When I close my eyes, I see this thing, a sign, I see this name in bright blue neon lights with a purple outline. And this name is so bright and so sharp that the sign - it just blows up because the name is so powerful... It says, Dirk Diggler."

"My need to engage in homicidal behavior on a massive scale cannot be corrected"

"This is my Boomstick"

 

groovy

 

I was able to get an "Army of Darkness" poster signed by Bruce Campbell at Wizard World Chicago this summer. Tried to get him to say "Workshed" but got cut off at the knees.

BTW-for any concerned boardies who wonder what the relevance any of these random quotes have to Todd the Ugliest Kid on Earth I would just say that being awesome is a state of mind and so to appreciate Todd is to be awesome!!!

WTF???

"This is my Boomstick"

 

groovy

I was able to get an "Army of Darkness" poster signed by Bruce Campbell at Wizard World Chicago this summer. Tried to get him to say "Workshed" but got cut off at the knees.

"This is my Boomstick"

Using the whole fist doc?

 

"Ever done time Doc"?

 

Great stuff !

 

"How much is the Caviar"? "$80 a portion" "Ooooh I better just have two portions then...put it on the Underhill's Tab".

Using the whole fist doc?

"Ever done time Doc"?

"May I borrow your towel...my car just hit a Water Buffalo"

Movie with Beatrix Kiddo.

Ding ding ding

"Would you like to play Double Jeopardy where the scores can really change"?

I am going to bump Todd w/ a random movie quote each day. Yesterday a little "Pulp Fiction" today.....

"Son number one....this tall drink of c***sucker ain't dead"

Anyone know the movie???

"B**ch be cool. Tell that B**ch to be cool...say B**ch be cool"!!!

I was looking through my books and thinking of why people might or might not pick up this up. It occurs to me that the interiors are better than almost all of the covers imo. Even though the flower on the cover is perfectly fitting for the book, it really wouldn't cause me to buy the book if I wasn't already reading it. I still think the earliest covers aren't as good as the previews that were advertised. What so you guys think and why do you think they keep switching from the ads ?

 

I think the covers killed Clone so it's entirely possible people are passing on this book but the numbers are still pretty strong considering (East of West #13 - 26,531).

 

This book would be so tough to cast for a TV show/movie.

I recognize the TV show is a "crack" pipe dream but I am just so enthralled by the scope of this comic that it causes me to think irrationally.

I was looking through my books and thinking of why people might or might not pick up this up. It occurs to me that the interiors are better than almost all of the covers imo. Even though the flower on the cover is perfectly fitting for the book, it really wouldn't cause me to buy the book if I wasn't already reading it. I still think the earliest covers aren't as good as the previews that were advertised. What so you guys think and why do you think they keep switching from the ads ?

 

Agree. The interior art is fantastic. Right up there with Batman and Mercenary Sea for me. The covers are extremely dull and it is almost as if Hickman is saying "if you judge My Book by its cover then go f@$& yourself". Manhattan Projects is the same way...only difference is that the interior art for MP blows donkey d@$&!!!!

 

 

 

 

I'm glad you able to get that off your chest. Hehe.

I have an unhealthy amount of "Middle-aged White Angst"!!!!!

Ridiculous amount of pet peeves. For example:

A couple is having a baby and you ask would u like a boy or a girl and there inevitable response is..."we don't care as long as it is healthy"...really no f@$&ing sh@&!!! Have you ever known someone to say "I don't care if my child is born without ears as long as it is a boy"

NEWSFLASH: everyone wants their child to be healthy u don't have to verbalize it.

I need help.

I was looking through my books and thinking of why people might or might not pick up this up. It occurs to me that the interiors are better than almost all of the covers imo. Even though the flower on the cover is perfectly fitting for the book, it really wouldn't cause me to buy the book if I wasn't already reading it. I still think the earliest covers aren't as good as the previews that were advertised. What so you guys think and why do you think they keep switching from the ads ?

Agree. The interior art is fantastic. Right up there with Batman and Mercenary Sea for me. The covers are extremely dull and it is almost as if Hickman is saying "if you judge My Book by its cover then go f@$& yourself". Manhattan Projects is the same way...only difference is that the interior art for MP blows donkey d@$&!!!!

I hate it when Todd makes it to page 2. Although with the "layoff" I understand.

Ken,

Any updates you can toss our way?

See, I feel the same way.. The problem is that the words you used was "fairly decent," and while I love the books and the show, "fairly decent" isn't good enough for me for Game of Thrones, and it would certainly not be good enough for me with East of West.

 

EDIT: That being said, as far as story goes, East of West is probably easier to adapt, than Game of Thrones.

 

In a perfect world HBO would do a page by page adaptation but I am guessing that this is not economically feasible (full disclosure: I have never been a TV executive so I really have nothing with which to base this on...but I did just drink a V-8). Other than Silence of the Lambs and LOTR I can think of no movies/tv shows that have lived up to the source material yet I have enjoyed many adaptations. So u should lower your expectations or get used to disappointment (incidentally this is how I have stayed married for 18 years).

 

Oh, believe me, I don't expect much.. Like I said, I do enjoy the show for what it is. But when a character is still alive for a season and a half longer than he should be, or characters are completely left out, or clumsily combined into other characters, it disappoints me. Of course, they can't let the cast get too big, and I totally understand why they can't, and shouldn't. I love the show, because it makes it easier to talk to my friends about something that I do really love, and it is definitely entertaining. It's just leaving out so many things that I really wanted to see, and I would hate to see something similar happen to East of West because budgetary restraints.

HBO is aiming for the "media" audience while trying to accommodate a "literary" audience. With some of the characters they have killed off it seems obvious to me that they are trying very hard to stay true to the source otherwise there is no way they would have killed off certain characters. The one positive to the animated route is they can do anything they want. HBO or Showtime would have to do it so we can have it in full un-adulterated gory glory.

I still think this could work. Tron Uprising. It has a great look. What do you think ?

 

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hjbwVzJR8w4

 

Just keep "spitballing". We will get there.

See, I feel the same way.. The problem is that the words you used was "fairly decent," and while I love the books and the show, "fairly decent" isn't good enough for me for Game of Thrones, and it would certainly not be good enough for me with East of West.

 

EDIT: That being said, as far as story goes, East of West is probably easier to adapt, than Game of Thrones.

In a perfect world HBO would do a page by page adaptation but I am guessing that this is not economically feasible (full disclosure: I have never been a TV executive so I really have nothing with which to base this on...but I did just drink a V-8). Other than Silence of the Lambs and LOTR I can think of no movies/tv shows that have lived up to the source material yet I have enjoyed many adaptations. So u should lower your expectations or get used to disappointment (incidentally this is how I have stayed married for 18 years).

Here's the problem tho.. See I've read all the GoT books, and the amount of stuff they have already left out is mind blowing. Not only that, even a show like GoT has budget issues, where you can obviously tell they're saving money in the earlier episodes for awesome stuff later on. If East of West were to be adapted, I would want it done right, and it would probably need one hell of a budget for that. The best way for it to be adapted, although it's not most people's, including my own, first choice, would be an animated series.

I agree on the animated opinion, but i think the Sin City look would work. Just not sure what the cost for that type of special effect would be. It would be ridiculously cool if HBO could pull it off. To me the animation route would leave me wanting more.

I have read all of the GoT books also and feel like they have done a fairly decent job of staying true to the source material (with just a few exceptions).

They can make GoT work, they could make this work. I still think its early to convert because there is such a large cast and landscape that needs to be fleshed out imo. My thinking is that there will be more than just the Death, Beast, Chosen , and others that have their story told. I'm betting that East of West will be just one one many books involving this world in the long run.

 

Agree. I am not saying they should adapt immediately but rather i am hoping this could be a legitimate possibility. HBO has a problem on their hands with GoT. They are going to pass up the literary work within the next 3-4 years. George RR Martin is not getting any younger and clearly not "writing" any faster. But with East of West they evolve as the comic evolves. Obviously this is wishful thinking on my part but man what a show that would be.

 

I'm wishing with you

 

Today's movie making and even more importantly, special effects, are truly incredible. I used to wish for comic book movies when I was a kid and the only thing that came out then worth watching in the comic dept. was Superman imo. Now, I go to see a show like GotG, Thir, The Dark Knight, and I'm totally impressed with the results. HBO could definitely handle this project and it has enough moving parts to be made interesting for years.

+11 (i am guessing only a few will get the joke)

They can make GoT work, they could make this work. I still think its early to convert because there is such a large cast and landscape that needs to be fleshed out imo. My thinking is that there will be more than just the Death, Beast, Chosen , and others that have their story told. I'm betting that East of West will be just one one many books involving this world in the long run.

Agree. I am not saying they should adapt immediately but rather i am hoping this could be a legitimate possibility. HBO has a problem on their hands with GoT. They are going to pass up the literary work within the next 3-4 years. George RR Martin is not getting any younger and clearly not "writing" any faster. But with East of West they evolve as the comic evolves. Obviously this is wishful thinking on my part but man what a show that would be.

This is my favorite read (although Batman N52 and Todd are right on it's heels). Does HBO have the budget to adapt this into a show? I am guessing it would have to be "green screen" similar to Sin City.

Okay, okay.

 

Geez, to think I was missing you and one little omission and whack !!!

 

 

I only brow beat because I care. Those of us who appreciate Todd are of better ilk. We have standards to maintain. Go Hoosiers.

Those of us who frequent the TtUKoE Thread are of a higher calling and therefore should be held to a higher standard. The next time we have a discussion about an actor (any actor) who has appeared in a Coen Bros. film at any point in there career and said film or films are not mentioned I will get to pimp slappin' someone's .

"Is Wayne Brady gonna have to choke a ho"?

David lynch.

"Mulholland Drive" & F$&@ing Heineken