I was wondering what people thought about the TV version of A Wrinkle in Time that was on earlier this week. I thought that three hours was too long for a TV movie for kids on a school night, but I'm more interested in the adult fan reaction. It was a very important book in my early life (before I was wary enough to avoid allegory), and I think its message about the dangers of conformity is relevant today. But did it come across? I'm not sure.
Saw it. Mostly enjoyed it, although critiques of its special effects are more or less on target.
I liked that the cast wasn't all Hollywood pretties.
One irritation, as pointed out to me: where are Meg's glasses? Not having them makes Mrs. Who's specs no more than deus ex machina rather than a clever means of providing support from the ladies.
Looking forward to seeing it sans commercials at some point, though.
Good point about Meg's glasses. And while I liked the actor playing Meg very much, I think her anger and rage were too internalized, not obvious enough, before and during the final conflict scene. And Aunt Beast was a bit too Chewbacca-like. But these are quibbles. I'm mainly glad that a new batch of kids got exposed to it--though the network didn't seem to advertise it much.
There really are times I'm glad I simply don't watch TV anymore. I'm curious about AWIT, but for whatever reason I am not one of the kids who grew up loving it -- never read more than half of it, and I don't have the huge emotional attachment that I do with, say, LOTR or Dune.
When I listen to Howard Stern's morning radio program, I do so expecting to be entertained. That being said, it is not often I find myself compelled to bring a matter to public attention as a result of his latest broadcast.
On May 13th, 2004, the Howard Stern show was broadcasting live from the Hard Rock Hotel right here in Las Vegas. One feature of this particular day's program was the so-called "Karaoke Contest from Hell". During said contest, several representatives of godhatesfags.com were allowed to sing a parodied rendition of "Proud To Be An American".
It does not upset me that they were allowed to sing this song. After all, we are blessed by God to live in a country where we have, at least for the time being, the liberty to express whatever opinion we may possess, whether it is widely agreed to or not.
What DOES upset me is the knowledge that the same people who would lambaste me as being "un-patriotic", "un-American" and a "turncoat" for speaking out against the war in Iraq, a war in which I feel many young American men and women will senselessly lose their lives for nothing more then the benefit of a handful of rich elitists, will willingly and conveniently "look the other way" while a group of religious fanatics are performing on nationally-broadcast radio a song who's chorus included the lyrics "I'm Ashamed to be an American" and "Ain't no doubt about it, God hates the U.S.A."
Truly sorry, friend. Welcome to the endless psycho-social dichotomy that is The United States In The 21st Century. I will point out, as an example of how things get, that (a) most of those same doofi who would lambaste you probably aren't Stern's audience these days and (b) which country may or may not be blessed by a possibly non-existent God is at the core of a lot of our troubles lately. :-7
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Did anyone else see...?
Date: 2004-05-13 07:12 am (UTC)Re: Did anyone else see...?
Date: 2004-05-13 08:17 am (UTC)I liked that the cast wasn't all Hollywood pretties.
One irritation, as pointed out to me: where are Meg's glasses? Not having them makes Mrs. Who's specs no more than deus ex machina rather than a clever means of providing support from the ladies.
Looking forward to seeing it sans commercials at some point, though.
Re: Did anyone else see...?
Date: 2004-05-13 08:47 am (UTC)Re: Did anyone else see...?
Date: 2004-05-13 09:19 am (UTC)I don't know if the first two hours would have inoculated me.
And IT just Did Not Work. :-)
Re: Did anyone else see...?
Date: 2004-05-13 10:12 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2004-05-13 08:18 am (UTC)Just sayin' :-D
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Date: 2004-05-13 10:11 am (UTC)Looking the Other Way...
Date: 2004-05-13 09:28 am (UTC)On May 13th, 2004, the Howard Stern show was broadcasting live from the Hard Rock Hotel right here in Las Vegas. One feature of this particular day's program was the so-called "Karaoke Contest from Hell". During said contest, several representatives of godhatesfags.com were allowed to sing a parodied rendition of "Proud To Be An American".
It does not upset me that they were allowed to sing this song. After all, we are blessed by God to live in a country where we have, at least for the time being, the liberty to express whatever opinion we may possess, whether it is widely agreed to or not.
What DOES upset me is the knowledge that the same people who would lambaste me as being "un-patriotic", "un-American" and a "turncoat" for speaking out against the war in Iraq, a war in which I feel many young American men and women will senselessly lose their lives for nothing more then the benefit of a handful of rich elitists, will willingly and conveniently "look the other way" while a group of religious fanatics are performing on nationally-broadcast radio a song who's chorus included the lyrics "I'm Ashamed to be an American" and "Ain't no doubt about it, God hates the U.S.A."
-Gabe Gentile
Re: Looking the Other Way...
Date: 2004-05-13 10:09 am (UTC)Uh...
Date: 2004-05-13 05:19 pm (UTC)Re: Uh...
Date: 2004-05-13 06:26 pm (UTC)