Friday afternoon, megasnerfy

[cleolinda]

Oh God, so sick. Nonetheless, I am going out to dinner tonight ("Moe's? With the salsa bar? At least I'll be able to taste that") and then out to see Spider-Man III, which I've heard is kind of a hot mess, so at least my expectations are adjusted accordingly. Also, that makes my job easier. Note: It's one of the key movies for the second book, which I haven't pitched yet, so it's technically not guaranteed to exist, so: worst comes to worst, it'll be posted online. If it's a sequel or the first movie in a series, and it's a really big one, odds are you won't be seeing it online. Something that's totally cracktastic but, like the cheese, stands alone? That might have a chance. And I say "might," because--and I think a lot of people don't realize this--I'm limited by what magically works for me at that moment. If I've run out of funny, as I did for much of 2006 (!), it doesn't matter how perfect the movie is. It kind of has to come together in the moment, which is why I had something of a nervous breakdown trying to write the book. It's also why I want The Golden Compass in the book, because that gives me a guaranteed time frame in which the book cannot be finished. Surely I'll be able to pull something out of my ass by December? Surely?

Wow, that was a mighty tangent. Anyway: a small--but excellent--smattering of linkspam from my gigantic backlog:

ZOMG JACOB. The guy at EW totally agrees that it's Locke in some form, by the way. The nose doesn't quite look right, now that I look at it closely, but it makes as much sense as anything.

Queen concludes visit with toast, joke. "In Washington, she honored American soldiers at the National World War II Memorial, visited sick children at a hospital and stood graciously as the president started to suggest she had lived in the 18th century." *facepalm*

youngcurmudgeon: "What may be the best headline ever."

Something I had fun with, uh, last weekend: The POTC3 pirate flag maker.

Gigundo OOTP stills, many of which we've seen before, but at least a couple that I hadn't.

I have a short list of famous people I would like to have shot into the sun, and this week, one of them? Goin' to jaaaaaaail! "[Paris] Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, must go to jail on June 5 and she will be allowed no work release, no furloughs, no use of an alternative jail and no electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing."

Paris may end up serving half her sentence. Thanks for HARSHING MY BUZZ, dude.

A new Stardust ad/poster via Neil Gaiman. ("My own suggestion, 'Stardust. It's not a sequel to anything,' was appreciated but, probably wisely, rejected.")

The only spider I have ever found to be cute. You know why? That spider is totally throwing up the horns, y'all. That spider is mid-headbang. That spider is EFFING METAL.

$10M Dukes of Hazzard car bid somehow not real. " 'If this guy was just doing it as a prank or to ruin someone else's chances, he deserves to be hit in the pocketbook,' said Stockman, who gave the winning bidder a negative rating in eBay's feedback forum." Anything but that!

'Spider-Man 3' Is "Silly," Says Lucas. But is it rough, like sand, and not smooth like your skin?

Via Fandom Wank: What THE HELL. Here's the thing: You can have a Sideshow maquette of Mary Jane washing Spidey's costume (while barefoot and wearing pearls, no less). You can have her leaning over at a physically impossible angle. You can sculpt her as having pretty much no internal organs. You can have her tits falling out of her top. You can have a hole in the ass of her jeans, and you can even have yards of visible thong. But you cannot do all these things at once and expect female comic fans, who DO EXIST, not to be completely disgusted with your company. Galadriel is so disappointed in you.

Comments

[crumpeteer.livejournal.com]

Yes, that IS the best headline ever.

To quote The Beatles...

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

"Her Majesty's a pretty nice girl
Someday I'm gonna make her mine oh yeah
Someday I'm gonna make her mine"!

[elsajeni.livejournal.com]

Aw, I thought she had, y'know, had some nice toast. Possibly with jam. Must remember that that is usually not what that word means in conjunction with the Queen.

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

I don't know very much about Stardust, but that poster isn't very inspiring. Gaiman's tagline, however, is hilarious.

Hee to the sand line. I like the prequels, but that sand line is totally mockable.

As for the Mary Jane thing, I...I don't understand. I'm not usually offended by things. I tend to roll my eyes at all the hand-wringing that goes on in fandom about sexism and racism and misogyny and all the other sort of things people are so intent on seeing that it becomes there.

But THAT? Jesus fucking Christ. You're totally right in that it's the ridiculous combination of everything...although I think the fact they made a doll of her washing Spidey's costume is bad enough. Who the hell is in the market for that? That's not exciting.

"Physically IMpossible"?

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

I am the Mad Proofer. (I only let the Wookiee Stet.)

[callmesyd.livejournal.com]

I'm not offended by the MJ thing, and I am a comic fan with teh boobies. I am, however, a wickedly hard person to offend even on the best of days.

It doesn't even bother me that she's washing his costume, mostly because I don't view it that way - I see her discovering his costume in amongst the rest of their household's laundry and making a slyly amused "O RLY?" face, because that's the sort of thing the writers often do.

I guess I just find it kind of silly that they DRAW her like this all the time, but people only get this up in arms when they make a statuette out of it. :>

[neveth.livejournal.com]

Why does her thong look like some sort of bizzare scarring? I mean, seriously. It looks like a big pink scar.

Also - jeeeesus.

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

As far as headlines go, I was rather partial to "Royals to get a taste of Angels' Colon," (http://julesbourglay.livejournal.com/29473.html) in terms of they-had-to-know-what-they-were-sayingness.

And yes, much love for touchdown!spider. Much hate for the misogynistic MJ maquette. Much conflict in my soul for putting both Paris Hilton and George Lucas on the "meh" pile.

Megasnerfy

[carnotite.livejournal.com]

Megasnerfy sent me to online dictionaries in order to find a translation. I’m guessing “super cool” is a good equivalent. Your “megasnerfy” returned zero hits on Google. Congratulations! You’ve coined a new word.

[mustang-bex1126.livejournal.com]

You always provide the best linkspam! Absolutely the best headline ever... and the Mary Jane thing made all the women in my office (National Domestic Violence Policy Organization) go "Galadriel SMASH!" lol

Re: Megasnerfy

[mustang-bex1126.livejournal.com]

actually I think snerf is supposed to represent the sound you make when you have snot filled sinuses and inhale, and MEGA just means super... so she's super sick/snot filled.

Re: Megasnerfy

[carnotite.livejournal.com]

Oh! I'm behind in current slang. :) It would be better if she felt "super cool."

[theatre-angel.livejournal.com]

For some reason, I'm not really up in feminist arms about the Mary Jane thing. Sexism in comic books has been going on for years, and I don't think everyone getting hot-headed about it will change anything, much as we'd like to believe it would; interestingly enough, something similar could also be said about the way men (http://www.spiderman-3-trailer.com/spiderman_6.jpg) are (http://www.marveldirectory.com/pictures/individuals/w_3d/wolverine.gif) portrayed (http://www.supermantv.net/superman/comicbooks/new/superman-flying.jpg), as well, though it's to a lesser degree than the women are. Secretly, though, yeah, it pisses me off.

Let there be light

[ironclad1609.livejournal.com]

Light on Jacob:
http://www.thetailsection.com/lost-news/clearest-picture-of-jacob-yet.php

Not! Locke!

Dennis Hopper?

(sorry if it has been posted)

[zrath.livejournal.com]

My icon says hi! :D

[distant-cord.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love Moe's! Their kaiser salsa is my favorite kind on the planet!

[themadfish.livejournal.com]

'Spider-Man 3' Is "Silly," Says Lucas.

At least it was an enjoyable silly, as opposed to painfully silly like episode 1.

[edda.livejournal.com]

That spider is totally throwing up the horns, y'all. That spider is mid-headbang. That spider is EFFING METAL.

I could not agree more.

[chrryblssmninja.livejournal.com]

But is it rough, like sand, and not smooth like your skin?

pwn!

[nimlotbradamant.livejournal.com]

Ditto. It doesn't offend me either. Because I'm not that shape, and I don't wear that kind of clothing, and all. I just don't feel personally insulted. And because it makes me think of my mum, and how she'd howl with derisive laughter about it, because...well, it's just so very, very far removed from reality that really...why bother getting offended?


Agreed with the drawing--She looks very like the Ultimate Mary Jane there, and while UMJ has her good points, covering up is not one of them

[r-a-black.livejournal.com]

But is it rough, like sand, and not smooth like your skin?

You just had to, didn't you? Honestly though, that scene is bareable if you just press the mute button. >:)

[misachan.livejournal.com]

I have a short list of famous people I would like to have shot into the sun, and this week, one of them? Goin' to jaaaaaaail!</>

Have you seen www.goawayparis.com? They have posters and T-shirts and even a rocking protest song.:)

I really hope you like Spiderman 3. It looks great, and the casting is fantastic, but everything else really is a mess.

Re: "Physically IMpossible"?

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

Yeah. That would... that would be the Sudafed (Severe Cold Formula) talking. *hangs head*

[cleolinda.livejournal.com]

It's funny, it's not even the laundry that bothers me. Like, that of all things doesn't offend me at all in the combination. It's more the combo of ass-ripped jeans/falling out of shirt/thong/ugly contorted pose. Like, it's such blatant fanboy service that it doesn't even bother being aesthetically pleasing on any other level than T&A, and really tacky T&A at that. If they'd taken the thong and the weird legs/waist/torso proportions out, it wouldn't really bother me, because obviously a Mary Jane collectible is going to be marketed in large part towards a fanboy demographic.

[falco-conlon.livejournal.com]

'Spider-Man 3' Is "Silly," Says Lucas. But is it rough, like sand, and not smooth like your skin?

That killed me, I tell you. Killed me dead.