Mar. 22nd, 2014

orangerful: (feisty! // orangerful)


Remember how I was talking about Ender's Game last week and how it tried to stay true to the book but in the end could not reach that level because of the limitations of a movie versus a novel?

Yeah, well clearly The Giver is not going to have that "staying true to the book" problem. I've read this book, that trailer is NOT for the book I read.

Wow, this really looks like a studio exec went into a box, found the rights to the book and said "Hey, make this into Hunger Games for me" to some random intern.

Stephanie pointed out that Jonas is 12 in the book. TWELVE. Looks like they have aged him up a bit JUST so they can give him a bit of romance drama. Also, that last scene of the trailer is VERY SPOILERY WTF!!!!!!!

I don't think the power of Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep can save this one.
orangerful: (omg ponies // orangerful)
This made coming into work today totally worth it! Bought myself a birthday present on @entertainmentearth #iCollectatEE #adventuretime

(I need to make an adventure time icon...)

LOOK WHAT ARRIVED TODAY!!!!!! Tracking said Monday but they came today! It made going into work on this gorgeous Saturday all worth it.

Now where to put them...
orangerful: (muppets kermit fozzie reading // lostaca)
We're going to see Muppets Most Wanted tomorrow and I am far more excited than someone my age should be. I love the Muppets. ADORE them.

For many people, when you say Muppets, they think of Sesame Street, and rightly so - that show has been on the air for 45 years. But the Muppets I adore are from The Muppet Show. And even though they have been toned down a bit since becoming a Disney property I still love them to bits.

The Muppet Show was just ending it's initial TV run when I was born but I some how managed to catch a lot of the shows as reruns. Some tv station in Virginia must have run them every morning and I (or more likely my Mom) set up the VCR and taped them every day, on SLP, so I had a huge collection of Muppet Shows that I watched over and over and over. It gave me an appreciation for all different kinds of music (guest stars ranged from Opera Singer Beverly Sills to 70s pop singer Leo Sayer to brilliant comedienne Gilda Radner), a twisted sense of humor (torturing Beaker is so wrong yet so right) and how a show can work on so many different levels. The Muppet Show was truly a family show, with something that everyone could appreciate.

I know Jim Henson and Company, and in particular The Muppets, shaped the way I view the world. Over the next week or so I'm going to do little appreciation posts to highlight The Muppets, Jim Henson, and the Henson Company because they can never have enough.

Expand3 songs, then it's your turn! )

I could go on but I think that's enough from me for tonight -- but what about you? What are some of your favorite Muppet Music Moments?

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