Comments on: Finally, An End To Single-Sex Televisions

By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 01:44:30 +0000

I remember these. They’re the horrible commercials with the obviously overdone stereotypes of what would happen if men and women could choose the ending to a show they’re both watching.

As I recall the “men’s” ending went the “coach comes back at the begging of the team and saves the day (and gets the girl’s unwavering support)”.

The “women’s” ending I don’t recall as well (probably far less memorable than even that) but eventually culminated in a bout of shoe shopping.

Yep, I was pissed then too. I didn’t really care what the product was, they weren’t getting any of my money.

By: jfpbookworm

jfpbookworm — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 15:37:55 +0000

Ragnell: there are a few loose adaptations out there: in addition to the Re-Animator series, Stuard Gordon has directed From Beyond (again with the amazing Jeffrey Combs) and Dreams in the Witch House for Showtime's Masters of Horror series (with Ezra Godden, who's pretty much Jeffrey Combs Jr.). Brian Yuzna, who did some of the Re-Animator sequels, also directed Dagon, an adaptation of "The Shadow Over Innsmouth," again starring Ezra Godden. There's an anthology film called Necronomicon, with Combs playing Lovecraft in the framing story (notice a pattern here?). There is the problem that, for the vast majority of these movies (particularly the Gordon/Yuzna ones), the female characters are written really badly. They're pretty much there for T&A, and to be fought over by the male leads. Me, I think they need more Lovecraftian WB-style (sorry, CW-style) teen dramas. All I've found so far is Anthony Horowitz's The Gatekeepers series of YA novels.

By: tekanji

tekanji — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:56:00 +0000

That ad hits so many of my Geek Girlâ€-Friendly Rules" it's not even funny.

By: Ragnell

Ragnell — Sun, 18 Jun 2006 07:26:36 +0000

Totally off-topic, but they need more Lovecraft movie adaptions.

For dates, y’know. (My ex got me reading his stories)