There already was a Maniac Mansion film, it was called "The People Under The Stairs"
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:45 (eleven years ago) link
There was already a Maniac Mansion _series_, which inexplicably starred Joe Flaherty
― the max in the high castle (kingfish), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:47 (eleven years ago) link
!!! Somehow I had never heard of this before. OMG. And it got to 66 episodes?!
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:51 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, I know. Note: the movie should not be an adaptation of the series.
― Come Into My Layer (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 01:55 (eleven years ago) link
Both of which regularly feature in the theme parks!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 5:38 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
not yet, but i'm assured that the S&M dungeon from pulp fiction will soon be turned into a ride at disney world.
― flesh, the devil, and a wolf (wolf) (amateurist), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 07:15 (eleven years ago) link
Surely this clears the path for a blu-ray release of Howard the Duck?― Vernon Locke, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Vernon Locke, Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:39 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
Oh man, while we're talking complete nonsense, maybe they'll put out a remastered soundtrack too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKifnayS1_I
― how's life, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 08:41 (eleven years ago) link
Do not make the mistake of watching Maniac Mansion, the series
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:25 (eleven years ago) link
But Time Magazine named it one of the best shows of 1990!
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:29 (eleven years ago) link
it was actually their man of the year that year
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:31 (eleven years ago) link
It introduced the world to Kathleen Robertson, so there's that.
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:31 (eleven years ago) link
lol she is the most ubiquitous anonymous actress
I see her everywhere and think "oh yeah, her" but never remember her name
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:34 (eleven years ago) link
Jane Siberry sang the theme song which hooked my teenage self but no it is not good
― flamboyant goon tie included, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:36 (eleven years ago) link
https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/29428_10151085014246370_358478599_n.jpg
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 13:40 (eleven years ago) link
harf
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:12 (eleven years ago) link
so disney gets industrial light & magic then eh... that's pretty crazy... do they get skywalker ranch too?
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:16 (eleven years ago) link
Presumably. Skywalker Sound, the Presidio complex in SF itself...
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:16 (eleven years ago) link
what about the scary darth vader head with luke's face inside?
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:18 (eleven years ago) link
That belongs to the nightmares of all the children of the world.
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 14:49 (eleven years ago) link
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcrivuSG1a1qd39tro1_500.jpg
It's so funny to me that there are people that think this way.
― Sug ban (Nicole), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
that... isn't deeply sarcastic?
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
dear god
If it's from the blog I'm thinking of, relentlessly unsarcastic.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:42 (eleven years ago) link
i thought it was sarcastic and nicole was referring to the people being made fun of in the cartoon and not the cartoon itself
― Author ~ Coach ~ Goddess (s1ocki), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
or that the character himself was being sarcastic and nicole was referring to the people the character was making fun of
so many readings, it really is a rich text
much like Star Wars itself
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
it's like poetry, it rhymes
― goole, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:47 (eleven years ago) link
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_V7aLV5mO6ns/TPLnToEqMtI/AAAAAAAABLE/uW1gihEeytU/s400/dude.jpg
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
The strip typically makes fun of the dumb or goofy things people say in comic book stores, so yeah.
― Sug ban (Nicole), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 15:55 (eleven years ago) link
That's the way I was taking it -- I have no doubt someone came in and said exactly that in all earnestness.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:00 (eleven years ago) link
Man oh man oh man! I just can't believe Episode 7 in 3 years!!!
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not being sarcastic, i am genuinely excited.
(I am too.)
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:05 (eleven years ago) link
I could get behind something that didn't mention Anakin once.
― how's life, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:06 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe they'll adapt the "Legacy" comic, which takes place more than 100 years in the future of the SW universe, involves a descendant of Luke's who is not a Jedi, and the only OG character that appears is Luke, in the form of a ghost.
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:08 (eleven years ago) link
what if it mentions Anakin 500 times
― Gandalf’s Gobble Melt (DJP), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
500 Anakins (of Summer)
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
Feature-length Genndy Tartakovsky = I would go see that, yes please, now please.
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:09 (eleven years ago) link
I really hope it's made by people who only have a passing familiarity with the original series.
EXT. INDIANA DUNES STATE PARK
A platoon of Darth Vaders comb the sand with metal detectors as the evil warlord C3PO wanders through their ranks, whipping them with that laser sword thing.
C3POFaster, minions! We must find the Force before Jabba The Hug arrives in the Death Star!
― Come Into My Layer (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:39 (eleven years ago) link
That's Spaceballs, isn't it?
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
io9.com goes into overdrive
http://updates.io9.com/post/34698824522/what-we-want-from-a-new-star-wars-trilogy
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
Maniac mansion was awesome -- basically sctv in sitcom format.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 16:57 (eleven years ago) link
i wonder how many trilogies/franchises have been made now with a guarantee of producing all three movies (or more than one or whatever), as opposed to waiting to see if the first one makes money before moving forward, besides the SW prequels, these new sequels, and LOTR/The Hobbit
― push iatee (some dude), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:01 (eleven years ago) link
Harry Potter, Hunger Games, Twilight (okay, they could all have completely flopped, but so could LOTR)
― Andrew Farrell, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:07 (eleven years ago) link
LOL @ goole
― Doctor Casino, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:40 (eleven years ago) link
if i were a devious studio head i would simply commission one looong movie (versus 3 movies) with the budget appropriately slashed, then cut it into 3 movies in the editing room.
― Philip Nunez, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:49 (eleven years ago) link
You mean The Hobbit gambit.
― Sug ban (Nicole), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 17:52 (eleven years ago) link
Worst Ludlum book.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 31 October 2012 18:00 (eleven years ago) link
The Bilbo Ultimatum
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 18:02 (eleven years ago) link
The Saruman Weekend
― C-3PO Sharkey (Phil D.), Wednesday, 31 October 2012 18:07 (eleven years ago) link