JustPoesieAlong Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 @FreakyFoucault Enjoy! I've been considering giving them a re-read. FreakyFoucault 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 25, 2018 Share Posted January 25, 2018 9 minutes ago, mk-8 said: I love both; but they’re so different I just consider them completely different works of art/interpretations of a universe. I've heard this quite often, as well. I really enjoyed the movies (like pretty much everyone else); however, each time I discuss them with my family/friends, they invariably say, "Yes, they're awesome, BUT ... [insert cut plot point here]." As an aside, I find it kind of humorous that I've read more of Tolkien's ME scholarship than the fiction for which he's famous. But, when you take a Chaucer seminar, these things happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 6:15 PM, FreakyFoucault said: In addition to keeping up with The Good Place My sister has been begging me to watch The Good Place since it came on. I started watching it yesterday and have since rolled through season 1 LOL Such a good show- and anyone else looking for a distraction should check it out! Season 1 is on Netflix! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 minutes ago, mk-8 said: My sister has been begging me to watch The Good Place since it came on. I started watching it yesterday and have since rolled through season 1 LOL Such a good show- and anyone else looking for a distraction should check it out! Season 1 is on Netflix! Maya Rudolph just guest starred in the most recent episode. So you know it's good. mads47 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 3 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: Maya Rudolph just guest starred in the most recent episode. So you know it's good. I also feel like, as academics, we can all relate to Chidi. punctilious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, mk-8 said: I also feel like, as academics, we can all relate to Chidi. But thank God we're not moral philosophy professors hahahaha Edited January 28, 2018 by FreakyFoucault mk-8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 5 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: But thank God we're not moral philosophy professors hahahaha Nope! Just close enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 17 minutes ago, mk-8 said: Nope! Just close enough. Now if only we can convince academia to be as fashionable as Chidi. I'd totally wear his pastel chinos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 21 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: Now if only we can convince academia to be as fashionable as Chidi. I'd totally wear his pastel chinos. I love his glasses! So cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, mk-8 said: 29 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: I love his glasses! So cute Definitely. Now, the red cowboy boots? Not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 28 minutes ago, FreakyFoucault said: Definitely. Now, the red cowboy boots? Not so much. boot buddies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted January 28, 2018 Share Posted January 28, 2018 10 minutes ago, mk-8 said: boot buddies! Haha priceless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeisokay Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 my proposal was accepted for the english undergrad conference at my school and i'll be writing/presenting a paper about stefan zweig and frame narratives! i'm very excited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 43 minutes ago, jadeisokay said: my proposal was accepted for the english undergrad conference at my school and i'll be writing/presenting a paper about stefan zweig and frame narratives! i'm very excited. Congrats! It's paper proposal acceptance time! Which university is it? Happy times On the LOTR matter: I'm currently reading Game of Thrones because 2019 is so far away. I am finding that although it's not grand literature, I'm quite hooked. It's very close to the first season this first volume, but there's just a little more detail that helps me understand some conflicts better, like Jon being a bastard and Ned being upset when people say he cheated on his wife. Also Tyrion is a lot more developed I think. So I'm pretty happy I'm reading these after binging the shows n times, because I enjoy having the big picture and putting faces on names, and learned additional info instead of trying to transfer a lot of info on a very fast script. I want to read LOTR as well, one day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadeisokay Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 thanks! i'm at university of florida. i've only ever seen the first season, but have friends hooked on both the show and books. i can imagine that it's nice to go through that world at your own pace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FreakyFoucault Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, jpbends said: I was just notified by my English department that I was chosen as a winner of the 2017 Book Scholars' Fund Award Congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la_mod Posted February 2, 2018 Share Posted February 2, 2018 13 minutes ago, jpbends said: Some slightly good news to distract me from all of the admissions anxiety: I was just notified by my English department that I was chosen as a winner of the 2017 Scholars' Book Fund Award, a $250 award presented to undergraduate students who propose a course to be taught by the department. I don't know if this means that my course proposal will actually be taught (because I doubt any of the professors at my university study exactly what I proposed), but it's nice to know that they appreciate the work! heck yeah, congrats my guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 11:42 PM, Yanaka said: Congrats! It's paper proposal acceptance time! Which university is it? Happy times On the LOTR matter: I'm currently reading Game of Thrones because 2019 is so far away. I am finding that although it's not grand literature, I'm quite hooked. It's very close to the first season this first volume, but there's just a little more detail that helps me understand some conflicts better, like Jon being a bastard and Ned being upset when people say he cheated on his wife. Also Tyrion is a lot more developed I think. So I'm pretty happy I'm reading these after binging the shows n times, because I enjoy having the big picture and putting faces on names, and learned additional info instead of trying to transfer a lot of info on a very fast script. I want to read LOTR as well, one day! I could never get into the Game of Thrones book! Props to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 39 minutes ago, mk-8 said: I could never get into the Game of Thrones book! Props to you. Ha! Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, Yanaka said: Ha! Why not? I just don’t like the way they’re written. I love the TV show, and I read LOtR, so I feel like I should be able to do it but I read half the first book and.... didn’t feel it. Maybe I’ll give it another try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 42 minutes ago, mk-8 said: I just don’t like the way they’re written. I love the TV show, and I read LOtR, so I feel like I should be able to do it but I read half the first book and.... didn’t feel it. Maybe I’ll give it another try! Oh yeah. That’s what I was saying, the writing is pretty poor. But I’m hooked anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk-8 Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, Yanaka said: Oh yeah. That’s what I was saying, the writing is pretty poor. But I’m hooked anyway! Yeah, whenever I say that to others, they're like "What are you TALKING about!" and I'm just like uhh... it's just not good. I got into an argument about it once because someone was like "but he's creating a UNIVERSE!" which I guess is true, but the writing doesn't have to be bad! My roommate owns all the books, so maybe I'll give it another go. M(allthevowels)H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPoesieAlong Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) 50 minutes ago, mk-8 said: I just don’t like the way they’re written. I love the TV show, and I read LOtR, so I feel like I should be able to do it but I read half the first book and.... didn’t feel it. Maybe I’ll give it another try! Same. My husband loved them; it drives him crazy that I just stopped reading them about halfway through. I honestly think that the TV show moving away from the books was the best thing. The last two seasons have been stellar IMO. Edited February 3, 2018 by JustPoesieAlong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warelin Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I did my taxes. M(allthevowels)H 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yanaka Posted February 3, 2018 Share Posted February 3, 2018 I’m reading them very slowly because I only read before sleeping, so I don’t know how far I’ll go. But I think they’re a good complement to the series—and so far I kind of enjoy what HBO changed... haha. His writing is also excessively macho, but well it’s relatively old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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