It shows how out of it I was in trying to be in it, acknowledging that I was out of it to myself, and then thinking, “Okay, how do I stop being out of it? Well, I get some legitimate illogical narrative ideas” — some novel, you know?
So I decided on three writers that I might be able to option their material and get some producer, or myself as producer, and then get some writer to do a screenplay on it, and maybe make a movie.
And so the three projects were “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep,” “Naked Lunch” and a collection of Bukowski. Which, in 1975, forget it — I mean, that was nuts. Hollywood would not touch any of that, but I was looking for something commercial, and I thought that all of these things were coming.
There would be no Blade Runner if there was no Ray Bradbury. I couldn’t find Philip K. Dick. His agent didn’t even know where he was. And so I gave up.
I was walking down the street and I ran into Bradbury — he directed a play that I was going to do as an actor, so we know each other, but he yelled “hi” — and I’d forgot who he was.
So at my girlfriend Barbara Hershey’s urging — I was with her at that moment — she said, “Talk to him! That guy really wants to talk to you,” and I said “No, fuck him,” and keep walking.
But then I did, and then I realized who it was, and I thought, “Wait, he’s in that realm, maybe he knows Philip K. Dick.” I said, “You know a guy named—” “Yeah, sure — you want his phone number?”
My friend paid my rent for a year while I wrote, because it turned out we couldn’t get a writer. My friends kept on me about, well, if you can’t get a writer, then you write.”
~ Hampton Fancher
“That was the most disappointing thing to me in how this thing was played. Is that I’m on the phone with you now, after all that’s been said, and the fundamental distinction between what James is dealing with in these other cases is not actually brought to the fore. The fundamental difference is that James Franco didn’t seek to use his position to have sex with anyone. There’s not a case of that. He wasn’t using his position or status to try to solicit a sexual favor from anyone. If he had — if that were what the accusation involved — the show would not have gone on. We would have folded up shop and we would have not completed the show. Because then it would have been the same as Harvey Weinstein, or Les Moonves, or any of these cases that are fundamental to this new paradigm. Did you not notice that? Why did you not notice that? Is that not something notable to say, journalistically? Because nobody could find the voice to say it. I’m not just being rhetorical. Why is it that you and the other critics, none of you could find the voice to say, “You know, it’s not this, it’s that”? Because — let me go on and speak further to this. If you go back to the L.A. Times piece, that’s what it lacked. That’s what they were not able to deliver. The one example in the five that involved an issue of a sexual act was between James and a woman he was dating, who he was not working with. There was no professional dynamic in any capacity.
~ David Simon
You want to know why no one wanted to go to that event? Well, really, Kick-Ass has gotten progressively worse each issue. It’s a lame ass concept, that could turn into something on the screen. Which Millar and Co. obviously do not put on the page. Nevertheless, this once again demonstrates how out of fucking touch you are, but that’s like I like you kid. You’ve got panache!
Clark Duke is in the soon to be classic “Hot Tub Time Machine”.
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Clark Duke is Dale. Oops. I am so sorry you will never ever figure that out.
IO, Are you aware that Broadway has, from time to time, actually BEEN pop culture? And there are Broadway shows that have a much larger name for themselves in the ranks of pop culture than so many of the obscure comic book characters that you claim everyone knows.
But, then again, I must just not read the correct websites, right? That always seems to be your argument. These mysterious websites.
Broadway isn’t as influential because it’s all revivals and adaptations. i don’t disagree with your arguement Kamikaze, but what was the last Broadway show that was truly a pop culture phenomenon.
Rent?
The Producers?
Kick Ass is an interesting comic concept, one i’ve enjoyed. it’s a lot of sound and fury. and at the end of the day it’s more a satire about comic fans than satire of the genre.
AH, IO land, where pop culture begins and ends in the comic store.
Mamma Mia?
That was last year right?
mamma mia?
Uh no, pop culture does not begin and end in comic book stores, but you are posting on the hot blog. Which means you have an infinitesimal amount of pop culture knowledge compared to yours truly. Seriously, the fact that many of you did not give dap to MCA. Demonstrates how limited many of you are, but you guys are the real clever white folk.
That aside Camel defending Broadway is not really shocking, but Anghus gave an appropriate response. Seriously, more people know about Tony Stark right now than the witches of Wicked. If you disagree, then you must realize that I used THE THEATER as an goof on a guy, praising a comic, that most people who read the comic realize is not as clever as it used to be. He’s out of touch. Broadway just shows how much so.
Now KC, stop being a stereotype, and enjoy some MMA.
IO is running through this place like Nino Brown this weekend. Respect.
I don’t believe I said anything about more people knowing Wicked than Iron Man, but merely that the thought of Broadway being in the pop culture lexicon is not far fetched.
And when I said “obscure” characters I was not talking about Tony Stark, but about all the X-Men characters that he thinks people seem to have infinite knowledge about. Didn’t we have this discussion about Deadpool just a couple of months back?
Anghus, I agree with what you say but… that’s not at all what I was getting at. I was merely pointing out that just because IO doesn’t like Broadway doesn’t mean it isn’t a part of pop culture.
IO, they’re called commas. And I don’t believe Dave ever said that just because he writes the Hot Blog that he should suddenly have some all-encompassing knowledge of comic book universes. I really don’t know why you assume everybody should.
I know who MCA is, and I don’t want him to die of cancer. And yet I didn’t offer condolences in that earlier thread. I now regret this, because it gives the erroneous impression that I am limited in my pop culture knowledge.
Kiki, you really need to get a handle on how things work, and a lot of people know about Deadpool. It’s not my fault that you fuckers did not know anything about the character, BUT THIS IS THE FUCKING HOT BLOG! WHERE ANY REFERENCE TO POP CULTURE CONFOUNDS, COMPLEXES, AND CONFUSES THE LOT OF YOU! BAHUMBUG!
Yancy: YOU ARE OFF THE LIST!
LEX: AM I MY BROTHER’S KEEPER?
IO’s reading skills have whithered away from reading funnybooks about carttons too much. DP never mentioned the comic, no one gives a fuck about the comic. DP said the movie looked great.
To refute IO’s comment, let me ask…what comic has been more influential than many Broadway shows lately? People only know of Tony Stark because he was in a movie. And people will only know about Deadpool when he gets his own starring movie…which will probably bomb.