Hot Fuzz update
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usernamenumberI wish I could say that Hot Fuzz was the bestest thing in the history of ever, but sadly we didn't get to see it. It seems we didn't think ahead enough and did not prepare from an appropriately geeky state of mind. That is to say, we only showed up an hour and a half ahead of time, by which point the line was around the block. Shortly after arriving we were told by an employee of the theater who was counting people that we should have no trouble getting in (did I mention that they overbooked the showing?). As it turned out, though, he was wrong. Once the line finally got moving we were still a good 30-ish from the front when they said that the theater was now full.
Well, poopie.
All was not lost, though. As long waitings-in-line go, it was not unpleasant. While 'Quoia read, I found myself involved in conversation with the couple in front of us, who it turned out were fellow Spaced fans who'd driven all the way out from Providence. We talked britcom, sci fi and an assortment of other geekery and a nice time was had by all. When the bad news came we all went out for pizza at Veggie Planet, which I can't recommend enough for those who haven't yet been there. The four of us left satisfied for $15 total. Nice. Anyway, email addresses and LJ names were exchanged and one way or another when Hot Fuzz finally does come out in... late... April... *sigh*... we'll catch it together.
It's a funny thing, whenever I go into a social situation I always hope to meet some friendly strangers, strike up conversation and go grab a bite to eat, but it almost never actually happens. When I've talked in the past about feeling un-fulfilled after a con, that's the kind of interaction that's always been missing. Culturally, there's always seemed to be this pervasive mistrust, almost a taboo, around engaging new people in situations other than those where it is explicitly sanctioned, like at a party, or where one can't help it, like when waiting in line for a movie. It was nice to be able to leave all that by the wayside and just get some pizza for a change. It probably helped that we were both couples, which, the prevalence of polyamory in Cambridge notwithstanding, likely diffused some of the standard interpersonal complications in situations like that. Of course, it's also entirely possible that I'm just over-thinking things and am seeing cultural boogiemen in the shadows.
Anyway, on with the other things that made the line worthwhile, not the least of which was seeing Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright on their way into the theater. Frost wasn't even supposed to be there from what I'd heard, so that was an extra bonus. It's weird. I felt like something was supposed to happen, like I was supposed to have something to say and yet, of course, I didn't. In fact, all I could think to do was wave stupidly, though this did elicit a "hi" from Simon Pegg. My brush with stardom.
Actually, now that I think of it, I did have something to say and now I am kicking myself for not remembering to say it. I can see the scene clearly now in my mind: I should have marched right up to them, protocol be damned, and said "Hi, I really love everything you lot do. I expect you'll have a long flight sometime soon when you head back to England, so please accept this lovely 3-disk set of Second Shift, the audio drama I work on. Episode four has zombies."
I figure if I could have made it to the bit about the zombies (and if I'd remembered to bring a CD) I would have had a shot at getting one of them hooked. Now, alas, I will forever torture myself thinking of the Edgar Wright Second Shift movie that will never be. Also, the idea of Nick Frost playing Fesmer amuses me to no end.
Oh, and then there was the wrestling. The Boston League of Women Wrestlers (BLOWW), to be exact. They set up a mat to one side of the line and just started doing their thing. Think wwf-style costumes and choreography (only they know how silly they look and milk it for all it's worth) soundtracked by a guy playing Eye of the Tiger on a guitar and portable amp. Words don't really do it justice, so I'll let youtube do the talking. They looked like they were having a blast. Have I mentioned that I love this town?.
When we got home, 'quoia and I drowned our Pegg-less sorrows thinking of odd keywords to search for on youtube. I'll leave you with a few of the fruits of those efforts, linked instead of embedded since I've found that multiple embedded vids on a page seems to make my browser sluggish.
First, there was the german vampire musical, with it's <goth_echo>unholy dance finale</goth_echo>. I must own this. Favorite quote from the Amazon reviews: "I own many Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals and this is in no way inferior to Webber's musicals".
Next, 'Quoia suggested we should search for unicorns. We found them. I almost died. And no, it's not the "Charlie" thing. Just click it. It's unicorns. You like unicorns. And if you're lucky they'll like you back.
Finally, under the circumstances, we had to look up some britcom to watch and I was happy when I rediscovered an old Hugh Laurie favorie: Mystery. Ah, I love showing "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" to people who only know him as House. You can just hear the brains breaking. =:)
Ok. I'm very sleepy now, so off to bed with me. 'Nite.
Well, poopie.
All was not lost, though. As long waitings-in-line go, it was not unpleasant. While 'Quoia read, I found myself involved in conversation with the couple in front of us, who it turned out were fellow Spaced fans who'd driven all the way out from Providence. We talked britcom, sci fi and an assortment of other geekery and a nice time was had by all. When the bad news came we all went out for pizza at Veggie Planet, which I can't recommend enough for those who haven't yet been there. The four of us left satisfied for $15 total. Nice. Anyway, email addresses and LJ names were exchanged and one way or another when Hot Fuzz finally does come out in... late... April... *sigh*... we'll catch it together.
It's a funny thing, whenever I go into a social situation I always hope to meet some friendly strangers, strike up conversation and go grab a bite to eat, but it almost never actually happens. When I've talked in the past about feeling un-fulfilled after a con, that's the kind of interaction that's always been missing. Culturally, there's always seemed to be this pervasive mistrust, almost a taboo, around engaging new people in situations other than those where it is explicitly sanctioned, like at a party, or where one can't help it, like when waiting in line for a movie. It was nice to be able to leave all that by the wayside and just get some pizza for a change. It probably helped that we were both couples, which, the prevalence of polyamory in Cambridge notwithstanding, likely diffused some of the standard interpersonal complications in situations like that. Of course, it's also entirely possible that I'm just over-thinking things and am seeing cultural boogiemen in the shadows.
Anyway, on with the other things that made the line worthwhile, not the least of which was seeing Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright on their way into the theater. Frost wasn't even supposed to be there from what I'd heard, so that was an extra bonus. It's weird. I felt like something was supposed to happen, like I was supposed to have something to say and yet, of course, I didn't. In fact, all I could think to do was wave stupidly, though this did elicit a "hi" from Simon Pegg. My brush with stardom.
Actually, now that I think of it, I did have something to say and now I am kicking myself for not remembering to say it. I can see the scene clearly now in my mind: I should have marched right up to them, protocol be damned, and said "Hi, I really love everything you lot do. I expect you'll have a long flight sometime soon when you head back to England, so please accept this lovely 3-disk set of Second Shift, the audio drama I work on. Episode four has zombies."
I figure if I could have made it to the bit about the zombies (and if I'd remembered to bring a CD) I would have had a shot at getting one of them hooked. Now, alas, I will forever torture myself thinking of the Edgar Wright Second Shift movie that will never be. Also, the idea of Nick Frost playing Fesmer amuses me to no end.
Oh, and then there was the wrestling. The Boston League of Women Wrestlers (BLOWW), to be exact. They set up a mat to one side of the line and just started doing their thing. Think wwf-style costumes and choreography (only they know how silly they look and milk it for all it's worth) soundtracked by a guy playing Eye of the Tiger on a guitar and portable amp. Words don't really do it justice, so I'll let youtube do the talking. They looked like they were having a blast. Have I mentioned that I love this town?.
When we got home, 'quoia and I drowned our Pegg-less sorrows thinking of odd keywords to search for on youtube. I'll leave you with a few of the fruits of those efforts, linked instead of embedded since I've found that multiple embedded vids on a page seems to make my browser sluggish.
First, there was the german vampire musical, with it's <goth_echo>unholy dance finale</goth_echo>. I must own this. Favorite quote from the Amazon reviews: "I own many Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals and this is in no way inferior to Webber's musicals".
Next, 'Quoia suggested we should search for unicorns. We found them. I almost died. And no, it's not the "Charlie" thing. Just click it. It's unicorns. You like unicorns. And if you're lucky they'll like you back.
Finally, under the circumstances, we had to look up some britcom to watch and I was happy when I rediscovered an old Hugh Laurie favorie: Mystery. Ah, I love showing "A Bit of Fry and Laurie" to people who only know him as House. You can just hear the brains breaking. =:)
Ok. I'm very sleepy now, so off to bed with me. 'Nite.
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Date: 2007-03-26 05:59 am (UTC)Especially when Stephen Fry talks about language. And speech. And chess. And games of chess.
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Date: 2007-03-26 12:03 pm (UTC)I have season one on dvd, but not season 2 yet. Btw, did you ever check out Green Wing? I really can't recommend that show enough.
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Date: 2007-03-26 05:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-26 05:32 pm (UTC)Have you watched any of Bill Bailey's standup yet? I think I posted some links to it way back yonder sometime.
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Date: 2007-03-26 11:02 pm (UTC)The reason I started watching Green Wing was because it stars both Mark Heap (Brian from Spaced) and Tamsin Grieg (Fran from Black Books) and I was fiending for more of both at the time. The only ways I know of to get it are UK Dvds and bittorrent. It hasn't been officially released in the US yet and I don't know of any plans to do so.
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Date: 2007-03-26 11:07 pm (UTC)Half Troll
It had me in tears I was laughing so hard at parts.
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Date: 2007-03-27 12:33 am (UTC)And so far, AWESOME!
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Date: 2007-03-27 05:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-27 05:49 pm (UTC)Your icon now makes sense to me, and OMG does it make me happy now.
Spontaneous.
OUCH.
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Date: 2007-03-27 03:31 pm (UTC)Regarding striking up conversation with strangers, I am usually really shy and awkward about randomly talking to people I don't know. However, in situations where I'm pretty certain I already have stuff in common with the stranger(s) next to me, I'll definitely go for it. That was most certainly the case in our situation, since the majority of people in that line were probably: A) fans of Shaun of the Dead, if not more Wright/Pegg stuff. B) fans of movies in general. and C) quite possibly fans of other British TV and movies. On top of that, I had a rather strong suspicion you two were of the geeky persuasion ;)
Oddly enough, I didn't even consider the "couple-factor." But then, even after many years as part of a couple, my default is still to think in terms of "I" rather than "we," and I'm sure I would have happily chatted away with or without Sam present. Having said that though, it is always nice to meet a couple where both people seem equally cool and interesting, as was the case with you two.
Regarding seeing Hot Fuzz, according to the IMDB, it's only getting a limited release in the US, which means it'll probably only be playing at a few theaters around here... I guess we'll just have to look at the options when the release date gets closer.
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Date: 2007-03-27 05:30 pm (UTC)Regarding seeing Hot Fuzz, according to the IMDB, it's only getting a limited release in the US, which means it'll probably only be playing at a few theaters around here... I guess we'll just have to look at the options when the release date gets closer.
Under the circumstances, I was expecting/hoping that the Brattle would carry it when it gets released "for real", but it appears not. Tried to get some actual information out of the un-navigable flash monstrosity that is hotfuzz.com, but no luck. So yeah, looks like we'll just have to check the listings once it gets closer to the release date.
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Date: 2007-03-27 08:26 pm (UTC)